giro d"italia stage 20. Pictures are in reverse order. The naughty borat character appeared as I tried to take a shot of the stage winner from knee height. I should have just focused on the race, my action shots are always terrible. I stayed in the town of Bormio in a hotel which catered to cyclists as you can see by the indoor bike parking. The climb was 14.4 miles long, avg gradient of 7%, and maxed at over 9000 feet. 2nd highest paved road in Europe. It took me 3 hours to climb but I'll blame Houston.