(not) Cycling the TranSardinia | salida en bici de gravel

28:01

327 km

6.780 m

6.690 m

Punto de inicio

30 m

The team is ready!

Bike lane out to Olbia.

9,83 km

Day 1 - Only 10 more to go!

11,5 km

15,6 km

Best way to cross a highway? Yes it is!

Little path section, fun to ride!

16,4 km

Star couple. Meet Sam & Bec.

19,1 km

21,7 km

First (of may to come) expresso stop

Town of Monti - there is a fountain by Via Fontana

25,4 km

Day one, complete.

Bec, the laugh of the group

Day 2 - Great first night. Morning oats with the first sun rays.

27,4 km

The first TranSardinia obstacle. Does this mean they don't want cyclists to go through?

About 600m of single-track hike a bike. It's not maintained so the vegetation is grown and spiky!

28,5 km

Double track section but still very rocky and steep to cycle it.

Is this a cool track? Yes yes yes!

29,2 km

30,4 km

Great Gravel / MTB Section

Lugar favorito para cicloturismo (Tramo)

30,6 km

31,5 km

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33,0 km

Group lunch in the only shade available. Sam is cooking something delicious!

34,5 km

First closed gate of the TranSardinia.

Very interested in knowing if its legal to close these kind of roads or if they have to give right of way to pedestrians/cyclists.

50,0 km

Back to Olbia to fix my derailleur.

59,7 km

Back on the TranSardinia!

62,0 km

Day 3 - We start bright and early descending on freezing temperatures

64,9 km

68,1 km

70,1 km

Sam and Bec, patiently waiting for Tristan to go get his tripod

71,3 km

Entering the town of Bitti and scouting for sunshine and coffee!

72,1 km

Drying out sleeping gear at Piazza Giorgio Asproni in Bitti whilst waiting for our capuccinos.

The steepest gradients are always in the towns!

73,2 km

Views onto the town of Bitti

74,1 km

77,2 km

Mantis pray! Fearless creatures!

80,0 km

What happens when you ask Sam to give you a big smile. =)

80,6 km

Thorns are a thing in Sardinia!

These views, though.

81,3 km

Amazing layers in the background. Still very impressed with Sardinia's landscapes.

81,9 km

Girls are badass!

83,2 km

It happened again. Another closed gate. Luckily we can re-route according to Komoot.

84,2 km

Destroyed by lunch time.

85,0 km

The alternative route is not very ridable, so we go "for a walk"

85,8 km

Sam can ride it though! Bring those fat tires to Sardinia! You'll make good use of them.

This gate IS open! Big celebration.

87,0 km

91,9 km

The squad enjoying some smooth aspahlt.

93,1 km

Nah.... Not stopping this time.

98,0 km

Bec thinking about dinner tonight. The guys cook again.

Day 4 - We start the day with some climbing

101 km

Another day, another closed gate.

106 km

The alternative to the original route puts you on asphalt for a little while

110 km

111 km

113 km

Cute town to cycle through!

117 km

120 km

This is a very quiet and lovely road. Alternative to the original TranSardinia route.

122 km

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127 km

Almost made it to Orgosolo.

130 km

One of the many murals in Orgosolo

Artisan ice cream after lunch!

131 km

It's impossible not to stop to take a picture every few meters!

134 km

On our way to find a camp spot

135 km

Amazing camp spot out of Orgosolo with fountains and picnic tables!

137 km

Day 5 - Easy start gliding downwards by Lago di Olai

139 km

142 km

The boiz.

145 km

147 km

Easy pease with his mega rig!

148 km

Lovely to see these donkeys living in relative wilderness. =)

This area reminded me of US landscapes.

150 km

Group observation to debate whether this was the top (or not).

151 km

Of course, the TranSardinia has a little more hike-a-bike planned for us.

Always a good opportunity to stop and freshen up.

151 km

Hey hey hey! Open gate!

153 km

155 km

Can you spot the little cyclist?

The terrain on these zig zags is a little tricky.

Last push!

157 km

Ridge cycling!

157 km

Great Gravel / MTB Section

Lugar favorito para cicloturismo (Tramo)

157 km

158 km

Yes. Day 5 and we've all had at least 1 flat.

160 km

Swoooshing down in search of a campspot!

161 km

244 km

Great Gravel / MTB Section

Lugar favorito para cicloturismo (Tramo)

301 km

Great Gravel / MTB Section

Lugar favorito para cicloturismo (Tramo)

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327 km

Destino

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