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aliases: ["Long ride — 2024-07-13"]
Is A: Event
Date: "2024-07-13"
Belongs to: "[[2024-07]]"
Related to: ["[[person-luca-rossi]]"]
Tags: ["Health", "Sport"]
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# Long ride — 2024-07-13
Solo long ride. 114km, 1057m elevation.

## Notes
- Long rolling ride through the Val d'Orcia toward Pienza and Montepulciano. Moderate climbing, focused on steady effort.
- Watched the Tour de France stage on the phone during the espresso stop in Pienza. Great to follow the racing while doing my own ride.
- The SP146 between San Quirico and Pienza is one of the most photographed roads in Tuscany — the cypress avenue. Never gets old.
- Tried to ride the whole thing as a tempo effort. Averaged 205W for 3h50m — a new endurance PR for sustained power at this duration.
- Heat was manageable — left early and the route has plenty of shade through forests and along rivers.
- Filled bottles at the fountain in San Quirico and again at Pienza. Summer riding requires planning around water sources.
