Nope, not yet. Compacted snow and slicks don't mix.

Needed a bit of bike energy after a bout of norovirus or something though, so now the good bike is set up for spring. That means 25mm of extra spacers up front to start a new year of adaptations to a creaky old body.

Can someone switch the heat on again?

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Sutri - Formello - Rome. Last leg of my tour, and Lazio showed its best side today. A wobderful 75kms/900alt.m. ride through wonderful terrain concludes my journey for now.

A bit sore after the fall yesterday, but the legs are ok. I'll take it easy for a couple of days, and then we will see.

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Ponte Milvio, a spot that gathers conflict

Cicero intercepted messages from Catilina here, uncovering the Catiline attempt at an coup d'etat. This was around the same time Marius and Julius was around. Catilines other claim to fame is boinking/raping a vestal virgin. Take care of your epitaph...

This bridge is also where Constantine asked his soldiers to paint a cross on their shields, pitching the western world into christianity.

Today it is known as a spot where football hooligans make trouble.

What is it about this bridge...

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Viterbo - Vetralla - Sutri. Not really happy with the first half of todays ride - too much singletrack and broken surfaces for my gravel bike. Also ended up falling off the bike on a downhill where some water had dug put an inopportune hole.

The landscape is full of tuff stone, which has been used to create extra storage space.