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GIBERNAUTA THE VALCO or you do not expect

The first tear

Try to ask a gibernauta (so-called athlete with a massive built-in suspenders) and as' the kind of route that he hates more ': we will say' of course, the slopes, especially steep and long.

and E as' the climb Valcava running from Tower of Busi? VERY VERY steep and long.

gibernauta logical that our firm has dealt with a mixture of fear and self-defeating to push healthy athletic suicide.

morning departure from London to 745 in 3: Renato, Alex and myself gibernauta.

The idea of \u200b\u200bcycling to the Valcava with Alex (one that already has' more 'than 5 thousand km in the legs) was already' been called by Renato Project Golgota.Per gibernauta the question obviously a very ambitious project Golgotha \u200b\u200bExtreme.

I the Lissolo, especially nice to return

Here the 'Valcava the view so' does not make much impression

Alexander has provided a fun percorsino which includes: departure from Casatenovo, Lissolo climb, climb to Colle Brianza, down to Garlate, Mangiaebevi to Calolziocorte This has increased to Busi Tower, climbing the Valcava, and return with Lissolo rebuilt at the end so ', to give a touch of flair to the path.

car on their way to drizzle: inside of me I pray a lot, but unfortunately I can not get hail.

got out searches the sky gray with worry and I do with an air of great sense of responsibility '"and maybe today' best in the area stay here ......" . Alessandro misses the mention of prayer in her voice and promptly, "but it should be! by now not catch some water! up! by which you go!"

And part: I put myself in the saddle and sadly I left my face for a sad farewell to my faithful patermobile who, grim suggestion of Alexander (and by that 'nice clean there' and there are few people ' "....) pure water, we left the parking lot of the cemetery Casatenovo.

Renato and gibernauta summit

There 's no time to think, in short we are already' on the ramp of Lissolo and from there ', after a short down climb to Colle Brianza . Along the climb, we understand already 'that pulls air: and I give ourselves Renato turns answering in monosyllables do not feel alone, while Alessandro chat with nonchalance. On top of the hill we timidly try again "and if we were a bit 'of ascents in the area here ?...." Alexander and 'inflexible, "but that goes down there' there is the sun!" and points to the east (area Valcava) a lump of blackish clouds and swollen.

Alex and Renato

The climb to where we go and 'hard, very hard especially because', says Renato, you never understand when it starts. You start at the Tower of Busi but to get to Torre dei Busi there 'to go about 400m and tear and tear in Pier tiring. For more 'Alessandro studied a little detour and exiting Calolziocorte pockets a small road on the right "to go .. but we break traffic ...!... Usti!" we face a sort of para Wall of Huy: just under 20% slope and bottom porphyry chipped. The nightmare of gibernauta. But that 'get up on the pedals and, slipping here and the', comes slowly on top of the short wall.

thank Alex for the kind of idea and we put ourselves in tourist detour training: Ale, and Renato Gibernauta to close the group.

A Busi Tower, the climb begins. To the cry of "each with its step!" Alexander with his party, pitch, and that 'the double of ours. Rapidly disappears from view. The Gibernauta limps, snorts and curses to himself, 'but salt. Here comes the fateful return to the right, the one after which there is' the wall to 18%. Hard, hard, but if only there sale.E 'satisfaction that these slopes, the percentage rises quickly (and I would like to see well ..).

But Valcava and 'hard not only for this famous wall, but also' cause, after a couple of miles to human slope (about 10%) rears up again just before the last ramp. And there they were in fact 'the last ramps, bathed in mist, even in the clouds but keep the basse.Fatico 34x25 and, surprise, I can also go slow pedaling in the saddle. A few last strappettino and we are on top. Today, the visual and 'low' cause there are clouds everywhere, but there is 'time for a couple of pictures to see the snow on the lawns them' round and a tasty Barrettini.

Then, down 'diving towards Almenno St. Saviour. The long slight slope through low to medium cancellariane devour the Bergamo thanks to Alexander "human locomotive". Lissolo the attack begin to hear some first symptom of "lignification" of the leg and it seems to me to see Pinocchio ride at my side. But cast on this jinx and get up on the pedals to squeeze the last bit of energy before discesona to self: on top of the Lissolo, last controllatina the suspenders (now strangely read) and so cheerfully to the ..... cemetery.

The Adda

Brivio from the bridge, a well-deserved rest after the tour.

Also from Brivio, and the climb 'up there', behind those clouds

Cartel intimidating

Tomorrow 's "Echo of Casatenovo" will host' an investigative report the "mysterious group of depraved 3 in pants and hairy legs that even in broad daylight cackling disturbing the peace of eternal Memorial Park: New Satanism in lycra panty?" .

were eventually 115km to 2480 m in altitude (with Valcava risen to more 'VAM of 1000 ..). For those who want the file and GoogleEarth ' here. Instead, the few pictures HERE and the GPX file and ' HERE