The second day of my Maratona tour with Ciclismo Classico, and the first real day of riding. And what a day it was! We climbed the famed Passo Stelvio while covering a metric century distance and nearly 2,000 meters of climbing.

The offcial first day of my Maratona tour with Ciclismo Classico. Today we travel from Bolzano to Glorenza via bus, take a shakedown cruise on our bikes, meet and get to know each other, and enjoy the first of many wonderful meals together.

Here’s a video of my interview with the guys from Assos during Bike Press Camp in Deer Valley.

Travel day to Italy for my Maratona dles Dolomites tour with Ciclismo Classico. In this post, details of my travel from Salt Lake City to New York to Milan to Bolzano via planes, trains and buses.

Several years ago I was approached by Andrew Conway, US Managing Director of Ciclismo Classico, asking if I would be interested in taking one of his company’s cycling tours. At the time, I was planning a tour to the French Alps with another company and therefore had to put him off. If you’ve listened to […]