{"id":30478,"date":"2010-05-09T17:15:00","date_gmt":"2010-05-09T15:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/?page_id=30478"},"modified":"2025-10-28T10:22:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T08:22:32","slug":"racing-highlights","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/summary-2\/racing-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"Racing Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I&#8217;ve been at the start line a lot over the years (approximately 330 times since 2003). These are some highlights from racing in Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-29430 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-cycling category-italy category-lago-di-garda category-racing category-road-cycling category-tour-transalp tag-highlight tag-highlight2023 tag-racing tag-racinghighlight entry has-media\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/2023\/06\/tour-transalp-2023-7-valle-dei-laghi-to-arco\/\" target=\"_self\" >Tour Transalp 2023&ndash;7&ndash; Valle dei Laghi to Arco<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/2023\/06\/tour-transalp-2023-7-valle-dei-laghi-to-arco\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/At-the-finish-line-in-Arco-Tour-Transalp-2023-640x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Tour Transalp 2023&ndash;7&ndash; Valle dei Laghi to Arco\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/At-the-finish-line-in-Arco-Tour-Transalp-2023-640x400.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/At-the-finish-line-in-Arco-Tour-Transalp-2023-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/At-the-finish-line-in-Arco-Tour-Transalp-2023-1024x641.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/At-the-finish-line-in-Arco-Tour-Transalp-2023-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/At-the-finish-line-in-Arco-Tour-Transalp-2023-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/At-the-finish-line-in-Arco-Tour-Transalp-2023-1536x961.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/At-the-finish-line-in-Arco-Tour-Transalp-2023-2048x1281.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/At-the-finish-line-in-Arco-Tour-Transalp-2023-1010x632.jpg 1010w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">It was the last stage of the Tour Transalp 2023. The day began sunny and windy as we left the start line next to the little lake at Valle dei Laghi. My legs were definitely feeling tired and the rest of me too and I held back and let most of B block race ahead&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-06-24T16:49:00+02:00\">June 24, 2023<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-27472 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-andorra category-cycling category-racing category-road-cycling tag-highlight2022 tag-racinghighlight entry has-media\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/2022\/06\/andorra-21-ports\/\" target=\"_self\" >Andorra 21 Ports<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/2022\/06\/andorra-21-ports\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" src=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cris-and-Ari-after-Stage-1-Andorra-21-Ports-2022-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Andorra 21 Ports\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cris-and-Ari-after-Stage-1-Andorra-21-Ports-2022-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cris-and-Ari-after-Stage-1-Andorra-21-Ports-2022-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cris-and-Ari-after-Stage-1-Andorra-21-Ports-2022-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cris-and-Ari-after-Stage-1-Andorra-21-Ports-2022-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cris-and-Ari-after-Stage-1-Andorra-21-Ports-2022-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cris-and-Ari-after-Stage-1-Andorra-21-Ports-2022-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Ari and I drove to Andorra on Wednesday evening and worked from there on Thursday. In the evening we rolled down to the capital and I registered for the 21 Ports race. It\u2019s a three day road cycling stage race. At least it was. As it turns out this is the 2nd and last time&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2022-06-26T19:16:00+02:00\">June 26, 2022<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-20669 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-cycling category-italy category-racing category-road-cycling tag-highlight2019 tag-racinghighlight entry has-media\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/2019\/07\/giro-delle-dolomiti-stage-4\/\" target=\"_self\" >Giro delle Dolomiti 2019 &#8211; Stage 4<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/2019\/07\/giro-delle-dolomiti-stage-4\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Leonie-and-Cris-cycling-Giro-delle-Dolomiti-2019-640x427.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Giro delle Dolomiti 2019 &#8211; Stage 4\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Leonie-and-Cris-cycling-Giro-delle-Dolomiti-2019-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Leonie-and-Cris-cycling-Giro-delle-Dolomiti-2019-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Leonie-and-Cris-cycling-Giro-delle-Dolomiti-2019-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Leonie-and-Cris-cycling-Giro-delle-Dolomiti-2019-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Leonie-and-Cris-cycling-Giro-delle-Dolomiti-2019-1010x674.jpg 1010w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Leonie-and-Cris-cycling-Giro-delle-Dolomiti-2019.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Between Stage 3 and 4 there was a rest day. Leonie got some of her studies done and I rode around Bolzano looking for new cycle shorts. We got up at 5 am as today&#8217;s stage started in Bruneck. It was going to be hot, as usual but the temperature was still ok as we&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2019-07-25T06:28:00+02:00\">July 25, 2019<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been at the start line a lot over the years (approximately 330 times since 2003). 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