Here's the map of the route I took on Stage 4 of my circuit ride in April this year. Bike route 1002648 - powered by Bikemap  

Stage 4, day 4 (Tuesday, 12 April 2011) Babylon to Nýrsko (34 km) Today is an in-between day - a transition stage, you might say. I’m lea...

Stage 4, day 3 (Monday, 11 April 2011) Přimda to Babylon (68 km) God I love the mountains. This hill is steep - granny-gear steep, lung-b...

Stage 4, day 2 (Sunday, 10 April 2011) Cheb to Přimda (92 km) I’m standing at the base of Milíře, a steel telecom tower built in 2001. I’...

Stage 4, day 1 (Saturday, 9 April 2011) Aš to Cheb (79 km) I’m on the shuttle train from Cheb to Aš, the same train that I took in the op...

Here's the slideshow for Stage 4 of my trip. Click on the photos to enlarge them and view the accompanying captions. I'll be postin...

Made it to my destination Nýrsko in double quick time this morning thanks to a strong tailwind. A couple of heavy showers dampened my mood a...

Highest point on Stage 4 (1042 m)

Left Přimda (above) this morning and headed straight down into the depths of the deserted frontier forest. This area is littered with sparse...

Today was tougher than I'd expected. I left Cheb (above) at 10 am and didn't arrive in Přimda until 6.30 this evening. 90 km along t...

Left the official start in the town of Aš today and made for the northwest tip of the country - the tripoint where the Czech Rep meets Saxon...

After a six-month hiatus, Circuit Rider CZ is hitting the road again. On Friday evening I’ll take the train to Cheb, and on Saturday morning...

It’s been all quiet on the blog in March, but I haven’t been idle. First of all, I’ve been training pretty hard - both on and off the bike...

I’m not sure why, but I’ve had a sense of foreboding about Stage 4 right from the start. It’s certainly not the longest leg of my trip - in ...