Wednesday, 31 July 2013

The ride

Up at 6.30am, woke up Dave & Nicki as per normal! Quick breakfast then off up Stelvio. Didn't see much of Dave as he naturally cycles quicker than I do. Settled to my rythmn and cycled up up up up. Scenery stunning and luckily not too much traffic at that time of the morning. Well Stelvio is big but just when I was thinking where the hell is the top, I saw it away in the distance but visable. Now  the gradient starts to increase but the top is in sight. Bend 20, 19, 18 and so on I count them off. For added excitment motorbikes scream past but one stupid fool takes one blind bend too fast and straight into a Lotus Caterham. No one killed but much damage and injury. By now i pass the 3km sign, yippee, keep going Baker. 2km, 1km, 500m, will the top ever come, 200m, 100m then I'm there. Dave too busy chatting, he's been there half an hour, nearly missing my arrival!! Excellent, coffee, cake and a rest... what stunning scenery.  The ride back down exhilarating. Yippee completed and excellent. Thanks Dave an excellent riding partner.

1 comment:

  1. Wow the boys have completed one impressive ride there!!! Wait until they put the pictures on and you will see what they have accomplished!!!!!

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