350 cyclists from 105 localities from all Polish transited together a 100-kilometer tour around Kalisz. VIII edition of the national bicycle race “Tour de Calisia”, was held on Saturday, 6 August.
This year’s route ran areas county Kalisz, Pleszew and Ostrow, anticipating stops in the most interesting sightseeing places. – The first one took place in Kucharkach the wooden church. Another among others neighbouhood in second at the tourist lodge and Bugaj, the historic palace – reports Bartosz Spychalski of KTK “Cyclist”. – One of the biggest attractions was the stop in Gutowie, where in addition to viewing the beautifully renovated palace cyclists can stand eye to eye with … tigers. The halfway point of the race took place at the palace in Dobrzyca, where all waited for refreshments and the possibility of a slightly longer regenerate in a picturesque park.
Participants route overcame divided into 22 groups, each of which conducted and closed was the person appointed to the arm organizer. Transfer to the first kilometers of the rally and at key intersections secured police throughout the day cyclists accompanied the ambulance service bicycle and car technology. It is above all the safety and comfort of participants sought to direct the organizers during several months of preparation. This resulted, among others, the decision to close the list of participants to 350 cyclists, though, along with people from the reserve list the total number of participants could be increased by at least dozens of people.
After 16:00 each group began to turn reach the finish of the rally located in recreational areas in frenzy. There, after dinner and dessert, each participant of the rally received a statuette of names and personal consecutively numbered certificate of completion of the rally. The most numerous groups were given cups and the youngest (less than 7 years) and oldest (81 years), participant of the rally – commemorative figurines and sets of tourist souvenirs.
The rally was organized by the Club of Cycling Tourism “Cyclist” in Kalisz in cooperation with the city of Kalisz, Kalisz Branch of PTTK. St. Graevego, District Authorities in Kalisz, the Municipal Office and the Office of the Municipal Opatówek commune Dobrzyca.
MIK, fot. Anna Kłopocka
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