Welcome | Rotary Club of Prague International

Belonging to the Rotary Cycling Fellowship (www.cyclingtoserve.org) is what keeps Club members and friends active, with our “Easy Riders” group going for a cycling trip almost every Sunday from April to October and beyond, if the weather permits. These weekly trips are at the heart of the Club’s Cycling For Trees fundraising programme,turning the Easy Riders’ miles into Czech Crowns thanks to sponsorship by members, family and friends. The finances raised support environmental projects in the form of planting trees in the name of freedom in cooperation with Czech NGO Nadace Partnerství (https://www.nadacepartnerstvi.cz/Co-delame/Projekty/Sazime-budoucnost), which has yielded the following:

In 2021, we raised CZK 100,000 to plant an alley near Příbram
In 2022, we raised CZK 120,000 to plant the alley in Račiněves (Říp area). This alley is named "Nicolas Winton Alley" to commemorate the heroic deed of Sir Nicolas Winton, whosaved 669 Jewish children in Prague in 1939 (for more on this story, see the movie One Life starring Sir Anthony Hopkins)
In 2023, we planted alley in Kujavy near Ostrava
In 2024, we raised 200,000 CZK to support tree planting in Broumov, attended by President Petr Pavel and his wife
In 2025, we planted 100 trees in Vestec near Prague, each dedicated to remarkable individuals who have positively contributed to society, to mark the 100th anniversary of Rotary in Czechia and Slovakia. This project will have its own website, where you will find profiles of the individuals who have been honoured and how to make a nomination, if you would like to add to the list by sponsoring one of the remaining trees

Our other major annual activity is the 4 Days event, held in a different location each year:

Aix-en-Provence, France (2018)
Oudenaarde, Belgium (2019)
Siena, Italy (2022)
Lorach, Black Forest in Germany (2023)
Prague, Czech Republic (2024) - www.4days-Prague.cz
Luberon, Provence in France (2025)
Most recently more than 100 Rotary cyclists gathered in Favrskov, Denmark (2026) www.4days-favrskov.dk, from which one of the participants sent the following report:

“It was for the first time in the 35 years of ‘4 Days’ event history that we cycled in Denmark, with the Danes, Norwegians and Swedes attending this event for the first time. Our Club was strongly represented by a group of 10. We thoroughly enjoyed our days, with routes of 60km, 90km or 90km to choose from. Denmark is a Mecca for cyclists, being exceptionally flat. The countryside seemed to have been manicured before our arrival - we have never seen such a tidy, all green and blossoming countryside, ever! It was difficult to say goodbye to such a wonderful riding environment.”

Based on the successful Epic Ride in 2024 from Germany, Austria and Poland to Prague in support of Buffalo bikes for Africa a group of Rotary cyclists set out from Paderborn, Germany, to cover 120-150 km per day to raise money for “Buffalo bikes for Africa”, which enable students in remote areas to attend school. See more on the following page - World Bicycle Relief - www.worldbicyclerelief.org and donate at Rotary Cycling Team 4 444 4!

The Rotary cycling life goes further with the following events:

Each Sunday – trips organised by Jonathan Wootliff
World Bicycle Day - June 3rd - https://www.un.org/en/observances/bicycle-da
Dawn Ride - June 20th 2026, 3.45 a.m. followed by breakfast at 8.30 (Jonathan Wootliff)
Moravia Cycling & Wine Trip - July 2nd–5th (Jonathan Wootliff)
Rotary Cycling Championship in Kitzbuhel, Austria - September 2nd-6th 2026
Freedom Alley tree planting near Jihlava - November 14th 2026
4 Days in Warsaw, Poland - May 26th-30th 2027
4 Days in Lago di Garda, Italy - June 7th-11th 2028

Club members receive further details by email. Enjoy the photos - and keep cycling!!!

Please contact Club and District Rotary Cycling Fellowship Chair Helena Kovarikova on helena@kovarikova.co.uk

Any support is welcomed! You can donate via fundraising portal Darujme.cz or directly to our bank account.