[IN THE PREVIOUS EPISODE]
The idea of the trip was pretty much about
grabbing our bikes, our backpacks and helmets
and getting out to the beach.
The best moments are probably those when you stop thinking,
wheN you just disconnect and say:
"OK, I’m drawing a line down along this path".
Yeah, those are the best.
When a biker gets ready for trip like this,
he has to do so
with all possible accidents in mind.
The first thing you grab are the inner tubes,
a bike chain, the shift cables,
the right tools to remove the bike tyre.
Things didn’t go too well with the chain,
Claudio had some trouble.
We had a punctured tyre,
but that was to be expected because of the terrain,
you never know what to expect on those paths.
Inner tube for a dirty tyre.
No, an inner tube with 2,000 patches.
How beautiful the sea is! Come on, we’re almost there.
We’re still up here, there is not that much left now,
Let’s keep up the pace...
Come on guys, I’m starving!
We’re not far from Portofino. Hang on, Leo. Just a little...
It’s true that ever since we left
we couldn’t wait to get to the shore,
but we've come across all kinds of landscapes and sceneries
and we've never grow tired of them.
By the time you get to the sea you've been cycling for 3 days
and if you think about it, you realize that you’ve seen it all,
the mountains, the rivers, scenic vistas;
you’ve seen so much.
Here in the Liguria region the terrain is a bit rockier,
jumbles of rocks, it's steeper.
It's better to cruise with other 3 bikers than on your own
because during a 3-day ride through almost unknown places
it can happen almost anything...
We were in tune with each other, we laughed the whole time!
We can all become champions in life
if we succeed in attaining a goal
and making our dreams come true.
It’s great to feel like a champion,
and I’m happy when people call me that.
I feel I am a champion not for the results I've achieved
but because I try to convey the passion I feel for this sport.