13/Jun/2009 - back to Makarska with an idea to climb the Biokovo mountain by my road bike (I've done in the past both by car and by my MTB).
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Starting at the sea-level - it's a 30 kilometer climb up to the St. Jure peak @ alt. of 1762 m - out of which 29.5 km is uphill :-).
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A few km's into the climb - a WW2 Partizan memorial.
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About 6 km's in - a view back at the starting point.
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National Park Biokovo entry point - 23 km's to go to the top.
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A sample of gradient.
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The last chance to look at the Sea, before the top is reached.
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The flatter section, including those 500 m mentioned at the beginning.
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The steepest part is yet to come in the last 3-4 kilometers.
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Success!
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Me and my old friend :-).
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"Pre-lanuch sequence done - *beep* - ready to take off in 3... 2... 1..." :o)
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A view in the direction of South - SouthWest.
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And North.
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My trusty old steed :-).
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A poser ;-).
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