Torsten Frank
Cycling the Finstre
Oh hi there! Colle delle Finestre was a great experience. Apart from the pass and the mountain landscape it was also a pleasure to meet fellow rider cap no 83, Sonia Barrar from Spain. The first time I met her in the race was that morning in the north of Torino which we were both traversing. Her first question to me was „Are you having fun?“ with a positive tune and genuine interest. What a great question to ask in the midst of an ultracycling race!
I then met her again on the slopes of the Colle delle Finestre where after a nice chat we than leapfrogged one another while either fighting for traction on the at times loose gravel or stopping for a photo.
This is at the beginning of the gravel section at the top of the pass.
Cycling the Finstre
Oh hi there! Colle delle Finestre was a great experience. Apart from the pass and the mountain landscape it was also a pleasure to meet fellow rider cap no 83, Sonia Barrar from Spain. The first time I met her in the race was that morning in the north of Torino which we were both traversing. Her first question to me was „Are you having fun?“ with a positive tune and genuine interest. What a great question to ask in the midst of an ultracycling race!
I then met her again on the slopes of the Colle delle Finestre where after a nice chat we than leapfrogged one another while either fighting for traction on the at times loose gravel or stopping for a photo.
This is at the beginning of the gravel section at the top of the pass.