41km to Caprile in 5 hours 46 mins. 1422m up, 1913m down. Accidents, 2 (not me – touch wood). I think Rafi’s accident deserves a little explanation. He had, as we all have, a little trouble getting his foot unclipped. He managed it in time though and went to put his foot down. Unfortunately he chose to put his foot where there was no ground… Result; Rafi and bike tumbled down a good 1.5 metre drop.
It gets better. The hotel has a sauna & jacuzzi, which we took full advantage of, followed by a splendid 3 course meal. 1 more weissbier before I collapse.
Enjoying a beer on the terrace in the Italian sun. A tough day, but getting used to it by now. Some great single track, but a bit too much pushing the bike.
7 hours 58 mins on the road to La Villa. 58 kilometres, 2572m gain, 2077m loss. Thunder storms, 1.
Toughest day so far, and physically one of the toughest of my life. Last 2 hours in heavy rain was really tough with some treacherously steep and slippy gravel.
64km to Reischach in 6 hours 23 minutes. 1185m gain, 1221m loss. Number of snakes nearly run over, 1.
This may well officially be Italy, but it looks and sounds very Austrian. An easy day today but mood a bit down in all of us as we are so tired after the last two days.
Stats for Sunday 71km to Freienfeld, Italy. 1610m gain, 1305m loss. 6 avalanches crossed. 7 hours 23 mins on the ‘road’, and best of all, 75km p/h top speed!