Stage towns

Litoměřice

Is a district town at the confluence of Labe und Ohře, a centre of agriculture which is presented yearly by the plentifully frequented show Zahrada Čech. It was promoted to town in 1228. The Mírové náměstí (the main square), where traditionally starts the first stage of the cycling race Závod míru juniorů (Race for Peace of Juniors), displays a lot of old houses from ages of Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque.

Cycling and the town

The most famous in the rack ever was Mr Luděk Štyks – the quadruple champion of the Republic on the road, in 1987 6th at the Word Championship of non-professionals in Villach, the yellow jersey holder in many cycling stage races in the eightieth and the ninetieth of the 20th century. Here take place the starts and finishes of the first stage of the Race for Peace of Juniors.

Lom

Město Lom, rozkládající se na úpatí Krušných hor, sahá svou historií až do 12.století., kdy zde vznikla na podkrušnohorské obchodní cestě na místě větrných polomů historická osada . Náležela jednomu z nejmocnějších šlechtických rodů své doby - pánům Hrabišovcům z Oseka, zakladatelům oseckého hradu Riesenburk. Později v 1.polovině 14.století byla osada věnována mnišskému řádu cisterciáků z Oseckého kláštera.. Původně byl Lom zemědělskou usedlostí, od počátku 17.století je jeho historie úzce spjata s rudným dolováním a těžbou hnědého uhlí. Díky hnědému uhlí hrozila městu v minulém století likvidace, až po vybudování tzv. ochranného pilíře mohou jeho dějiny pokračovat dál. Území města zasahuje podstatnou částí do horské oblasti a je propojeno řadou turistických stezek, cyklostezek a naučnou stezkou s cenným přírodním parkem Loučenská pahorkatina, se vzácnými lokalitami porostů, přírodních útvarů a ptačí rezervací. Za zhlédnutí stojí také řada kulturních a hornických památek.V současnosti je město v nebývalém rozvoji díky vzniku nových lokalit na bydlení.

Cycling and the town

Turisté a obyvatelé města mohou využít městskou cyklostezku směrem na Mariánské Radčice a dále v horní části města napojení na řadu cyklostezek, které prochází až na vrcholy Krušných hor, okolo Flájské přehrady a Flájské obory a díky příhraničním přechodům na německou stranu. Po cyklisty je zřízena v měsících květen až září doprava cyklobusem na vrcholy Krušných hor každý víkend v sobotu z Litvínova do Nové Vsi v Horách a v neděli z Litvínova do Dlouhé Louky. Tradicí pro město se již stal bikerský závod na nejvyšší vrchol severozápadních Krušných hor, horu Loučná, který město každý rok organizuje a těší se velké oblibě.

Litvínov

Litvinov resides at the southern foot\ownship to “Horni Litvinov” and therefore the right to use its own city seal and hold an annual market. In 1852 Litvinov reached city status.

Cycling and the town

In 2009 organized cycling celebrated its 60th annual of Litvínovská. Litvinov raised a number of great cyclists, such as P. Svoboda, winner of one of the stages of the Peace Race, J. Holeček, who was seventh in 1969 World Championships in Brno. Some of our junior cyclists achieved international success in World Championships in road cycling for juniors: V. Flégl, V. Valtr, L. Masek, P. Moidl, P. Cermak. Championship CR acquired veterans V. Svab, L. Sládeček. Around Litvinov dozens of competitions are held every year. One of the most popular competitions during the last years is the Erzgebirgsmarathon for mountain bikers.

Třebenice

The town is a fruit-growing area under the ruin of the Košťálov fortified castle. Historical sources mention that this originally market place became town in 1299.

Cycling and town

The most famous cycling natives are Jiří Korous, winner of the bronze medal at the Championships of Juniors and also winner of the Race for Peace of Juniors 1976, and the champion of the Czech Republic in the category of juniors Ms Věra Rubešová. In the last years took here place one stage of the Race for Peace of Juniors – the time trial of individuals.

Roudnice nad Labem

Originally the market town owned by the bishops of Prague, first mentioned as town in 1237. Roudnice is situated in the picturesque countryside under the memorable Říp mountain. It is an important centre of agriculture and fruit-growing.

Cycling and the town

The local cycling club was founded in 1885 and it has been active since then. Its activity aimed prevailingly at tourist biking but from time to time appeared here excellent racers too. The first among them was Václav Kratochvíl, the champion in driving the “high bike” in the last decade of the 19th century. The last one is Ms Martina Růžičková, member of the national team, and champion of the Czech Republic. Each year takes here place one of the stages of the Race for Peace of Juniors on the fixed.

Teplice

Is one of the industrial towns and industrial centre at the foot of Krušné hory. The local thermal resort based on radioactive water helps cure locomotive organs and circulatory system diseases.

Cycling and the town

When seeing it in relationship with the Race for Peace of Juniors, the town is a tyro nevertheless the cycling has a rich tradition here, dating back to the end of the 19th century. Many times cycling events had been organised here, championships and cup competitions,
both, on the road, and crosses. Internationally was the year 2004 of interest as the open championship of physically handicapped sportsmen took place here, and in the town was the finish of one of the stages of the Race for Peace. This stage won the outstanding German professional cyclist Erich Zabel.

Altenberg

the spa and sports town in the Erzgebirgskamm (crest of Erzgebirge)

Since the thirties of the last century the spa and sports city Altenberg is one of the most popular excursion in the eastern Erzgebirge. Million daily visitors per year visit the Erzgebirge town and more than 500,000 tourists stay in the most touristic city of the Free State of Saxony. The unique natural wealth, coupled with countless leisure activities offers our clients varied days of rest and so it is not surprising that more and more holiday-seekers opt out of the metropolitan areas of Prague, Dresden, Chemnitz and Berlin for spending their holidays in the nearby Erzgebirge. In less than an hour you’re able to reach the Erzgebirge on motorway 17 from Prague, where it is possible to experience both, sports at the lifts or in the ski tracks, or in summer the fun of hiking or mountain biking, as well as ride a race bike on well-built roads with little traffic. Altenberg has become particularly attractive and famous for the World Championships, World Cup and European championship events on the luge or bobsled and biathlon arena of the spa town in the district Zinnwald/Altenberg. But even in the summer months we take the youth of the world in orienteering, triathlon, mountain bike races and bike races. Medical Spa in the evening hours for the numerous tourists, recreational and elite athletes, of course, can be perceived in the spa facility and the many accommodations. With over 5,000 beds, the wishes of the guests can be read literally from their lips. Our Bohemian friends support the local tourism industry, in which the offers are of course also available in Czech and on the basis of a cooperation agreement between the “Teplice hotel school” and the caterers in Altenberg, our Czech visitors will of course be welcomed in their own language. The spa and sports city Altenberg is the prosperous tourist town on the Erzgebirgskamm and therefore we would be lucky to welcome you. Find out more at www.altenberg.de about the many lodging options and recreational activities and be welcome in the old but ageless city on the Erzgebirgskamm.

Terezín

By the Settlement patent issued on 9th of December 1782 was Terezín proclaimed the Free Town in possession of the King. The town was a huge fortress system intended to protect Bohemia against invasions from northwest. It was subordinated to military needs almost all the time of its existence. The most tragic chapter of the history symbolize the years 1939–1945, when the Nazi secret police HQ in Prague – the Gestapo – established here a complex of prisons, the ghetto for Jews, in which 86 thousands of them perished.

Cycling and town

In the end of the 19th century the Cycling Club was founded, and its activity has been restored in 1957. It is the merit of the cycling couch Jaroslav Merhhart (he lived at the square Čs. armády at the distance of about 50 meters from the start and finish of the last stage of the Race for Peace of Juniors) that there was great attention paid especially to the youth. In the than established Centre of Cadets and Juniors started their cycling careers outstanding members of the national team Svatopluk Henke (at present in the role of the race director – he maintains the tradition founded by Mr Menhhart) Ladislav Heller (winner of three stages of the Race for Peace), Luděk Štyks, Jiří Korous and many others. The club is the established organiser of the Race for Peace of Juniors (excluding the 2nd year), of the New Year’s Eve cyclo cross, University Championship of the Czech Republic, and many other cycling events.