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aliases: ["Long ride — 2025-03-15"]
Is A: Event
Date: "2025-03-15"
Belongs to: "[[2025-03]]"
Related to: ["[[person-luca-rossi]]"]
Tags: ["Health", "Sport"]
---
# Long ride — 2025-03-15
Solo long ride. 87km, 954m elevation.

## Notes
- Recovery week ride. Kept it short and moderate. Flat-ish loop through the Arbia valley with just a couple of gentle climbs.
- Used the ride to test new handlebar tape — Supacaz, the sticky kind. Much better grip than the old tape, especially when hands get sweaty.
- Noticed some clicking from the bottom bracket around km 30. Might be the bearings wearing out — it happens every 6000km or so.
- Spring is in full bloom. Poppies in the fields, green grass, warm air. The Tuscan countryside at its absolute best.
- Stopped at a farm near Lucignano d'Arbia that sells eggs and honey. Bought a jar of wildflower honey — great on toast before rides.
- 87km in 3h05m. Easy day. The body needs these lighter weeks to absorb the hard training.

## Follow-up
- [ ] Have the bottom bracket checked and possibly replaced at the bike shop
