18 Apr Mountain Bike in Sicily – Palermo

Tuesday, April 18 in Palermo is scheduled the presentation of the book Mountain Bike in Sicily.

Appointment at the Feltrinelli bookshop (Via Cavour, 133). Will be present: the Councilor of Tourism Antony Barbagallo; the Mayor of Palermo Leoluca Orlando; Chiara Minì President Fiab Palermo; Giandomenico Vivacqua Moderator; Nino Messina – President Distretto Antichi Mestieri; Giulietta Pagliaccio – President Fiab.

The book:

Mountain Biking in Sicily: a guide to discovery the still genuine Sicily, through unknown paths to mass tourism, which allows the rider or cyclists to enjoy an extraordinary heritage and lovely fruit of a mix of sun, nature, art, culture, history and cuisine, available 365 days a year. This has been achieved before studying maps and historical books on the ancient paths, streets palaces, and then along the island far and wide, exploring and discovering gaps, woods, questioning old and locals. The territories of Agrigento, Palermo and Trapani but also the parks of the Madonie, the Nebrodi and Etna, along all routes that have the features of a dream: dust and trails that run through the wilder nature to small and cozy populated villages, avoiding almost completely the asphalt. A treasure for those who want to visit Sicily with a bike XC or All Mountain, Enduro or even with the particularity that the routes can be composed like a puzzle, to make the journey from one country to another without pause, from inland to the sea or along the coast or through the island from coast to coast! But not only offroad: Alessandro and Franco wanted to enrich this guide with also some trails suitable for cycling on the road, routes for those who want to relax on the bike and not give up the most beautiful Sicily can give us on two wheels.

The authors:

Alessandro Riccardo Tedesco has always been passionate about nature and avid defender of the environment. A freelance journalist, now working as an organizer of Bike Tour with his brand Coast2Coast in the Mediterranean Area. Since years he’s working as a freelancer for some of the most important MTB magazines.

Franco Tedesco has a scientific background, but always viscerally attracted by nature: diving, sailing instructor and skipper, arrives at the hang gliding before moving to mountain biking. He is among the leading experts in Italy in mapping bike routes, he has collaborated on the design of Bicitalia network and professionally lends its expertise to various public and private entities.