Queen Stage of the Giro d’Italia Day . More rain in the forecast , but in the afternoon , so we ride in the morning and the Giro finishes in the rain. Passo Gavia is cancelled due to too much snow and a potential avalanche risk, but Mortirolo is still on the menu. The Giro…
Monday,,, Rain in the forecast and a long day ahead over a big mountain. Passo San Marco 1982 meter , so it could be snow. I do not want to give the guys too many details and try to stay positive , maybe it will not rain …or snow . Only on need to know…
Sunday , we are ready for a big day .. well most guys do not know what they are in for and what to expect, but super excited anyway. No rain and pretty warm temps . Our traditional ride to Madonna di Ghisallo is on tap today and it just happens that the stage 15…
Setting foot on Italian soil is always special to me for many reasons . This year it is the 10th anniversary for our FinKraft Giro / Italy Cycling Camp, so extra special. A lot of preparation and logistics go into pulling this camp off each year , but by now it’s pretty much a routine…
The DC Marathon, my 26th marathon, was a tremendous success. A PR of 3:05:38 bested my previous PR by 4 minutes and 21 seconds. All of this just one week shy of my 48th birthday! The marathon was chock-full of hills, the most difficult being in the latter stages. The first 15 miles were mostly…
We added a direct link to our Verge Sport online store for anyone to purchase a cool FinKraft kit in pretty much any color. Even our 2019 Special Edition Celeste Cycling Camp kit is available now to anyone no matter if you come to Italy or just ride around on your favorite roads at home.…
I cannot believe it has been 10 years already since I had our first Italy Cycling Camp with my late friend Paolo Zenoni who really pushed for me to start a cycling camp in Italy where he grew up and lived. I have had cycling camps in Tucson, Arizona for many years prior and I…
Masters Cyclocross Worlds , Mol Belgium I wrote this story almost a year ago about my journey to Belgium, but I only shared it with a few friends and clients. It’s now only a couple of weeks left again to the next Master’s Cyclo-Cross Worlds at the same place in Mol. I know a few…
We are ready for departure, a year goes by so fast and it feels like we were just in Italy a couple of weeks ago. Many things and events happened since , both good and bad. Life just moves on at 100 mph it seems. What is the most amazing to me is that every…
If you are a cyclist and you have a passion for cycling FinKraft has two dream cycling vacation/ training camps for you this year in Italy. May 19th – 29th FinKraft Italy Giro Cycling Camp. Still a couple of spots left and not too late to sign up. It is the 100th Anniversary for the…
