Archive for July, 2009
|Twittering
Saturday, July 18th, 2009
Trying to figure out how to post from Twitter.com/VeloVeneto directly to the ‘blog here and to Facebook
Tre Provincia
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009
Today’s ride was 103k, 3:35 … we covered three different provinces (like counties in USA) … our own Treviso, then Vicenza, into Belluno and back. The climb up to “Rocca” was awsome, very old road, but in really nice shape to the beautiful lake where we had a drink and snack. La Dolce Vita !!!
Montello
Monday, July 13th, 2009
We did 90ks, a bit over three hours today … was nice and warm with moderate humidity. Mostly it was a flat to rolling course out to the Montello, site of the 1985 World Championships which 40 yr old Joop Zoetemilk won. On the way back to Castelcucco we went over the Col Mostacin (3k at 8% ave., max 12%), which is used often in local junior and U23 races. It’s a very narrow, winding road that can be a bit sketchy in the wet. But most of these Italians go downhill like fearless demons. It’s no wonder since they start racing on decents like this when there are teenagers.
I was a bit incredulous at the whining of one LA and LL during the Giro, complaining about descending on wet, twisty roads. Hey guys, this is bike racing. Perhaps we should take them up and down gravel roads with 30 lbs bikes and spare tubulars around their shoulders … make men out of them !!!
Just kidding 
It was market day in Nervesa at the east end of the Montello. Here’s a couple of shots of David and Paul.
