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aliases: ["Long ride — 2024-04-20"]
Is A: Event
Date: "2024-04-20"
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Related to: ["[[person-luca-rossi]]"]
Tags: ["Health", "Sport"]
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# Long ride — 2024-04-20
Solo long ride. 88km, 1843m elevation.

## Notes
- Another big climbing day. Focused on the hills east of Siena — Chiusure, Serre di Rapolano, and the steep ramp up to Castelmuzio.
- Castelmuzio climb is a beast — only 2.5km but averaging 9% with pitches over 14%. Did it seated in the 34x32, grinding at 55 rpm.
- Weather was warm and hazy, 22°C. First ride in summer kit — short sleeves, no warmers. Felt fast.
- Saw a group of about 15 riders on a guided cycling tour near Trequanda. They had a support van and matching jerseys — looked like they were having a great time.
- Experimented with higher carb intake — 80g/hour using a mix of gels and drink mix. Felt noticeably better in the last hour compared to last week.
- Only 88km but the elevation makes it equivalent to a much longer ride. Suffer score on Strava was 187.
