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Re: [OM] Nathan's PAD 31/5/2015: el Puerto de Tudons

Subject: Re: [OM] Nathan's PAD 31/5/2015: el Puerto de Tudons
From: ChrisB <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 31 May 2015 21:26:01 +0100
Well done, Nathan.  I doubt that I could do that, but the last photo is the 
most demonstrative of the 3 for me.

Chris

> On 31 May 15, at 18:34, Nathan Wajsman <nwajsman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> “Puerto” means “mountain pass” in Spanish, and this morning I set out on my 
> bicycle for Puerto de Tudons, a well-known pass around here which often 
> features in the Vuelta a España bicycle race. I live at sea level, so to get 
> to 1024 meters means serious climbing. This is the first time I have 
> attempted this pass. I left at 9 a.m. to avoid the afternoon heat while 
> climbing—the temperature did his 36C during the ride, but that was on the 
> downhill portion, so OK. It ended up as a 105 km ride with 1650 meters of 
> climbing, but I feel very good about the Guinness I am enjoying right now. 
> And I have some pictures :-)
> 
> This is about 30 km into the ride—the mountains in the distance is where I am 
> going:
> 'http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=4097044431&k=XzjnRzh&lb=1&s=O
>  
> <http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=4097044431&k=XzjnRzh&lb=1&s=O>
> 
> I made it!
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=4097044666&k=33bQhkz&lb=1&s=O
>  
> <http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=4097044666&k=33bQhkz&lb=1&s=O>
> 
> And the world is at my feet, seemingly—and I have a 30 km descent to look 
> forward to:
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=4097044889&k=djVWwfC&lb=1&s=O
>  
> <http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=4097044889&k=djVWwfC&lb=1&s=O>
> 
> Not bad for a 54-year old MAMIL.

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