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aliases: ["Long ride — 2024-09-28"]
Is A: Event
Date: "2024-09-28"
Belongs to: "[[2024-09]]"
Related to: ["[[person-luca-rossi]]"]
Tags: ["Health", "Sport"]
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# Long ride — 2024-09-28
Solo long ride. 86km, 1309m elevation.

## Notes
- Pre-granfondo taper ride. Moderate distance, moderate climbing, moderate effort. Saving the legs for next weekend.
- Rode the familiar Chianti loop: Castellina, Fonterutoli, back through Quercegrossa. Comfortable roads I know well.
- Tested all the gear I'll use for the granfondo — same jersey, shorts, bottles, nutrition. No surprises on race day.
- Legs felt snappy. Short efforts on a couple of climbs showed power numbers 10-15W above recent averages. The taper is working.
- Perfect autumn weather — 20°C, clear skies, gentle breeze. The vines are starting to change color. Vendemmia (grape harvest) has begun.
- Mental state is good. Feeling confident about the 130km event. The training block has been consistent.
