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aliases: ["Long ride — 2024-01-13"]
Is A: Event
Date: "2024-01-13"
Belongs to: "[[2024-01]]"
Related to: ["[[person-luca-rossi]]", "[[person-alessandro-ferrari]]"]
Tags: ["Health", "Sport"]
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# Long ride — 2024-01-13
Long ride with Alessandro. 102km, 1341m elevation.

## Notes
- Headed south toward Montalcino through the Crete Senesi. Stark winter landscape — almost lunar with the bare clay hills.
- Crosswind was brutal on the exposed ridge sections between Asciano and San Giovanni d'Asso. Had to sit up and grind.
- Alessandro got a flat at km 40. Quick tube change but his CO2 cartridge failed, so we used my mini pump — took forever.
- Stopped at a bakery in Buonconvento for espresso and a slice of schiacciata. Best mid-ride fuel.
- Talked about the upcoming Strade Bianche race and whether we should go watch from one of the climbs.
- Moving average 26.3 km/h — headwind segments dragged it down. Normalized power was decent though, around 210W.
