What is the Transcontinental Race?
The Transcontinental Race (TCR) is the definitive self-supported race across Europe. A single stage where the clock never stops. Riders plan, research and navigate their own course and how to eat, sleep and make it to the finish line.
This year's edition extends eastward like a tear line across Europe. Starting on Europe’s far western edge, where pilgrims have ended their journeys for a thousand years, our riders go further west still, to Fisterra, the windswept cape which Romans believed to be the end of the world. From here, the route treads an almost horizontal line across the continent, crossing fewer parallels than any previous TCR and finishing less than two degrees north of its start in Constanta, Romania.
Started by Mike Hall in 2013, this year it is the 11th edition, and in the history of the race, there have only ever been six winners to win the overall race. Until this year, the race had started in London twice, Belgium six times, Bulgaria once and France once. This year for the first time, the race starts in Spain.
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100 TCR Women
The #100TCRWOMEN campaign is new for 2025, and aims to inspire more women to register for TCRNo11. Since the first edition of TCR held in 2013 when just one woman registered, last year, 41 women lined up in northern France for the grand depart, accounting for just 12.5% of the racers. This year TCR achieved their goal with over 100 women signing up to race.
In 2019, Fiona Kolbinger became the first, and so far is the only woman to win the Transcontinental Race (TCR). When asked whether the race would see another woman win, she said, “It’s definitely going to happen again. If one woman can do it, multiple women can do it.”
What makes the race so hard?
At the sharp end it is a beautifully hard bicycle race, simple in design but complex in execution. Factors of self reliance, logistics, navigation and judgement burden racers’ minds as well as their physiques. The strongest excel and redefine what we think possible, while many experienced riders target only a finish.
To make the finish, riders will cover over 4,000km and remain fully self-supported throughout the whole race.
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Maglia Arancia
In 1953 the Tour de France introduced the Green Jersey, in 1966 the Giro introduced the Maglia Ciclamino, and in 2025 The Transcontinental brings you the Maglia Arancia.
The title will be awarded to the General Classification (GC) rider with the lowest cumulative time along 435.5km of this year's parcours (excluding the start parcours for safety). The winner of this classification will be celebrated alongside the existing General Classification and Green Leaderboard Classification winners, and will be awarded a bespoke orange Traverse Jersey and Visibility Cargo Vest at the finish line.
The Maglia Arancia will be dedicated to celebrating the fallen riders who are no longer with us. This year we have lost TCR riders Mohit Kohli and Pierluigi Talamona, but this jersey is also for Mike, for Frank, and for every cyclist who lost their lives doing what we all love.
Maglia Nera
When riding over 4,000km, a finish can feel like a win. Many have life changing experiences but never make it across the line.
After a long break, we're pleased this year to re-introduce the Maglia Nera jersey for TCRNo11. Awarded to the last rider to finish within the General Classification cut off, who will be welcomed by their fellow finishers at the party and presented with a unique memory to recognise that finishing these races must always be celebrated.