{"id":18001,"date":"2023-10-12T11:58:31","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T09:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/franja.org\/zgodovina\/"},"modified":"2024-02-14T10:31:47","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T09:31:47","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/franja.org\/en\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"18001\" class=\"elementor elementor-18001 elementor-7533\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_padding&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_padding_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_padding_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_border_radius&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_border_radius_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_border_radius_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true}}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"xts-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b5dbab elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default xts-section-disabled\" data-id=\"5b5dbab\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9afeabd\" data-id=\"9afeabd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b1a376 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b1a376\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HISTORY <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-01f3f22 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default xts-section-disabled\" data-id=\"01f3f22\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd8d6c3\" data-id=\"bd8d6c3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d414b7 xts-width-100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-xts_title\" data-id=\"7d414b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"xts_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-section-heading xts-reset-mb-10 xts-reset-last xts-textalign-left xts-textalign-sm-left xts-scheme-light\" data-animation-delay=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"xts-section-title title xts-design-default xts-fontsize-xl\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-section-title-text\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSuccess is a long-distance journey \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b5537d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7b5537d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e9172c\" data-id=\"3e9172c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"xts-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-81571a1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default xts-section-disabled\" data-id=\"81571a1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba7106e\" data-id=\"ba7106e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bebc091\" data-id=\"bebc091\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1aadfd8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial xts-width-100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-xts_title\" data-id=\"1aadfd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"xts_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-section-heading xts-reset-mb-10 xts-reset-last xts-textalign-left\" data-animation-delay=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"xts-section-title title xts-design-default xts-fontsize-xl\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-section-title-text\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMilestones of Marathon Franja throughout its 40-year history \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbd7203 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bbd7203\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/franja.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Zgodovina-01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-16059\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franja.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Zgodovina-01.jpg 300w, https:\/\/franja.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Zgodovina-01-173x520.jpg 173w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4896618\" data-id=\"4896618\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ae2018 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-xts_timeline\" data-id=\"0ae2018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"xts_timeline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-timeline\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-timeline-line xts-fill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-timeline-dot xts-dot-start\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-timeline-dot xts-dot-end\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" xts-timeline-items\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-timeline-dot\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-timeline-item xts-timeline-item-first xts-reset-all-last xts-reset-mb-10 xts-textalign-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"xts-timeline-title title xts-fontsize-l\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"timeline_items.0.first_title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t1982\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-timeline-desc\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"timeline_items.0.first_description\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThe first Marathon Franja start and finish were at the Police School in Tacen. \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" xts-timeline-items\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-timeline-dot\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-timeline-item xts-timeline-item-second xts-reset-all-last xts-reset-mb-10 xts-textalign-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"xts-timeline-title title xts-fontsize-l\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"timeline_items.1.second_title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t2000\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-timeline-desc\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"timeline_items.1.second_description\">\n\t\t\t\t\tFor the first and also the only time, when Marathon Franja was not a competitive event. \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" xts-timeline-items\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-timeline-dot\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-timeline-item xts-timeline-item-first xts-reset-all-last xts-reset-mb-10 xts-textalign-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"xts-timeline-title title xts-fontsize-l\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"timeline_items.2.first_title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t2001\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-timeline-desc\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"timeline_items.2.first_description\">\n\t\t\t\t\tFirst organized family marathon around \u0160marna gora, 21 km. \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-timeline-item xts-timeline-item-second xts-reset-all-last xts-reset-mb-10 xts-textalign-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"xts-timeline-title title xts-fontsize-l\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"timeline_items.2.second_title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t2002\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-timeline-desc\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"timeline_items.2.second_description\">\n\t\t\t\t\tGorazd Penko becomes the Director of the Franja BTC City Marathon. \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" xts-timeline-items\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-timeline-dot\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-timeline-item xts-timeline-item-first xts-reset-all-last xts-reset-mb-10 xts-textalign-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"xts-timeline-title title xts-fontsize-l\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"timeline_items.3.first_title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t2003\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-timeline-desc\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"timeline_items.3.first_description\">\n\t\t\t\t\tStart moves to BTC (finish still at the Police School in Tacen). \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" xts-timeline-items\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-timeline-dot\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-timeline-item xts-timeline-item-first xts-reset-all-last xts-reset-mb-10 xts-textalign-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"xts-timeline-title title xts-fontsize-l\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"timeline_items.4.first_title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t2005\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-timeline-desc\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"timeline_items.4.first_description\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThe start and finish line are in BTC and the Franja Medio fondo Marathon is organized for the first time. \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-timeline-item xts-timeline-item-second xts-reset-all-last xts-reset-mb-10 xts-textalign-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"xts-timeline-title title xts-fontsize-l\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"timeline_items.4.second_title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t2006\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-timeline-desc\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"timeline_items.4.second_description\">\n\t\t\t\t\tFranja Marathon is part of the Alpe Adria Tour for the fisrt time (SLO \u2013 IT \u2013 AUT marathons). \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" xts-timeline-items\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-timeline-dot\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-timeline-item xts-timeline-item-first xts-reset-all-last xts-reset-mb-10 xts-textalign-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"xts-timeline-title title xts-fontsize-l\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"timeline_items.5.first_title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t2010\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-timeline-desc\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"timeline_items.5.first_description\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMarathon Franja enters the GOLDEN BIKE series \u2013 8 of the most prestigious marathons in the world. \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-timeline-item xts-timeline-item-second xts-reset-all-last xts-reset-mb-10 xts-textalign-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"xts-timeline-title title xts-fontsize-l\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"timeline_items.5.second_title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t2010\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-timeline-desc\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"timeline_items.5.second_description\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAt the Franja Marathon, the world legend Johan Museeuw takes part, and the marathon is named after him for that year. \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" xts-timeline-items\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-timeline-dot\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-timeline-item xts-timeline-item-second xts-reset-all-last xts-reset-mb-10 xts-textalign-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"xts-timeline-title title xts-fontsize-l\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"timeline_items.6.second_title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t2012\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-timeline-desc\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"timeline_items.6.second_description\">\n\t\t\t\t\tIntroduction of the time trial event. Gilberto Simoni performed the marathon. \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" xts-timeline-items\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-timeline-dot\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-timeline-item xts-timeline-item-first xts-reset-all-last xts-reset-mb-10 xts-textalign-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"xts-timeline-title title xts-fontsize-l\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"timeline_items.7.first_title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t2014\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-timeline-desc\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"timeline_items.7.first_description\">\n\t\t\t\t\tOn the Franja Marathon route, the world championship for amateurs is organized. \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-timeline-item xts-timeline-item-second xts-reset-all-last xts-reset-mb-10 xts-textalign-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"xts-timeline-title title xts-fontsize-l\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"timeline_items.7.second_title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t2014\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-timeline-desc\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"timeline_items.7.second_description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t GOLDEN BIKE is renamed UWCT \u2013 qualifying races for the World Championship. \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" xts-timeline-items\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-timeline-dot\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-timeline-item xts-timeline-item-first xts-reset-all-last xts-reset-mb-10 xts-textalign-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"xts-timeline-title title xts-fontsize-l\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"timeline_items.8.first_title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t2016\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-timeline-desc\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"timeline_items.8.first_description\">\n\t\t\t\t\tGRAN FONDO \u2013 new name for World Championship qualifying races for amateurs \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" xts-timeline-items\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-timeline-dot\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-timeline-item xts-timeline-item-second xts-reset-all-last xts-reset-mb-10 xts-textalign-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"xts-timeline-title title xts-fontsize-l\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"timeline_items.9.second_title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t2018\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-timeline-desc\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"timeline_items.9.second_description\">\n\t\t\t\t\tBarjanka - the premiere of a new, 83 km long route on white roads along the Ljubljansko Barje and the first edition of a new tourist and sports event. \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" xts-timeline-items\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-timeline-dot\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-timeline-item xts-timeline-item-first xts-reset-all-last xts-reset-mb-10 xts-textalign-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"xts-timeline-title title xts-fontsize-l\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"timeline_items.10.first_title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t2019\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-timeline-desc\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"timeline_items.10.first_description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t70 years of the Kolesarsko dru\u0161tvo Rog, which is the organizer of Marathon Franja. \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-timeline-item xts-timeline-item-second xts-reset-all-last xts-reset-mb-10 xts-textalign-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"xts-timeline-title title xts-fontsize-l\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"timeline_items.10.second_title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t2020\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-timeline-desc\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"timeline_items.10.second_description\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThe only marathon held in Europe during the Covid epidemic. \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" xts-timeline-items\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-timeline-dot\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-timeline-item xts-timeline-item-first xts-reset-all-last xts-reset-mb-10 xts-textalign-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"xts-timeline-title title xts-fontsize-l\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"timeline_items.11.first_title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t2021\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-timeline-desc\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"timeline_items.11.first_description\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThe 40th anniversary of Marathon Franja BTC City. \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67147d6\" data-id=\"67147d6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"xts-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb2e1c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default xts-section-disabled\" data-id=\"cb2e1c0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f45ed67\" data-id=\"f45ed67\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9071e95\" data-id=\"9071e95\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"xts-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9722607 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default xts-section-disabled\" data-id=\"9722607\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c11976d\" data-id=\"c11976d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37313a9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial xts-width-100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-xts_title\" data-id=\"37313a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"xts_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-section-heading xts-reset-mb-10 xts-reset-last xts-textalign-left\" data-animation-delay=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"xts-section-title title xts-design-default xts-fontsize-xl\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-section-title-text\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHistory in picture and word \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faac564 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"faac564\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a896c9 xts-width-100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-xts_title\" data-id=\"1a896c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"xts_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-section-heading xts-reset-mb-10 xts-reset-last xts-textalign-left xts-scheme-dark\" data-animation-delay=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-section-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-section-desc-text xts-reset-all-last\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Since 1978, Tone Fornezzi-Tof had the ambition to ride the marathon route, but due to road construction in Kladje, Cerkno, the route was not rideable. In 1979, under the leadership of Zvone Zano\u0161kar, the Rog team finally managed to successfully complete the marathon route. When the Rog cycling team members Zvone, Tof, \u017davbi and Polon\u010di\u010d took a short stop in Cerkno, they spotted a historic military WW2 Hospital Franja road sign. The name of the marathon was born and decission was made immediately after Tof\u2019s suggestion: Maraton Franja.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0The first Maraton Franja took place on July 22, 1982. Around 700 participants, mostly on regular, non-competitive bicycles, took part in the inaugural event. In the early years, there was a seven-kilometer gravel section from the top of Kladje to Sovodenj, causing many flat tires. Thanks to Franja and protests from local residents, asphalt was later laid on this section.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27aefd8 xts-width-100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-xts_title\" data-id=\"27aefd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"xts_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-section-heading xts-reset-mb-10 xts-reset-last xts-textalign-left xts-scheme-dark\" data-animation-delay=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-section-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-section-desc-text xts-reset-all-last\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The historic military hospital Franja was a secret military hospital created and directed by Dr. Bojc-Bidovec Franja during World War 2.\u00a0 The hospital was never discovered by the occupier.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In 1984, Dr. Franja Bojc-Bidovec personally greeted the Maraton Franja participants at the Tacen starting line, supporting riders with famous words on that occasion: \"I know it won't be easy for you, believe me, it wasn't easy for us either!\"<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the 1980s, Maraton Franja attracted many participants from Western Europe, with Dutch cyclists being particularly memorable as they made a stop during the marathon on their way to the Adriatic coast.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\" data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">During this period, the Rog bicycle factory also manufactured a bicycle specifically designed for such challenge, named Maraton.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\"Ivan Rajgelj was the fastest in the first Franja, and later, a diverse crowd, ranging from recreational cyclists to professionals like Primo\u017e \u010cerin, Jure Pavli\u010d, Valter Bon\u010da, Boris Premu\u017ei\u010d, Robert Pintari\u010d, Gorazd Penko and others. The latter battled for points in the prestigious scoring for Rog's Golden Bike for two years at Franja. Bojan Kri\u017eaj, one of the biggest stars in Yugoslav sports at the time, also participated in the marathon in the 1980s.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-75ec0d2\" data-id=\"75ec0d2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9028e4 xts-width-100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-xts_title\" data-id=\"a9028e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"xts_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-section-heading xts-reset-mb-10 xts-reset-last xts-textalign-left xts-scheme-dark\" data-animation-delay=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-section-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-section-desc-text xts-reset-all-last\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The record-breaking participation occurred in 2002 when 1,886 participants took part. That year, the marathon was exceptionally held as a closed race. Alongside the Family Marathon, organized for the first time, there were more than 2,000 participants at the starting line. The following year, Franja returned to a competitive format, proving to be the correct and long-term solution. Until 2002, Franja started and finished in Tacen, in front of the Police Academy. In the same year, Gorazd Penko became the director of the marathon and, in 2003, relocated it to BTC City in Ljubljana. Since then, new milestones are set year after year. BTC became the sponsor, and from 2005, the general sponsor, co-organizer, and promoter of Franja.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf4d6c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cf4d6c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/franja.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Franja-zacetek.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16063\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franja.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Franja-zacetek.jpg 800w, https:\/\/franja.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Franja-zacetek-520x364.jpg 520w, https:\/\/franja.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Franja-zacetek-768x538.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04cb236 xts-width-100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-xts_title\" data-id=\"04cb236\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"xts_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-section-heading xts-reset-mb-10 xts-reset-last xts-textalign-left xts-scheme-dark\" data-animation-delay=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-section-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-section-desc-text xts-reset-all-last\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The event gained new momentum in 2005 when the marathon became part of the Cycling Festival. The Franja Marathon was complemented by the Small Franja Marathon, two mountain biking trials, the Family-School Marathon for everyone, and a Children's Trial. Alongside the festival, there were lectures and a trade fair. With the inclusion in the Alpe Adria Tour series of cycling marathons, Marathon\u00a0 Franja Barcaff\u00e9 became very popular for foreigners, especially Italians.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\" data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Another milestone was reached in 2010 when the Franja Marathon became a part of the series of the most prestigious cycling marathons in the world under the <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">auspices <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of the International Cycling Union UCI-Golden bike. In the same year, Jo\u017ee Mermal took over as the president of the organizing committee, leading it for 13 years.\"<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-40c2313\" data-id=\"40c2313\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"xts-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-312ff28e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default xts-section-disabled\" data-id=\"312ff28e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6789f39\" data-id=\"6789f39\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43fe5bef\" data-id=\"43fe5bef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"xts-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-411ef3ff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default xts-section-disabled\" data-id=\"411ef3ff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-412419a7\" data-id=\"412419a7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6eafa700 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial xts-width-100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-xts_title\" data-id=\"6eafa700\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"xts_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-section-heading xts-reset-mb-10 xts-reset-last xts-textalign-left\" data-animation-delay=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"xts-section-title title xts-design-default xts-fontsize-xl\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xts-section-title-text\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrom the world's oldest bicycle to the winner of the Tour de France \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9fbfca elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c9fbfca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d6adb63 xts-width-100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-xts_title\" data-id=\"5d6adb63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"xts_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-section-heading xts-reset-mb-10 xts-reset-last xts-textalign-left xts-scheme-dark\" data-animation-delay=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-section-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-section-desc-text xts-reset-all-last\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For millennia, the world has been powered by the bicycle. Although we don't know who invented it, Slovenia can proudly boast the oldest preserved wooden bike.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Barje grounds have preserved remarkable archaeological finds throughout the millennia. In 2002, archaeologists, led by Dr. Anton Velu\u0161\u010dek, discovered the oldest wooden wheel at Stara gmajna near Vrhnika, followed by the corresponding oak axle. Research indicated that the bike is an impressive 5,200 years old, and its remarkable preservation is attributed to the constant saturation of the Barje soil layers with water.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Wheels, Barje, and people have been connected since ancient times, forming an inseparable whole. The connection with the Barje is also evident in the Maraton Franja BTC City, as some marathon routes partially or entirely traverse the Ljubljana Barje.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ab70bbe\" data-id=\"1ab70bbe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b39e14b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7b39e14b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"815\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/franja.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/kolo_barje_1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16383\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franja.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/kolo_barje_1.jpg 815w, https:\/\/franja.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/kolo_barje_1-520x369.jpg 520w, https:\/\/franja.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/kolo_barje_1-768x546.jpg 768w, https:\/\/franja.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/kolo_barje_1-200x142.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 815px) 100vw, 815px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4517e99c xts-width-100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-xts_title\" data-id=\"4517e99c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"xts_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-section-heading xts-reset-mb-10 xts-reset-last xts-textalign-left xts-scheme-dark\" data-animation-delay=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-section-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xts-section-desc-text xts-reset-all-last\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ljubljana and Slovenia have a long and rich cycling history. Cycling in Slovenia dates back to 1869 when the German newspaper Triglav coined the term 'velocipedemanija' for the first cycling enthusiasm in the country.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Our successful cycling story reaches the top of the global cycling scene, as Tadej Poga\u010dar, originating from the cycling club Rog Ljubljana, emerged victorious in the 2020 Tour de France and claimed the top spot in the world cycling rankings.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3712c950\" data-id=\"3712c950\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HISTORY Success is a long-distance journey Milestones of Marathon Franja throughout its 40-year history 1982 The first Marathon Franja start and finish were at the Police School in Tacen. 2000 For the first and also the only time, when Marathon Franja was not a competitive event. 2001 First organized family marathon around \u0160marna gora, 21 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16530,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-18001","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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