Exploro Cycling Club is the engine behind the madness: a small team dedicated to creating raw, authentic adventures across the world.

Based in the Balkans but connected worldwide, we design routes, host races, and build adventures that celebrate landscapes, history, and human resilience.
Our philosophy is simple: designing routes that challenge and inspire, and creating events that turn landscapes into stories. Every climb, every border, every wild descent is part of something bigger.

From the Trans Balkan Race to Montenegro Mountain Madness, from Istra Land to Lael’s Women’s Rallies, we share the same vision — to empower more people to embrace adventure cycling and discover what’s possible on a bike.

Our Why

Why a cycling club that hosts races and rallies? Because the Balkans — and the places we ride — deserve to be experienced deeply. Because bikepacking changes people. And because we believe that freedom, resilience, and community are worth celebrating, one ride at a time.

Women in Cycling

At Exploro, we believe that cycling should be open and welcoming to everyone — yet women, trans, and non-binary riders remain underrepresented in ultra-distance and adventure cycling. Changing that is not a side project for us, but a priority.

Our events are among the few in the world organized by women, and this perspective shapes everything we do, from how we design routes to how we tell stories and build community. Through projects like Lael’s Women’s Rallies, and by actively encouraging women’s participation in Istra Land, Montenegro Mountain Madness, and the Trans Balkan Race, we aim to create spaces where riders feel supported, visible, and celebrated.

Representation matters. Every photo, every story, and every finish line helps shift the culture, making cycling more inclusive, more diverse, and more inspiring. For us, women in cycling isn’t just a theme: it’s part of our identity.