I've been slowly getting into ultra-distance races, but I don't like flying, so getting to the starting line and back home is always a challenge.
This year's Race Through Poland (a 1500 km race with over 25,000 meters of elevation) lined up perfectly with my already booked summer vacation dates, so I decided to include the event as part of a longer summer trip, meaning I'd ride there, do the race, and eventually ride back to Finland.
I’ve been to the Baltic countries, Czechia, and Poland a couple of times before, and both trips left a pretty bad taste in my mouth. This time I decided to stick to marked cycling routes and smaller roads, avoiding big cities altogether whenever possible.
I also went with a full gravel setup and wide tires, which gave me way more routing options. I had such a blast this time that I’ll probably have to do it again next year.
by nozies
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What an adventure!
So cool ♡
That’s absolutely impressive!
What happened in the Czech Republic 🤔 Bloody impressive by the way
This looks really sick! Thanks for sharing!
What kind of bike do you have?
Did you sleep in motels/hotels on your way?
you look extremely lightweight for this distance, got a backpack as well?
Impressive!
Asking for my own holiday planning: If you were to shorten it to half the distance, which section would you skip? Or better: Which part would you not want to skip? Doesn’t have to be a circle.
This is insane 🫨