Dramatic Gravel Adventure on Canyon Grail CF7: Parenzana Trail from Trieste to Buje

Join us on an intense gravel bike adventure on the Canyon Grail CF7 as we tackle the Parenzana Trail, spanning from Trieste, Italy to Buje, Croatia, passing through Piran, Slovenia. In this episode, we faced unexpected route changes and found ourselves in jeopardy due to the searing 33-degree heat. Witness our challenges, triumphs, and the stunning scenery along the way!

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yeah like but that’s been a good day we almost died yes I can I don’t know how you almost died but you almost died oh we got lost you get lost no I didn’t get lost we got lost and welcome to slania the sound of Summer can you heard from all the acacia beetles belting the little love songs out to all the buddies and this is a disused roadway line I presume and it’s I’m loving it haven’t pedal the stroke just enjoy the breeze lovely get in day one triesta to Croatia by svenia so we’re now in Tria Italy we’re going toia and then going to end up in a BB in Croatia just done a complete circle ourselves right back to we started almost my PS go over the Grand Canal they the alternative buness I wouldn’t know about that first of the day yes just climb The Stairway to [Music] Heaven I get EAS view of the town the top so I need show you something got a gadget bottle here we go well done Canyon mount underneath the bot tube down to ni well we’ve gone we’ve gone literally 3 4ks up the road and we stopping for a Coke why not if not why not hey Karen 3K in 13% CL really loving this track so leaving the city rather than on the Dual carriageway along the harbor routed us up through the hills and what a great track to be on your gravel bike there’s the view say goodbye what can I say about traa well this year was a underw first day almost on Dual carage race um but they do have a a decent Network least um from what we had this morning cyclist cycling and I must say the lot the buildings architecture especially at night all comes alive lots of pubs and clubs T culture and cheap beer we can only assume this a dis rollway line here yeah I right perfect perfect gradient 3% and um very well shaded in The Valleys well I think that answers our question hey Karen is this a dist line ah yep yep sir Bob oh I love tunnels nice this reminds me of the notra dam clim in the Alps from borazine so cool oh man let’s just Camp here get a picnic table all good and back into the Heat eight in 10 nine on Chop Chop nice cool I love this this road beautiful again Dro 5° through the straight it’s not looking good n Mr turn back on Route getting to gravel stage two now actually while we gravel so we can explore now that pass got me going up here proper dodgy rather than down there it’s all about having an adventure getting [Music] lost oh yeah we see something J right now probably are oh on the wrong Ro we should be down there bastards time Karen’s definitely not going to thank me considering we’re halfway up and the rest of it is gravel up there well done halfway have a little rest grael level three push push nice oh now we’re off pce we’re in danger zone hopefully we get back on track back in the Roman days there used to be Trails here I guess we just push it down here to refine this Trail cuz this houses a few hundred met so we’re doing the Walk of Shame dead end thanks Kut now Plan B so there’s degrees of lust I think we might be winning [Music] he teeth man get me out of here still lost we grab a level five emergencies big boulders now I’m H is a a road down has per what my map shows me so I think we’ve got our way out the straight back in into the oil refineries we we about an hour and a half ago um not too far from here but that was an experience so maybe sometimes it’s just good to stick to the route they give you and start stick around with it that’s all I can say so we’re just about to get back on Route heading down towards one of the Port Towns for a refreshment uh spot number two this is lovely so just three wheel down this bit for a few KS another just use Railway line the C is off belting it out little beetles loveing a bit of Summer I’m talking about easy cycling beautiful now we’re officially on the paron on a trail runs from svenia through the Croatia and the red sky with definely well recommended somewh the F CR flying on the road nothing moving at a speed of 100 miles the blue Fly With Me the wind back on the par Trail I need more exercise right hit me spot me [Music] [Applause] going quicker close your and Chase parents on TR is amazing definitely recommended just so nice to relax just take your time enjoy makeing stops along the way there we go Tomy done well done you couple of C to pan yay y welcome to pan stunning look at that I’m talking about place to [Music] be coming on Cheers man let’s turn around sh The View woo good good idea man I’m not forgiven of course you are best life you always get us out of the you get us into you always have to take a few risks in life there we go to find where the good bits are that was scary though hey where you going I’m going to swim I mean cycle you got a cycle f one youve done your you’ve done your cycle you had you run now you swim Ken what are you doing Karen what are you doing here you go man s here in the Adriatic Sea nice from marinas back to Countryside how’s this Karen yeah oh good eh so back on the parizon trail we’re in croati now oops 20% oh Lord on it so here’s my assessment day one from triesta to B in Croatia it’s been an amazing day we were given official GPX Roots but I chose to change them to divert off the track into various towns for refreshment because they didn’t see do that the the sh has been amazing but um the diversion they had a up on the first section and it was actually quite scary at one point we basically were trapped on a Bush Hill and we just couldn’t find a way out but backtracking for half an hour the where we came in which is what we to do but we had to found a few dead ends in shrubs and brambles we managed to find our way out punched our way out and um added another AK on the route in a hot day but we had plenty stops good love Slovenia our folks are a pan amazing town it’s worth a visit made it got our room oh it’s lovely like a little cottage very oh man nice walking shower is it no small shower a shower Cub they to fit in there