An impromptu ride down to the Italian Alps to experience some of the climbs I’ve been meaning to do ever since moving to Munich: Stelvio, Gavia, and Timmelsjoch. Also to remember how to do multi-day rides in the run-up to the TCR. I realised how hard alpine climbing (on a bike) can be.
In numbers:
- Kilometres cycled: 714
- Metres of altitude gained: 11,000
- Nights: 2
- Nights with sleep: 1
- Countries visited: 3
- Passes ridden: 7 (some bigger than others)
- Passes planned to be ridden: 8
- Near-death experiences in tunnels: 1
- Marmots spotted: 1
- Train crashes spotted: 1