Although most of the day the road was descending, it was a tiring day. Heat of about 35°C, a narrow valley with a lot of noise pollution by the highway or industrial areas, after the beautiful days in the mountains this was a little bit a pain. Nevertheless some scenes at the Ticino river were picturesque. I stopped in Bellinzona for lunch, a nice little town with a fortress. After Bellinzona a rise had to be made for a coupla of kilometers at a four-lane highway with a special lane for bikes at the side. But despite the bike lane, I had to ride directly beneath cars that go by with 80 or 100 km/h. I was very glad, when I had done this part of the route!
At about 5 o’clock in the afternoon I arrived in Agno at the lake of Lugano, tired, but very proud! I had finished my challenge of crossing the alps by bike!
