Franja Marathon BTC City

Franja Marathon June 13–15, 2025


The Franja Marathon is the largest recreational cycling event in Slovenia and has a long tradition, having been held for the first time in 1982.

It offers six different routes or challenges, with something for every cycling enthusiast.The Franja Marathon(156 km),the Franja Mini Marathon (97 km), andthe time trialare intended for adult recreational cyclists. Children can find their challenge in non-competitive trials atthe Family-School Marathon for everyoneandthe Children's Marathon.

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As an introduction to the competitive season on the coast, we are organizing cycling races for young men and women. The location is particularly attractive, as the event will take place at Portorož Airport. The races will be international in nature and will count towards the Slovenian Cup in the categories of younger juniors, older juniors, younger juniors, older juniors, U23 women, and ELITE women.

In addition, we will organize a "promotional race" in road cycling for younger cyclists (school and preschool children). The children's performance will contribute to the promotion of sports among young people and encourage sports activities.

We want as many young people and their parents as possible to realize that
cycling is a healthy and very enjoyable sport.

3rd Municipal Council Meeting of Domžale, April 12, 2026

After hosting the national championship road race in Domžale in 2016, road races are returning in 2024, this time for the junior and youth categories. Together with the race in Kamnik, they will count as a stage race for the Pogi Cup. Yellow and pink jerseys for the best, polka dot jerseys for the best climbers... races that will be a real cycling spectacle.

5. Calcit Kamnik Cup and Generali Zame Grand Prix, April 11, 2026

A new race on the calendar, and a race in the true sense of the word, with a varied route in the style of "Strade bianche" with a two-kilometer macadam section. Start and finish in Tunjice.

18th Komenda Grand Prix – Lidl Cup for Youngsters May 18, 2025

 

The Komenda Municipality Grand Prix has been held continuously since 2007, when we first organized the national championship for boys. The race is regularly scheduled for May, as this month is also dedicated to celebrating the municipal holiday in Komenda.

It is intended for almost all categories of cyclists.Amateurscompete inthe Slovenian Cup race, while citizens compete inthe Komenda Municipal Championship race. Forboys and girls, younger juniors, and younger and older juniors, there is a race that counts towards the Slovenian Cup.

Due to its varied route with a steep climb and a finish line above it, the race is quite demanding and attractive. Because of the latter, we were selected by the Slovenian Cycling Federation in 2007, 2011, and 2017 to organize the national championship for boys, girls, and younger juniors.

Since we believe that one of our missions is to promote cycling among young people, we organizethe Lidl Cup for young people with the help of our regular sponsor. The competition is intended for preschool and school children who do not yet train in cycling but would like to try their hand at this sport.

7. Tadej Pogačar Cup 9 August 2025

A night race that is excellent speed training before the national championship. A race in which all categories of road cycling compete, culminating in the senior night race and the performance of Tadej Pogačar and other top Slovenian professionals. 

14th Vodice Municipality Championship and Lidl Cup – September 20, 2025

The Vodice Grand Prix is one of the last races on the cycling calendar, as it takes place at the end of September. It was first organized in 2012, and in 2017 we changed the route slightly to make it even more attractive.

Like the Komenda Grand Prix, the race in Vodice is also an all-day event. The morning is reservedforthe Vodice Municipal Championshipandthe Slovenian Cup race for amateur competitors. This is followedby a race for preschool and school children,which aims to introduce young people to cycling and offer them the opportunity to compete in it. In the afternoon, there isa race for the Slovenian Cup for boys and girls and younger juniors. This is your chance to see young athletes who train regularly and participate in competitions. A track like the one offered by the Vodice Municipality Grand Prix is sure to make for an exciting and tense race.

dm Grand Prix – Tilna Petrič Memorial – Podsmreka, October 5

Since 2001, the Slovenian Cup competition season has ended with the Avtomojster Grand Prix race. It is intended for cyclists in the ELITE category, up to 23 years of age, older juniors, and amateurs. In the early years, the race took place in the vicinity of Šmarna gora, but in 2006, we moved it to Podsmreka. The race route is circular. Amateurs complete 3 laps with a total length of 21 km, while the other categories complete 10 laps – 70 km.

The race has a special charm, as it is the last road cycling event in Slovenia for cyclists and a treat for cycling enthusiasts. They can see the best Slovenian cyclists up close and on home turf, including some who currently ride for major cycling teams abroad.

PHOTO GALLERY PETER GREGORČIČ 2020:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/feRphPhUmbHNv85y5

PHOTO GALLERY PETER GREGORČIČ 2019:
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PHOTO GALLERY PRIJAVIM.SE 2019:
https://prijavim.se/gallery/album/249/vn_avtomojster_2019/1/

5. CYCLOCROSS LJUBLJANA | STOŽICE- LJUBLJANA, Friday, December 26, 2025, at 11:00 a.m.

Mud, snow, cold, and one hour of racing at full speed. Jumping over obstacles, running up stairs, slaloming through sand, and racing where you can wash your bike during the race.

5. Cyclocross Ljubljana on Friday, December 26, 2025

Ljubljana Primary and Secondary School Cyclocross Championship

School National Time Trial Championship, Planica, September 23, 2024

A youthful and enthusiastic championship, time trials, the best among schoolchildren. Also in 2024 on the tracks of the Nordic World Championships in Planica. Maybe some cyclist will pluck up the courage and jump on the ski jump too ;)

Every year, our association, in cooperation with the Planica Sports Institute, the Municipality of Ljubljana, and the Cycling Federation of Slovenia, organizes a national school competition and a championship for Ljubljana schools in time trials at the police training ground in Tacno. In this competition, cyclists compete for their schools, and a special feature of the competition is the overall score of the best primary schools, for which cyclists collect points. The routes vary in length depending on age, ranging from 800 to 1600 meters. As there are quite a few technical turns and a small hill on the circuit, a good result requires not only good physical condition but also a good feel for the bike.

Rog's golden wheel

The ROGOVO ZLATO KOLO award is presented each year at the end of the season to the highest-ranked athletes on theUCI World Rankinglist.

Winners of the ROGOV GOLDEN WHEEL 2024:

Men – ELITE
1. TADEJ POGAČAR

Women – ELITE/U23
1. URŠKA ŽIGART

Men – U23
1. GAL GLIVAR

In order to give young people the experience and feeling of wearing a yellow or pink jersey in cycling races, we organized the Pogi Cup for the first time in 2021 . The cup is for boys and girls in categories A, B, and C, who collect points in four races organized by KD Roga, and the leaders after each race wear yellow (boys) and pink (girls) jerseys in the next race. In 2022, at the initiative of the Perutnina Ptuj cycling club, we added a race for the Poli Cup in Ptuj, so that in 2022 there were five races for the Pogi Cup. The final award ceremony for the top three in each category will take place at the last race of the season, the VN Avtomojster in Podsmreka. The Pogi Cup is also awarded to the best team of the year based on points.

Races that count towards the Pogi Cup:

  1. Poli Cup
  2. VN Municipality of Komenda – Lidl Cup for young people
  3. Tadej Pogačar Cup
  4. Municipality of Vodice
  5. VN Car Mechanic

CALL FOR ENTRIES YOUTH CUP 2024

National Championship Domžale

In 2016, we organized the national road cycling championship in Ihan near Domžale. In addition to the Franja Marathon, which we organize every year, organizing the national road cycling championship was a major organizational undertaking. The choice of the circuit was assigned to our former cycling ace Andrej Hauptman, who, with his experience, designed a very attractive route that was suitable for both fast cyclists and those who are good at climbing hills. The 13 km long circuit ran from Ihan to Goričica, where the cyclists faced an almost 2 km long climb, and before reaching the Dob-Sveta Trojica road, they had to overcome a good kilometer-long macadam section each time. This was followed by a descent to Dob, past the Ljubljana-Maribor motorway junction, past Prelog, and back towards Ihan. In the men's competition, Primož Roglič and Jan Tratnik staged an exceptional duel, with Tratnik ultimately winning his first national championship title in the senior category, while Polona Batagelj won the national championship title in the women's category.

Marathon Ljubljana – Trieste

FROM LJUBLJANA TO TRIESTE – CYCLING TRIP

18.9.2022

Dear cyclists, we would like to inform you that the traditional trip to Trieste and back will take place on Sunday, September 18, 2022.

1. MEETING at 8:30 a.m., start at 9:00 a.m. at Kongresni trg in Ljubljana

2. Groups of 6-8 cyclists start separately at 2-minute intervals.

3. Groups will be organized according to riding speed:

25 km/h, 28 km/h, 30 km/h, 32 km/h, 35 km/h, 38 km/h, 40 km/h

4. Travel from Ljubljana to Senožeče (snack) and back.

5. Registration fee €10 (snack, medal) – payment to be made in Senožeče

6. Registration is mandatory by September 15 at the latest atinfo@kdrog.si, including information about the desired driving speed.

You will be accompanied by experienced KD Rog trainers.

The Ljubljana-Trieste International Friendship Cycling Marathon is intended for recreational cyclists and is completely non-competitive.

Ljubljana-Trieste Marathon 2018 announcement.pdf

Application form.pdf

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