the most epic ride ever.. that i will probably never do.

this post will truly define my cycling-nerd status.

the hometown of Danilo Di Luca is Spoltore, which is about 90km away from Ascoli.
i, in theory, could ride there.

i could take SS81 south toward Teramo, then SR151 south/East, then SR16bis into Spoltore.

i am not a die-hard Di Luca fan but that would be kind of cool to go to his town and snap a photo.
(like i said, solidifying my nerdhood).

then i could take SS16 all the way back up the coast to San Bennedetto Del Tronto, turn right on to Via Salaria and head back to Ascoli.

the catch is, this ride would be about 131 miles, with some serious climbing on the first half (about 75 miles) of the ride. the second half of the ride would be flat, coastal roads with hopefully a tailwind. but how many times have you wished for a tailwind and recieved the opposite, in abundance!

elevation data provided by mapmyride, at a snail's pace;
min = 184 ft
max = 1709 ft
total ascent = 4272 ft
total descent = 4255 ft

Angus and mine's ride of 120 miles was flat, fairly fast and completed in MAY!
i dont think i've done an honest-to-god-century since mid june.... this is a scary prospect as well as one that shouldnt be tackled alone.
This would truly be the most grueling, miserable, epic, spectacular ride of my LIFE!