Piedmont day 4 - Saluzzo to Fassano - Brody and Holly’s Wheelie Cool Adventures Piedmont

Piedmont day 4 - Saluzzo to Fassano

Monte Male di Cuneo

Cattredale Maria Vergine Assunto is plain on the outside

The column are painted to look more dimensional

Lovely days like this make you happy to be alive

We heard cowbells so much of the day and finally saw the cows

Final kick of the ascent (Brody already at the top)

Poppy fields with mountains in the background now

The nicest bike garage ever is an old chapel (spoiling our bikes )

Spectacular day! Beautiful blue skies with white mountains in the distance. Just a fabulous day riding along. We said goodbye to Saluzzo although we stopped and saw a really wonderful cathedral on the way out. The paintings made the interior architecture look three dimensional although it was not, we were so impressed. Not being in a rush, we stopped for a treat in the morning before the climb. This was a cat 2 climb and while not as long as yesterday it so steep hitting over 14% grade. The view at the top was stunning so that’s always a well earned bonus. The downhill was full of twisty hairpins and just incredible.

The route: https://strava.app.link/cabXfNDKCTb

It was generally lovely although road conditions were rough in places but it was still a pleasant day riding.

Our hotel was at the top of another steep climb and my legs definitely protested. Still, very happy and we earned that gelato!

Today's ride: 50 miles (80 km)
Total: 318 miles (512 km)

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