Nov 22, 2025 Ticino, the Italian-speaking and southernmost region of Switzerland, has been part of my cycling life for as long as I’ve been pinning on a race number. My relationship with this place goes all the way back to the 1990s, when I was an amateur racer chasing early-season form on the other side of the Alps. Back then, …
Alpine Gravel Bikepacking in Ticino: Airolo to Bellinzona
→ 182km↑ 5180m♦ difficultStart: AIROLOFinish: BELLINZONACountry: SwitzerlandCLIMBS: GOTTHARD PASS (2091M) PASSO SCIMFUSS (2244M) PASSO DELL’UOMO (2218M) CAPANNA ADULA (2012M) CAPANNA …
Slovenia: small country, big rides
Sept 1, 2025 In June, I spent a week in Slovenia riding on our road and gravel bikes with fellow cyclists Natacha and Javier. It wasn’t my first time in the country — I had already crossed it during the 2015 Transcontinental Race — but this trip gave me a fresh perspective. Slovenia is compact, diverse, and full of contrasts. …
Above treeline
Photos: Gavin Kaps / @ospreyimagery May 11, 2025 It’s 3pm, somewhere between Arvieux and Briançon. Those in the know will say that I’m climbing the famous Col de l’Izoard that links these two towns in the French Alps. In fact, I’m on the slopes of the lesser-known Col des Ayes, which crosses roughly the same ridge, a little further west. …
A day in the life of a content creator
Photo: Gruber Images February 3, 2025 Last year, I began freelance work for komoot, the well-known app that helps more than 40 million users worldwide plan, track, and navigate hiking, cycling, and running routes with personalized recommendations and maps. As a komoot content creator, my job is to spend time in a destination, ride several routes, take photos, and share …
My bike is like a good dog
December 1, 2024 And now for something I have no skills for: I’m going to try and talk about my bike. Why is this hard for me? See, I’m just not a bike nerd . I won’t spend hours reading multiple reviews online to choose new wheels, nor will I weigh drive train parts on the kitchen scale. I kind …
Alps Divide: let the fun begin
September 6, 2024 I am writing this in a train towards the French city of Menton. Tomorrow, I will start the Alps Divide: an ultra cycling race that should take me (if everything goes well) to Thonon-les-Bains, 1’000km and 32’000 meters of climbing later. This sounds daunting, however I feel this is going to be the easy bit. Just getting …
UCI Gravel Switzerland: a taste of alpine gravel
June 19, 2024 I love gravel biking, for many reasons. First and foremost because my gravel bike takes me beyond tarmac, to places I didn’t know – even in my home region. But there’s more to that. In the mountains where I live, gravel biking comes with a distinctive flavor called “alpine gravel” which spices up the experience. What is …
Léman Gravel Challenge preview: I had a plan
May 17, 2024 Over the 40 years of my competitive career, I’ve ridden around Lake Geneva countless times. Especially when I was racing at club level, as this mostly flat 170km loop was a good way to log hours in the saddle when the weather was bad. Since then, I’ve done the “tour du lac” from time to time, but …
Celebrating 40 years of bike racing
April 21, 2024 The season has got off to a good start, even if the snow has made a massive and belated return home. Oh well, I’m back on my skis for a few days. Bonus powder skiing in my backyard: I’m not complaining. That said, our recent family holiday in Sardinia was an excellent excuse for two 3-day bikepacking …
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