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| We boarded the bus in Bergamo
for the short drive to Lake Garda which would be the site of our next
hotel. Lake Garda is one of the many lakes in the Italian Lake
region about one hour north of Milano. The most famous of the
lakes are Como and Lecco. We chose to ride from the hotel in
Garda to the Madonna
del Ghisallo chapel in the village of Magreglio on a hill high above
Lake Lecco. It started out as a very scenic ride along the west
shore of Lake Lecco, but the road turned upwards and very steep for the
last 8 miles. This route is used during the Tour of Lombardy in
October. We stayed at the chapel for about an hour, had lunch then road
approximately 35 miles to the finish of the Stage 19 time trial in
Monticello Brianza. For some reason there are many towns with the
name "Brianza" in it in this part of Italy. It was
very difficult to find the TT course as it was not near any large towns
and we had to follow small backroads through many small
towns. Once arriving, we watched the last 25 or so riders
from the 800 meter sign in the village of Castenovo. Paolo Savoldelli
was able to secure the Maglia Rosa by not conceding any time to Tyler
Hamilton. |
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Along the west shore of Lake Lecco |
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The Road up to the chapel, a very steep climb |
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Above Lake Lecco |
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