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.

Prvih 27 km bo ista trasa kot na 200 km.

Začeli bomo v smeri proti Dvoru, tam pa bomo po prečenju reke Krke, ki je najdaljša slovenska reka, nadaljevali ob njenem levem bregu.

Pred Novim mestom bomo vozili tik ob slovenskem olimpijskem centru v Češči vasi (velodrom, pokrita atletska steza, olimpijski bazen, …), za Novim mestom pa mimo idiličnega Otočca in preko Škocjana do Mokronoga, kjer bo pod gradom prva kontrolna točka. Od tam nadaljujemo v smeri Mirne in Trebnjega, kjer vozimo tik ob avtocesti. Sledi lažji vzpon na Medvedjek, kjer je spominsko obeležje na čase slovenske osamosvojitve leta 1991, v Ivančni Gorici pa zavijemo v smer Muljave, ki je rojstni kraj pisatelja Josipa Jurčiča.

V vasi Krka (v bližini je izvir reke Krke), se spet priključimo trasi breveta na 200 km. Kmalu za tem 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 krajšem spustu pridemo v kraj Bloška polica in nadaljujemo 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.

Sledi vožnja ob reki Kolpi (tokrat po desni strani na Hrvaškem), ki je vedno nepozabno doživetje. Malo pred mejnim prehodom Petrina ponovno vstopimo v Slovenijo in ob reki Kolpi nadaljujemo do kraja Gorenji Radenci, kjer je četrta kontrolna točka. Do cilja nas čaka le še 36 km, od tega najprej 16 km nezahtevnega vzpenjanja, potem pa nekaj malega spusta in 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.

The first 27 km will be the same route as the 200 km. We will start in the direction of Dvor, and after crossing the Krka River, Slovenia’s longest river, we will continue along its left bank.

Before Novo mesto, we will pass the Slovenian Olympic Centre in Češča vas (velodrome, indoor athletics track, Olympic swimming pool, etc.), and after Novo mesto we will pass through the idyllic Otočec and through Škocjan to Mokronog, where the first checkpoint will be under the castle. From there, we continue in the direction of Mirna and Trebnje, where we ride right next to the motorway. There is an easy climb to Medvedjek, where there is a memorial to the time of Slovenian independence in 1991, and in Ivančna Gorica we turn in the direction of Muljava, the birthplace of the writer Josip Jurčič.

In the village of Krka (near the source of the Krka River), we rejoin the 200 km route of the Brevet. Shortly after, we 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 a short descent, we reach Bloška polica and continue towards Babno Polje, 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.

Then a ride along the Kolpa River (this time on the right side in Croatia), which is always an unforgettable experience. Shortly before the Petrina border crossing, we re-enter Slovenia and continue along the Kolpa River to Gorenji Radenci, where the fourth checkpoint is located. We have just 36 km to go, starting with 16 km of easy climbing, then a bit of downhill and flat.

Štart Kočevje (Rudniško jezero)

KT 1 84,1 km Mokronog (pod gradom) https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49956608 

KT 2 167,6 km Nova vas (bencinska črpalka MOL) https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49956609 

KT 3 214,9 km Osilnica(hotel Kovač) https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49956610

KT 4 256,9 km Gorenji Radenci (mlin na Kolpi) https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49956611

Cilj Kočevje (Rudniško jezero) https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49956607

Cela trasa https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49956606