Adventures in Italy: Nesso to Colma di Sormano
More on my recent trip to Italy, which focussed on the Lake Como region. I was staying in San Siro north of Menaggio. My favorite ride of the trip, and my first after getting my work cables and housings repaired (allowing me to shift), was the one where I took a ferry to Bellagio then immediately climbed to the legendary Madonna del Ghisallo . After checking out the church and the museum, then enjoying a leisurely lunch in the cafe , I continued upward to San Primo . But my ride wasn't done, not even close. I had a longer looped planned, modeled after stage 7 of the 2010 Giro Donna , the stage race for professional women in Italy modeled loosely after the Giro d'Italia. Stage 7 of the Giro Donne Okay - full disclosure. I didn't know much about stage 7 of the Giro Donne (although I followed Mara Abbott and Team USA's successful fight for victory in that race) other than what I learned by that Amanda Miller had the QOM up Ghisallo, and the overall KOM up t...