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RE: Holm's Europe bike tour #4 (into Slovenia)
I'm going to be there for one week, the cycling season is typically Feb-May but oh well, I was just too keen to get away and cycle somewhere new that I'm willing to try to put up with the heat. The part of England where I live in is very flat so I'm no king of the mountains either. Last summer I tried to ride up L'Angliru in Northern Spain on a friends bike, I'm embarrassed to say I got off and walked up some of the toughest sections (up to 23%!). I had only been cycling properly for a few months at the time so I'm looking forward to going back and conquering it (without walking) in the future.
23% is also really crazy, I have had a few really steep sections but I am not sure how steep they were, enough that I also had to drag a little off the bike:) but I think with time I got stronger as well! So maybe I got some hills I would have to get revenge on someday as well!