Gavia and Stelvio, could I feel any less up for this? 40 miles in to a 70 mile ride

Gavia and Stelvio, could I feel any less up for this?

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September 11th 2010
Thinking I'd done myself a favour, I took advantage of the semi-rest day by stopping as planned in Iseo after 4 hours of cycling. It would appear that breaking with routine is not the way forward as I appear to have been taken slightly ill. My first day in the Dolomites was going to and still hopefully will be, the hardest thing I've ever accomplished (certainly on a bike), however after a night o ... 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