I woke; I rode; I slept!
I could not begin to describe today's ride and do it justice. Instead, I'll give you just the hard facts: Blue skies, temp 32 degrees celsius; 75 km from Gite to Gite; The climbs: Col de Vizzavona, Col de Sorba and Col de Verde -- the first pass starting 50 meters from my hotel and the last ending a few km before Zicavo; 1,500 meters (4,920 feet) of climbing; lots of cursing; median speed - 24 km; minimum = 7 kms per hour; Scenery: lots of Laricio pine and beech forests; slumbering pigs; very few cars; 2 chain sucks; shade; 10 bottles of water; 1 Berroca; wild boar; cherries and rotissierie chicken for lunch; 6 other cyclists (road bikes and no panniers); sweat; avg. heart rate 175 beats per minute, total time = 6 hours. Was I sorry I did it? No way. It was, perhaps, the most epic day of riding all year!
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