Bohemian Border Bash RACE | BBBR2022
Bohemian Border Bash RACE | BBBR2022
Collection by BORDER BASH
12
Tours
115:08 h
836 mi
77,875 ft
May 28 - June 4, 2022
The BBBR is a fixed route, unsupported, single-stage ultra-endurance on & off-road cycling competition. It will start and finish in Bohemian-Saxon Switzerland National Park, and the route will follow the ancient borderlands of Bohemia via the remnants of centuries-old road networks that still exist to this day. The riders will compete on their approximately 1300km long journey circumnavigating Bohemia, crossing back-and-forth along national borders, riding through Germany, Austria, Poland, and the Czech Republic. With over 23,000m of climbing, it will be a test of each rider's abilities and a true adventure - a race able to rival ultra-endurance events on faraway continents, yet here, in the middle of Europe.
With a starting point close to Dresden, Germany, or Prague, Czech Republic, and easily accessible by train, there will be no need to fly for many participants. Originally conceived as a way to limit the impacts of travel on our world, it appears it will also become an important factor for the rapidly changing times we now live in. Learn more: thebash.cc
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Tours & Highlights
- Expert16:17122 mi7.5 mph11,450 ft8,900 ftExpert gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Some portions of the Tour may require you to push your bike.
START - CP1
- CP1 - Self-validate
- CP1 GPS: 50.4121336N, 12.9386869E
- The race begins, as is tradition, in the "Bohemian Border Bash Camp," the same familiar location as our annual BBB Gravel Camp.
The first kilometers of the route will lead you through Bohemian and, shortly after, Saxon portions of the…
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- Expert11:2283.1 mi7.3 mph7,400 ft8,200 ftExpert gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Some portions of the Tour may require you to push your bike.
CP1 - CP2
- CP2 - Self-validate
- CP2 GPS: 49.9620175N, 12.4906844E
- Hoorah! This section will take you through the Geographical Center of Europe.
Upper Palatine Forest / Oberpfälzer Wald / Český les (EN, DE, CZ)
Political turmoil has reshaped this region over the last half-century, leaving a unique environment…
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- Expert16:46112 mi6.7 mph12,550 ft12,350 ftExpert gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Some portions of the Tour may require you to push your bike.
CP2 - CP3
- CP3: Self-validate
- CP3 GPS: 49.1029683N, 13.3947589E
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- Expert08:4872.4 mi8.2 mph5,100 ft6,400 ftExpert gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
CP3 - CP4
- CP4 - Focus Service Truck, accommodation, shops, restaurants.
- CP4 GPS: 48.8016319N, 14.3150225E
- Bohemian Forest / Bayerischer Wald / Šumava (EN, DE, CZ)
As a border region, the Bohemian Forest has had a complicated history, as well. In the 20th century, it was also part of the Iron Curtain…
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- Expert09:0971.0 mi7.8 mph5,450 ft5,500 ftExpert gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Some portions of the Tour may require you to push your bike.
CP4 - CP5
- CP5 - Self-validate
- CP5 GPS: 49.0221286N, 15.0228200E
- The route from CP4 will be relatively flat for the first 80 kilometers after you leave behind the city of Český Krumlov and the Vltava river. Enjoy the respite.
You'll then be heading towards the Třeboňsko region, itself designated a…
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- Expert18:15144 mi7.9 mph10,175 ft10,850 ftExpert gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Some portions of the Tour may require you to push your bike.
CP5 - CP6
- CP6 - Chimpanzee Nutrition | Train
- CP6 GPS: 50.0009456N, 16.2063767E
- You can take a train from CP6 back to the Start / Finish.
- Showers
- You can sleep here, under a roof or in your tent. Basic, quick, convinient.
- Shops and restaurants in the town.
- DO NOT SWIM IN THE SWIMMING POOL
- Cycling…
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- Expert05:3736.3 mi6.5 mph4,075 ft1,950 ftExpert gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Some portions of the Tour may be unpaved and difficult to ride.
CP6 - CP7
- CP7 - Self-validate
- CP7 GPS: 50.2235028N, 16.5015392E
- From CP6, the route follows the river valley before climbing up into the Eagle Mountains at the start of the Bohemian-Silesian border.
Eagle Mountains / Adlergebirge / Góry Orlickie / Orlické hory (EN, DE, PL, CZ)
This mountain range located…
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- Expert07:4155.4 mi7.2 mph5,500 ft6,850 ftExpert gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Some portions of the Tour may require you to push your bike.
CP7 - CP8
- CP8
- Food and accommodation.
- CP8 GPS: 50.6185075N, 16.1087647E
- Table Mountains / Heuscheuergebirge / Góry Stołowe (EN, DE, PL)
Next up, you'll ride along with the 42km sandstone range of the Polish Table Mountains. Uniquely the only such sandstone formation in Poland, you'll see the layered…
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- Expert06:2234.5 mi5.4 mph6,450 ft3,775 ftExpert gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Some portions of the Tour may be unpaved and difficult to ride.
CP8 - CP9
- CP9 - Self-validate
- CP9 GPS: 50.7057000N, 15.6748467E
- Giant Mountains / Riesengebirge / Krkonoše (EN, DE, CZ)
The northern half of the Czech-Polish border divides the historic regions of Bohemia, and Silesia runs along the main ridge of Krkonose. The highest peak, Sněžka / Schneekoppe, is…
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- Expert03:5728.2 mi7.1 mph3,500 ft5,650 ftExpert gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
CP9 - CP10
- CP10 - Self-validate
- CP10 GPS: 50.7803742N, 15.3689461E
- Isergebirge / Góry Izerskie / Jizerské hory (DE, PL, CZ)
The Jizera Mountains form the last, most northern section of the Czech-Polish border, and will guide you home towards the start of our Bohemian circuit. Named from Celtic-origins…
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- Expert05:5742.6 mi7.2 mph2,750 ft4,225 ftExpert gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Some portions of the Tour may require you to push your bike.
CP10 - CP11
- CP11 - Self-validate
- CP11 GPS: 50.8705703N, 14.8241603E
- From Jizerske hory, the route will take you to "Three Corners" - the spot where the Czech Republic, Germany, and Poland meet. Then, crossing the smaller Zittau Mountains, you'll finally arrive right back where you started.
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- Expert04:5634.3 mi7.0 mph3,475 ft3,300 ftExpert gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Some portions of the Tour may require you to push your bike.
CP11 - Finish
Finish GPS: 50.8557511N, 14.3566189E
- The race is not over!
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Bohemian Border Bash Camp
Road Cycling Highlight
The BBBC is a place in Bohemian - Saxon Switzerland National Park, where we organize two gravel-cycling events.BBBR - 1300km long race around Bohemia.
BBBC - 3 day gravel-cycling camp. In the spring the camp will first see the start and finish of the 1300 km long unsupported, single-stage ultra-endurance on & off-road cycling competition circumnavigating the ancient borders of Bohemia. Then in the fall, it will welcome the fourth annual gravel-cycling camp where friends old and new come together to ride bikes in a spectacular place, have fun, listen to music, drink beer, and exchange stories of the past season by the fire.
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BBBR - CP1
Bike Touring Highlight
Bohemian Border Bash Race; Checkpoint No. 1; SELF-VALIDATE
- GPS: 50.4121336N, 12.9386869E
- There are no services at CP1
- You will reach this checkpoint after 196kmbohemianborderbash.comTip by BORDER BASH
BBBR - CP2
Bike Touring Highlight
Bohemian Border Bash Race; Checkpoint No. 2; SELF-VALIDATE
- GPS: 49.9620175N, 12.4906844E
- The geographical center of Europe
- There are no services at this checkpoint
- You will reach this checkpoint after 323km bohemianborderbash.comTip by BORDER BASH
BBBR - CP3
Bike Touring Highlight
Bohemian Border Bash Race; Checkpoint No. 3; SELF-VALIDATE
- GPS: 49.1029683N, 13.3947589E
- Accommodation and restaurants 4 km before CP3
- You will reach this checkpoint after 503kmbohemianborderbash.comTip by BORDER BASH
BBBR - CP4
Bike Touring Highlight
Bohemian Border Bash Race; Checkpoint No. 4
- GPS: 48.8016319N, 14.3150225E
- Hotels, shops, restaurants
- You will reach this checkpoint after 619kmbohemianborderbash.comTip by BORDER BASH
BBBR - CP5
Bike Touring Highlight
Bohemian Border Bash Race; Checkpoint No. 5; SELF-VALIDATE
- GPS: 49.0221286N, 15.0228200E
- There are no services at CP5
- You will reach this checkpoint after 736kmbohemianborderbash.comTip by BORDER BASH
BBBR - CP6
Bike Touring Highlight
Bohemian Border Bash Race; Checkpoint No. 6
- 50.0009456N, 16.2063767E
- Train - It is possible to scratch and take a train back to the Start/Finish from this CP.
- You can take a shower here and camp if you arrive in the middle of the night.
- Hotels, restaurants, and shops.
- You will reach this checkpoint after 950km.bohemianborderbash.comTip by BORDER BASH
BBBR - CP7
Bike Touring Highlight
Bohemian Border Bash Race; Checkpoint No. 7; SELF-VALIDATE
- GPS: 50.2235028N, 16.5015392E
- There are no services at CP7
- You will reach this checkpoint after 1008km.bohemianborderbash.comTip by BORDER BASH
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Collection Stats
- Tours12
- Highlights13
- Distance836 mi
- Duration115:08 h
- Elevation77,875 ft
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