Italy summary – Some awards & tips
So, Italy is done and dusted... A massive contrast from Whistler clearly! Which was kind of the point, after Enduro shredding in France and full DH action in Canada, it was time to select something else from th...
Italy day 7 – The epic finale
Well, here we are, the final day in Italy on the DNWCT... How on earth were we going to top yesterday? After breaking out of my shell like a fucked off T Rex, how was I going to make today interesting or more e...
Italy day 6 – Victory loves preparation
Todays post is brought to you by the sweet taste of success, with a healthy dose of sense of achievement to go with it as a side. Yes, the fact that I am posting on day 6 means I survived my epic exploring miss...
Italy day 5 – Mortirolo madness!
Welcome to day 5! After the massacre on the Stelvio yesterday, I have to admit I was more than mildly nervous about heading south to tackle the famed Mortirolo! Sure, it was a lot shorter, but steeper, so was g...
Italy day 4 – Smashed on the Stelvio
I knew at the start of the day that the Stelvio was going to be a challenge... I love my climbs, but as I sit down in Prato at the base of the hardest climb I have ever done, I am starting to reconsider the amo...
Italy day 3 – Dirty recon mission
After yesterdays leg demolition, we needed a more chilled out day today. Thankfully for me, the hotel came equipped with blast shields that made it as dark as a bunker, which was excellent for tricking Clarso l...
Italy day 2 – Charly Gaul suffergeddon
Warning - Long post today... and VERY slowly constructed due to my diminished mental and physical capacity that sees me currently operating at the same level as a democratically elected official.
Right - Let...
Italy day 1 – Planes, Automobiles and Bikes
Buongiorno!
Ok, so a semi cliche start to the post today, but why the fuck not, I am in Italy! And even though its technically 4.35am according to my body clock as I write this with a million typos, I am sti...
Mission briefing: Italy
Thankfully I have been able to avoid using the awful cliche of naming this post the 'Italian Job' or referring to Stallions etc, and I will continue to uphold this Italian cliche avoidance as much as I can over...
No more articles