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(Possibly) the finest one-day gravel ride in the UK.
In possibly the finest weather of the year, extra-emely jealous. I'm sort of panicking and wanting to get up there and ride it again before the Lochan na h-Earba section is irrevocably changed by the hydro works.
More local gravel for me, still chasing the 'perfect' local loop around Crieff and Auchterarder.
Still on Friuli, although I think this is our last week here... Slowly going to head back north of the alps to Munich for two months of work... ?
Had a stupid crash on Wednesday after over cooking it on a descent. Bruised arse, lots of road rash and missing skin.
Saturday was the last day with decent weather.
Planned to ride ~100km over the pass and along the Tagliamento. Stopped at the refugio for a cappuccino, but ended up staying for six hours. Cappuccino, cake, beer, polenta, more beer, capriolo and frico, more beers.
Ended up being only 40km. Fortunately the ride was all down hill after the refugio.
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Stopped at our now local bar and picked up more beers.
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Down in Faversham for the Brother Cycles Big'Un ride this weekend. Fantastic day for it in between the horrible rain we had earlier in the week and what was forecast for the Sunday. I look incredibly pained in this photo, but it's actually because I'd just had a stream of suncream/sweat drop into my eye rather than because of the climb!
