Big ride: italy legend of the giro

“Today is the third greatest day of my life.” Hans-Joachim Stuck has tears welling in his eyes. “After the birth of my two sons, nothing I’ve done has matched this. Nothing.” This from a man who has s

‘ Another day in the simulation. Switzerland.exe is running flawlessly,’ says Material-Resist3770 above a mountain scene so stunningly perfect that it could be computer-generated. This internet post i

Length: 21.3km Elevation gain: 1,142m Average gradient: 5% Maximum gradient: 12% The Colle del Nivolet in north-west Italy is the most beautiful mountain road in the world. Fact. But that’s not the on

Right in the shinbone of the Italian boot lies Gran Sasso d’Italia National Park. One of Italy’s most biodiverse and seismic regions, this 2,014km² reserve is among the largest protected areas in Euro

Travelling to Europe, we often fly and miss out on the pleasure of a European road trip, so for my holiday in northern Italy, I decided to savour the journey by driving there. There are plenty of ferr

Some of the world’s most beautiful roads are within a couple of days’ riding. Carl Stevens discovers the serpentine twists of Slovenia on Yamaha’s new Tracer 9 GT and GT+