We started our journey at about 4:40 p.m. and arrived home at around 7:20 p.m. We wanted to go test our bikes. Riccardo bought a new bike on Friday and mine is only one week old but I switched my seat and fixed my brakes.
This consists of about 8 km to this small mountain from home which are follwed by going up for 10.3 km up-hill and 7km down-hill and then 4 km to arrive home.
Today, was my second time I have done this since I got back to Brescia. Last week, I got a flat tire and it was quite a show. Thankfully, we were able to do it in time before it started to rain and the sun to go down.
This week, I didn't have a flat but I did see my first cycling accident. It was pretty bad.
There was a couple coming down while I was going up. I had passed the 7km mark when I saw a lady fly of her bike and soon after the man also flipped from his bike.
They had blood coming down from their nose and coming out from their lips. Knees were scrapped but thankfully no major injuries. They were conscious, speaking and walking.
I was so glad that they were wearing helmets because so many cyclists don't wear them. I think safety should come first!!!
Just like a construction worker should wear a vest and a hard-hat on a job site, or a driver should have their seatbelt while driving a cyclist should have a helmet while cycling. I agree, it is not the best and can be uncomfortable but it can save your life.
You can get safety items for your company from u-safenet. The company is based in Dallas but it ships nationwide.
Going back to the accident, by the time I got to where they had flipped, a car stopped and helped the couple, a guy from this car, called the emergency number and in 10 minutes there was an ambulance there. I didn't stay for the ambulance to arrive but I heard the sirens. Before Riccardo and I left the scene with the couple and the guy that called the ambulance, we helped them move their bikes off the road. We decided to go since it was starting to get cold and off we were to finish the 3 km we had to go.
When we arrived to the top, we put our wind jacket and finished this long journey.
I was so tired when I got home.
Luckily, I didn't have to cook because Riccardo's mom made us some peperonata. It's an Italian dish made with red pepper with tomato sause. It's more like a side but I love to eat it.
Here is a view from Maddalena
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| View of the mountains in late February |
After dinner, we went to a nearby bar to enjoy a pirlo (the true Brescian drink).
That is all for now my friends.
Daniela
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