Remembering Italy

Remembering Italy

It’s hard to believe a year has gone by since I spent a week riding in Italy. I don’t generally go back and re-read my posts (mostly because they are riddled with spelling errors, typos and inaccuracies) but if my posts about The Campagnolo Experience were a physical journal I could hold in my hands, it would be dog-eared and stained with wine, spaghetti sauce, and bike grease.

On days when I am down, I only have to open the pages of this journal and relive the sights, sounds and tastes of Italy. Thank you again to Thomson Bike Tours, Campagnolo, and all the people I met from all over the world who I am pleased to call friends for life. I have no doubt fate will bring us together again one day.

Here are just a few of my favourite photos from the trip, taken by the talented Pablo Moreno, who looks like he should be on the other side of the camera.

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Sergei and Sharon revel in the joy of the ride.

Sergei and Sharon revel in the joy of the ride.

Me and Valentino Campagnolo

Me and Valentino Campagnolo

Riding past the colosseum at the Campagnolo Granfondo Roma

Riding past the colosseum at the Campagnolo Granfondo Roma

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Traditional Italian meal at Astoria.

Traditional Italian meal at Astoria.

Todd Norton at the entrance of the Campagnolo factory in Vicenza

Todd Morton at the entrance of the Campagnolo factory in Vicenza

Sergei enjoying some well-deserved libations

Sergei enjoying some well-deserved libations

Astoria's exclusive prosecco, made for Campagnolo's 50th Anniversary

Astoria’s exclusive prosecco, made for Campagnolo’s 80th Anniversary