Day #1 How it all started
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1000 Miles Adventure was my first bikepacking adventure. I had no idea what I'm going into. My very light preparation will give me a valuable lesson… Read more
Race “1000 Miles Adventure 2015”
1000 Miles Adventure is a Czech famous bikepacking race. A few hundreds people are at the starting line and all places are sold out in a few minutes. Don’t be mistaken, it’s not easy. You have to go from the most eastern village in Slovakia to the most western village in Czechia. You won't see many flat roads on the road as it follows rough mountain bike trails with insane gradients.
Day #2 How I was afraid to go through the tunnel
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When I tried real mountain biking for the first time, I was crushed by the difficulties. But it wouldn't be me if I give up too easily… Read more
Day #3 How I was going to use pepper spray for the first time
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On the third day, I started having problems with my bike. For one moment I even thought about giving up. Fortunately, there were a lot of cycle services… Read more
Day #4 How I biked through the territory of cows and shits
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I got used to living on the bike. But not even a single kilometre was easy. After three days of non-human heat, the rain came… Read more
Day #5 How I was constantly challenging myself
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Day five was the longest. The weather made fun of me. When I was packing my equipment before the race, I didn’t think about winter and this was revenge… Read more
Day #6 How I threw my bike to a scarp
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I planned an easy ride. I didn’t want to look devastated at the first checkpoint. But the track was more complicated than I expected … as always… Read more
Day #7 How I escaped from Slovakia
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Finally, I left Slovakia. I can’t say it was ugly, but they pay by euros, on their signs is some weird font and home is home… Read more
Day #8 How I coudn’t trust my GPS
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I was told that the Czech part is harder than the Slovak one, but to this point it wasn't right. Roads there were much easier and I was cruising… Read more
Day #9 How I made it to the half
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The ninth day was the last and one of the toughest. I nearly froze in the Jeseníky mountains and flew over my handlebars. My landing was for zero points… Read more