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aliases: ["Long ride — 2024-02-10"]
Is A: Event
Date: "2024-02-10"
Belongs to: "[[2024-02]]"
Related to: ["[[person-luca-rossi]]"]
Tags: ["Health", "Sport"]
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# Long ride — 2024-02-10
Solo long ride. 86km, 1578m elevation.

## Notes
- Mountain day — rode up Monte Amiata from the Castiglione d'Orcia side. The big climb is 18km, gradual at first then kicks up to 8-9% in the forest sections.
- Snow on the upper slopes from last week but the road was clear and dry. Temperature dropped to 2°C near the summit.
- Legs felt heavy in the first 30 minutes — might be residual fatigue from Wednesday's intervals. Loosened up after the warm-up.
- Stopped at the rifugio near the top for a hot chocolate. Proper winter riding fuel.
- Descent was technical — hairpins through the chestnut forest, gravel on some corners. Took it easy with cold tires.
- Only 86km but almost 1600m of climbing makes this one of the harder routes in the area. HR averaged 152 bpm.

## Follow-up
- [ ] Check brake pads — rear felt soft on the long descent
