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After getting experiences on five cycletours in Slovakia and two in Austria and Slovenia in july 2000 I was ready to bike on my most serious tour in my life...

From the snowy mountains to the sandy beach (2000)

Gyorgyigabor
2004-02-05 19:55:23

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The Passo Stelvio in their legs. In the finish, Nauders there were barriers on the sides of the road. It was a good feeling that some of the local inhabitants welcome each cyclist with applause. After I got the jersey and other souvenirs I spent the afternoon with having a rest and with watching the Wimbledon tennis final, which was won by my favourite, Pete Sampras. I sadly hear on TV that next day a cold and rainy weather would come, so I changed my mind about my programs. It wasn’t worth cycling to between the high mountains in a rainy and cold weather. In spite of that I decided to hurry cycling away from the mountains towards the warmer area of the Lake Garda. (I arrived at the finish about at the two thirds of the peoloton B.)
3rd day: Nauders (A) – Mals (I) – Merano – Bolzano – Leifers = 126 km + 200 m heightdifference

Murphy had right again – I thought when I was cycling up to the Passo Resia facing against a serious wind. Two days ago in the opposite direction I also had facewind. The weather was not on my side, because on this day I also needed efforts to cycle against the wind. I had to push the pedals on light descents too. In Merano with its southern mood I spent only one hour because the clouds were more and more closer to me. The rain caught me some kilometers after Bolzano, in Leifers. In the camping of the village I could build up my tent in time.

4th day: Leifers – Trento – Riva del Garda = 93 km + 302 m heightdifference
30 minutes after that the 20 hour long rain had finished the sun was already shining. The air was humid, but pleasantly warm; it was fine to cycle in such a weather, and between such mountains, in such valley. The sky became blue, the picture to the mountains were more beautiful with a few little clouds in front of them. From Trento I had to climb 3-4 kms up – and then rolling down for example next to the castle of Toblino to arrive into the valley of the Lake Garda. ...