{"id":19623,"date":"2024-05-02T21:01:21","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T13:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crankpunk.com\/?p=19623"},"modified":"2024-05-02T21:15:51","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T13:15:51","slug":"cao-bang-to-bao-lac-day-3-vietnam-cycling-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crankpunk.com\/ja\/2024\/05\/02\/cao-bang-to-bao-lac-day-3-vietnam-cycling-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"CAO BANG to BAO LAC \/ DAY 3 \/ VIETNAM CYCLING TOUR"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the most beautiful days I\u2019ve had on the bike. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simply stunning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We drove 10km out of the city and then I started riding, up and up but gradually, through lush valleys framed by rising marble cliffs. Today was the first day of proper climbing, and though it was tough, I had that great feeling of being in control. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Started to see some foreigners, all on motorbikes, as I climbed – the first I\u2019d seen in three days since leaving Hanoi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first big climb was the N\u00e0 T\u1ec1nh Pass, which was reaching 17% near the top. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here’s the view that Minh captured on his drone:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On the final pass, which was steep and unpaved, six German guys on big motos passed me – one of them actually stalled his bike and fell over! When I got to the top they all cheered and clapped as I rolled in, nice touch…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next descent was insanely ‘gravel’, times 10!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

18 switchbacks on a road that resembled a disaster site, as they were in the process of widening the road. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then the tarmac descent to Bao Lac, out of this world, hugging the hill side on a long, ribbon-like road, tiers of tea fields below, very special indeed! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vietnam, you have my heart…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Amazing, and then some! Day 3 in Vietnam…<\/p>","protected":false},"author":40955418,"featured_media":19629,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","wpupg_custom_link":[],"wpupg_custom_link_behaviour":[],"wpupg_custom_link_nofollow":[],"wpupg_custom_image":[],"wpupg_custom_image_id":[],"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1756690],"tags":[767233700,767233701,4015947,14366088,4015736,145300997,107,24170,767233699],"class_list":["post-19623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cycle-tours","tag-bao-lac","tag-cao-bang","tag-cycling-adventure","tag-cycling-life","tag-cycling-tour","tag-gravel-cycling","tag-inspiration","tag-passion","tag-vietnam-cycling"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t