Milano - Nice

A bikepacking trip based on the Torino Nice Rally — a yearly organized 700km ride from Turin to Nice via the high altitude roads and stradas of the France-Italy border. Due to transportation/logistical considerations we decided to start in Milano and do it about a month earlier than the orginal 'rally'. Three friends, three gravel bikes, three characters, .... taking on following cols and sections: Colle del Colombardo, Colle delle Finestre, Colle del Assietta, Col de Montgenèvre, Col d'Izoard, Colle Dell'Agnello, Colle di Sampeyre, Strada Canoni, Colle Preit, Altopiano Gardetta ("Little Peru"), Col Tende, Via del Sale, Col de Brouis and Col de Braus. Four new break pads, a few squeeky components, zero flats !!??A reminder that two wheels and a pair of legs can get you to places that act as a well-needed reset button.