ultyguy wrote: ↑Mon Apr 30, 2018 6:09 am
Wingguy- great stuff, keep it coming! I’ve done some good riding around those parts when in town for the Charly Gaul and family hols on Garda, amazing place
Thanks, that means a lot from someone who evidently has amazing views to enjoy every single day
Here's one from the early slopes of Monte Bondone that shows the balcony road to Ranzo traversing along in the right of the picture. The view from the hike/climb/scramble to the top of the cliff of Pisetta (the outcrop in the centre left) is also absolutely stunning if anyone's interested in a non-bike picture?
When I watched the Monte Bondone stage of the Tour of the Alps last year I didn't think much of it, but I actually really enjoyed riding it. Maybe because my legs were tired and there wasn't much over 8% in contrast to the multiple sections in the teens of most other climbs around there
but in places the views were excellent.
From just over the top looking over the Trentino valley towards the true Dolomites;
Near the bottom of the way down towards Aldeno (in future I'd do it the other way round and descend to Trento and climb from Aldeno - the top section of this descent is dark, narrow and steep with random sections of atrocious surface in the corners) this view takes in a fair bit of the first half of the Giro TT this year. It's gonna be FAST
Starting the climb out of Trento;
Gratuitous hairpin shot of Trento and the valley/mountain contrast;
Starting the descent back down to the Sarca valley (North Garda) side;
If anyone can't tell by now, I'm a big fan of places where the view is framed like a window, so for no other reason here's one from a tiny little side road (with a damn steep climb onto it from either side, but particularly Arco) that runs along the central part of the Sarca valley.
