Cycling in Crimea, Ukraine in May

Hello, would anyone like to join 7-days cycling trip around Crimea in May, 2008 with Dnepropetrovsk cycling society ("Dneproveloklub"). I have traveled with them 2 times around Crimea peninsula in 2005. Trips are guided by experienced and reliable instructor, Dmitry Pevtsov. It is not a packed tour, it is rather a team trip with outdoors camping at tents and cooking food on fire. There is some peculiarity because these trips should meet national (Ukrainian) requirements of sport cycling trips - all the details are explained on their website: http://dneproveloklub.dp.ua/cycling_rally.htm

Last year report of the same route is here: http://dneproveloklub.dp.ua/otshety/Krym/1ks/pev0509-1/kr_0905_1-1.htm

Hello Rulan.

When looking on their homepage I do not fully understand how this trip works.
Is the money shown the amount for each day or for the whole trip? Do I have to bring my own tent?
What about the food? Who cares for it?

Do they offer a trip that touches Mamajew-hill in Wolgograd?

Regards
Jörg

Hi Jorg,

First of all regarding Volgograd, no unfortinately it is not a popular location for cycle touring. Perhaps some locals who live in that area are travling around, but for others there are no points of interest apart of Mamaev Kurgan you mentioned which is a part of Volgograd city.

The money shown in the table is the start fee which everyone pays, basically they cover trip registration with Ukranian National Federation of Tourism as well as organisaninal expanses. It does not cover any expenses you bear during trip (food, museums tickets, etc.)You will have bring your bike with pannier rack and proper bags with you, a tent and a sleeping bag. Also if you will be traveling by national rail in Ukraine, you will need a bike cover. Regarding food, it could be organised either so that you share food expanses with others (the usual way), or you may feed yourself on your own (this is popular among vegeterians). Food is cooked on fire, usually everyone participate in cooking and long dinner and talks near the fire at night. The advantage on traveling with Dneproveloklub, it that you will be guided by professional tourist, you will not have to think about where to set up a tent, thus there will be a lot of time to watch historic sites, monasteries and other interesting stuff.