The CyclingHero Journal
Cycling Tips, Destination Guides and Rider Stories from Northern Italy
Discover expert advice, iconic routes, and real rider experiences from the Dolomites, Stelvio, Piedmont, Tuscany, and beyond. Get inspired, plan smarter, and start shaping your next unforgettable CyclingHero adventure.
February 26, 2024 · Susan Rand
(Updated July 22, 2026)
A First Person Look Inside a Self-Guided Cycling Trip in Northern Italy
We asked a couple of our recent guests to share some thoughts with us about their experience cycling through the Veneto and the Prosecco Hills during their trip with us so that we could share their experience with others considering a self-guided cycling trip with CyclingHero.
March 1, 2023 · Joe Laverick
(Updated July 22, 2026)
Go by Bike
To me, it’s many things: discovery, freedom, enjoyment, pain, exploration, emotion and excitement. It is the humble bicycle that has allowed me to see thousands of kilometres of backroads around tens of different countries.
February 17, 2023 · Caterina Biffis
(Updated July 22, 2026)
The New Girona? We Have a Candidate, and the (Weather) Data Agrees…
A look into data: why ride around Treviso when Girona and Mallorca are calling?
Treviso, Veneto, Northern Italy. The home of Pinarello, gateway to the Prosecco Valley, and at the doorstep of the Dolomites.
January 17, 2023 · Joe Laverick
(Updated February 28, 2024)
A Look Inside Training Camps
From France to Italy, Spain to England, I’ve been to many training camps in my time. I’d hate to think how many weeks of my life have been spent in average hotels with the sole aim of getting fitter.
December 16, 2022 · Joe Laverick
(Updated July 22, 2026)
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
It’s snowing in the Dolomites, Alps and Pyrenees. It’s impossible to train in Scandinavia, Britain is freezing, and Canada is just a world of its own. It’s not easy to be a cyclist in the winter months.
November 27, 2022 · Joe Laverick
(Updated July 22, 2026)
Off Season
Everyone loves the off season. After a long year of racing, training, travelling and living a controlled lifestyle, it is the period that athletes can take a step back from elite sport and live a ‘normal life’.
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