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aliases: ["Long ride — 2025-05-31"]
Is A: Event
Date: "2025-05-31"
Belongs to: "[[2025-05]]"
Related to: ["[[person-luca-rossi]]", "[[person-alessandro-ferrari]]"]
Tags: ["Health", "Sport"]
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# Long ride — 2025-05-31
Long ride with Alessandro. 96km, 1165m elevation.

## Notes
- End of May ride. Warm and slightly humid — 27°C, air thick with pollen. Both sneezed our way through the first 20km.
- Rode through the Chianti hills between Castellina and Greve, staying on the quieter secondary roads away from weekend traffic.
- Alessandro finished his TT series last week — 3rd overall in his age group. Very proud of the progress. His race power was 315W for 22 minutes.
- The vineyards are in full canopy now. The rows of vines form green walls along the road, creating a tunnel effect on the narrow lanes.
- Long stop at a farmhouse bar near Panzano. Shared a plate of bruschetta with fresh tomatoes and basil. Summer flavors on summer roads.
- 96km in 3h30m. Average power 195W. Comfortable ride to close out a strong month. May total: 480km across 5 long rides.

## Follow-up
- [ ] Research bikepacking bags — need frame bag and seat pack for the autumn tour
