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Out of the five competitors Ondřej Synek invited to his farewell 500m exhibition race on Sunday, the first to arrive in Račice was the 43-year-old New Zealander Mahé Drysdale. Right after lunch he and his rival, now more of a friend, had a Pilsner beer. Both have five World Championships titles in their collection, Drysdale also has Olympic gold from London and Rio.

Morning hours were devoted to the last training and practice starts. The weather was not very kind. Despite this, nearly 700 kids gathered to wrap up the year-long competition and compete for victory in the team race on Concept 2. At the end of the day, adult athletes from different professions competed in an identical race. The project filled the whole of Račice and created a great pre-race atmosphere.