Gravel and ultra reportage

Ultracycling implies very specific dynamics: solitude, despair, challenging situations, but also companionship, accomplishment, and sheer joy. Plus, a crazy logistics with no breaks for days. Only knowing the discipline firsthand lets you capture interesting moments and get close enough to riders to tell their stories, while prioritizing the stories and not wasting resources. Covering various events across Europe also means getting to know many riders closely, following their trajectories over the years — which builds a depth of narrative very hard to achieve otherwise.

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JOURNAL / ULTRASHOOTING

Pain au Chocolat - The only pain we like

Inaugural edition of this new event by The Cake Movement, with an original formula: race and party pace, two starts on the same route; and an excellent route through unexpected French départements.

Taking care of the participants along their journey on cols 1 and 3.

Three Peaks Bike Race - Mangart Saddle, Col de la Loze

Second year of collaboration with TPBR, a classic 2500km freerouting ultracycling event. Fully unsupported coverage between Slovenia and France.

Taking care of the participants along their journey on cols 1 and 3.

Les Géants

Photographer, 600k gravel

A very hard gravel route on the classic mountains between France and Italy. 3 days and 2 nights of full-throttle reportage.

Turin Hills, since 2025

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Photographer, media coordination

An event but also a celebration. And a lot of mud. The first edition of an ambitious yet relaxed project, whose permanent route was named ‘best overnight route‘ on bikepacking.com, by both the jury and the public.

VIA Race chapter I, II

Photographer (2024), team leader (2025)

A 4.000km unsupported, free-routing race across Europe, covered with Marco and Francesco on a crazy van.

Upcycle trail weekend

Photographer (riding reportage + saturday fair, since 2023)

A traditional autumn Italian event. Saturday reportage (indoor) and a pedaled reportage of Sunday’s social ride. This too is a well-established collaboration with this renowned hub of cycling culture.

Zuri Escape / The Cake Movement

Fully unsupported reportage.

400km and 10,000m of elevation gain with two checkpoints: a ‘classic’ ultracycling format, but with a Cake Movement twist. Three days of work with a car and an electric bike, coordinating with Jennifer (photo) and Christian (video). The third project of a solid collaboration with Dominik, Fabian, and Stefano. In 2026, besides Backyard Gravel, we will work together also for Pain au Chocolat, the new road race format.

Three Peaks Bike Race

Photographer @Colle delle Finestre

A classic unsupported race with three famous climbs in the Alps, from Vienna to Nice (or Barcelona). in 2025 I covered the last peak, Col delle Finestre, for three days and three nights, getting to know the local community of shepherds and refuge managers. In 2026, I covered both Mangart Saddle (peak 1, Slovenia) and Col de la Loze (peak 3, France).

everything else

Photographer (and writer) in various forms.

Not everything is mentioned here: Strade Bianche in Siena, Velocafé Gravel Race (Bellinzona, CH), Ingorda, Gravelness69, XC Torre Canavese, Gravel Gourmet. Plus, personal projects (Alternative Altitude Alps; Cold Chains; and so on.)