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<\/a>Mike (Andiamo) did a great job once again designing our routes and making sure we were challenged. Ben brought a cheerful Aussie attitude as well as a new level of cycling expertise to the game.<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/a>Nature break–this blog gives you the behind-the-scenes cycling coverage you don’t see on TV<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/a>Apples! They were in season and every hotel offered them as a treat for guests. These are on a stair landing at Hotel Greif in Bolzano.<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/a>We missed Nel of Andiamo this year after she sold her ownership to Mike to focus on being a mother. She visited Jim at a stopover in the Zurich airport where this photo was taken. Here is Jim and little Jimette, ur, Sveva.<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/a>Nel, last year pre-Sveva, overcoming her nausea which we thought was due to our bad behavior<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/a>The Italians are a go-go people. Apparently, when it came time to say, Stop!, they couldn’t think of an Italian word so they just went with English.<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/a>Cross-country skiing in Sept? We had competition on Falzarego from this fellow. Those are roller blades , sort of, on his feet.<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/a>Markham, King of the Carnival, atop the Stelvio<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>On the last day, Ben’s van was rear-ended by a lady talking on a cellphone. Here she’s explaining to her husband while we watched and waited.<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/a>What’s wrong with this picture? For bike geeks only.<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>What is the correct caption for this photo (multiple choice): A. How many cyclists can a jeroboam serve? B. How many jeroboams does it take to serve 11 cyclists? C. What is a jeroboam?<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Throughout the trip, the food was better than advertised. Here’s a risotto with seafood and green peas from La Perla.<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/a>Dolomite. The real stuff. You’re excused if you confuse it with limestone.<\/p><\/div>\n
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