Cycling round Lake Como???

::dom::

Anyone done it?

I wsthinking it's be a nice ride... take a couple of days... do it slow... stay on the flat as much as poss.

Any advice welcome particularly where to eat, stay etc.

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Dom, from what I hear that would be a very enjoyable ride. I am from Rome, so cannot really help you with any details. I suggest you post in this Italian forum - www.bdc-forum.it - there are more than enough English speakers to help you out with the details there.

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Be sure to take a lot of pictures when you go. As soon as I win the lottery, I'm gonna buy a condo there.

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It is one of the nicer bits of the world...

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dom...

the area around como is spectacular, but it's not very flat. the ride from como to bellagio is about 30k, with a few rollers but no real climbs.

if you're in the area, you really should do the ride from bellagio up the madonna del ghisallo. it's a legendary route, and well-worth the effort...about 10km total, and the first 3km are the toughest at about 14%.

for hotels...if you want a cheap, clean semi-hostel-kinda place, try the hotel riva al lago in como. it's about a block from the lake, around the corner from both the como nord train station and the palace hotel. you can get a room there for about 45 euros per nite...much better than the 200 euros you'll pay at the palace.

::dom::

That's the reason I want to go. I bought my wife a Madonna del Ghisallo medal to hang on her bike (like all good Catholics). I swapped her frame and put the medal on my keyring so I didn't loose it while I was rebuilding the bike. Someone asked what it was and I showed them a pic of the Chapel online... there was also a map of Lake Como and pics of the area.. AND LOCAL FOOD. That sparked the idea... so you could say the Madonna is leading me there :P

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::dom::

LOTS of pics.. for sure. Condo.. yup, me too... or a B&B specially for cyclists

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::dom::

Will do... fanx!

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::dom::

Powerful Pete, I need your help registering on www.bdc-forum.it. There is an option for registering in English but the "security" question is in Italian. I promise to learn Italian before I go to Italy but for now could you answer this question for me?

"in che mese cade ferragosto?"

Cheers

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Powerful Pete

Dom, I pm'ed you. Let me know if you are able to register now...

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dom...

here's more on the ride up the ghisallo...i shot this on an off day for the giro in may:

http://www.cycleto.com/index.php?op...=article&id=292

bob