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Sorry about the gap between entries. We've had 4 days of riding. The first half day was just a warm up around Fano to check our bike fits and get us accustomed to the traffic.
The second full day was from Fano to Urbino (40 miles / 47 miles with the extra loop). This was a SUPER hard climbing day and it was pretty hot in the mid/late afternoon. The last little bit to the hotel was a good climb on a cobblestone road, which was a b**** after all the afternoon climbing. Of course Patrick did the extra loop & got great pictures at the top of the mountain.
The third full day was from Urbino to Genga (48 mi / 55 mi with the extra loop). This day was a little easier with the climbs but still challenging, at least for me! Patrick did the extra loop again... This day we got caught in a lighting/thunder & rain storm. (The extra loopers didn't get it as much as we did.) We were SOAKED by the time we got to the hotel. It is pretty scary seeing the lighting split & hit the ground up the road. It sounded like the thunder was right on top of us at one point! (I guess I won't be afraid to ride in the rain anymore...) The van actually picked up the extra loopers a few miles away from the hotel because it got pretty bad. The dinner was amazing that night... Almost made up for not having any hot water!
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