Ieri Michela, nostra amica ed ex collega in ST, ci ha invitato a casa sua, in Valtellina. E’ stata l’occasione di rivedere vecchi amici e passare una giornata al fresco in mezzo alla natura.
Ovviamente alcuni di noi non hanno resistito alla tentazione e opportunita’ di una bella pedalata. Cosi’ ci si e’ messi d’accordo per convergere a Tresenda (a 16 km da casa di Michela), per fare l’ultimo pezzo (salita di 800 m di dislivello), in bici. L’organizzazione e’ stata divertente, perche’ io, Colin e Ivan abbiamo preferito arrivare a Tresenda col treno (e le bici sul treno), in perfetto stile pedale-maiale, Mike e’ arrivato in auto (trasportando la sua bici e quella di Michele), Michele e’ arrivato in moto (e ha lasciato la moto a Tresenda) mentre il purista Davide e’ arrivato a Tresenda in bici provenendo da casa sua (e dovendo attraversare l’Aprica).
Fatto sta che verso le 11 e un quarto, siamo partiti da Tresenda e abbiamo affrontato l’impegnativa salita.
In cima, ad aspettarci, oltre a Michela, Evvy e tutti gli amici che ci hanno superato in auto lungo il tragitto, la celebre polenta valtellinese e tante altre prelibatezze.

Yesterday our friend and ex-colleague Michela invited us in Valtellina, where she is living now. It has been a good opportunity to spend some time together with old friends and in a very nice and “green” place. Moreover it was not so hot like “pianura padana” and this was good too.
Obviously some of us decided to reach by bicycle Michela’s place, at least the last climb.
So, together with Colin and Ivan, I went to Tresenda by train (and with the bikes inside, in perfect pedale-maiale-style), while Mike and Michele arrived at Tresenda by car and by motorbyke respectively (with Mike’s and Michele’s bike inside Mike’s car). Moreover there was Davide too, but he is a purist, so he decided to ride directly from his place to Tresenda (additional 65 km). Then we start to ride together (although someone rode very fast, while some other rode more quietly), and at the end we met Michela, Evvy and all the friends waiting for us. Obviouly there was also very nice food (mainly “polenta-taragna” with different kind of pork meat), nicely prepared by Michela and her lovely family.