First stage is done! What we were thinking would be easy an stage turned into a difficult one. For the first time in a Transalp stage we were not having to fight with the warm and humid temperature. Today was humid and freezing cold and our arm and leg warmers were appreciated! 85 km with only two good climbs of 900 and 600 elevation meters but on the way down from the first one it started to rain heavily. It was not warm rain, it was almost snowing. Sonia and I were having difficulty to shift gears as our fingers were so frozen. It was so cold going down that we were looking forward to go back up. At the bottom of the hill we stopped and changed cloths. There was not place to go inside to do this since we were in a very remote area; no restaurant and no hotel for at least 15 km. Hopefully the rain stopped after this we warmed up as we were climbing the second one. After this climb it was almost over since it was all downhill for 30 km.
We are now in Reith; a beautiful small Austrian village. We are planning having a nice meal. No more sauerkraut! Sonia got two yesterday! It is difficult to guess the German menu. We should add 5 pounds to my official weight for the “Biggest Looser” sponsorship. I was weighting 190 pounds when I left Montreal but now with yesterday’s German meals I gained 5 pounds before starting the Transalp…
Tomorrow should be difficult. It is a rollercoaster profile: A first climb of 600 meters, than one of 900 meters and finally a last one of 1,400 meters. It is also 87 km. If it is not too warm, rainy or too cold, we should be able to make it.
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