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aliases: ["Long ride — 2024-05-04"]
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Date: "2024-05-04"
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Related to: ["[[person-luca-rossi]]"]
Tags: ["Health", "Sport"]
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# Long ride — 2024-05-04
Solo long ride. 84km, 1588m elevation.

## Notes
- Hill repeat day on the climb to Monteriggioni from the south side. Did the 4km climb three times with descents in between.
- First rep felt smooth — 285W average, 12:30 elapsed. Second was similar. Third rep the legs were screaming — dropped to 260W.
- The view of Monteriggioni's towers from below is iconic. Dante mentioned this place in the Inferno and you can see why.
- Hot day for May — 26°C. Went through two bidons in 3 hours. Need to start carrying a third or planning water stops.
- Finished with a cool-down loop through the flat valley near Colle Val d'Elsa. Spun easy at 85 rpm to flush the legs.
- Good structured session embedded in a long ride. This format works well — ride to the climb, do repeats, ride home.

## Follow-up
- [ ] Buy a third bidon cage or larger bottles for summer
