Apennine Mountain Traverse
The Apennine Mountain Traverse is a weekend-long bikepacking route that winds through the vast forests of the northern Apennines along the quiet trails of Italy’s mountain heritage. From barren, desolate ridges to ancient forest paths, this mountain bike route offers…
Alfonso Calzolari: the Iron Man
He won the 1914 Giro d’Italia, remembered in cycling history as the toughest race ever. Extremely difficult and long stages in prohibitive weather conditions and repeated attempts to sabotage him. Alfonso Calzolari is the only Bolognese to win the Giro…
Transilvanian Hunger: Romania 2024
Last year we went cycling in one of the lesser-known European states in the Balkans: Romania. With a great deal of domestic tourism and very little international flow, Romania seemed to us to be a suitable destination to spend our…
The Balkan Mountains: eight days on the wild East
As we drive up the road that will take us to the border with Bosnia, we are literally the favourite target of cars, taxis and lorries, which from Dubrovnik nervously drive up the slope that divides Croatia from Bosnian territory.…
Cavarzano Pass
A quick round of hairpin bends moves through the Matilda chestnut groves, before unraveling and climbing inexorably to the 1,000-meter elevation. The first few kilometers are generous, but the closer we get to the Alpe, the more uncertain the terrain…
Winter Line
“Liver and onions” sounds strange, but here it is a household name. Not so much because of a supposedly typical local dish, but because in October ’44 Livergnano must have sounded like an all-too-complicated name to the American battalions, who…
The Jump Off
The Jump Off is a 90km route that starts in Bologna and climbs the ridges drawn by three streams: Samoggia, Lavino and the smaller Venola. The Jump Off is primarily about the military operation in this sector of the Gothic…
Salt Trail
There are many salt routes: ancient trade routes born of the need to connect territories far from the sea to the coasts, ensuring access to this precious resource. In some cases this need did not stop even in the face…