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Shame it will most likely be the middle of the night when I get there.
That's a choice. Perhaps an unwise one?
skinny-
From a safety PoV?
The only time I've ridden in the Alps was TCR in 2016, when the two big passes I did were both at night.
I was really concerned about what mountains at night would be like so was watching the forecast closely all the way to the Alps. Then - after you passed me just after the Grindelwald control - it was a really calm night, so all was fine. I didn't get down from the Furkapass until about 3am, by which time you were no doubt tucked up in bed somewhere down the road.
Then, two nights later, I got to the control at Alleghe at 9pm, saw the weather forecast which was a big storm coming in from the north, so realised I had to go up the Giau straight away to miss it. I got to the top at midnight, and got down and back to the plain before the storm caught me. If I'd waited to the morning, I'd have been going up in a storm, which seemed a worse idea.
I'd always try to get the best info I can on weather but, if it is OK, there's something magical about being up in the mountains at night. I'd still rather do them in daylight, though!
frank9755
Cool.
I'd been watching the numbers of spaces click down, from 46 a couple of weeks ago, until Fomo kicked in.
The pictures look wonderful. Shame it will most likely be the middle of the night when I get there.