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aliases: ["Long ride — 2025-06-07"]
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Date: "2025-06-07"
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Related to: ["[[person-luca-rossi]]", "[[person-alessandro-ferrari]]"]
Tags: ["Health", "Sport"]
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# Long ride — 2025-06-07
Long ride with Alessandro. 130km, 1442m elevation.

## Notes
- Big June ride — 130km, the longest of the year so far. Headed south to Montalcino, then east through Sant'Angelo in Colle and Castelnuovo dell'Abate.
- Left at 5:30am to beat the heat. By 6am the sun was already warm. Summer is here — no doubt about it.
- Alessandro brought a new route he'd planned on Komoot. Several roads I'd never ridden, including a beautiful ridge road above the Orcia river.
- The new ridge road was spectacular — 15km of false flat with views on both sides, vineyards below, and no traffic at all. Added it to favorites immediately.
- Stopped at the abbey of Sant'Antimo for water and a 10-minute rest. The Romanesque architecture is stunning in the early morning light.
- Fueling was dialed — 90g carbs per hour, electrolytes in every bottle, a real food stop at km 80 for a panino. No fade at all.
- 130km in 4h50m. Both felt we had more in the tank. The early start and proper fueling make all the difference on big days.
