Distance: 57km Total Ascent: 750m
Towns: Serravalle, Albarasca, Castellania, Podigliano, Gavazzana - Long Course: Olva, Carezzano
Activities: Visit home town of Fausto Coppi, taste the Barbera made by his nephew
This is a ride to the home town of Fausto Coppi where we can taste the Barbera wine made by his nephew. Optional shopping time at one of the most amazing designer outlets in Italy, with all famous brands present. Don’t forget your credit card!
After another huge dinner, a light breakfast was in order before we cycled out in sunshine through a flock of 700 sheep back to the Cycling Museum to snap the sculpture we missed yesterday and then on to coffee.
Cristiano was in the van today and kindly sagged me up the hills to Castellania to visit the home of the most famous Italian cyclist Fausto Coppi.
Then on to lunch in Paderna at the exceptional Osteria del Poeta Pescatore in what looks like an old meeting hall with stage.
I cycled after lunch for a while but took the van back to the hotel with around 30km done for the day. With the cycling finished, I showered and repacked my suitcase capsules before heading down to the hotel bar and La Gallina restaurant for our final drinks and dinner.
Tonight's four course tasting menu:
Teaser - Hamburger slider.
Antipasti - Veal with tuna sauce.
Primi - Ravioli stuffed 3 ways (hard to do in seven pieces!!)
Secondi - Fillet of Fassone beef.
Dolce - Gelato.
The wines:
White - Sterpi (Timorasso grape).
Red - Villa Sparina Rosso 2008.
And that's all folks!
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