Alps

We arrived in Milan Malpensa at 9 am, took the train down the Porta Garibaldi and walked to the hotel with our bikes. The hotel were super cool, and we rebuilt our bikes outside on the wide pavement. Perfect! I had been worrying about that. The two bike seem to be working well but we had to go to Rossignol… read more

And the adventure begins! To begin our loop, we heqd iut of Milano on some wonderful bike paths through fields and woods, and experience the rural suburbs of the city. Switzerlandis very close to italy, and we had lunch just before the border at a cute little lunch spot. Passing through the border you… read more

Today we worked our way deeper into Switzerland via the Passo del Lucomagno. We left Ascona in the simmering heat of the morning, which only grew greater throughout the day.



Grape vines lines the road on small slopes, drinking in the sun., on the main road, but we soon turned off that into the quieter… read more

During the night, some crashing thunderstorms brought a load of rain to the area, but luckily the sun came out to dry the roads in time for our 9 am start.



Today was going to a lot about climbing, but also the descents were phenomenal. Hairpin turns with breath taking views spectacular.



A couple of… read more

A grey and foggy morning in Breil, with some sketchy gravel

climbs on forest roads being our 'good morning!'. But quickly we hit flat paved cycle paths to Zernez and then from Zernez it was up to Passo Fourn. It was short and hard with patches of 10-12%. But once again the stunning scenery made up for… read more

What a day. Stelvio is magnificent. Both the climb from Prato, which we did early to avoid most of the traffic. And the descent to Bormio which is partly nice and technical to test your cornering. The climb was partly shaded until the tree line cleared , which was great- and then the view of the switchbacks… read more

Leaving Livigno after a night of pouring rain, the valley was misty. As we climbed the first pass out of the valley, the clouds chased along with us.



Another pass later, and it was all downhill - which was a great timw to rest from all our work On the bikes.



Some amazing views from some amazing cycle… read more

Today, after leaving the Alps, was a mostly flat day. And instead, it was the traffic lights and traffic of the city that slowed us down. But before seeing that we had a final farewell to the blue waters of Como.



All our bikes held up to the end, and we disassembled them in front of the hotel, for storage… read more