La traversata delle Alpi in bicicletta

Ever thought about crossing the Alps by bicycle? This book shows you the roads, the stages, the cartography, the kilometres, the altitude profiles, the campsites where you can stop and the characteristics of the areas and landscapes you encounter. In total they cover 17 days, 1700 kilometres, 26 Alpine passes of which 19 are above 2000 metres, 10 borders, 5 different countries and almost 31 thousand meters of altitude difference uphill. The crossing crosses the Alps of Slovenia, Italy, Austria, Switzerland and France, a wonderful mountain bike route from the Adriatic Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, starting from Trieste and arriving in Nice. Over a hundred photographs accompany the texts, describing the Alpine passes in images. And each of the 17 stages can be taken as an independent itinerary. In this way, in addition to identifying single stages that are valid as daily trips, it will be possible to choose fractions of the Alpine crossing, dedicating yourself only to the Swiss, French, Italian or Austrian Alps and so on. A journey across borders, above all. Borders that once divided peoples and which today bring them closer. Natural frontiers, political frontiers and lived frontiers. A place of exchange, the Alpine hinge. And a place of passage, the Alpine passes. A chain, those of the Alps, which originated between 70 and 130 million years ago and which today, on two wheels, we can enjoy in 17 days like a huge nature museum. Not even for a day, given the desire to look around, will it be easy to keep your eyes on the road so as not to miss an inch of the entire Alpine range which hides the signs of what was a time, under the sea, an incredible geological drama and which today is the most beautiful open-air wonder. It's nice to pass by on a bicycle, with your eyes on the pedals and thoughts of who knows where. Maybe right on the hairpin bends of Bartali and Coppi's epic cycling or on the military roads of the Great War where today, in the Passo shop, you buy an iced drink or a souvenir for your girlfriend.