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Nadav Kander’s Bicycle Diaries: Atop the Alpe d’Huez and Mont Ventoux! (video)

Kristina Feliciano — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 20:09:33 +0000

Nadav and his cycling mates, Charlie and Markham, have now crossed two rigorous climbs off the list on their epic bike ride: the Alpe d’Huez, which has 21 hairpin turns, and Mont Ventoux, the largest mountain in Provence (hence its nickname, the Giant of Provence). Ventoux is a vertical mile above the countryside (!).

Here are some Ventoux shots:

Charlie near the top of Mont Ventoux.

From left: Charlie, Nadav, and Markham on Mont Ventoux.

And here’s a short video of Nadav atop the breathtaking Alpe d’Huez…

Nadav Kander’s Bicycle Diaries: Catching up in 13 new photos

Kristina Feliciano — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 12:52:06 +0000

Nadav has been cycling now for nine days, accompanied by his friends Charlie (who lives in the U.K.) and Markham (who flew in from sunny California). Below, Nadav shows us where they’ve been so far…

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Dario helping Markham assemble his bike before we set off…

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An evening with Dario Pegoretti…

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Shuteye…

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Dario, our style guru…

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All hail Dario! The monument at the Madonna del Ghisallo,
a church in Magreglio, Italy, that is dedicated to cyclists…

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View of the church…

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Inside the church…

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Sampling the local grape…

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Scenery along the way…

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Catching a breath before the Alpe d’Huez climb…

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L’ile au Soleil (Island of the Sun)—the top of Alpe d’Huez at the Tour de France finish line…

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Three roads…

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Night life (our accommodations on Saturday, the 25th)…

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If you’d like to support Nadav, please contact his studio at mail@nadavkander.com.

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Nadav Kander’s Bicycle Diaries: “Woo, woo, woo!” (video)

Kristina Feliciano — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:54:48 +0000

I’ve got heaps of new photos and text dispatches from Nadav that I’ll be posting here this week, but first let’s go back to the day Nadav saw his bike, which he named Lorrella, for the first time.

This video was taken at Dario Pegoretti’s workshop in the small rural town of Caldonazzo, North Italy, where Nadav’s adventure began. I edited the original 3-minute-plus clip into 26 seconds of pure chuffed-ness.

Nadav Kander’s Bicycle Diaries: Meet the Bike

Kristina Feliciano — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 13:45:04 +0000

Nadav has just embarked on an epic bike ride to raise money for the pediatric department of congenital heart disease and the Lymphoma Service at Guy’s and St Thomas’ and for the Evelina Children’s Hospital, both in London. On Tuesday, he began the journey, which will take him from the top of Italy, northeast of Milan, down through the flatlands to the Alps, and through a 2,000-meter climb, before settling into a further 300 miles of French road.

By October 2nd, he hopes to have completed 600 miles. Including his training, he will actually have ridden some 3,000 miles by the end. My legs ache just thinking about it.

Throughout his adventure, he’ll be sending me photos and video, which I’ll post in a series called Nadav Kander’s Bicycle Diaries.

These two photos were taken before he left and show off the sturdy steed that will be Nadav’s best friend through this journey. The bike, which Nadav has named Lrorella, was designed and built by legendary bicycle-frame builder Dario Pegoretti.

Nadav's Lorrella.

Lycra, Lorrella, and a long journey ahead.

If you’d like to support Nadav, please contact his studio at mail@nadavkander.com.