cannelloni legendary ride between restaurants and a first course very heavy
When a friend takes you along the route favorite before leaving asks: 'There is a variation of initial and' a little 'more' hard, you want to do that? " How do you respond to the average rider?. "Sure!" The challenge and 'the challenge and then ... That 's the question I did while we were cycling from Silvio Arenzano to Genoa for an exit along the preferred path. The menu 'of the day included a rugged climb (Faiallo, 1000 m in altitude) and a couple of other climbs' ridable, for a total of about 100km and 2 thousand meters in altitude.
stuff stomachs trained by then. But when Silvio asked me, 'there would be an alternative, a bit' more 'hard for the first 6-7 km, a climb called the "Cannelloni", we do it? "- Not I stayed and I said "you choose the least busy ...". A narrow street just under 3 meters and drittoni to 13, 5% on average over 3 km with peaks over 18% can 'be very busy? I would say no. And this is in fact 'was our choice. The road in part by soaring Voltri, shortly after the hospital and continues to breathe without a drop of 550 meters in less than 6 km. There are 6 km at 9.8% average misleading, since a meta 'Up There' s a nice piece in the plan. So much so '. The attack and 'brutal and forced immediately to 34X28. I'm sitting on the bike and go up to speed 'even bother to keep the front wheel on the ground (as well as push the pedals). He limps so 'for about half an hour, with a momentary truce in the middle '. Fortunately, the rise and 'shade.
The first window to the sea Cannelloni
A meta 'climb another unfortunate encounter that was climbing a mountain bike. We look at but there is no 'many times to express the sense of mutual solidarity' cycling against the hardness of the road. You climb slowly and in silence. The cannelloni (first indigestible .. among other things, the cannelloni I've never liked) and 'hard to digest' why 'does not provide discounts: a few hairpins. Drittoni especially daunting and seemingly endless. Then, suddenly the landscape opens up and pave the road. Below you see the sea and, after a short flat appears to the left of the pass Faiallo.
The road up to Faiallo
Going to the Faiallo: over there 'Genova
The road to passage of Faiallo climbs gently, long straights and wide that cut the Mountain longitudinally. The view is 'very bleak, just a little' lawns but few trees. It climbs great fluency with a splendid view over the sea. After a brief interlude in contropendenza with the latest rides to reach the step. From here the descent and 'quick to Vara higher. With Silvio opt for a necessary coffee break '. I do tell what lies ahead. Apparently the piece more 'hard' was the first (the legendary cannelloni), now the second and the fruit will be much more 'digestible. Silvio and 'a great Virgil. Every three minutes it shows me a panoramic view and I missed shows the past history of some of houses. Mirabile and 'its built-in database of restaurants and their specialties' local: a sort of "Guide to the Inns of Italy" pedalante. Every country has its own place to ravioli, noodles, salad Russian (!)... In short, the next time around in the car so I do 'I will stop eating and do not have the problem of digestion in the saddle, always complicated undertaking.
Silvio "Gambero Rosso" pause telephone.
down towards Urbe
cross Tiglieto City and reach. Beautiful Romanesque bridge, although there remains a curiosity 'to see the "monumental oak," of which we peeked just the signpost
The Roman Bridge of Tiglieto
From Tiglieto begins a new climb. It 's not a big difference and the slope and' very affordable, but the heat begins to be felt. From the top we set off down the slope towards Rousillon. Drawn down through hairpin bends gently through a landscape very reminiscent of Corsica. Even the smells and the constant chirping in the background remind us that we are not far from the sea, although it lacks the last step. The road passes by the Turchino Campo Ligure, and thanks to the two highways, and 'now a state absolutely pedaled. Few cars and plenty of shade. Just before the tunnel Silvio shows me a detour on the right: look at him with pleading eyes, fearing a new Cannelloni. But the steep surge of the road is short. In short, the slope is gentle and climb in the shade of a chestnut. In practice, we avoided the tunnel and we are taking an alternative route, which restricts the pleasure of going down a winding through the meadows (only after I showed the legendary Silvio Aquila restaurant gold, famous for borage ravioli).
Campo Ligure: Castle in the background Spinola
The descent from Turchino, after the Golden Eagle.
From here the road and now 'just down the hill and leads us again soon Voltri. The last kilometers to Aurelia Arenzano'm kind of a cool-down with sea view: what it takes to digest all of the legendary cannelloni.
the end will be about 97 km and 1970m in altitude. The file for Google Earth and ' HERE