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aliases: ["Long ride — 2024-02-03"]
Is A: Event
Date: "2024-02-03"
Belongs to: "[[2024-02]]"
Related to: ["[[person-luca-rossi]]", "[[person-alessandro-ferrari]]"]
Tags: ["Health", "Sport"]
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# Long ride — 2024-02-03
Long ride with Alessandro. 94km, 1392m elevation.

## Notes
- Shorter but punchy route through the Chianti hills — lots of short steep climbs between Gaiole and Castelnuovo Berardenga.
- Alessandro wanted to do threshold intervals on the climbs. Did 4x5min efforts on the steeper pitches, hovering around 280-300W.
- Some gravel sections near Brolio castle — the Strade Bianche terrain. Rear tire slipped a few times on the loose stuff.
- Coffee stop at Bar Gallo in Gaiole. They do a great cappuccino and the owner always wants to talk about pro cycling.
- Talked about signing up for a granfondo together in spring — maybe the Eroica or the Nova Eroica in March.
- Cold start at 4°C but warmed up to 11°C by midday. Arm warmers came off after the first hour.
