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Mauro went cycling
June 12, 2026
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Mauro went gravel riding
May 25, 2026
Tuscany Trail - day 5
Last day of this amazing experience. Never tired of seeing medieval castles on top of hills, olive groves, cypress lined road and those dusty fun strade bianche.
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Mauro went gravel riding
May 24, 2026
Tuscany Trail - day 4
This was a new optional addition to TT. An arduous tour of the Chianti hills. Very different Tuscan environment from the two days before. These are dark green woodland, Chianti vineyards take a small part of the wilderness. Little boroughs on top on hills appear from nowhere.
But it was…
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Mauro went gravel riding
May 23, 2026
Tuscany Trail - day 3
A ride in classical Tuscany. Through vineyards, olive groves, cypress lined strade bianche.
Passed through Siena via its amazing 'square'.
Now, why would one buy one kilogram of pecorino cheese to carry for the rest 3 days on a loaded bike it's not really clear...
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Mauro went gravel riding
May 22, 2026
Tuscany Trail - day 2
Left the sea side. Relatively easy ride on road and strade bianche. Little towns dot the way.
Stopped in the best restaurant of the trail, a real tuscan feast at Paganico.
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Mauro went gravel riding
May 21, 2026
From Pisa to the Tuscany Trail - day 1
Could not take the train from Pisa to the start of the TT... So I cycled there. It made the day fairly short, but it was an amazing day. Lovely seaside... cannot stop for swimming! Exceptionally fun gravel.
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Mauro went cycling
May 4, 2026
East of Cambridge
Cloudy, dry day... Same old, same old. Some wind
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Mauro went cycling
April 23, 2026
Airolo to Milan
Most beautiful descent from Airolo. Perfect tarmac allows crazy speeds on the 600m descent. After that one crosses some pretty part of the Canton Ticino (the Italian speaking side of Switzerland). Until one arrives to the big southern cities of Bellinzona and Lugano. The roads are definitely busier than the…
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Mauro went cycling
April 22, 2026
Basel through Switzerland ending below the Gottardo pass
Left Saint Louis (on the french part of Basel so I had a decent Boulangerie for breakfast), entered Basel, exit in Germany. Rode by the river Rhine and re-entered Switzerland, direction Zurich.
Facilities are very good, water, WCs, good amount of cycling ways, but during peak time you may be…
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Mauro went cycling
April 21, 2026
Lunéville, the Vosges, Alsace and Basil
The massif of the Vosges are an oddity in the flat French landscape. They rise from nowhere and are really tough, like the people inhabiting these areas. Long steep climb to reach Col du Bonhomme, with long 15% climbs.
For the descent a candle to Saint Shimano is light in…
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Mauro went cycling
April 20, 2026
Arlon, Luxembourg, the Moselle path, to Lunéville.
Left the harsh Ardennes, one drops to the rolling Luxembourgese hills, fat cows, fast cars, but the most respectful people I have seen (for cyclists). A final hill and Luxembourg becomes France.
A very unremarkable road to Thionville, one joins the absolute beautiful Moselle cycle path. Miles and miles of…
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