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aliases: ["Long ride — 2024-03-30"]
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Date: "2024-03-30"
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Related to: ["[[person-luca-rossi]]", "[[person-alessandro-ferrari]]"]
Tags: ["Health", "Sport"]
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# Long ride — 2024-03-30
Long ride with Alessandro. 121km, 1822m elevation.

## Notes
- Epic spring ride. Headed south to Montalcino then climbed up to the fortress. The view from the top was crystal clear — you could see Monte Amiata with its last patches of snow.
- Alessandro was flying today — dropped me on the climb to Montalcino. Had to chase for 2km to close the gap.
- Long descent from Montalcino to Sant'Antimo abbey, then climbed back up via Castelnuovo dell'Abate. Beautiful rolling terrain.
- Lunch stop at an osteria in Sant'Angelo in Colle — split a plate of pici cacio e pepe. Proper mid-ride nutrition.
- Talked about summer plans — Alessandro might join a cycling camp in the Dolomites in July. Trying to convince me to come along.
- 121km with 1822m of climbing — biggest day of the year so far. Moved to summer schedule: out at 8am, back by 1pm.
- Strava kudos immediately from the local cycling group. This route is a classic.

## Follow-up
- [ ] Look into Dolomites cycling camp dates and costs for July
