[Leica] Nathan's PAD 31/5/2015: el Puerto de Tudons

[Nathan Wajsman]

Thanks Douglas. I don’t do Strava, but the Garmin link is here:

https://connect.garmin.com/activity/790073115

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman

Alicante, Spain
http://www.frozenlight.eu
http://www.greatpix.eu
PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/

Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator

YNWA













> On 31 May 2015, at 23:12, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:
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> Well done, Nathan. You'll have to post the Strava link, so we'll know what route to avoid if we go over.
> 
> Douglas
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> That looks like a Brooks saddle, yes/no?
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathan Wajsman" <nwajsman at gmail.com>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>; "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus at thomasclausen.net>
> Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2015 6:34 PM
> Subject: [Leica] Nathan's PAD 31/5/2015: el Puerto de Tudons
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>> “Puerto” means “mountain pass” in Spanish, and this morning I set out on my bicycle for Puerto de Tudons, a well-known pass around here which often features in the Vuelta a España bicycle race. I live at sea level, so to get to 1024 meters means serious climbing. This is the first time I have attempted this pass. I left at 9 a.m. to avoid the afternoon heat while climbing—the temperature did his 36C during the ride, but that was on the downhill portion, so OK. It ended up as a 105 km ride with 1650 meters of climbing, but I feel very good about the Guinness I am enjoying right now. And I have some pictures :-)
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>> This is about 30 km into the ride—the mountains in the distance is where I am going:
>> 'http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=4097044431&k=XzjnRzh&lb=1&s=O
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>> I made it!
>> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=4097044666&k=33bQhkz&lb=1&s=O
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>> And the world is at my feet, seemingly—and I have a 30 km descent to look forward to:
>> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=4097044889&k=djVWwfC&lb=1&s=O
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>> Not bad for a 54-year old MAMIL.
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>> Cheers,
>> Nathan
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>> Nathan Wajsman
>> Alicante, Spain
>> http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/>
>> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu
>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/>
>> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator>
>> YNWA
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