29 June 2009

NEWS UPDATE TRANSALP DAY 0


We met David J and Juliane as planned, took the train to Sonthofen, and registered on time (one hour to spare even).

We attended the "pasta party" for dinner. Initial impressions of the field:

1. thin (lots of gaunt looking faces of people who consume food as if it were prescription medicine, in careful doses.

2. Intense: one guy was staring at my rear wheel. I asked him why, and he was looking at the brand of tubular, wondering why I had a "budget" or "training" model.

3. German - at least 8
0-85%.More after todays' ride!

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