I was talking with my buddy about the route.
What came out, after a more details map evaluation is the following:
The road on section 32 (from Misurina to Carbonin) steps by a place called Col S.Angelo ... that is, on some maps, referred as a PASS!!
Not enough: The following section (33) goes through a place called Cimabanche: another pass (see wiki in Italian, or in German).
What about this then:
On section 22 when we reach town San Leonardo Passiria, we could, before leading north-east toward Monte Giovo Pass, turning north-west and reach the Rombo Pass (almost 2500 mt), stop on top, turn back ward and get back down to San Leonardo Passiria and continue with our scheduled route.
Same idea could be for Umbrail Pass, right on the Stelvio ramp (section 13).
Moreover on our return from Switzerland, after Fuorn Pass (section 19) we can arrive to St Maria in Mustair, turn south on Umbrail, join AGAIN Stelvio, continue back down to Spondigna (section 20) and then going on. Amount of KM would be the same, but we'd add ANOTHER pass, without counting that we'd repeat half of the Stelvio.
This is becoming a monster!
Suggestion welcome ;-)
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
5 days to go...
I am training in these days. Yesterday 8 passes, 350km.
The more I ride around, the more I think the limit isn't time, but our strength.
In the beginning I thought we cannot make it, just impossible to do it from 0500am to say 11pm. But after having ridden hard in these days, I see WE CAN DO IT. I can do 350km of mountain in 5 hours easily. Multiply 3 and we're about in the figures, with still 3hs left.
What puzzles me is WILL WE BE ABLE TO RIDE STOPLESS SO LONG?
That's the real challenge.
Bikes are being checked. Today I check carburettors as over 2200mt height it gets too rough. Also I wanna balance carburettors. My buddy is servicing it and have MOT done too.
Today I'll just test ride the bike after what I've to do, and probably won't ride it till monday (the day). I'll just quickly ride it to nearby gas station on sat, to fill it up to the very top.
The more I ride around, the more I think the limit isn't time, but our strength.
In the beginning I thought we cannot make it, just impossible to do it from 0500am to say 11pm. But after having ridden hard in these days, I see WE CAN DO IT. I can do 350km of mountain in 5 hours easily. Multiply 3 and we're about in the figures, with still 3hs left.
What puzzles me is WILL WE BE ABLE TO RIDE STOPLESS SO LONG?
That's the real challenge.
Bikes are being checked. Today I check carburettors as over 2200mt height it gets too rough. Also I wanna balance carburettors. My buddy is servicing it and have MOT done too.
Today I'll just test ride the bike after what I've to do, and probably won't ride it till monday (the day). I'll just quickly ride it to nearby gas station on sat, to fill it up to the very top.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
6 days to go....
tick tack - tick tack..... time is tickin' away....
we're pretty nervous. I mean, this is really a challenge.
It's been done before, but the group of riders who did it, set a 24h limit, had a real lunch break, and they were a dozen of bikes.
Yesterday we evaluated a slight change on the route. But in the end we dropped it.
Anyway, out of the original route, we'd cut STEPS from 23 to 27 and add an alternative route in between. We'd cut 89 km but add 128. Almost 40km more.... total 1174km. We DON'T really need it.
Just for the fun of it, here the modified part:
we're pretty nervous. I mean, this is really a challenge.
It's been done before, but the group of riders who did it, set a 24h limit, had a real lunch break, and they were a dozen of bikes.
Yesterday we evaluated a slight change on the route. But in the end we dropped it.
Anyway, out of the original route, we'd cut STEPS from 23 to 27 and add an alternative route in between. We'd cut 89 km but add 128. Almost 40km more.... total 1174km. We DON'T really need it.
Just for the fun of it, here the modified part:
Monday, August 18, 2008
No, we aren't using any GPS...
Somebody asked WHICH brand of GPS device we will be using.
The answer is simple: NONE.
We have one simple paper map.
ISBN 88-365-2831-7
This map looks like the only one I found that covers it all. Some other editions just were cut a little before our westmost point (Switzerland). This is just PERFECT.
The answer is simple: NONE.
We have one simple paper map.
ISBN 88-365-2831-7
This map looks like the only one I found that covers it all. Some other editions just were cut a little before our westmost point (Switzerland). This is just PERFECT.
7 days to go....
In exactely one week, at this time of the day, we will be somewhere in the high mountains.
The pre-ride-tension is growin' on us.
My buddy, who's also a hardcore marathon runner, claims he feels like that BEFORE that ride, with that feeling "you cannot make it". But then he did.
Today weather's is precious, still a little cold for the season, but nice.
Wish we're getting this next week.
The pre-ride-tension is growin' on us.
My buddy, who's also a hardcore marathon runner, claims he feels like that BEFORE that ride, with that feeling "you cannot make it". But then he did.
Today weather's is precious, still a little cold for the season, but nice.
Wish we're getting this next week.
Sunday, August 17, 2008
8 days to go
Blog has all the info uploaded.
You can see the route, the maps, whatever.
Now it's just 8 days to go.
Starting all shaman/magic/voodoo rites to have SUN on the day and the day before as well (to make sure we will find dry roads).
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