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Cinque Terre
Site of the ITT at the Giro this year... and I can now say from personal experience that it would have been a nasty piece of work. I "did" Cinque Terre three ways: by bike, by boat and by foot. The bike was the hardest. We stayed in Monterosso, the most northern of the "five lands", and the furthest below the main road. The climb up was fairly challenging, but not as steep as many of the climbs in Umbria and Tuscany. The road at the top though - yikes! For much of it there is room for, oh, 1.5 cars. Yes there is a guardrail, but this road is not for the faint of heart, nor anyone that suffers from vertigo (especially going north to south, placing you on the drop off side). The climbs up and down are also not for the weak of will or leg.
I start with a number of shots from the ride. You should be able to get an idea of the roads....
Site of the ITT at the Giro this year... and I can now say from personal experience that it would have been a nasty piece of work. I "did" Cinque Terre three ways: by bike, by boat and by foot. The bike was the hardest. We stayed in Monterosso, the most northern of the "five lands", and the furthest below the main road. The climb up was fairly challenging, but not as steep as many of the climbs in Umbria and Tuscany. The road at the top though - yikes! For much of it there is room for, oh, 1.5 cars. Yes there is a guardrail, but this road is not for the faint of heart, nor anyone that suffers from vertigo (especially going north to south, placing you on the drop off side). The climbs up and down are also not for the weak of will or leg.
I start with a number of shots from the ride. You should be able to get an idea of the roads....