Well tomorrow we head out from our campsite in Latsch to do something that the professional riders in this year's Giro d'Italia were unable (or unwilling) to do only 2-3 weeks earlier and that is to ride up and over the Stelvio Pass, which has a certain amount of cycling folklore attached to it, being that at 2757 Metres in height, it is the highest paved mountain pass in the Eastern Alps.
Not too sure whether I am looking forward to this climb or not, and expect that there may be one or two photos taken on any one (or all) of the forty eight switchbacks that the climb entails, given my lack of enthusiasm / ability to climb mountains all that easily.
To make things more interesting, we've made the decision that as there is to be a group photo taken at the top and so as to avoid the faster riders on the tour sitting up top for hours at end, to put riders into groups of three (a General Classification Rider, a Team Domestique and a Sprinter) and then on somewhat of a handicap system in terms of start times.
No prizes for guessing, how I have been classified (Sprinter) where apparently my only job is to get to the top, before the other team's sprinters and before the race cut off time (Not that there is one in this instance) unlike the way the poor sprinters have to do it on the professional circuit.
We'll just have to see how it goes - All I know is that I will be setting a P.B!
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