average speed 23kmph
max speed 55kmph
odometer reads 4880km
We arise for the usual breakfast and bakery action pre-departure. Our excitement on seeing a swarm of cycle tourists congregate in the square below our window, and consequently evacuate, could not be adequately captured on film....
We re-join the river path, and enjoy a delightful day of cycling in the sunshine. Points of note include:
- Race with peloton of road cyclists, obviously impressed with our ability to keep up with them at 35kmph;
- Stop at 'Bicigrill', especially designed rest stop for cyclists on the Adige cycle path;
- Helmet-cam, fixed insecurely into position atop Ali's helmet with a bunch of cable ties in a very artistic manner, yet somehow not drawing as many looks as low-cut cycling tops.... go figure...
-Picnic in a vineyard, where we enjoy pizza, as well as our customary rolls, with the bonus attraction of a excessively tanned, Italian cyclist in his 60's, clad solely in cycling knicks (obviously still working on the tan), who paused at our picnic stop to say a quick prayer...
- Coke stop on the road to Verona, where we're informed of yet another bike path that will take us into the city centre, which inevitably takes us up the only mountain that remains in the region, but is nevertheless the lovely smooth tarmac we enjoy;
-Relatively painless arrival in city centre, despite lack of map, with assistance from local very elderly gentlemen, who I enjoy stopping to ask for directions at regular intervals;
-Hotel round the corner from l'Arena, with lovely receptionist who couldn't be more helpful, we enjoy (?!) some pre-dinner blogging, bikes safely in the computer room, we head to bed after thermos coffee and biscuits.
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