Showing Off One's Boobs

Promenade 2011: a good race and a photo of the legendary Cresta

Bella this Stura Valley Promenade. 50 km Free Technique in , discounted to 30 this year for snow shortage. The snow .. little yes, but carefully prepared and groomed trails: 30km snow turned, compact, fast. Thousand curves, short climbs, descents, almost a labyrinth twisted into the woods and some nice long straight stretch over the river Stura , fuming.

The day is sunny and cold. He expects the street, which on this occasion is given by the local queen, not that global icon of the sport, Stefania Belmondo in person. ... So we start

Solita brawl in the early kilometers away, where you settle down and pulse positions. Climb along the Stura. The group is still quite compact and all proceeds of great vigor: A hard surface allows large "pumped" by forces of arms and legs. Race rather than muscle, I think. I'll be in front of 35.

Km 10 about: beginning to "feel" legs thrust after thrust .. doubt .. held until the end? For the rest, OK, I just try to ski well.

From Km 10 to 20 about is the stretch that I suffer more: the path in the lower part is a continuous succession of little rise, curves, slopes, lifts, lift curves. without end. I do not know the track, I lose the reference and surely shine. I took a train of 5 and the worst thing is that they just do not care ... Then another group which I stepping stone ... I'm 'good good back there in the wake lick my wounds.

Finally he re-passes through the street and winds up there for the last 10 km . Incredibly the climbs well and I can start to feel better. The encouragement of his friend Massimo , true Spirit guides the SciClubGenova (and more) stationed along the way, marks the turning point and decided to start to recover and resume one by one is at least 5 (or 6, boh) of the competitors ahead of me, including which is the second blonde women. The goal is to thrilling, with the last one I passed that I pasted in a cm from the queues and risuperare seems to want me at every turn ... pump as a madman's last 2 or 3 km, while the audience at the finish line makes our sprint. I stay in front and collapse without energy past the finish line. Beautiful and haunting .. strange thing in sport. I recover very slowly to the sound of hot tea.

Fortieth in 1h19'04. Content, even if to do the sophisticated could be slightly better.

Thanks Massimo for the energy transmitted through Stefy who kindly posed for a photo with your fan ever!

PS. And let's just say the medals 10 Olympic, world 13, 24 in World Cup ! Who offers more?

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