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Re: On the road today...

Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2012 5:23 pm
by spandexboy817
Woj is spot on. It's maybe 5 miles as the crow flies from the coast with amazing views of Morro Bay and Morro rock from the top. The descent (either way) is awesome, Prefumo is just a screaming, smooth, technical descent and the back side, See Canyon, is part dirt, part really steep fast stuff...
Most of the hills in the background are ranch property, which I have explored a little on a cross bike. There are some pretty solid climbs along the central coast though, but nothing like the 20+km climbs you see in the GTs.

Re: On the road today...

Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2012 8:27 pm
by beswiss
More for off the road today:

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Downhill - not really my cup of tea and not really weight weenie bikes either. Good fun though :D

edit - Verbier - Switzerland

Re: On the road today...

Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2012 8:27 pm
by Weenie

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Re: On the road today...

Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2012 9:41 pm
by Dalai
Actually from close to two weeks ago - but have only now got around to updating my blog with day one of two riding around Bormio.

Bormio side of the Passo dello Stelvio

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Near the top

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Returned the 3km down the Bormio side to continue descending off the Passo dell'Umbrail

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Re: On the road today...

Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2012 10:15 pm
by Kjetil
That's wonderful!

Re: On the road today...

Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2012 10:16 pm
by Dalai
Continued down through Müstair to the village of Prato allo Stelvio to also climb the other side.

Down low

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Finally above the Refugio that marks around 7km to go!

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The quintessential Prato side Stelvio shot from near the top

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And Tornanti Bormio side on the descent back to my hotel

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Re: On the road today...

Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2012 12:45 am
by HammerTime2
Dalai wrote:Bormio side of the Passo dello Stelvio

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The old cliff road to the left of the tunnel, I presume?

Re: On the road today...

Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2012 6:26 am
by Dalai
Different climb HammerTime2. Old cliff road you are interested in is on the Gavia - took quite a few photos for you so will post these up soon...

Re: On the road today...

Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2012 6:33 am
by basilic
Nice, Dalai!
I'm happy to see you had good weather there.

Re: On the road today...

Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2012 6:45 am
by Dalai
Actually of the two days this was the nice one weather wise - day two over the Mortirolo and Gavia wasn't pleasant with rain and some sleet on the Gavia...

Re: On the road today...

Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2012 8:09 am
by Teletori
Evening ride with the GF

Re: On the road today...

Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2012 10:12 am
by Routier
Nice spin around the usual Cheshire lanes yesterday

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Re: On the road today...

Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2012 2:15 pm
by HammerTime2
Dalai wrote:Different climb HammerTime2. Old cliff road you are interested in is on the Gavia - took quite a few photos for you so will post these up soon...
Gavia, Stelvio ... senior moment.

Re: On the road today...

Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2012 4:10 pm
by stella-azzurra
With many more on the horizon?

Re: On the road today...

Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2012 7:53 pm
by micky
Dalai wrote:Near the top

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Nice writing on the road! :lol:

On the road today...

Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2012 11:55 pm
by Miller76
@Makoy, can we get details of the Orange Monster please?

On the road today...

Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2012 11:55 pm
by Weenie

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