Endurance ride along Lago di Varese, Lago di Maggiore and Lago di Lugano

Monday, April 11th, 2011

Yesterday I did a 4 hour endurance ride along the three lakes; Lago di Varese, Lago di Maggiore and Lago di Lugano in Varese Province, Northern Italy. This ride also takes you into Switzerland for a while. We cross the border to Switzerland at Ponte Tresa and then return to Italy just before Porto Ceresio. There [...]

10 minute hill repeats

Thursday, March 31st, 2011

Today was a beautiful spring day in Varese province, Italy! It was a perfect day for some hill repeats up the Sacre Monte climb, just outside Varese city centre. I am currently doing some specific training for the Fleche Wallone World Cup in Wallone region Belgium on 20 April. This World Cup race is awesome, because [...]

Trofeo Binda Women’s World Cup 2011 video highlights

Tuesday, March 29th, 2011

Some good footage of the 2011 Trofeo Binda Women’s World Cup! Congratulations to Emma Pooley (Garmin-Cervelo) on her victory! Trofeo Binda is the first race of eight in the UCI Women’s World Cup series. The Tour of Flanders is the next World Cup and takes place this Sunday 3 April in Flanders, Belgium.