DOUBLE STELVIO

Stelvio twice in one day, we climbed it from Bormio then descended down Umbrail pass on the reverse of the giro route and ascended it from the longer side of Prato. The Stelvio from Prato was definitely the toughest climb of the trip for me, the fatigue, elevation, and gradient all took its toll in the last few ks!
Strava for the ride: / strava
IG: gruffuddpughjones

[@intheflownutrition]

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[@josephxkendrick]

Haha.. this is mad! Kudos! Nothing better than seeing that '1km' marking!

[@sgameirojr]

The energy released from this video has my pineal gland tingling and I think it has awakened my third eye. Thanks.

[@BikeBodyMind]

Great talk on "managing expectations vs reality" - If you want a real hubbard move, try knee warmers with long socks. That's what I did in California on "cold" days.

[@palmer3977]

And just like that, the trip is over, I bet the memories of riding those epic hills will last a lifetime Gruff? fantastic mate.

[@VeloVegan]

i hope they will be! now onto the next adventure 🤔

[@justinsparhawk6755]

I did this same ride in September a couple years ago. Maybe traffic was less then. The double Stelvio was a spiritual experience for me. I lived off that high for months and months. There was some traffic but I learned to expect it and accept it. Part of being in that moment was noticing the sound of a car or moto coming up the road as well as noticing the flowers on the side and the rivulets and the scenery and, and, and. Nice vid. Great to be reminded about my all time favorite ride again.

[@giggergigger1]

4:53 what a sight!!

[@HazelDominique]

HAHHAHHAHAH dude this video is gold, my chakra paths were unblocked just by watching. Thanks for helping me channel my inner tofu

[@VeloVegan]

praise the tofu gods.🙏

[@jenniferbailey44]

Wise words re rest days Good to hear this!😊

[@LUDO0698]

Did the same loop almost 2 years ago,unforgettable ride

[@bacazterchovej2235]

very nice videos !

[@VeloVegan]

thanks baca!

[@plantfuelled8912]

Great video as usual :-)

[@VeloVegan]

thanks pummelo!

[@franksolomona90]

I make my own rule up with the socks, if I'm riding like crazy early morning, talking about 3am or 5am starts, I have my socks over. But if I start later on in the morning like 7am or later, I tend to have my socks under. I think having it over is a comfort thing and under is more a cycling attire etiquette of the unwritten-rule lol.

[@VeloVegan]

haha this is gold, thanks for the in depth analysis. thinking about it, for me comfort wise socks under is better since they protect you from the zipper rubbing etc

[@franksolomona90]

Oh yeah, good point about the zipper rubbing, I was actually thinking about legwarmers, but yeah when I had the zippers on the other day I did have my socks under. Holy, its a great question, in New Zealand, anything goes lol. I know if an Aussie was to answer this question they would be even more particular lol. Keep up the awesome content and great work with Jackson and Ian with your trip to Italy and France.

[@andrewdolan6516]

nah socks over in my opinion but, you know me and my orange helmet I'm the king of hubbards

[@VeloVegan]

haha you've come a long way since your skateboard helmet, hairy legs and t shirt though😜

[@davidk.8608]

Enjoyed your recent videos. It´s nice to see vegan cyclist who isn´t a complete prick :-) All the best.

[@VeloVegan]

Haha cheers David!

[@superluvver3]

Do the rides in late may,it's cold but spectacular, I had the gavia to myself this year as part of my crazy stelvio-gavia-mortirolo day.im so intrested in being vegan as my tummy really dosnt like meat,carbs and gels for stelvio and not too much caffine or you'll cramp.climbing in the cold is awesome if you have gear for decent,gavia was so cold my electronics stopped!

[@C.Medina]

I definitely enjoy your trip in the alps and thank you for answer my questions before. I do socks under in our short winter in Florida. Back in the days(mid 90's) I was straight edge/vegeterian. It was a good phase. Now I eat what I can since I have colitis. 3 months ago in April I decide to do a delicious plant base meal and finished in the hospital with a severe flare up. But hey, I do enjoy seeing others living a healthy life. ✌ Btw, what day was the ride in stelvio? I think I heard another vlogger talking about avoiding stelvio in the weekend.

[@VeloVegan]

thanks! yeahhh this was a saturday afternoon, it wasn't so bad in the morning but later in the day not so fun!

[@C.Medina]

That was exactly the experience of the other vlogger.

[@jeremy.cameron]

Over socks ;)

[@VeloVegan]

guess im a hubbard for life 😅

[@1987dogstar]

Socks over the leg warmers, not that you need leg warmers in OZ. Plus where can i get the vegan kit from mate ?

[@VeloVegan]

haha well it does get pretty cold in SA and VIC! kits are from veganathleticapparel.com

[@PiotrSoluch]

Everyone who I know that climbed Stelvio said the same thing: Stelvio is overrated. There are far nicer less known climbs in the Alps. Cool video though.

[@DanielTor14]

Where did you purchase your vegan outfit? Looks nice

[@VeloVegan]

hey thanks! its from www.veganathleticapparel.com/