Tuesday, August 26, 2008




A few more...to the right is the Valpolicella ride near Lago di Garda...above is Pass Gardenia, to the right is Passo Stelvio, near top, from the Bormio side...

Italian Mountain Passes: Rider Small, Mountains Big




New photos just in from Italy...these were taken by our tour guide Massimo, and give a sense of the rider against the amazing scenery...click on the pictures and view full screen....

Sunday, August 10, 2008

The Mountain Mama



Preride dinner left, the peleton starts off, right...it was quite a day, thundershowers all night, ride postponed for an hour as storms moved through....it was, in a word, The MAMA.....