GO RYDER GO ! MAN IN PINK !

Hey,

I took a 2 day trip to Italy this w-e... People were asking me why I would even go there for that short time. Actually, the Giro d'Italia (famous bike race around Italy) was not so far away from Switzerland. There was a stage ending in Cervinia (2050m), a city on the Italian side of the Matterhorn. I left on Saturday morning and arrived in Cervinia around noon. The weather was not so nice but believe it or not, the ski resort was open ! I didn't have my skis :( 

I had booked an hotel room with a view on the finish line, what an awesome place to be. After waiting more then 3 hours on the side of the finish line to make sure I had the best spot, the racers arrived. It was so cool to see an Italian winning the stage in Italy. Also, the Canadian biker Ryder Hesdjedal mnaged to grab the leader's bib again; the famous Maglia Rosa ! Unfortunately he lost it the day after. I feel really lucky because its really rare that Canadians have some awesome results on the international races. The press conference was pretty cool even if it was super crowded. I didn't get to meet Ryder as he was super busy with all the journalists around him.

After a great sausage and egg pizza, I went to my room and enjoyed a little TV before going to bed. I left Cervinia in the Morning and stopped for a few hours in Aosta before going back to Switzerland. We had to wait 2 hours in line at the Swiss customs because the Gd saint Bernard tunnel was full. Long but awesome day!

/Gab