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Trojanski (Beklemeto) Prohod (1525M) Троянски (Беклемето) Проход Sommet : 24.60618° 42.78003° Trojanski (Beklemeto) prohod (1525m) Троянски (Беклемето) проход Sommet : 24.60618° 42.78003° L'Arche de la Liberté domine le col de Trojan Topographie de la Bulgarie Sur le plan topographique, la Bulgarie est un pays de contrastes : la plaine du Danube au nord, la Mer Noire à l'est et de larges et hauts massifs montagneux au centre et au sud-est. En son milieu, le territoire est traversé par la Stara Planina (« la vieille montagne »). Elle culmine à 2376m, au Pic Botev. Les prohodi s'enfilent comme des perles d'ouest en est. Le col du jour (BIG936), mais aussi le Šipčenski prohod (BIG937) ou le Tvardiski prohod (1044m), très souvent fréquenté par le Tour national. Les 2 ajouts de l'EuroBIG étire la liste bulgare vers l'est : Balgarka (BIG987 au nord de Sliven) et le Dyulinski prohod (BIG988 jusqu'à la Mer Noire). Plus d'infos sur les BIG bulgares : https://www.bigcycling.eu/fr/big/index/zone/zone/10/ https://www.bigcycling.eu/fr/big/index/zone/zone/29/ Le sud-ouest est occupé par les massifs de Rila, de Pirin et du/des Rhodope(s). Point culminant : Goljam Perelik (2191m). Le premier est représenté par Maljovica (BIG938) et le Rilski manastir (BIG939). Rozhenski manastir (BIG940) et Popski preslap (BIG941) illustrent le deuxième. A l'ombre du point culminant, Snezhanka (BIG942) représente les Rhodopes. Tour of Bulgaria Site web officiel : http://www.tourofbulgaria.com/ 66è édition en 2017. Quelques organisations espacées en 1924, 1935, 1949 et 1950, mais de façon régulière depuis 1955. Comme beaucoup d'épreuves de l'ex-bloc d'Europe centrale et de l'est, le palmarès est essentiellement « communiste ». La chute de l'URSS et de ses satellites et l'intégration du Tour dans l'UCI Europe Tour (2.2) ont permis d'élargir le spectre des nationalités. Gabrovksi, la vedette locale, détient le record de victoires (4x). Epinglons la victoire de Di Grégorio en 2013 ou la 3è place de Mancebo en 2010. L'édition 2016 comptait 6 étapes et 14 GPM. Des étapes de longueurs étonnamment différentes et 2 GPM en exergue : Tvardiski prohod, escaladé des deux côtés, et l'ultime ascension, stratégique, du col de Trojan. 1re étape : Sofia-Plovdiv (205km) Sarantsi (784m, km41,6, GPM3) Dolno Kamartsi (932m, km52,4, GPM2) Vartora (Klisura) (1094m, km99,6 GPM2) 2è étape : Plovdiv-Kardzhali (95km) Kamilata (753m, km51,9, GPM3) Yonchovo (791m, km58,6, GPM3) 3è étape : Kardzhali-Ivaylovgrad (157km) Malko Gradishe (520m, km115,2, GPM2) Kamilski Dol (466m, km132,5, GPM3) Lambuh-Huhla (264m, km148,1, GPM3) 4è étape : Ivaloyvgrad-Elena (231km) Kamilski Dol (466m, km21,6, GPM3) Malko Gradishe (520m, km37,4km, GPM3) Tvardiski prohod-S (1044m, km206,2, GPM1) 5è étape : Elena-Maglizh (79km) Tvardiski prohod-N (1044m, km22,6, GPM1) 6è étape : Maglizh-Trojan (132km) Kalofer (638m, km50,9, GPM3) Trojanski prohod (1525m, km106, GPM1) Tvardiski prohod Trojanski prohod – Portrait A droite en trait continu, la route du col Au centre, en pointillés rougés, la voie romaine « Dans les Balkans également, sur le territoire de l’actuelle Bulgarie, il y avait une autre route connue sous le nom de Via Traiana (en bulgare Траянов път / Trajanov păt). Elle reliait Oescus et Novae sur le Danube à la Via Egnatia le long de la mer Égée, en passant par Trojan et Melta (aujourd’hui Loveč) dans la chaîne du Grand Balkan, Philippopolis (sur la Via Militaris) et les Rhodopes. Elle constituait la liaison la plus rapide entre le Limes danubien et les ports de la côte égéenne dans la province de Thrace. Elle traversait pour cela les monts Hémos (aujourd’hui le Grand Balkan) en passant par le col de Trojan. L’actuelle ville de Trojan s’est développée près de cette voie. » Extrait de https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Via_Militaris_(Balkans) Philippopolis = Plovdiv Peut-on rêver de grimper un jour ne fût-ce qu'un seul versant pavé de bonnes intentions ! Trève d'Antiquité. L'ascension contemporaine est un modèle de régularité, le col d'entraînement à l'endurance par excellence. Seuls quelques très courts passages viennent altérer la douceur d'un long fleuve tranquille. Le Parc National du Balkan central garantit un environnement aussi calme que la pente. 4% boisé des 2 premiers km du versant nord Le versant nord, à partir de la sortie de Trojan, offre une dénivellation de 987m pour une distance de 18,4km (moyenne 5,36%). Seuls les 6è et 8è km dépassent les 7%. % km 4,1 4,5 5,7 5,7 5,1 7,1 4,0 7,7 4,1 4,8 6,3 6,2 6,5 6,9 6,4 3,4 4,0 5,2 + 10m Versant nord Pied du versant nord Vue sur les hauteurs de la Stara Planina km13 : 6% avant la station de ski Le versant sud est encore plus aisé. Une dénivellation identique pour une distance plus longue : 989m en 21,9km (moyenne 4,51%). Avantage : tracé plus sinueux. % km à partir de Karnare 4,9 6,3 6,9 4,7 5,6 4,4 5,7 4,7 3,4 6,3 4,9 3,2 6,1 2,1 5,1 3,1 4,9 1,9 4,2 3,5 4,2 + 28m Point de vue sur les lacets. A l'arrière-plan, le pied sud à Karnare Km15 : route à 5% et vue sur le Balkan Lacet du km18 Arrivée au col L'Arc de la Liberté Le col est dominé par un très imposant monument qui célèbre la double libération de la Bulgarie en 1878 et 1944. En 1878, la Bulgarie est libérée du joug ottoman au terme de la Guerre russo-turque. Deux ans auparavant, les bachi-bouzouks turcs avaient exécuté 1500 Bulgares au cours d'une insurrection. Cette petite coda mémorielle ne présente pas davantage de difficulté que la route du col : 62m en 1,5km : 7 7 4 -2 2 / 2 3 4 3 4 / 4 6 7 6 5 (selon Openrunner) Caméra embarquée du versant sud : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4suyyBpfv54 Col à 18.50 + chemin de l'Arc Magnifique video panoramique de l'Arche : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Prvu71hD4Ak Dans et sur l'Arche : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASUISgyVlqE.
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