Drugič v zgodovini slovenskega randonneurstva bo štart in cilj kakega breveta v Kočevju. V spomin na našega pokojnega randonneurja in dobrega prijatelja Borisa Weissa, ki ga že štiri leta ni več med nami, bomo imeli na razpolago 200 in 300 km razdaljo po cestah in krajih, za katere predvidevamo, da jih je mnogokrat prevozil, izhodišče pa bo v obeh primerih parkirišče ob Rudniškem jezeru. Obe trasi imata kar nekaj skupnih odsekov, vozili pa bomo tudi po hrvaških cestah.

Začeli bomo v smeri proti Dvoru in v Žužemberku prečkali reko Krko (kjer bo že prva kontrolna točka), ki je najdaljša slovenska reka, ob njenem toku pa bomo nadaljevali skoraj do izvira te lepe reke. Od tam se obrnemo proti zahodu, prečkamo glavno cesto Ljubljana – Kočevje (Delnice, …) in se začnemo vzpenjati proti Blokam, kjer bomo peljali mimo Bloškega jezera in kmalu za tem prišli do druge kontrolne točke v Novi vasi (bencinska črpalka MOL).
Po spustu pridemo do kraja Grahovo, kjer obrnemo proti jugu in vozimo ob Cerkniškem jezeru ter naprej v vzpon proti kraju Babno Polje, ki je najhladnejši kraj v Sloveniji. Takoj za tem prečkamo državno mejo ter vstopimo na Hrvaško. Sledi še nekaj vzpona do najvišje točke našega breveta, ki na 921 mnv med krajema Prezid in Čabar. Sledi zaslužen daljši spust, malo pred Osilnico, kjer bo tretja kontrolna točka pa za kratek čas spet vstopimo v Slovenijo.
Zadnji del in vožnja ob reki Kolpi (tokrat po desni strani na Hrvaškem) je vedno nepozabno doživetje. Malo pred mejnim prehodom Petrina ponovno vstopimo v Slovenijo. Do cilja nas čaka le še 5,5 km dolg a nezahteven vzpon ter ravnina.

For the second time in the history of Slovenian randonneuring, the start and finish of a brevet will be in Kočevje. In memory of our late randonneur and a good friend Boris Weiss, who has been no longer with us for four years, we will have a 200 and 300 km distance on roads and places that we assume he cycled many times, starting in both cases from the car park at Rudnik Lake. The two routes share a number of sections, and we will also be riding on Croatian roads.

We will start in the direction of Dvor and in Žužemberk we will cross the Krka River (where the first checkpoint will be), which is the longest river in Slovenia, and we will continue along its course almost to the source of this beautiful river. From there we turn west, cross the main road Ljubljana – Kočevje (Delnice, …) and start climbing towards Bloke, where we will pass Bloško jezero (Lake Bloke) and shortly afterwards we will reach the second checkpoint in Nova vas (MOL petrol station).
After the descent, we reach the town of Grahovo, where we turn south and ride along the Cerknica lake and continue uphill towards Babno Polje, which is the coldest place in Slovenia. Immediately afterwards, we cross the national border and enter in Croatia. We then climb some more to the highest point of our brevet, which is at 921 m above sea level between Prezid and Čabar. A well-deserved longer descent follows, and shortly before Osilnica, where the third checkpoint will be, we briefly re-enter into Slovenia.
The last part and the ride along the Kolpa river (this time on the right side in Croatia) is always an unforgettable experience. Shortly before the Petrina border crossing, we re-enter into Slovenia. We have only a 5.5 km long but easy climb and a flat plain to reach our finish.

Štart Kočevje (Rudniško jezero)

KT 1 34,5 km Žužemberk (most čez reko Krko) https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49956626

KT 2 92,2 km Nova vas (bencinska črpalka MOL) https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49956619

KT 3 147,8 km Osilnica(hotel Kovač) https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49956621

Cilj Kočevje (Rudniško jezero) https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49956624

Cela trasa https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49956625