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aliases: ["Long ride — 2024-09-07"]
Is A: Event
Date: "2024-09-07"
Belongs to: "[[2024-09]]"
Related to: ["[[person-luca-rossi]]", "[[person-alessandro-ferrari]]"]
Tags: ["Health", "Sport"]
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# Long ride — 2024-09-07
Long ride with Alessandro. 110km, 1633m elevation.

## Notes
- First ride in September weather — cooler air, sharper light. Still 25°C but felt fresh after the August furnace.
- Long loop through the Val d'Orcia: Pienza, Monticchiello, Montepulciano. The road between Pienza and Monticchiello has the most photographed cypress trees in Tuscany.
- Alessandro proposed we sign up for the granfondo in Chianti next month. 130km, 2500m climbing. Committed on the spot.
- Stopped in Monticchiello for a quick caffè. The village was setting up for a sagra (food festival) — the smell of roasting meat was torture.
- Legs felt rested after an easy week. Power was strong — averaged 210W over 4 hours without feeling strained.
- Tailwind for the last 20km home. Cruised at 35 km/h with barely any effort. Perfect way to end a ride.
