FIGHTING WITH THE HEAT
As all of you probably feels, even when not riding a bike, high temperatures are attacking long-term records, so our Riders have to cope with dehydration, burning sun and losing litres of sweat.
So, we see them eating dozens of icecream, using cold showers and ...at least for a while relaxing in a shadow.
After lots of forests in the first 100kilometres, behind Karlovy Vary started a section with fast minor roads, but mostly on open plains. First riders hit our Highlight 2, breathtaking Schiller´s tower, very our teammate Peťa Nečas prepared for them Refreshment Corner with cold Kofolas and birrels.
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DRAMATIC FIGHT ON A WAY TO RESTPOINT 1
We are surprised and excited how tight is a fight in the leading group this year.
It seems that this edition could be the most dramatic in our history, because it has never happened before, that the first 3 riders arrived at RP1 within 2 minutes... and the first six within 23 minutes.
Jirka Turek was the leader for a long time on the section behind Karlovy Vary, but the heat caught up with him among the hop fields around Rakovník, so Štěpán arrived at RP1 first, about half a minute ahead of Radek.
Adam Šánek, Michal Dušek (16) and Tomáš Křováček (91) are fighting for a place on the podium.
In great shape seems to be our last year´s female winner Julianne Andre (36), now on 19th position.
We arranged RestPoint 1 this year at the Šéba restaurant and an hour here is enough for us to say that it was a good choice.
Great food service only for Riders, the possibility to rinse off under the shower and the door opens until midnight.
What more could you want?
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ADAM AT SCHILLER´S TOWER
We cought actually 4th rider Adam Šanek (58) under magnificient Schiller´s tower.
He shared with us, how he cope with heat and his plans for first night.
SVATOŠSKÉ SKÁLY REFRESMENT STATION
Well, the race is on and riders just passes hills around Slavkovský les, with majestic Kladská plateau or Krásenka tower.
At 96.km, we are organizing traditional refreshment station, where everyone can refill water and take some melons or ...bars.
As first arrived here Jirka Turek (89), with Radek Sakař (34) and Štěpán Stránský (31) close behind.
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3, 2, 1 .... RACZ25 JUST BEGAN !!!
You can follow its course on page:
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SOCIAL RIDE WAS HOT, BUT COOOL
13 Riders just arrived from first pre-start Social Ride in our history. And as everyone enjoyed it, even it was hot, we hope this will become nice tradition also before future editions.
Our 40km easy routee led through Františkovy Lázně, where we ...stopped for icecream, then around castles Seeberg and Libá, with a beer break.
Thanks all who attended, and now ... presentation is OPENED
GPS TRACKING OF RACZ25
Similarly to our previous editions, you will be able to follow the course of RAC25 almost live, thanks to GPS tracking from FollowMe, on the page cs.follow.me.cz/tracking/racz25.
We believe that all Riders´s trackers will work well, as they did in May during ...Moravia Divide, and you will be able to "push the dots" of your favorites, continuously, from start to finish.
We start from Cheb in exactly 20 hours, on Wednesday, July 2nd at 8:00 AM!!!
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WELCOME IN STEIN, ORGANIZATION IS ALMOST OVER
Uf, it was superbusy last days, but we are almost ready and just arrived to Stein resort in Cheb, where we will have a background today.
13.30 - start of Social Ride
18.00 - presentation
19.00 - dinner
21.00 - pre-start meeting
