5VALLI ELIMINATOR
October is one of our favorite months of the year, days are still warm, colors changes and the horrible summer heat, mosquitos, and f***ing tafani are just memories. With a small group of old and new friends from the Rupex club in Bologna we decided to celebrate the arrival of autumn on MTB and gravel, … Read more5VALLI ELIMINATOR
AMR2020
In the last days due to the lock-down, I got the chance to read back the diagram of the 5 days we took to finish the Atlas Mountain Race in February 2020. An anonymous cartesian diagram resuming elevation, time of movement, velocity, and time of sleep. A fil rouge, a sequence of peaks and minimums, … Read moreAMR2020
LA VIA DEL SALE (E DELL’AVENA)
Probably 2020 will not be remembered for the worldwide possibility to travel in different countries but will be remembered by some people living this century for the possibility of rediscovering our cities and our lands. In 2017, we had an amazing and wired experience of Via del sale, in Piedmont. Via del sale is recognized … Read moreLA VIA DEL SALE (E DELL’AVENA)
AMR2020 SETUP
“There is no good and bad weather, only good and bad equipment” this remarkable phrase from Robert Baden-Powell is surely true but in bike-packing, you have to cover also another topic regarding the weight and the space this good equipment take on your bike… If you have to carry your stuff during a 5 days … Read moreAMR2020 SETUP
TCR 5
The standard route is 4000 kilometers to complete in 15 days, passing 14 countries with 4 checkpoints. In this case, I wouldn’t be able to follow Andrea in any way or circumstancebecause that is one of the obvious rules of an solo unsupported bike race. So we decided to draw two different routes. Andrea would be trying … Read moreTCR 5
LA VIA DEL SALE
As we lost the chance to be at the start of the second Torino-Nice Rally this year, we decided to visit the dreamy gravel roads of “Via del Sale” (the salt way). A medieval road that connects Turin to the sea, famous for the incredible landscape and stunning views of the surrounding mountains. Since the … Read moreLA VIA DEL SALE
SETTE CROCETTE
How to celebrate the return of a great friend to his hometown? We decided to have some trouble climbing the mountains behind our home. Stefano is probably the person who had more influence on my bicycle behavior. We are basically the opposite, but every time we go out we had something great to take back. … Read moreSETTE CROCETTE