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Luka Romih

Luka Romih

Licensed Cycling Guide (KZS 1), Ski Instructor 1 (ZUTS)

Year of birth: 1980

Speaks: SL, English, German, Croatian

Luka would be more than happy to guide you through easier and more demanding cycling routes. He especially enjoys longer uphill climbs which usually end at beautiful sightseeing points. He is a very communicative and smiley person who loves good company. He will ensure group homogeneity.

Bike:

Giant Stance

Favorite cycling tour:

Tignes Bike Park (France)

Hobbies:

Cycling, skiing, basketball, running, tennis, beach volleyball, cooking, wooden products manufacture

Jaka Zajšek

Jaka Zajšek

Licensed Cycling Guide (PZS TKV1), Ski Instructor 2 (ZUTS), Snowboard Instructor 1 (ZUTS), Spinning Instructor, Personal Coach, Local Tourist Guide

Year of birth: 1981

Speaks: SL, English, German, Croatian

Jaka comes from Mozirje. He is a policeman by profession, but he has been successfully managing a private gym and engaging in training both recreational and professional athletes, as well as rehabilitation for several years now. He has been involved in sports since he was a kid, playing soccer for a longer period and later completing more than 20 marathons. He has been teaching skiing for 25 years. For over 15 years, Kronplatz has been his second home in winter, where he manages the Orel Ski School. Jaka is passionate about ski touring, alpine skiing, cycling, and hiking. He enjoys working with people, showing them new experiences with a touch of adrenaline. He really enjoys cycling uphill as well as downhill.

Bike:

Ghost

Favorite cycling tour:

Golte - Smrekovec - Ljubijski graben

Hobbies:

Skiing, ski touring, road and mountain biking, hiking, fitness

Karel Završnik

Karel Završnik

Licensed Cycling Guide (PZS TKV1), Mountaineering Instructor (PZS)

Year of birth: 1985

Speaks: SL, English, German

Karel lives and works in Mozirje, in his native Savinja Valley. His love for nature has led him to the mountains since he was a little kid and for many years he has been engaged in various outdoor activities such as sport climbing, mountaineering, skiing, canyoning, and of course cycling. Guiding makes him happy as he can bring the beauty of nature and outdoor activities closer to others. He enjoys all kinds of mountain biking - from easy tours with his family to more demanding technical tours in the alpine. Recently he fell in love with enduro and downhill racing. Racing helps him relax but also challenges him at the same time.

Bike:

Propain Tyee

Favorite cycling tour:

The Ridge - Pikov vrh (Koroška)

Hobbies:

Cycling, sport climbing, mountaineering, skiing, canyoning

Polona Strasser

Polona Strasser

Licensed Cycling Guide (KZS 1), Cross-Country Skiing Instructor 1 (ZUTS)

Year of birth: 1982

Speaks: SL, English, German, Croatian, Italian

Polona comes from a sporty family, which spent all winter weekends at cross-country ski races and summers on bikes and in the mountains. Her life revolves around sports as she spends every minute of her spare time biking and running. You can find her exploring Europe and around the World by bicycle or on cross-country skis. She also holds a Worldloppet Master title. During warmer months of the year, you can find her riding local bike trails or in neighbouring Italy, where she lived in the past. In the winter, she spends most of her time at Rogla ski resort, where she works as a cross-country ski instructor. She loves working with people, guiding, and teaching, and she cannot wait to take you on the most beautiful bike adventure.

Bike:

Santa Cruz Nomad IV

Favorite cycling tour:

Arlecchino Trail (Italy)

Hobbies:

Cycling, cross-country skiing, trail running, crochet.

Eva Golc

Eva Golc

Licensed Cycling Guide (KZS 1)

Year of birth: 1986

Speaks: SL, English, Croatian

Eva lives in Ljubljana, yet she always likes to come back to her native Savinja Valley. She loves all kinds of sports in all seasons, but her favourite are cycling, skiing, ski touring, golf, and hiking. Eva would be more than happy to show you Grof's cycling routes and attractions. She enjoys guiding easier, culinary, and family tours as well as slightly more demanding, partially technical cycling routes. For her, cycling is a synonym for relaxation but also a responsibility to ensure the guests feel safe during the tour and finish it with contentment and a smile on their faces.

Bike:

Mottera Neo Carbon 3

Favorite cycling tour:

Dolomites (Italy)

Hobbies:

Cycling, skiing, ski touring, golf, hiking, traveling

Matej Kainz

Matej Kainz

Licensed Cycling Guide (KZS 1)

Year of birth: 1976

Speaks: SL, English, German, Croatian

Architect and mountain biker. Former cross-country (XC) cycling and marathon competitor, Transalp finisher, snowboarder, ski tourer, and freeride hedonist. Activist and author of Markiraj.si unified cycling marker. He just loves biking, preferably across alpine ridges, in baggy shorts and a t-shirt, with two chocolate bars and anorak in his pocket, minimalism with the ultralight bike, super strong legs, and without butt blisters.  

Bike:

Cannondale Scalpel

Favorite cycling tour:

Mrzlica - Kal - Šmohor

Hobbies:

Cycling, snowboarding, skiing

Gregor Košec

Gregor Košec

Tourist Guide (Slovenian National Licence), Voluntary Mountain Guide Alpine Association of Slovenia (PZS - A Category)

Year of birth: 1974

Speaks: SL, English, German, Croatian

Gregor is a passionate cyclist, voluntary mountain guide, and professional tourist who loves spending time outdoors. He has been guiding tourists around the World since 2003. He has cycled in 32 countries, but his favourite are local trails between Mrzlica and Šmohor. Gregor loves riding all types of bicycles (road, trekking, gravel), yet he favors XC cycling tours.

Bike:

Scott Spark 920

Favorite cycling tour:

He has cycled in 32 countries, but his favourite are local trails between Mrzlica and Šmohor

Hobbies:

Cycling, outdoor sports

Igor Golčman

Igor Golčman

Licensed Cycling Guide (PZS TKV2), Voluntary Mountain Guide Alpine Association of Slovenia (PZS - C Category), Sport Climbing Instructor (PZS)

Year of birth: 1965

Speaks: SL, Croatian

Igor's cycling beginnings date back to 1986 when he completed his first road cycling marathon. In 1994 he finished 7th at Marathon Franja. Then he slowly transitioned into climbing and started topping out local and foreign peaks. Nowadays he combines both. He loves spending time in the mountains guiding and biking. After 30 years he is occasionally getting back into road cycling.

Bike:

Scott Scale 930

Favorite cycling tour:

Špica Celje - Kotečnik - Malič - Tremarje

Hobbies:

Cycling, mountaineering, sport climbing

Uroš Zorenč

Uroš Zorenč

Licensed Cycling Guide (PZS TKV1), Local Tourist Guide (Savinja Valley and Celje)

Year of birth: 1974

Speaks: SL, English, German, Croatian, French

Uroš enjoys easy cycling through the forest, on forest paths, and gravel roads. Especially he loves the Pohorje plateau. However, he prefers to leave extremely technical descents to younger people. A historian by profession, he also worked as a history teacher, therefore it comes naturally for him to combine cycling and cycling tours with history storytelling.

Bike:

Giant Trance 2

Favorite cycling tour:

Easy tour with regular stops in pleasant company and with a good snack

Hobbies:

Loves rock music, nature, cycling, camping, good books and cold beer

Haidy Kancler

Haidy Kancler

Licensed Cycling Guide (KZS 1)

Year of birth: 1982

Speaks: SL, English, German, Croatian

A film director who passionately explores the world on two wheels. She loves to discover abandoned paths and remote, private corners of the world, whether during ascents or rides on flat terrain, in Slovenia or anywhere else in the world. In addition to her love for cycling, she enthusiastically attends concerts, exhibitions, theatrical performances, and immerses herself in a good book. Exploring new cultures and meeting people brings her joy, but she especially enjoys combining all of this with a cycling adventure.

Bike:

Van Nicholas Boreas x Rolf Prima x Berk

Favorite cycling tour:

Jezersko

Hobbies:

Cycling, skiing, ski touring