21 Cycling Climbs Part Two - Flipbook - Page 202
Passo Sella
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1.
Head out of Canazei via the Passo Pordoi. Take
a left onto the Passo Sella, and you could be in
the Rocky Mountains.
The higher you go, the more dramatic
everything becomes till you eventually find
yourself standing on the shoulders of giants.
3.
This is healthcare on wheels.
A luxury spa for the outdoor people. Adventure
with benefits.
Life is now divided between before you rode
the Sella and after you rode the Sella.
It could change you in ways so far
unrecognised and unimagined.
2.
You must have done something very right to
ride this road.
The nectar of life is to be found in these
mountains.
Breathe it in. Absorb it through your skin.
It will heal your very soul.
It’s not immortality, but it’ll do for now.
You may feel the need to make profound
pronouncements as to the meaning of life, the
universe, and everything.
4.
Or you may just go back to work and forget it
ever happened.
Only that won’t work.
You have spent time in paradise.
Now everything will be different.
This is “Zen and the art of bike riding” country,
and you’re now a philosopher.
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