As Bird said, words and pics can not describe it. We climbed every mountain, got caught in a Jr's race, did some shopping (very exhausting) and ate the Italian cuisine.

So many highlights! Climbing Mt Grappa was fantastic- 27KM/5000+vertical feet/2:02 hours. Mostly though, it was riding the roads and the mountains that have been traveled during the Giro for decades, absorbing a little culture, and testing one's self that will be remembered most.

This is Super Bowl of cycling. It makes Saluda seem like bump and Caesar's Head seem like a hill.

The crazy thing is how reasonable the cost to do it really is. If you can dream it, you can make it happen!