by nickpannaman | Jun 3, 2017 | blog, Italy | Mountains to Venice
54 miles ridden – 4600 feet climbed Today was another hot day with lots of small climbs rather than the long drags we had yesterday. The day began with a coach transfer from our hotel in Pistoia to the centre of Florence in order to avoid the extensive...
by nickpannaman | Jun 1, 2017 | blog, Italy | Mountains to Venice
67 miles ridden – 5500 feet climbed. Another glorious day – at least that’s what I think – through picturesque countryside and attractive little villages and towns. The temperature was better – around 28C – and the breeze...
by nickpannaman | May 31, 2017 | blog, Italy | Mountains to Venice
82 miles ridden – 1800 feet climbed Today was Sue’s longest ride ever and she was on great form: It’s a bit blurred because I took it over my shoulder while moving but you can see it’s a fist-pump! Again it was hot but for the first 75 miles...
by nickpannaman | May 31, 2017 | blog, Italy | Mountains to Venice
53 miles ridden – 1200 feet climbed Another beautiful yet very hot day began with a ferry ride on Lake Garda from Riva Del Garda to Garda itself as the roads round the lake are extremely busy with lots of curving ‘blind corner’ tunnels which are to...
by nickpannaman | May 29, 2017 | blog, Italy | Mountains to Venice
76 miles ridden – 4100 feet climbed Today was hot. According to my Garmin the highest temperature was 42C, I saw a town display showing 34C, either way it was hot. Our climbing was covered in 4 sections, 2 of which were after a delicious yet physically limited...
