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Mendrisio
It was more of the usual traveling to Mendrisio the other day. Nothing too special, just a very long six hour layover in Newark. I spent my time there shopping and drinking way too many Starbucks coffees. I am hooked on the Americano right now.
I arrived at our hotel only to realized I had started a race in the hotel parking lot last fall, small world! It is such a beautiful area, I can’t even put it into words. We are staying right on Lago di Lugano. It is very similar to the famous Lake Como. The riding is amazing as well. The roads winds along the lake, in and out of towns, and if you want to do some climbing you just have to take any random road away from the lake and it will go up five to ten kilometers. There is no other area in the world where I think cycling belongs more.
I checked out the road race course this morning and I am very impressed. Maybe it is not so hard just riding it a few times, but racing on it for 262 kms will be a big task. I can see the bunch blowing apart the last few laps, and it will be a day where you really have to focus on eating and drinking to avoid the bonk. 
Tonight, I am leaving the hotel to join the new members of Columbia-HTC for a dinner. It will be a good chance to shake some hands and get to know the guys I will be racing with next year.
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