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aliases: ["Long ride — 2024-04-27"]
Is A: Event
Date: "2024-04-27"
Belongs to: "[[2024-04]]"
Related to: ["[[person-luca-rossi]]"]
Tags: ["Health", "Sport"]
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# Long ride — 2024-04-27
Solo long ride. 89km, 1127m elevation.

## Notes
- Mixed terrain ride — half road, half white roads through the Crete Senesi. Ran 30mm tires at 4.5 bar for the gravel sections.
- The gravel sector near the farm at Le Crete was in perfect condition — packed and fast, like riding on hardpack. Best surface I've ridden on.
- Picked up a thorn in the rear tire at km 52. Sealant sealed it within a minute — tubeless setup paying for itself.
- Quiet morning — left at 7am and had the roads entirely to myself until about 10am. Peaceful riding.
- Spotted a fox crossing the gravel road near Asciano. It stopped and stared for a few seconds before disappearing into the wheat field.
- Average speed 24.8 km/h — slower because of the gravel sections but the variety makes the ride more interesting than pure road.
