Bianchista currently finds herself in Venice editing imagery from the 2010 film festival. Getty rather awesomely hired us all some bikes to get around the Lido, so iv been cruising around on a hilarious town bike with a basket full of San Pelligrino and the Rapha giro cd on repeat on the ipod. After cracking the bike hire shop owners up by asking for a Bianchia a la Pirata, they let me pick this silver number, chosen for the aero benefits of internally routed brake cables :-)
Some excellent books out for some summer cycling reading...
Le Métier
Le Métier is the collaboration between Team SKY's super domestique Michael Barry and photographer Camille McMillan of Rouleur fame. An intimate portrait into the life of a professional cyclist, complete with truly evocative photos. Its available for £35 over at Rouleur
Bianchi - Una bicicletta sola al comando
Bianchi - Una bicicletta sola al commando (the only bicycle leading) is an italian language book rich in wonderful imagery chronicling Bianchi's history from 1885 to the present day.Aplethora of champions can be found insde, Coppi, Pantani, Anquetil and many, many more. Available for £34.95 from Prendas Ciclisimo
il Giro D'italia
il Giro D'italia is an italian language ten-chapter book detailing the last centuary of the most illustrious race from italy, the Giro D'italia.Featuring 250 photographs featuring all the wonderful moments engrained in the rich tapestry of the beautiful race.£34.95 from Prendas Ciclisimo
Turning World is a great little blog, and will be adding some cool features in the next few weeks, including photos from a recent excursion to the Bianchi factory in Italy. Be sure to drop by and show it some love.