Day three of my Maratona tour with Ciclismo Classico as we ride from Rablá to Bolzano via Passo Palade and Passo Mendola. Once in Bolzano, I meet Ötzi the Iceman, have a wonderful pizza, and Italy’s best gelato.

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.

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 […]

Here is a quick video I produced from my recent test ride in Montreal, using the Bixi Bike Share system. And yes, I enjoyed the ride!

Last Sunday I arrived in Amsterdam for business and had the great pleasure of spending time with Marc from amsterdamize.com. He met me at my hotel, we rode to a cafe for some coffee and Dutch apple pie, went to Vondelpark, talked about cycling, and just enjoyed the ride. You can hear Marc on the […]

I was in Amsterdam last week on business and brought along my Dahon Speed Pro TT. The only times I rode in a gasoline-powered vehicle were my taxi rides to and from the airport. Everywhere else I went (including my daily commutes to and from the RAI convention center) were via bicycle. Hey, when in […]

All of my photos from the French Alps are now posted on Smug Mug, but I thought you might enjoy seeing me at the top of each Col we climbed. Col de la Forclaz Col du Marais Col de la Croix Fry Col de Aravis Col des Saisies Col de La Madeleine Col du Telegraphe […]

In case you’re wondering, yes I did make it back from the Alps. And yes, I made it up every climb on the trip, even in my double-ring set-up. For what it’s worth, we climbed: Col de la Forclaz Col du Marais Col de la Croix Fry Col de Aravis Col des Saissies Col de […]