Today is Thursday, we leave next Wednesday and still many things are not done. There are already three members of the team in Uhersky Brod (location of AZUB BIKE in Czech Republic) from where the expedition will start. Honza, Evina and Sjaak. The next people will arrive during the coming weekend and the last two on Monday.

Five of us met in Uhersky Brod (location of AZUB BIKE in Czech Republic) to test all the communication, changing riders on the bike, etc. etc. There were Evina, Karel, Martin, Jirka and Honza. We took one car and started from Uhersky Brod in direction south going around Breclav and Mikulov to Znojmo. There we turned and went back to Uhersky Brod.

The time which is left till the start of the NG is shorter and shorter. Just now we have to solve many problems which vary from designing the team jerseys to choosing what kind of power bars we will use.

Finally we have found the last member of the team: Karel Triska. He's from Czech Republic and very known among Czech recumbent fans. One of the first bikes from Azub was bought by him. He has already travelled many countries all around Europe, mostly alone. From recumbent meetings we know him a really nice guy and we think that he will be a very strong part of our team.

A very important partner of our expedition is Continental. We will use their Grand Prix 4 - Seasons tires which features 'Dura Skin'. That system protects the tube against punctures which will be very important for the non-stop ride. In their catalogue there is written:

„An extremely durable polyamide fabric that protects the extra–fine, high-performance casing from cuts, punctures and abrasion.“

That is the reason why we have chosen Continental....