The Accidental Bicycle Tourist

ABT031. Into the Unknown


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Meet Giacomo Turco, an aerospace engineer from Italy, who on this episode shares his thrilling bikepacking adventures across Iceland, Mongolia, and South America. Discover how a chance encounter on Instagram with a previous guest, Melanie Schautt, led to an unexpected friendship and shared adventures, including Giacomo’s terrifying brake failure in the Andes. Other near-disasters in South America followed, as Giacomo had to be hospitalized due to a bacterial infection, faced a blizzard whiteout at 5,000 meters in Peru, and pedaled for days without human contact on the Ruta de los Seismiles in Argentina. In the communities he visited, Giacomo experienced incredible hospitality, participating in traditional ceremonies and being offered shelter, food, and “lightly alcoholic beverages.” Giacomo's passion for exploring uncharted territories and pushing his limits shines through as he discusses his unconventional approach to bikepacking and teases his next grand adventure. Prepare to be inspired and entertained by this captivating storyteller and his insatiable thirst for the unknown.

Giacomo's Instagram is @cycling.beyond and his YouTube channel is also called Cycling Beyond

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