2024 took the IVCA to the Ostrava, the capital of Moravia-Silesia in the Czech Republic and home of the remarkable steel works at Dolni Vitkovice.
The event's offial website is here
We got of to a flying start with the Centuary Race, a scenic ride up and down the river Ostravice.
Those not wishing to complete the whole distance took a leisurely riverside picnic featuring orchestral musical accopmaniament from Swing in Ostrava Hrabova
The entertainment continued in the evening with beautiful folk music and dance.
We enjoyed another fine day of racing this time shorter sprints on the track. See Facebook for more coverage. The race results are here The evening's night ride was cancelled when our luck with the weather failed. The Ostravar pivo made up for it though
Our Grand Parade of historical cycles took us up the river into the city of Ostrava.
Photos were taken at the town hall, lunchtime entertainments included a Japanese acrobatic performance. Later on members staged a bicycling ballet and a period fashion show from the last centuary cycling is presented.
Katerina's offical photos are here
We are indebted to Hrabova, the Moravia-Silesia regional television broadcaster. They have provided professional news coverage which stands to remind us of a wonderful trip