
First pass right after Kayseri
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Murat and his family
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Riding fast
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A new ski mask against the cold
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Fire sunset on the Erciyes Mountains
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Sleeping at the gas station
One of our favorite camping spot in Turkey

Turkiye Petrolleri
they let us put the tent in front of the Gas Station

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Where is Simona?
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Bird of prey
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Is it cold?
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The road to Erzurum, very nice
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Sivas
With Goksal and Seyful

Sivas
Kartal, Besiktas eagle!

Sivas
Having breakfast all together

Sivas
Goksal's friends

Sivas
Leaving Sivas after four days under the snow!

Is it really snowing?
Fog on my sky mask

Cycling in the snow
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Not so high pass
..but very hard due to weather!

Bike conditions with ice and snow
It's good to have that bottle to protect the bottom bracket

Bike conditions with ice and snow
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Bike conditions with ice and snow
Frozen cogs

Bike conditions with ice and snow
#salvaiciclisti and #nooil

Bike conditions with ice and snow
Snow basket!

Bike conditions with ice and snow
In this case the mudguard is not useful at all!

Bike conditions with ice and snow
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Bike conditions with ice and snow
Cold saddle

Simona with a veil
Turan really wanted Simona to wear a veil, just for this picture!

Turan Bulut
Our friend in a gas station close to Hafik

Turan Bulut
Our friend in a gas station close to Hafik

Bike conditions with ice and snow
Frozen Derailleur

The room Turan left us to sleep
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Cycling in the rain
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Cycling in the rain
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Workers at A101 supermarket in Hafik
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Cycling in the rain
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Cycling in the rain
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Rain and mud
Please, cover your shoes!

Washing bike
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Ready for cold?
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We finally slept in a Mescid
The mescid is the place where muslims sleep when there is not a mosque around

Watching mountains behind us
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Uphill on another pass
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Nice landscapes climbing Kizildag Gecidi
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Nice landscapes climbing Kizildag Gecidi
Abandoned house, maybe a good place to camp

Nice landscapes climbing Kizildag Gecidi
Never ending uphill

Nice landscapes climbing Kizildag Gecidi
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Nice landscapes climbing Kizildag Gecidi
Just a few trucks and cars on the road

Ready for downhill?
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Very very cold temperature
Luckily we found this place to sleep

Very very cold temperature
Luckily we found this place to sleep

Very very cold temperature
Thinking about the hard day is waiting us

Sunrise of a very hard day
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Fake police car
Very funny, we'll be also useful?

Fake police car
Very funny, we'll be also useful?

Fake police car
Very funny, we'll be also useful?

Sakaltutan Gecidi
Approaching the high pass we start to see more and more snow

Sakaltutan Gecidi
2000 meters high here

Sakaltutan Gecidi
Very steep uphill, but great road and asphalt!

Sakaltutan Gecidi
Simona, laying around the bikes

Sakaltutan Gecidi
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Sakaltutan Gecidi
We're on the top!

Sakaltutan Gecidi
We're on the top!

Sakaltutan Gecidi
We're on the top!

Erzincan
Very weird speed limit! 82 km/h?!

Iranian truck driver
He offered us a tea and lunch, cooking and eating in the middle of the road!

Iranian truck driver
He offered us a tea and lunch, cooking and eating in the middle of the road!

Iranian truck driver
He offered us a tea and lunch, cooking and eating in the middle of the road!

The guard of a gas station in the middle of nothing
He let us cook inside and sleep in the mescid

Landscapes
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Landscapes
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Stuck wheels with mud
In this pictures I did already my best to clean the wheel!

Stuck wheels with mud
In this pictures I did already my best to clean the wheel!

Stuck wheels with mud
In this pictures I did already my best to clean the wheel!

Another high pass
Last one before Erzurum, this time without much snow

Another high pass
Last one before Erzurum, this time without much snow

Turkish pride!
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