About Dositej Race

A vibrant festival blending cycling, art, culture and community at Romania's border in the typical Banat Plain town of Ciacova.

The Dositej Race will be an urban criterium race on a 3.3 km long route covering segments with asphalt, pave/cobble & river stone and gravel, distributed almost equally!

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Location

Ciacova, the lovely town close to the Romanian-Serbian border will be the host of our festival. Back in the 18th century it was the hometown of the Serbian illuminist scholar Dositej Obradović.

Despite the fact that during his life the bicycle was not yet invented, Dositej was a big traveller and we think we can proudly and respectfully associate his name to a bicycle art, culture, sport-centered festival for all the interested individuals, families, groups and communities from this part of the world.

Piața Cetății

Date and time (to be confirmed)

Sat, June 13th - Sun, June 14th, 2026
9 AM - 9 PM

Address

Getting to Ciacova

You can drive to Ciacova from all over the region: there are 28 km from Timișoara, 55km from Vrsac, 77 km from Zrenjanin, 91 km from Arad, Kikinda and Reșița, 135 km from Belgrade and Novi Sad, 150 km from Szeged.

Several alternatives might be used: permanently open Srpska Crnja-Jimbolia, Vatin-Stamora-Moravița and Jaša Tomić-Foieni (open daily 7AM-7PM CET).


Additionally, we'll try to arrange for the opening of the temporary border crossing point along the Bega/Begej Cycle Path.

Border Crossings

Dositej Race brings our community together like never before, exposing our town, traditions and spirit to visiting cyclist who contribute their passion, curiosity and "joie de vivre" in a truly memorable way.

Ana M.

Smiling cyclist crossing the finish line during the Dositej Race festival in Ciacova.
Smiling cyclist crossing the finish line during the Dositej Race festival in Ciacova.

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