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aliases: ["Long ride — 2024-10-12"]
Is A: Event
Date: "2024-10-12"
Belongs to: "[[2024-10]]"
Related to: ["[[person-luca-rossi]]"]
Tags: ["Health", "Sport"]
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# Long ride — 2024-10-12
Solo long ride. 115km, 1000m elevation.

## Notes
- Mellow autumn ride along the Val d'Orcia. Mixed flat and rolling terrain, nothing too steep. Enjoyed the fall scenery.
- The harvest is in full swing — tractors loaded with grapes on every road. Had to wait behind a slow tractor for 3km near Montalcino.
- Air smells different in October — wood smoke, fermenting grapes, damp leaves. Distinctly autumn.
- Tried a new route north of San Quirico, following a ridge road I'd never noticed. It connects to the SP146 via a tiny hamlet with no name on the map.
- Legs felt smooth and effortless at Z2 pace. The big summer training block has built a strong aerobic engine.
- Stopped at a bar in Torrenieri for a late-morning cornetto. The barista asked about the granfondo — apparently the local riders were talking about it.
