It’s not too often you go somewhere and it lives up to the pictures in the holiday brochure. Engadin is one of those exceptional places you dream of visiting. The Engadin Bike Giro host town of St Moritz holds a prestigious place in history having held the Winter Olympics in 1928 and 1948. The second […]
Clear skies and trails for the finale at the Engadin Bike Giro
With tired legs from Stage 2 of the Engadin Bike Giro, I was happy to know today’s stage would be the final day. But at the same time, I knew that also meant it would be time to go home tomorrow, which wasn’t so appealing. On paper, Stage 3 looked much the same as Stage […]
Engadin Bike Giro – ups and downs in Stage 2
The second stage of the Engadin Bike Giro featured over 2,500 metres of climbing in 74 kilometres. Most of the uphill was in the second half of the course, including a whopping alpine climb from 1,750 to over 2,500 metres above sea level that started at the 47-kilometre mark. Having been ensconced in the world […]
Grimace up, smile down at the Engadin Bike Giro Prologue
The Engadin Bike Giro started today nin the glamourous town of St Moritz, in Graubuenden, Switzerland. As an area that has immense natural beauty, it is more often known for being a place for jet-setting skiers more than mountain bikers. But with a long alpine valley, lakes, and innumerable trails both in the forests and […]