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June 18th 2007
Overall it was a wonderful day! July 16, 2007 I was having my doubts intially. I expected to to arrive at my take-off point into the foothills of the Dolomites in about 1/2 hr.--instead it took 1 hr. more. By this time the temp. was hovering close to 30C and the humidity was about 90. Nonetheless I got away, uphill of course, but after 5 km. the road felt rougher than I expected--I had a flat!!! ... read more

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more

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Brian Twohig

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My name is Brian Twohig and I am currently in beautiful Italy where I will be riding some of the most difficult stages of the professional cycling race, the Giro D’Italia! During many of the over 20 years that I have had rheumatoid arthritis, I believed that such a feat might not be possible due to my inability at times to even do simple, everyday tasks. Having been a competitive athlete and university rowing coach prior to diagnosis, it was difficult to accept that I might be forced to quit my active lifestyle. Since starting on the biologic Humira in 2003 I have been flare free. It’s been ... full info

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