I had a great day, descents were all super fast as zero wind gave a lot of confidence for the high speeds on these super long alpine roads.
But the Susten is always the final climb, the final memory for all if its Silver, Gold or Platinum. Today, there was a strong tail wind up the Susten - but this wind was wamr, and heating up as it rose, the majority of the climb was over 34 degrees, reaching 39 degrees maximum! There are many streams, to the side of the road but they are all frustratingly bricked off, I guess to prevent splashing on the road and freezing any other day of the year. So many people were walking up, I've not seen this before on previous brevets.
For me, the best section was the Gothard, la Tremola is a friendly gradient, unique cobbled complexion and the descent to Andermat was really enjoyable today.
Official time 7hr 42min 43s
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