On April 25th -26th, 1986 the World's worst nuclear power accident occurred at Chernobyl in the former USSR (now Ukraine).
2000 km to help the people who were forgotten after the largest nuclear disaster of all time


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Mountain Bike Trip Map: Aug 6, 2006
Day 32-Ukraine, Kiev - Klpti

Welcome to our cross Europe Mountain bike trip map section that outlines our route to raise awareness for the survivors of the Chernobyl accident that took place 20 years ago this year. Feel free to browse our the map below or to use the menu above to find other days of our 2000 km mountain bike trip. The map of this day 1 will start in Kiev, Ukraine and end in Klpti, Ukraine.

Remember that our mountain bike map section will be updated daily with our log entries and pictures, so feel free to join us while we are on the road.

Kiev-Klpti Map

Map Information
Departure
Kiev
Destination
Klpti
Date:
6/08/2006
Distance:
95 km
Time:
6 h 30
Towns
Kiev : Semypolky : Kozelets : Klpti





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Chernahive after a long day
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Chris and Dan
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Daily Log for Aug 6, 2006

Day Number: 32 Average Speed: 25 km/h
Date: 6.08.2006 Total Time: 8 h 10
Start: Kiev Altitude acc: 200 m
End: Chernigiv Temperature: 23 c
Total Km: 170 km Conditions: sun
Log Entry for Christian:
Today was a quick day but pulling 170 km made me a little tired and I just wanted to go to bed. The original plan was to stop in klpti but when I had arrived it was a little rough and seemed to be geared for the truck drivers so I continued to Chernigiv which was a little further than I had expected. Tomorrow Emmanuelle will meet me here in the afternoon so I didn’t mind a day that I could sleep in. I was surprised of my stamina for the trip; it seemed that I could push relentlessly forward without letting off. In fact, I had only taken 2 10 min breaks during the 8 hours.

Not the type of thing I want to do every day and when I arrived into town I couldn’t even stand on my own two wobbly feet. It’s nice to know the limits. I arrived in the centre of town at about 5 or so and immediately went for a nap until 9 pm. I toured around the town and ate at a small Ukrainian diner called McDonalds. I went to bed immediately after.

Sleep felt good.
Log Entry for Emmanuelle:




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On April 25th -26th, 1986 the World's worst nuclear power accident occurred at Chernobyl in the former USSR (now Ukraine)
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