Difference Between Perennialism And Essentialism

Metteglia punitive



Saturday, 04/04/2009

Route freeride with total length of 20 km, hence 14.5 km 5.5 km climb and descent, altitude of 733 meters, the highest point Torre Metteglia 1055 mt; medium / high physical effort, has taken considerable technical and difficult passages.

discrete number of accessions: the usual and Lele Teo, Dallas and the occasional presence of the longed-for and long-awaited return of the man who somehow has given inspiration to this team ... ... tasteless!



With clear skies we start from 11.00 am to Marsaglia 322 meters along the road that leads to the Passo del Mercatello, this first part is pretty tough and immediately puts a strain on the legs, so to at the first fork to Metteglia continuing to ignore that the provincial borders the Aveto, enjoying wonderful views. Meanwhile, we hear news of abundant rainfall on the plain shitty Valley, the peaceful here gives way to a partly cloudy ...



This second part of the climb is much more relaxed and we travel at high speed to the small village of Castelcanafurone 830 meters, a real balcony over the valley, sweeping vistas give us a remarkable sense of well being.





past the village, turn left onto the road to Metteglia, a nice paved rooms, quite mad, enchanted through pine forests and huge, spectacular rockslide. Here, our President shows his physical peak, and without giving up a hit to the village of Torre Metteglia 1055 meters, a bit more difficult for Dallas and sciapo arriving after a few minutes to St. Crispin's already uncorked ...







While we eat it starts raining, the friendly Mr. John, Mayor of Metteglia for a day, offers us shelter in his basement, it rains incessantly, we are preparing for the descent with a little 'tension and nervousness, we salute Mr. John that pays tribute to four bags of rudo, indispensable, now on to always carry in backpack!




begin darting through the small town and soon we reach the beginning of the path (C A I 137). The fund is a mixture of stone and earth very compact, with some skipping rock, not too steep and full of fun ... hairpins. the enthusiasm and humor back to the stars.
This first stretch of open spaces, it follows a completely surrounded by forest, the fund becomes more rocky, but it is completely covered with leaves, in some places until the middle of the wheel ... there we enjoy exalted.







we are over half way when we meet two more bastards steps: first, the most bastard, is a sequence of three hairpins, narrow, steep jumps and rock rock ... the second is a very steep curve to the right hand ... I pass Dallas, sciapo stops and get off the bike, the Lele, finding traffic stops and get off the bike ... waiting for them under the curve, but something is wrong ... the screams Lele (not so) and unsalted puts his hands on his head, it seems but it is not a joke ... fuck, bad luck saw us very well, slipping the Lele has sgarruppato an ankle ...! that impression ...! The ankle is bent sideways out of his natural position ...! Rooms a little 'tension, but a sadness prevails general stops raining, but we are still in the forest, we block the ankle with a bandage and with many difficulties, including wet and slippery rocks, plants and branches, we can only after an hour and a half to bring the machine down to Lele. In the emergency room of Piacenza diagnosis comes after a few hours .... ... Fracture of the fibula!



pity for this unfortunate epilogue because, despite the rain, we were spending a wonderful day of riding; goes well, thinking that it could have been worse, we wish a speedy recovery to our President ...!
Who knows when I'll see riding his gate ...!?!
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Report by Teo.