Today, my post will be a little different than normal. A little less verbage and more pictures. It was such a beautiful day that the camera called and was successful more than usual. Today really should have been a rest day after a pretty difficult ride yesterday. The weather was simply perfect, and the forecast is for rain later in the week, so I got out and rode. Main road to Sieci, then the climb to the windmill and the descent to Rufina. I climbed to Diacetto, then descended to Pelago and had a break at a different bar. I enjoyed the bar, which had a table with chairs in the sun. While I was ordering, some of the old men in the bar went out, but when I came out with my panini and cafe, they welcomed me, brought up another chair, and talked about my bike. One of the things I love about the cycling culture here. I took the descent to Pontasieve, then cranked it back in Firenze. 39.8 miles in 2:56 rolling time for an average speed of 13.5 mph with somewhere between 2744 and 2936 vertical feet climbed at a sun effected average temperature of 63. Enjoy the pictures.
Sieci, Molino de Vento, Rufina, Diacetto, Pelago, Firenze by ridingwithcosimo at Garmin Connect - Details
About 2/3 the way up the climb to the windmill (Molino de Vento).
What a beautiful road.
This is starting the climb from Rufina to Diacetto. One of
my favorite climbs that I haven't ridden in a month or more.
A view from farther up the climb to Diacetto. I loved this and the next picture, so I blew them up much larger than normal. You can see why I love this climb.
Wow, what a view with a Tuscan blue sky.
From the little water fountain around Falgano, looking
back at the tiny town.
Basically the top of the climb, looking to the South.
Diacetto is a couple of kilometers away, with a little
climbing left after a short descent.
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