The Silk Way Rally has been annually held since 2009; this year, however, it will take a new route from Russia to China via Mongolia. In previous years, the rally had stages in Russia, Kazakhstan, and China, but this year, it has two stages in Russia and China and an exciting stage in between across the stunning scenery of Mongolia.

The rally will start from Irkutsk in East Siberia on 6 July, 2019 and take the competitors on the this new route around the shores of magnificent Lake Baikal through Buryatia and to the Mongolian border, then on to Ulaanbaatar, the capital city of Mongolia. The next stage runs south to China through the dunes of the Gobi Desert. The rally will finish in Dunhuang, China on 16 July, 2019m after 5000 km.

Yesterday, Mongolian President Kh.Battulga attended a meeting between the working groups of Mongolia and Russia on organising the 2019 Silk Way Rally.