Author Archives: Frans

The last 2 days we have seen some beautiful Irish countryside,with the patchwork fields separated by stone fences,castles and ruins,Irish cottages with the thatched roofs, and the inside of a few pubs!  Fish and Chips, along with Bangers and Mash … Continue reading →

After a long delay at JFK in NY, group 2 finally arrived in Dublin. However spirits were high and they all headed into Dublin to visit the Guinness  store house to get that well deserved first pint. Temperatures are a … Continue reading →

Tis grand, lovely and brilliant. These are the most common words in Ireland. Today marks the end of a very successful first trip. We experienced record high temperatures and not a drop of rain. Perhaps not a true picture of … Continue reading →

Our fabulous cycling trip came to an end today, with a flat 3 hour ride to Venice. After arrival we took our bikes apart and got them ready for our return trip back home. A special thanks goes out to … Continue reading →

Today was our last day of climbing as we traveled from Trento to Thiene.  Again along the climb up and down Passo Fricca and Vezzena, the scenery was beautiful.  However, we are no longer seeing the snow covered mountains.  The … Continue reading →

Half the group went for a ride around Trenton and climbed the Manghen mountain, which was over 15 miles in length and gained over 5,000 ft. We all thought that this was the most picturesque climb of the trip. The … Continue reading →

On most of our days we started climbing right out of town and this morning was no different. After 16.5 miles we reached the top of the Gavia, the climb where Andy Hampsten conquered the coveted pink jersey and became … Continue reading →

Today we set out to ride the Mortorolo,which translated means “Mountain of Death”  It was by far the toughest climb we encountered.  Most of the road up was just wide enough for one car.  When Cheryl and Cindy were met … Continue reading →