Bjorn De Vriese

Day 1

Start with a espresso and pictures at the famous statue in Torino and off for ”another Brevet”
First big climb Colle di Colombardo
Decent to Condove for pizza's
Fly to Susa and climb the Colle delle Finestre; grab my one and only race cape for rain and cold in the forest of the Finestre and act like Froomy
Finish the first day with hot thick chocolate and have a wonderful Italian diner
Sleep @ Rifugio Lago delle Rane

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Day 2

Start the day with a breath taking view
Roll out for Colle dell’Assietta
Descend to Oulx and grab lunch and snacks
Begin the climb Montgenèvre to Briançon
Take a big coke and gogo for the col d'Izoard
Sleep @ Ville Vieille - Gite Le Sastragales and have a wonderful Parmentier

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Day 3

Go for drinks and snacks and find my 34x30 for the beauty, Colle dell’Agnello
Spot some Marmottes and suffer…
Lunch and carbo loading @Sampeyre + cafeine shot for Col d’Sampeyre
Eyes closed for the horror descend to San Damiano Macra
Have great diner and wine @Dronero
Sleep @Affitta Camere Valle Maira

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Day 4

Preparing for the big escape to Passo della Gardetta
Bike a hike and extreme suffer for pollenta and sausages and the beauty on earth
Fight with cows and enjoy Little Peru
Honour to the best climber ever il elefantino - Colle Fauniera
And fall like a stone to Borgo San Dalmazzo. God I love my Zipp’s
Sleep @ Hotel Ristorante Da Politano and drink some Spumante

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Day 5

Fuel up with cappuccio and climb up the Ivan Basso climb, Limone Piemonte
Fuel with the best club sandwich ever and enjoy one og the most beauty roads on earth, the Via del Sale
Eat @ Rifugio Barbero great jammie pasta and go further up with brevet long sleeves
Post snacks and have a fight with the hotel owner for cleaning the bike. Yeah right we are back in friendly France...
Sleep @ Hotel Leprieure

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Day 6

Fuel the tank for the last time… Uh

What a day : Col de Turini, Col de Braus, Col d’Eze,…and gravel

La course to the sun... Nope, to the rain! pfff

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Day 7

I have a great idea. Why not go back to Torino by bike? Oh why not. How many K's? 235... Uhhhh and that on day 7. Fuel up and let's go for a hard day on the office. #roadahead

Col de Nice, Col du Braus with the Boys and Col de Tende with gravel sections.

Trofeo Baracchi to Torino. No chats, no jokes,... just powering and eating rubish to finish before dark. What a ride!

Arriving on the Corso Vittorio in the rain, picking up the car and Cin Cin with wel deserved Spumante!

Thanks buddy for the unforgettable journey. X

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