Competitive
With official timing and results. Push for your best performance while racing the full route from Bir Soltane to Zmela.
Desert Bike Race · 2027 edition
Cross the Sahara.
Gravel race through the Tunisian desert.
4 stages, Bir Soltane to Zmela
25–28 October 2027
The route
What is DBR Tunisia?
Start in Bir Soltane and, over four stages, make your way across the Tunisian Sahara to the finish in Zmela. Each day takes you to a new destination, through changing terrain, from sand and rocky tracks to plateaus, canyons and oases.
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Stage 1: Sand & Rocks
Southern Tunisia's contrasting terrain from the start: sandy tracks, rocky sections and dry river crossings that never let the surface settle into a rhythm.
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Stage 2: Plateaus & Sea Views
The week's hardest climbing, across wide plateaus and mountain roads, rewarded from the highest points with views stretching toward the Mediterranean.
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Stage 3: Ksour & Canyons
Canyon landscapes, dry valleys and traditional ksour, the historic fortified settlements that define this part of southern Tunisia.
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Stage 4: Chenini & the Oasis
Canyon roads and oasis landscapes past the Berber village of Chenini: one final, fast taste of Tunisia before the finish line.
Choose your format
Non-competitive
Experience the same four stages at your own pace and take in the landscape from Bir Soltane to Zmela, without the pressure of a result.
Your place in the Sahara.
Pre-registration
€250
Your place is secured
€250 today, fully deducted from your final entry.
Welcome to the Desert Bike Club
You're part of it from day one, with access to Club benefits and experiences.
Change your mind?
Fully refundable until December 27, 2026.
I'm in: €250 →
Accommodation, transfers and extras can be added later.
The Club
Pre-registering also puts you in the Desert Bike Club
More than a race. Join a community of riders, with exclusive benefits, experiences and early access to everything DBR.
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Special features during the event
Extra perks and experiences during race week, reserved for Club members.
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Priority access
First in line for new races, new destinations and future DBR editions.
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First to know
New races, destinations and dates before anyone else.
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Stay connected
Riders from previous and future editions.
29 days to get in first
Pre-register before November 8 to secure your place for €250. General registration opens November 9, with pricing in three phases.
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You are here
Pre-registration
Oct 11 – Nov 8
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Early Bird
Nov 9 – Dec 27, 2026
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Standard
Dec 28, 2026 – Aug 31, 2027
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Late Entry
Sep 1 – Sep 30, 2027
A few questions
Pre-registration basics
A paid reservation of your place at Desert Bike Race 2027, ahead of general registration. It isn't your final race entry: you choose your base rate and any extras later, once general registration opens.
€250 per person.
From October 11 to November 8, 2026.
Right here, with the pre-register button on this page, or by emailing info@desertbikerace.org.
A reserved place, priority access to the base rate and extras when they open, and automatic membership in the Desert Bike Club.
You can still register from November 9, 2026 onward, under the pricing phases shown above. You just won't have secured your place with €250, or the early Club perks that come with it.
Fees, refunds & pricing
Yes, in full, if you cancel by December 27, 2026: just email info@desertbikerace.org. From December 28, 2026 it becomes non-refundable and stays on file as a deposit toward your final registration.
The base rate covers race entry and the essential services defined by the Organizer. Extras (like accommodation or additional activities) are optional and priced separately: their list and prices are published once general registration opens.
Yes. Your €250 is deducted from the final total, which is the base rate plus any extras you choose. The base rate doesn't include any extra services: adding them is entirely up to you.
It moves through three phases: Early Bird (Nov 9 – Dec 27, 2026), Standard (Dec 28, 2026 – Aug 31, 2027) and Late Entry (Sep 1–30, 2027). Rates are published on the official website and refer to the base rate; extras are priced separately.
Desert Bike Club
Desert Bike Race's rider community. Pre-registering gets you in automatically, with no application and no extra cost. Right now, pre-registration is the only way to join.
No. Membership is free beyond the €250 pre-registration fee.
Exclusive activities and extras during race week, reserved for members; priority access to new editions, destinations and upcoming DBR races; news on races, destinations and dates before the public announcement; a community connecting riders from past and future editions.
No. It's tied to the person who pre-registered and can't be transferred.
Yes. If your pre-registration fee is refunded, your Desert Bike Club membership is cancelled along with it.
Privacy, changes & contact
To manage your pre-registration and the move to final registration, to communicate with you as a Desert Bike Club member, and to meet the organizational, insurance and safety requirements of the event.
Email info@desertbikerace.org at any time. The full privacy notice, with legal bases and retention periods, is on our Privacy page.
The Organizer can amend it at any time, but changes won't apply to pre-registrations already completed, unless they're more favorable to you.
info@desertbikerace.org, for anything about pre-registration or the Desert Bike Club.
On October 11, 2026, the day pre-registration opens.
Tunisia is waiting
Four stages. One Sahara. October 2027.
