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Day Two
Today saw Brendan and I pedaling up and over mountains for nearly seven hours. Accumulating over 4,000 meters of climbing! I would have to say that today’s ride goes down as my biggest training ride ever. It was another beautiful day for us here in Italy. We finally made it around to the correct side of the Mortirolo only to be able to make it nine of the twelve kilometers up before running into the snow line. Snow and ice once again forced us to detour. Luckily, nine kilometers was more than enough for me! Its steep slopes are relentless. Even descending was a workout. The friction from my breaks had my wheel so hot that I burned myself when my knee touched its sidewall!
The rest of the ride we basically spent bar hopping. A couple cappuccinos at this bar and a few pastries at another in a town down the valley. Not a bad way to spend the day, but I believe when I am back here in a month’s time I will be missing those opportunities for coffee stops. We also made another quick trip up the Passo Santa Christina and it didn’t get any easier overnight. We are hoping to get in one more solid ride tomorrow, but with rain in the forecast it is not looking likely.
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