Photo: Climbing the hills of Le Marche

If a picture paints a thousand words then here’s my 26,000 word essay on our time back in Italy recently.

I managed a few rides with my wonderful Italian club mates, La Centinarolese in the glorious weather.

My last ride was with Giuseppe Boffi, a fellow audaxer, who I’d not seen since I left him during a ride when our house was burgled last year.