#cyclistwithoutacause

As I said many times, Rapha is my favourite cycling brand. I am currently in San Francisco (this time without my bike: it would be fun to ride these incredible hills!) and today I have been to the local Rapha Cycle Club. I really loved that place: unfortunately it is 10 hours flight from home (hope they will open a cycle club in Milan soon).

This picture is quite steady even if I was shivering: we climbed the steepest side of Giovenzana. Whoooa! For a few meters the slope is above 20%! Luckily the ascent is quite short (and that's the reason why the picture is quite steady...). You can check out the route on my Strava Profile.

It’s spring here in Italy. From Monday to Friday. It seems that during the weekends we are still in autumn. It was a grey day yesterday, but we enjoyed a nice group climb to Colle di Sogno. It was my second try, my dad kept the pace during almost all the ascent and we rode faster than the last time. It’s a rainy Sunday today, I would like to be on my bike.

On the left, my dad with his new cycling sunglasses (he is mastering the art of selfie): on the right, the place where last Saturday he forgot the old ones. The picture was taken on the top of Roncola ascent (probably he was a little bit confused after the hard climbing...). For the first time I rode in the front, keeping the pace of our (small) group; this is a new experience, I am quite happy about that. As usual, you can check out the route on my Strava profile

It’s almost two weeks that I do not ride my Bianchi bike. Even if today is not Thursday, I am throwing back this pic from March, during the descent from Erve: this is one of the most evocative spot in Brianza. You can check the route on Strava. I am eager to be back on bicycle...

This is one of my favourite spot on the ascent to Carenno from San Gregorio and Monte Marenzo (the route is on Strava). Yesterday was an incredible sunny but frrrreeeezing day, it was perfect to work off all the chocolate I ate during the Easter weekend...

This was my first time to Monte Barro. Quite a bumpy road (and an unexpected tough slope) but a great view from the top! There are really a lot of interesting routes in Brianza... As you can see from the picture of the bar in Galbiate, there are also a lot of wanna-be-cyclist just like me. This is the route on Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/275749341

Spring has finally come. Even if the snow is still resisting at the top of Bedulita ascent, the sun is getting warmer and my shape is getting better... Less Brianza and more Bergamo this time (check out the route on my Strava profile)