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Before the Heat Arrives	2026-09-05 08:30	entry	true		43.078	11.676	Pienza	Italy	21	Sunny

Six o'clock and the valley below Pienza is still in shadow. We left camp early on purpose — the route to Siena is long and September sun waits for no one. On the strade bianche the tyres make a sound like distant applause. No cars for the first two hours. Just the road and the light doing things to the cypress trees that would be embarrassing to describe in any other context.