As I always take a little risk when planning the route to avoid the main roads, it didn’t go too well in the first 30 kilometers. Holes, stones, roots, gravel… But I drive slowly and the tires hold. I’ll somehow get over this section and continue on to Jindřichův Hradec, where it’s already quite a breeze.

I continue through Telč to Nová Říš, where I have lunch and then head to Moravské Budějovice, which was the destination of the trip. Half, therefore, would be driven away. Now it’s time to get home :-).

My return journey is mainly through Austrian territory. From Drosendorf basically all the way to Litschau one has a great time. Quality asphalt and almost zero traffic. Here the kilometers jump almost by themselves :-). In Chlum u Třeboň, I stop for a drink and snack, turn on the lights (for which I had to return) and in the dark I drive to České Budějovice. Total mileage approx. 295. Oh no. I take a night tour around ČB and stretch it to the target of 300 kilometers.

I made it! But if you ask me if I want to ride it again, I don’t want to :-D. It’s feasible, but in my case it was over 14 hours of active riding, which is a massacre. For this year, there were a lot of PRs. I’m curious how I’ll see it next year :-).

I chose the route České Budějovice – Velešín – Světlík – Černá v Pošumaví – Horní Planá – Boletice Military District – Netolice – Vodňany – Týn nad Vltavou – Hluboká nad Vltavou – České Budějovice. It should be noted that some sections were more gravel, however the Schwalbe One tires with tubeless sealant lasted and I didn’t have to deal with a puncture.

I was riding fine, the environment was interesting. Of course, I couldn’t miss lunch in Horní Planá, where I stop every time I ride by. The crisis came before Bavorov. I stopped at a well-known snack bar, where I gained strength and set off in the direction of Týn nad Vltavou. You can really tell on the psyche when you start getting closer to home. So the journey from Týn to Hluboká was good. However, when I looked at the distance traveled in Hluboká, it was clear that if I follow the path around the river to ČB, I will not get over 250 km.

So I took the final part of the journey through Břehov and Žabovřesky.

When you have gravel and 2 sets of wheels to go with it, it’s like having 2 separate bicycles. What can be done on road wheels would be very difficult on gravel wheels. This day really went well, when I was commuting home, I was happy about it. However, one thing is certain, this will be hard to beat :-).