The Date is Set

OK, Prague 4 - December 19, 2009.

The championship race will take place Saturday, December 19th at 11:00 am, beginning in Prague 4, and will take place on various trails south of the city. The mostly singletrack final route and trail markings will only be revealed at the start of the event.

Ride with other Single Speeders

All single speed races (to most likely be held on Prague's south side) will be of the less-traditional non-sanctioned race in the style of the Single Speed World Championships, recently held in Durango, Colorado, USA. The aim is to promote Single Speed biking in the Czech Republic in general, to get SS bikers together for a fun event, and maybe to convince some Czech riders into going to upcoming Single Speed World Championships. (2010 SSWC in Rotura, New Zealand Oct 22. 2010 & 2009-10 SSCXWC in Portland, Oregon, USA Nov 7. 2009) Races will not be sanctioned be the UCI,  ČSC, or ČEMBA. This is a friendly competition to fill the gap these official institutions leave.

This race is for everyone who likes to ride bikes with one gear, not just those who would ever race at an elite or even advanced level. The only requirement is to show up with one gear and be willing to ride. (It will help if you are willing to drink beer or rum, too, cause it will be cold!)

We'll be trying to keep everything in both Czech and English as much as possible, 

but English updates will probably come first:

Mistrovství České Republiky v Single Speedu

Czech National Single Speed Championships

Become a SS National Champ!

Prizes will be handed out for both Men's and Women's categories at least 3 deep. The traditional first prize in each category is a tattoo, so we'll have to work that out. (Keep in mind if you are about to finish first, maybe you should wait if you aren't ready for the tattoo.)  Right now our biggest obstacle is spreading the word to potential riders and trying to line up some sponsors and maybe get a few volunteers to help set things up.

The final dates and times will be revealed soon, and final location will be only revealed at the beginning of the races.

It is safe to say though, that riders will start in Prague and end up in a bar!

Support us!

Sponsors will be needed in the following categories:

• Tattoo shop willing to donate time and material for 2 simple 5x5cm 3-color tattoos
• Beer and/or alcohol distributors (or benefactors) to provide a couple of kegs and/or bottles
• Bike shops willing to donate anything: tubes, tires, t-shirts, socks, advertising space
• Bike and component companies willing to donate bikes or parts for prizes
• Possibly a friendly bar willing to let in a bunch of cold drunk cyclists (and maybe give us a deal?)
  

All sponsors will be given advertising space here and at the events. 100% of all donations will be distributed to the race participants.

SS Cyclocross too!

There is also talk underway of holding a Czech National Single Speed Cyclocross Championship in January to coordinate with the UCI World Champs in Tábor. As it stands this race would probably be held on the outskirts of Prague (using lights) on the Friday or Saturday evening of the World Champs, so people in town for the big race could come out and drink a few beers, ride around a bit, drink some more, and still make it back to see Zdeněk kick some Belgian ass down in Tábor. More info on this one as it gets closer.