European Peace Ride 2024 – A Connection of the European Capitals of Culture

EPR 2024 built a bridge between the Capitals of Culture Bad Ischl (2024) and Chemnitz (2025). Even though the weather demanded everything from us with heavy rain, we didn’t let it stop us and saw the Peace Ride through together.

The main peloton’s route started in Bad Ischl, led via the Czech town of Lipno nad Vltavou, and met the Polish peloton in Plzeň. The Polish group had started in Lwówek Śląski and travelled in via Teplice. United, the ride continued from Plzeň on the final stage all the way to the finish in Chemnitz.

Over a total of 570 kilometres and 6,000 metres of elevation gain, 200 participants showed what defines the spirit of the Peace Ride. Riding, fighting, and arriving together — a sporting challenge across borders and a strong sign for peace and European friendship.

  • Supported by Kulturhauptstadt Europas Chemnitz 2025 gGmbH. Funded from resources provided by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, the Free State of Saxony and the City of Chemnitz.

Route details

  • MAIN PELOTON

    Bad Ischl – Lipno nad Vltavou

    START: September 13th, 2024 at 9:45 a.m. in Bad Ischl

    FINAL: September 13, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. in Lipno nad Vltavou

  • POLAND PELOTON

    Lwówek Śląski – Teplice

    START: September 13th, 2024 at 9:45 a.m. in Lwówek Śląski

    TARGET: September 13, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. in Teplice

  • MAIN PELOTON

    Lipno nad Vltavou – Plzeň

    START: September 14th, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. in Lipno nad Vltavou

    TARGET: September 14, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. in Plzeň

  • POLAND PELOTON

    Teplice – Plzen

    START: September 14th, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. in Teplice

    TARGET: September 14, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. in Plzeň

  • Pilsen – Chemnitz

    START: September 15, 2024 at 7:30 a.m. in Plzeň

    TARGET: September 15, 2024 at 3:30 p.m. in Chemnitz

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