I Tried Cycling the Length of Italy: 2,000km and 19 Days On The Road | Long Way North Vol. 4

Italy combines great food, breathtaking landscapes, and an overabundance of historic buildings dating back millennia. But how is it for cycling? In this episode of Long Way North (vol 4.), Oscar Boyd and his friends cycle the length of Italy, starting out in Sicily and working their way through Matera, Rome, Siena and Bologna, before finishing up in the Italian Alps. The trip was 2,000km in all, with 20,000 meters of climbing, over 19 days.

Find the guide, including GPX files: • How I Cycled The Length Of Italy, And How ... .

My past adventures:
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For more photos and words from the trip, check out https://oscarboyd.substack.com or follow me on instagram: / oscar.boyd

Many thanks to everyone who helped make this trip and film possible, and especially to Milo Boyd, Joe Iles, Gabriele Bortolotti, Alexis Jerome, Felix Avery, Fredrik Eriksson & Richard Deane for riding with me.

A huge thank you to Sophie Poston at ⁨@raphafilms⁩ for supporting us with kit.

Music is by my sister, @AliceBoydMusic. Her latest album is Cloud Walking. It's great, check it out, support her by buying a vinyl: https://www.aliceboyd.info/projects/c...

Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:20 - Sicily & Mt. Etna
04:15 - The Ferry to Calabria
06:30 - Tropea, the Prettiest Village in Italy
10:00 - Dogs!
12:48 - A Difficult Day Out
16:00 - Matera & Gravina
20:53 - A Challenging River
23:00 - The Team Grows
26:45 - Rome
31:18 - Saturnia Hot Springs
34:40 - The Strada Bianche
36:30 - Siena
40:17 - Bologna
45:00 - Lake Garda
49:00 - The Alps & Fairytale Castles
53:00 - The Finish Line