So first race in italy, and id have to say it was a big step up, as there were all the top Italian ameture teams. the race was also part of the Italian national series.
The race was a 112km loop and then 5 laps of circuit with some super steep climbs in it. right from the start the pace was on and stayed that way for the whole race the first 10km we averaged 56km/h and the first hour was 48 average and that was with a few hills aswell. I just sat in the bunch for the long lap as my legs were just average.
when we got the first finishing circuit on the first hill the bunch blew to pieces and there were only about 30 odd riders left in the front and i only lasted one more lap after that. And with Italian racing the broomwagen follows the front bunch so if you drop you have to pull out, so by the end of the race there were only 15riders left in the race out of 150 that started. so yea pretty hard race.
Also we stayed in an amazing hotel on the top of some mountain above a city called Biella. and there was a big cathedral and some old buildings there aswell have a look at the pictures above.
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