Stories
The Italian Experience
More insights from Ciclismo's own Patria Lanfranchi in UmbriaAmericans crave the Italian Experience. We come to Italy for real Italian food and wine, to meet real Italians, relax with the best gelato, visit history and soak in the fantastic panoramas. However, from what I've seen, most tourists tend to gravitate to the tourist spots, the places that are easy to go with the English language and those that are easy to get around without a car.
Dreams Come True Moment by Moment on a Ciclismo Classico Tour
Reuniting with Roots. Personal change. Simplicity reached. Friendship found. Health and fitness improved. Traditions discovered. Balance achieved. Adventure captured. Deeper cultural connections. Passion released. Families united at the core. These are just some of the soul-satisfying experiences that regularly occur on a Ciclismo Classico bicycle tour.
Real Italian Life: How Does It Taste?
You've watched the movies, read the books, dreamed of it... But would you actually move to Italy? Inspired by 11 phenomenal days of bike riding across Italy last summer with Ciclismo, I decided I should try my hand at Italian life, learn the language, and get to know some not-too-distant relatives here. And eat a lot of gelato.
Cycling, Travel, & Fatherhood: Life Just Keeps Getting Better
By Ciclismo guest Jim Pohl Life just keeps getting better. When I was a kid, bicycling was one of my favorite pastimes. I remember my first bike, a 20” Coast-to-Coast Black Hawk. It looked sleek and fast, and I still have it. I lived in a small town, and I rode it up and down and around the dirt lot near my house.
Fantastico! Incredibile! Piemonte!
Fantastico! Incredibile! These are the words that come to mind when I think of the Piedmont More Miles for Less trip from which I just returned. Starting north of Milano on Lake Orta, the route took us through the pre-Alps, the Monferrato region, and ultimately ended in Torino. This departure had preponderance of aggressive riders, so we were sure to ride every extra loop and climb available.