Guy and I rose early and decided to take a small hurd for an early spin and without big hurd decision dynamics. So we left early, cold early for a ride that was to include the Marmalada, yet Lisa put us on the wrong road toward Austria.
Making lemonade out of lemons, we decided to do a BIG loop around the Tre Cicore peaks that would take us over 3 HUGE mountain passes (in this year's Giro d' Italia bike race) in nearly 6 hours of riding over 130 Kilometers in 9 thousand feet of climbing. After the final climb with pitches exceeding 12% for long periods, we realized we were in huge calorie deficit as we had burned over 4,000 calories and had consumed just 1500. Oh boy!
It was at this moment I told Guy that I would like to enjoy my first beer ever. He was happy to help and he ordered me up a wonderful hefiwiesen. We then dined with a fine Amarone, and some fromage, speck, pizze, goulash and pane. Didn't replace all the loss, but tomorrow is another day!
I'm now exhausted and planning for bed. I hope I wake at decent hour, because tomorrow we ride again!
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