Category Archives: Road Bikes and other adventures

Essential cycling gadgets: what’s worth it?

New bike technologies, add-ons, accessories and Apps, which are truly worth our money? Health and performance devices Heart rate monitors Not really a new technology, at all, but definitely a must-have for both recreational cyclists and performance-oriented bikers. Heart rate monitors are very convenient to monitor our health status and they are relatively cheap, soContinue reading “Essential cycling gadgets: what’s worth it?”

Bike holidays: three unconventional destinations

Bike holiday or holiday with a bike, for a few rides through breathtaking landscapes: three destinations that will surprise you. 1. Azores Islands: São Miguel Isolated in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, the Azores are islands of volcanoes and lush nature, a paradise for nature lovers. São Miguel, accessible by plane from Lisbon, isContinue reading “Bike holidays: three unconventional destinations”

Discover Val Brembana: Italy’s hidden cycling Paradise

Steep climbs with double-digit gradients, long and sweet passes, lesser-known detours, but also medieval villages and tastings of local delicacies: welcome to Val Brembana. Leggi l’articolo in italiano qui Val Brembana isn’t so well-known abroad, yet nestled within the Milan-Bergamo area and easily reachable also via air, it has nothing to envy of Italy’s mostContinue reading “Discover Val Brembana: Italy’s hidden cycling Paradise”

Cycling in the Canary Islands: the ultimate guide for a warm Winter holiday

Leggi l’articolo in Italiano qui. Which Isla Canaria is the best? Lanzarote, Tenerife, Gran Canaria or Fuerteventura? Is it better to ride on the Teide or Pico de las Nieves? All your questions are answered in this maxi guide to your next winter ride in summer kit! Having visited all Canary Islands and having riddenContinue reading “Cycling in the Canary Islands: the ultimate guide for a warm Winter holiday”

Cycling in Sri Lanka: gravel paths, scenic roads and wild elephants

If you are looking for an unusual cycling holiday destination where to combine bikes and sightseeing, then this post is for you! You probably never thought of Sri Lanka as a cycling holiday destination, neither I did. Back in March I had some days off and I wanted two things: explore new places and ride.Continue reading “Cycling in Sri Lanka: gravel paths, scenic roads and wild elephants”

Col du Galibier and Alpe d’Huez in one weekend, let’s go!

A couple of days in the French Alps are well enough to tackle down two of the most epic climbs in cycling: time to climb Galibier and Alpe d’Huez! To some newer to cycling, they may sound like familiar names, but to the ones growing up with cycling, watching endless Tour de France stages onContinue reading “Col du Galibier and Alpe d’Huez in one weekend, let’s go!”

Étape du Tour: Annemasse – Morzine

How to survive a long ride with +4k meters of climbing? Is Étape du Tour worth to join? What can we expect on Saturday stage at Tour de France? Last Sunday thanks to Tissot I had the chance to take part in the fearsome Étape du Tour, 152 kilometers and more than 4000 meters ofContinue reading “Étape du Tour: Annemasse – Morzine”

What’s wrong with disc brakes?

The debate over disc brakes on road bikes has been going on for a long time (too long, if you ask me).As every year during Grand Tours and after nasty crashes in the rain, the discussion resurfaces: are disc brakes truly better than rim brakes? Are they dangerous? Should we go back to traditional braking?Continue reading “What’s wrong with disc brakes?”

On the roads of Giro d’Italia Stage 15: Seregno – Bergamo

Giro d’Italia has always been my favorite race, going up and down my roads, in the crazy mess Italy is. Every year, for at least one day, I ride up an epic climb waiting for the peloton in the cold of the cloudy mountain days or in the burning sun of the clear sky days.Continue reading “On the roads of Giro d’Italia Stage 15: Seregno – Bergamo”