欧州自転車レース追っかけ日記 October 5th PartII, October 6th and 7th

欧州在住者が自転車レースを追い掛けてる日記とか

October 5th PartII, October 6th and 7th

After this TPMS incident and after it was temporarily or permanently remedied, I picked up the pace and droveon.

I arrived at the foot of the hill. It was a mess. A lot of people were there and cars and buses. I don't know if all the people were there for the race event but crowded.

I tried to find a place to park in the vicinity to no avail. So I drove into a narrow street that seemed to parallel to the race course. It turned out to be the race course. I was climbing the race course. What could I do?

After a while, I parked at the place where parking was possible. It was around 1.5 kilometers from the finish.

When I parked and saw that I had some time to kill, I checked around the car. I made a disturbing discovery. There were scratches on the boot lid and bumper where Saris Bones Solo's feet stood. They (soft rubber feet) were supposed to be scratch free or anti-scratch. How did it happen? How did those soft feet leave scratches on the paint surface? I tried to minimize the damages by scrubbing them off with a disposable towel soaked with mild polishing agent. I bought these years ago when I was still living in Germany.

I tried but they did not go away. I was very sad.

I watched the race and after the race I drove back to Bergamo. I think I paid around €18 to €20 on way. So it makes around €40 for the round trip.

I got stuck in the traffic near Milano. It was a big congestion and I lost more than half an hour or so. As I left Milano, the traffic was smooth again.

After coming back to the B&B, I wrapped those feet with rug. I hoped it would work.

Milano-Torino is a simple race. As the name suggests it starts in Milano and finishes in Torino. The highlight of the race is ups and downs in the circuit course. The best way to enjoy this race is take the bike and ride the circuit course.

The course safety measurement is pretty lax. Or should I say very accommodating and relenting. I like it that way. You can ride the course until just a few minutes before the race comes.

This time I went to the start to see what it was like but It was not a good idea. I should have gone to Torino in the morning and ride the circuit course.

October 6th
I woke up early and drove to Maglio. I took out my bike and rode up to Sormano. It was fun.

Now the Saris Bones Solo made no more scratches on the paint surface. The wrapped rug does not look good. I think I have to find a better solution.

Speaking of finding a better solution, I have to find a better way of tying two of the straps that hang downward from this Bones Solo.

October 7th
I left the B&B around 08:00 and drove straight to the gas station and bought €20 worth premium gasoline. The gas station system here in Italy is certainly different from that of Luxembourg. In Luxembourg the system is simple; you pump and then pay at the counter later.

Here it seems that there are prevailing prepaid system stations and there are first pump system stations, too. The gas station I went to was semi-first-pump-system station. After this I went to a self car wash a couple hundred meters away. I gave my car a good splash and hurriedly dried it up.

Driving to Maglio was easy by now and I arrived there by 11:00. I started applying some wax (Carron) on my car and RainX on the front windshield. I still had a lot of time to kill. This was a mistake. I did not know any better.

In Japanese: 続きをどうぞ

英語で失念防止のメモを残してるだけです。

ミラノ・トリノのレース観戦の後半の記述です。トリノへはタイヤのエアー監視システムのアラームにびっくりした事件以外は比較的スムースに到着しました。

レースコースの丘の下は車の混雑がひどかったです。麓に車を止めるのは難しいです。すこし離れた有料駐車場等を目指して行くのも良い方法かもしれません。

ともかく、車を停めれなかったので、空いてる道へ入って駐車する場所を探そうとおもったら、なんとそこがコースでした。走り出したら、レースコースを示す矢印が出てきたのでびっくり。でもそのまま走るしかなかったので、走って車を停める場所を探して、やっと見つけました。それがゴールから1.5km程度の場所でした。この辺がイタリアのレースの警備のゆるさです。

最終的な反省点ですが、最初からトリノへ自転車を持って直行した方が面白かったでしょう。自転車を出して、コースを乗って楽しんだ方が良かったでしょう。

10月6日（金曜日）

コースの下見に行きました。ベルガモの宿から4日にも下見したMaglioへ行って、自転車を出してSormanoまで登りました。その後はベルガモに引き返しました。

10月7日（土曜日）

上述のMaglioへ行き、レース観戦。その後コモのゴールを目指しました。しかしコース付近はかなり広い範囲（サーキットコースなので）で交通止めでした。迂回してコースの近くへ行き、さらに駐車する場所を探して時間を消費して、コースへ徒歩で出た時にはもう先頭（二バリ）がすぐ手前に来てました。

失敗だな。結果論（ミラノ・トリノでも反省点として書きましたが）ですが、ゴールのコモへ行って、サーキットコースを自転車で楽しんだ方が面白かったと思います。結果論ですけどね。実際現地には（トリノにも、コモにも）ロード乗りが大量に居ました。

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