May 27, 2026 It was May, and winter had been a harsh one in the Alps. Snowfall had been abundant and the cold had lingered late into the season. Our tan lines were struggling to make an appearance, but among seasoned cyclists, excitement was reaching its peak: snow depths above 1800 meters were hitting record levels, and the images would …
A Year in the Mountains: 10 Photos from 2025
January 1, 2026 2025 was not just a big bike ride. It was mostly made of family time, client work, emails, too many hours looking at screens, laundry, taxes, and all the usual logistics of adult life. Somewhere in between, there was a healthy amount of riding. And on some of those rides, I took photos. This post is about …
Autumn at home
Dec 9, 2025 Winter has officially knocked on our door here in the Swiss Alps. It snowed. A lot. Enough for me to grab my touring skis and chase powder on the mountains around home, because let’s be honest, indoor riding is not high on my agenda. I will still sneak in valley rides whenever the weather allows, but up …
Finding simplicity in Ticino’s hidden valleys
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, …
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 2024 cycling year in 10 images
December 28, 2024 It’s become a tradition: every year, I submit images to the Mark Gunter Photo Awards. I’ve just done so for the 2024 edition and, as every year too, I don’t stand a chance against the talented photographers from all over the world – some of Tour de France and WorldTour fame – who take part in this …
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 …
