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aliases: ["Long ride — 2024-01-20"]
Is A: Event
Date: "2024-01-20"
Belongs to: "[[2024-01]]"
Related to: ["[[person-luca-rossi]]"]
Tags: ["Health", "Sport"]
---
# Long ride — 2024-01-20
Solo long ride. 104km, 961m elevation.

## Notes
- Flat-ish loop through the Val d'Elsa. Out toward Poggibonsi, then north to Certaldo and back via San Gimignano.
- Focused on keeping a steady Z2 heart rate for the whole ride — stayed between 130-145 bpm. Good base-building session.
- Roads were quiet, typical January. Only passed a couple of other riders near San Gimignano.
- Light rain started around km 70 but never got heavy. Roads stayed mostly dry.
- Stopped at a fountain in Certaldo Alta to refill bottles. The medieval town is beautiful even in grey weather.
- Averaged 28.5 km/h on the flat sections. Cadence felt smooth at 90 rpm, finally getting used to the new chainring.
