[DVBC] Greetings from the Giro

[Drew Knox]

Great post, Mike. Keep 'em coming!

On 6/2/07, Mike Keating <makeat at verizon.net> wrote:
>
> Wow. The Giro is much tougher than the Tour de France. Hills are
> incredible.
> Also the weather we've had rain and cold every day except two.
>
> The first full day was a real welcome to the Dolomites: instead of our
> usual
> 70 k ride to lunch (Giro viewing) we did 100. I ate as if it were 70 so I
> bonked. With closed roads there was no choice but to continue on through
> the
> cold and hail/sleet. I managed to fail to pack dry pants in my day pack so
> I
> was wet and cold for several hours and had to sag back to avoid
> hypothermia,
>
> The bonk must have carried over until Monday as I eventually sagged again.
> (I didn't sag once at The Tour the last two years and I'm stringer now
> than
> last year.) I took a rest day on Tuesday which was good timing as our ride
> went to 2,300 meters and there was snow above 1,700 meters. So the ride I
> missed didn't do any real climbing. The fact that we were also tackling
> the
> toughest climb in Europe - the Zoncolan) on Wed. also played a part in the
> decision to rest.
>
> If anyone watches the coverage this weekend you can look for a DVBC jersey
> 7
> km from the summit of the Zoncolan (Wed.'s stage) next to a large yellow
> concrete post and gate. I don't know if I made TV or not.
>
> More later.
>
>
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