the official 2011 announcement

OK, here is the official announcement.

What: Czech Single Speed Mountain Bike Championships - on over 30km of amazingly fun rolling twisty singletrack designed specifically for flowing mountain biking

When: 28 October 2011 - ride from 11:00; race from ~15:30

Where: Singltrek Centrum, Nové Město pod Smrkem - 50.92741N, 15.24399E

So working with Tomáš Kvasnička of Singltrek Centrum, we are going north this year.

Following the success of the past 2 years in Prague, our loosely organized and very informal Czech Single Speed Championships are moving to a new venue this year, after discussion with some friends in northern Bohemia.

Details are slowly being finalized, but we will have a full day event, say from 11-17:30, in the Jizerské hory region on an excellent mountain bike-specific system, which is very singlespeed friendly. 

Expect a new event format with relaxed recreational riding (families welcome) followed by the competitive event later in the day, with warm food and drink available throughout from the newly opened Bike Shop/Snack Shop/General Bike-friendly Service Center of Singltrek Centrum. 

Again, there is NO official registration. 

And NO fees to participate. 

Just don't expect the amazing support you have come to love from some 'real' races you find throughout the year. This is a first and foremost a social gathering. A chance to come together and ride with like-minded cyclists.

We have some small sponsors, and prizes will be on hand for winners and regular riders. And we appreciate if you click on the sponsor links and buy their stuff (but don't worry, we don't get paid for your clicking, so do it if you want.) But in the end food and beer will be mostly available to purchase, so bring a bit of cash, although the 'bring-some-to-share' system has always served us well.

Don't worry, we will have a race too.

You certainly won't win the championship in a raffle, but we try to even the playing field a bit too.

We are using the 28th as a Czech holiday, to start off a nice 3 day weekend in the mountains, so we hope some of you can enjoy the long weekend. Also we might have some cyclists from neighboring Poland and Germany joining us, so it is up to the Czechs to make sure some foreigner doesn't snatch away the title! :)

We can also help point you in the direction of some penzions in the area if you need; we have found a nice affordable place for ourselves in Nové Město. Also Tomáš  has offered us free space next to his Singltrek Cetrum for tent camping for the brave and strong-willed. It will be cool, but not ultra-cold.

Keep checking the blog for updates, but this should be enough to get you there! 

Hope to see you soon from Cory and Veronika, your faithful Praguer Singlespeeder semi-planners.

Information on the trail system in Czech, Polish, and English at:
www.singltrekpodsmrkem.cz/