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aliases: ["Long ride — 2024-10-05"]
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Date: "2024-10-05"
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Related to: ["[[person-luca-rossi]]"]
Tags: ["Health", "Sport"]
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# Long ride — 2024-10-05
Solo long ride. 107km, 1175m elevation.

## Notes
- Post-granfondo recovery ride. Easy pace, no power targets, just spinning the legs through the Val d'Orcia.
- The granfondo last weekend went well — finished the 130km in 5h15m. This ride is the first easy spin after the effort.
- Autumn colors are spectacular this year. The vineyards are golden-red, the oak forests are turning amber.
- Legs felt surprisingly fresh. The human body recovers faster than you'd expect when you fuel and sleep properly.
- Stopped at a farm stand near Buonconvento and bought a bottle of new olive oil. Fresh olio nuovo — the green, peppery kind.
- Rode some sections I normally skip — tiny dead-end roads to hilltop farms. No purpose except curiosity and enjoying the scenery.
