2014

New material, the first racing bike, and we finish our first tour!

After two years, I decided to go for a new bicycle: a racing bike. Not too expensive but still solid was the starting point and after much deliberation I came up with the "Specialized Secteur".

Last year we had seen that there were quite a few climbs nearby in Bormio, so we planned to return and stay a day longer, so we could do all the climbs. On the first day we climbed the Torri di Fraele (Cancano). This is not a hard climb, but a very nice one. The many hairpin bends, which remind you a bit of the Stelvio, take you to the two towers. Completely different was the climb we did in the afternoon: Bormio 2000. Like the previous one, this is a dead end climb. But this time you end up at a ski resort.

Like last year, on friday a tour was planned. But this time, the tour starts with the Gavia and returns to Bormio by crossing the Mortirolo via Mono. With the failure of last year still in my mind, I start this journey. During the climb of the Gavia I feel that the extra kilometers in the legs help. 6u34 later I'm back in Bormio: mission accomplished.

Last day of the stay was preserved for the Stelvio. On a rainy day we were at the top no less than 1 hour faster than last year: new material and better fitness were the ingredients for this success.

Achievements:

• Cancano 1955m • 6.8% • 8.8 km • Profile
• Bormio 2000 1955m • 8.4% • 13.7 km • Profile
• Passo di Gavia (Bormio) 1955m • 5.6% • 24.8 km • Profile
• Mortirolo (Mono) 1860m • 7.5% • 12.7 km • Profile
• Passo dello Stelvio (Bormio) 2757m • 7.4% • 20.8 km • Profile

In 2014 the odometer stopped at 5083 km. The altimeter reached 15046 m.