FINISH: Sarafovo, Burgas, Bulgaria
Distance from CP4: 700 km
Finishers Party: 8th August
This year we return to the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast to finish TCRNo8. The popular coastline stretches from the Romanian Black Sea resorts in the north to Turkey in the south, drawing millions of foreign and local tourists alike. Prior to 1989 the coast was internationally known as the Red Riviera, since the fall of the Iron Curtain, its nickname has changed to the Bulgarian Riviera.
In order to assist all riders in selecting safer cycling routes all designated ‘E’ roads in Romania will be prohibited from the race and only selected ferry crossings will be permissible to cross the Danube from Romania to Bulgaria. Riders will cross the north of Bulgaria and where they choose to cross the Balkan Mountains that lie between them and their destination is up to them.
Burgas played host to the start of TCRNo7 in 2019 and the small beach town of Sarafovo will be a popular finish destination for the relaxed welcoming atmosphere and easy travel links to the rest of Europe. The finishers party will take place on the 8th August and the finish control will close 16 days from the start of the race.