Between Friday the 21st and Sunday the 23rd of April I was in Gabicce Mare and in the San Bartolo Area – Marche – Italy. I had a great time with the local riders and Alessandro, the owner of the outstanding Bike Hotel Marinella were I want to lead some riders In September.
Saturday the 11th and Sunday the 12th of March … in the Dolomites again… Two days of free riding in the Dolomites with Dolomitesheart.
On February the 25th and 26th of February I attended the British Cycling Mountain Bike Leadership Conference in Plas y Brenin (North Wales-Snowdonia). Two days packed with sessions and updates to learn from the trade, from other MTB guides and to improve our Rides!
Will and Dan from British Cycling did an amazing job to put together such a great event. Pete from Plas Y Brenin has been great as usual.
My next rides in the UK (Jan, Feb and March 2017) will be: Surrey Hills (a trail linking the best part of the three hills). I will organise this ride 3 times between the end of Jan and the end of Feb Snowdonia. I have a MTB leader conference there at the end of Feb and that’s a great opportunity fro a couple of days of riding in some of the best…
Sunday the 15th of Jan I organised a freeride present to two of my best friends. Aldo and Nicola. We had two long downhill rides with a nice group of new friends. I have to give credit to Claudio and Sandro not only for the pictures and the leading support in that labyrinth of footpaths but also for their beautiful way of being. I hope we can have other rides…
Saturday and Sunday 24-25 of September I was in Whinlatter to attend a Bike Maintenance Strip and Build Course with Nick as an Instructor and few new friends. I was keen to attend this course because I feel mechanics is one of my weak points as a mountain bike guide and I want to be be confident in carrying out all possible trail side repairs to make the most of our…
