Stage 13 etap 5 and 6 - May 17 & 18

Door Mark · Reis: Cycle Exped to Japan via Finland · 87 km

Short steep day yesterday so got s bit of a rest. Today is a long big climb day to Zonguldak. Good weather so far.
I can’t seem to separate these two etaps but etap 6 was another tough 500m climb followed by a very hilly route to Bartin giving a 1250m day over 72km. Etap 6 was the end of this stage.

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At the top of a 500 m ascent

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At the top of my 500 m climb in the rain on the way to Zonguldak with 30km to go

At the top of a 500 m ascent, Turkije

Another view from another top nearby!

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Verdant Turkiye near the North coast from a 500m pass

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Coming down into Zonguldak

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Coming down from 500m was interrupted by torrential rain. So I got drenched and very cold and then waited it out in a fuel station. Eventually as I reached Zonguldak on the Black Sea this was the view

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Images of Ackakoca

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