Recumbent meeting Prague 2006
14th-17th of September 2006
For the fourth time a recumbent meeting was organised in Czech Republic. This year the event took place near Prague, on the campsite Válek in Chrustenice.
We travelled by bus from The Hague to Prague. Here our bikes and luggage were just in time prepared for travelling.
Friday's trip contained a few steep climbs.
Although it doesn't appear to be so steep on this photo...
...only a few people cycled...
... and many walked.
Valley near Beroun.
Waiting after the climb.
Pub in Beroun where we had our lunch.
Waiting for the food. We didn't experience much troubles, but on the bigger tables the service was slow, incompetent and unfriendly...
A short stop was made next to the supermarket at the main square in Beroun.
Recumbents in Beroun.
Beroun main square.
One of the many breaks.
And another break, necessary to keep such a big group of cyclists together.
Did I hear 'say cheese'?
Chapel in Svatý Jan pod Skalou.
Honza's nearly finished carbon recumbent (One of the recumbents of the Carbon Recumbent Workshop).
Friday evening on the campsite.
On Sunday morning, everybody decided to wear a yellow T-shirt.
On Saturday, the 'uprights' from the Nakole.cz forum came to cycle together with us to Prague.
Honza Friedl's 'Superlow'.
Taking a break after a steep climb on a narrow trial.
Rudná, a village west of Prague.
Lucie Navrátilová on a plywood bike built by Honza Friedl.
Regrouping.
Pavel Faltýnek.
Just before Prague, in Chrášťany.
On the way to Prague.
Waiting for a traffic light in the sub-urbs of Prague.
Aleš Zemánek.
Prague's castle, the final destination in Prague.
All 67 recumbent cyclists parked in front of the castle for a group photo.
People taking photos of the group.
The tourists waited one unexpected attraction in front of Prague's castle.
Me and Lucie among the posing recumbent cyclists.
Prague.
Leaving Prague.
Flevobike back-to-back-tandem of Anne and Axel Ewen.
Park Letna, Prague.
Park Letna, Prague.
Park Letna, Prague.
Honza Friedl.
Break in a park in Prague.
View over Prague.
View over Prague.
View over Prague.
Eva and Lucie.
Lucie on the way back to the campsite.
View from Eva's Natrix2 recumbent.
Uwe & Martin Anderseck's back-to-back-tandem.
Uwe & Martin Anderseck leaving home.
The track of the 100 m sprint. It was slightly downhill.
That's me racing during the 100 m sprint with flying start. I ended on 3rd place. Photo by Peter Osterveršnik.
100 m sprint.
100 m sprint.
Honza Friedl passes the finish line. He had the fastest time: 6,17 seconds.
Jirka Hebeda built this time measurement device.
The laser of the time measurement device.
On the way 'home' to Zubři.