We stayed the night in Caltagirone, a prosperous historic town in the center of Sicily. Its prosperity was established by it’s location midway on the road between Paloma, on the north coast, and Siracusa, on the east coast, and … Continue reading
(Note to readers: just noticed that I failed to publish this post, written about Day 3. Sorry it’s so wildly out of chronological order!) At 8 o’clock Saturday morning, we loaded our bikes onto the Andiamo van and drove off to … Continue reading
We continued in the van until 2:30 PM, then stopped to unload our bikes for the 4 hour pedal through the Madonie Nature Reserve to the northern coast and Cefalu. We had no idea what to expect and soon found ourselves … Continue reading
Monday we awoke to cool temps and clear skies ready to welcome the Giro teams to town. Bike teams typically do an easy 2 hour ride on rest days to keep riders’ legs loose and metabolism humming. We anticipated they … Continue reading
It began in the night and continued in the early morning. Pink balloons lined main street. Barricades and banners appeared along the waterfront. Trucks, vans, communication equipment and workers filled the Giro start area while official-types buzzed around. The Giro … Continue reading