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Besides the twisty roads, the sheer number of
amazing views, towns and villages along the route is
unbelievable. On day one, leaving the Munich area,
we started off twisting our necks every mile and
at every small town and this never ended after six
full days of riding. There are castles, churches and
buildings that have been standing since long before
the United States even existed. And the view of the
Alps and Dolomite peaks are equally impressive.
The Gavia is famous for being a regular route
on the Giro d'Italia bicycle stage race (Italy's
"Tour de France") and it is not much more than a
roughly paved goat trail. There are very few guard
rails and some scary cliffs, but the views are stun-
ning. For quality higher speed roads, the Bernina
and Albula passes in Switzerland offered perfect
asphalt and sweeping corners that allows for
some fun lean angles.
Dan and his wife
Jaqueline were
celebrating their
honeymoon but
unlike most of the
rest of our group,
they chose to ride
their own bikes.
