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aliases: ["Long ride — 2024-09-21"]
Is A: Event
Date: "2024-09-21"
Belongs to: "[[2024-09]]"
Related to: ["[[person-luca-rossi]]", "[[person-alessandro-ferrari]]"]
Tags: ["Health", "Sport"]
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# Long ride — 2024-09-21
Long ride with Alessandro. 121km, 1001m elevation.

## Notes
- Flat recovery ride after two big climbing weeks. Rode out along the Arbia valley, then north through Staggia and Poggibonsi.
- Kept it social — easy pace, lots of talking. Alessandro shared updates on his job search. Sounds like he has a promising lead.
- 121km on flat terrain feels very different from 80km in the hills. Less intense but more time in the saddle.
- Stopped in Poggibonsi at the bakery near the station. Fresh focaccia and a cappuccino. Proper recovery fuel.
- Roads were in excellent condition after recent resurfacing on the SP541. Smooth as a velodrome.
- Average speed 29.8 km/h — nearly cracked 30 on a long ride. The flat terrain and gentle tailwind helped.
- Legs felt tired but not sore. Good sign of adaptation — the big volume is paying off.
