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I've done a lot of today's climbs - sadly not the Giau though. A big thunderstorm turned me back.
The Dolomites are possibly the most incredible place I've ever been. So spectacularly beautiful, a new mountain round every corner. As amazing as it looks on telly, it's not a patch on seeing it for yourself. I really, really want to be back there. The riding is awesome... and so intensely hard. The easiest climbs average at about 8%; some of them average more like 10% with huge long 15% stretches - and I mean like 3-4km long stretches. Awesome. I was broken.