The idea to fly across to Italy from my holiday in Malta for a few days was only a last minute one. So unlike last year when I trained in the hills for months prior, this year would be ridden with only just one ascent of Mt Donna Buang in the legs!
Bormio was selected as the destination for the whirlwind
tour as it is surrounded by a few climbs that are regulars in the Giro di
Italia – the Passo dello Stelvio (highest paved pass in Italy at 2758m), Passo
dello Gavia (2621m) and the much feared Mortirolo!
I had three days in Malta to get over the jetlag prior to
taking my early morning flight to Milan Malpensa airport. Soon after landing and
with only a couple of wrong turns in the terminal, I found the Europcar hire
desk and was out on the road in a Peugeot 3008. I did take one wrong turn on
the drive, so was directed by the GPS through some small lanes in Como sud. But
finally got back on track and arrived in Bormio just under 4 hours after
leaving the airport.
As the holiday was all family this time, I decided to leave
my bike behind and hire a road bike for these two days. There was a little confusion
with the mechanic in the shop when I first arrived to pick up the bike that I
had reserved since it wasn’t back yet. But thankfully when I returned later
that evening at the mechanics request, the bike was there so I would be riding
in the morning!
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