December 4, 2017: Century ride in a -5 Northwest Prague and Bohemia


105 km, 4h51, 1017 hm
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I left Branik in the early morning and was sent to the cycling paths next to the Vltava


I know this area very well. It was -5 and I was well dressed up


I headed west to Hostivice, right outside of Prague. There was a very cool new climb for me. It was a very steep and tiny road through a forest. Unbelievable that was in Prague city


It was very cold and my GPS battery was draining very fast. I gave up on my originally planned ride and went for a 100 km loop.


I first cycled to Kladno and then to Kralupy Nad Vltavou


In Kladno



The road betwen Kralupy and Kladno was nice, not too much traffic



Minus five today, very cold already



The bridge of Kralupy nad Vltavou, many memories for me here. I came here in the middle of the night on my first ride ever, back in November 14, 2015. I also came here during my rides from Prague to Belgium. And I even came here a few times after work.


I searched the Vltava and followed it south, in the direction of Prague


Interesting interaction between the sun and the clouds


Was I glad I was wearing all this gear



22 km to Prague city


I basically followed cycling route 7



Which deviated from the Vltava



Not many people outside, but who can blame them


More well known areas, Maslovice... This was 15 km from my home in Cakovice




Back on the Vltava cycling path, I could see Prague center from afar



This bridge apparently collapsed yesterday, I cycled over it many times. It shocked me a little



A woman told me that one man on the bridge was heavily injured 


Approaching Prague city center, get ready for cobbles and tram rails


Prague castle


My GPS sent me through some cycling lanes in Prague city where I had never been before. Nice from a touristic point of view



AS close to the Vltava as you can get with a bike


I made it home well on time before darkness and chilled for the rest o
f the day

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