Italy – Monika Sattler

20 Jun

1300km with 17000m of elevation gain in 8 days – BIKEGEAR.CC THE RIDE –

Posted 20. June 2017 By Monika Sattler

A few months ago I googled about epic cycling events in Europe and I came across a Dutch cycling event called “Bikegear.cc The Ride”. 1300km from Stelvio (Italy) to Cauberg (Netherlands)...

12 Apr

Five tips to make travelling your lifestyle

Posted 12. April 2017 By Monika Sattler

In the last 10 years, I have lived on three continents, five countries and about 30+ places. Some of them weren’t longer than a month, one lasted for an entire six...

20 Mar

Where is Option C? Cycling in the sea of hills.

Posted 20. March 2017 By Monika Sattler

I have been riding in the Parma-Bologna-Reggio region for the past two weeks and I should know it by now. Once you are in the hills, there is barely a flat...

14 Mar

Gran Fondo Alassio, Italy

Posted 14. March 2017 By Monika Sattler

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08 Jun

6 top cycling routes in the Appennine mountains in Italy

Posted 8. June 2016 By Monika Sattler

For a lot of cyclists, riding in Italy means climbing Passio di Giau, Stelvio or Passio di Gavia, all in the Italian Alps. And exactly that was my plan when I...

28 Jul

Tour du Mont Blanc – 330km with 8000m elevation

Posted 28. July 2014 By Monika Sattler

This weekend`s cycling tour led through Switzerland, Italy and France hitting climbs like Col de Champex (9.3k, 560m elevation), St Grand Bernard (45km, 2000m elevation), Petit St. Bernard (28km, 1287m elevation),...