Portugal's N2 runs the length of the country, 738 kilometers from the northern point in Chaves to the ocean at Faro. It's a beautiful road that traverses wine country, farmlands and quaint villages. The luxury cycling trip outfit inGamba invited me to join a special version of their N2 adventure with Laurens ten Dam and Ted King, which covered the distance in three days instead of the normal six.

The trip was all time, thanks to the absurdly high level of service by the WorldTour team of soigneurs, mechanics and ride leaders.

I test rode a Pinarello Dogma with SRAM Red and Zipp 303S wheels.

I brought and used an old Specialized Power Elaston saddle. They don't sell it anymore, but the Power Mirror is the latest version it: https://tinyurl.com/y7x8btv6

Check out inGamba: https://tinyurl.com/3f5cc9jn


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0:00 intro
2:02 day one
9:29 day two
13:04 day three
22:03 Dogma review