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Translation: A Canadian cyclist “following” the Giro d’Italia.

From Canada to follow the Giro d’Italia. Lawrence Silcox, age 31 from Vancouver, has decided to follow the Giro on his own two wheels in the wake of Fausto Coppi. Lawrence has just traveled Saturday’s stage from Morbegno to Bergamo. Sunday he left on the next stage to Milan, after a quick breakfast with Chiara and Clara in Ambivere, where he had spent the night with his new friends from the Internet.

In fact, for sleeping, Lawrence relies on “Couchsurfing” a website program through which a network of hospitality exists for travelers worldwide. Those who have space for a guest to sleep in their house can provide it for free to travelers. It is a low cost way to travel, yes, but it’s also an excellent way to immerse oneself in the local culture.

Lawrence decided to complete this tour primarily on bike, but had some some short sections on the train. “The Giro d’Italia is a race I have always admired” says Lawrence. “However, my ride does not only visit Italy, but also explores many other countries including France, Switzerland, Austria and Spain. I began on the 4th of May in Strasbourg, continued into Switzerland and onto Venice. From there, to Jesolo, Trieste, Grado, Valdobbiadene, Bolzano and Bressanone. Then to Mayrhofen and Innsbruck in Austria and back into Italy through Chiavenna, Morbegno and on here to Bergamo. In total, the bike riding is about 3000kms in just 20 days.” [ed. note: I continued onto do the Milan-San Remo on May 19th and finished my ride on the 22nd in Barcelona. You can read about the entire tour here on the blog]

Lawrence, who has a consultancy for sustainable energy companies, had recently started a new business manufacturing clothing for urban cyclists. These clothes are strictly eco-friendly products, focusing on sustainable manufacturing and the activity is called, coincidentally, Cima Coppi.

-Clara Gandolfi

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