Rachel van Le Coffee Ride Tackles a Volcano During a Bikepacking Trip in Sicily: “We Could Only See a Few Meters Ahead Among the Lava Rocks”
When you think of Sicily, images of Mount Etna, arancini, or the Trinacria symbol might come to mind, but rarely cycling. However, the lunar landscape around the volcano offers a fantastic terrain for adventurous gravel bikers. When we heard that Rachel Cornet from Le Coffee Ride ventured out in November with her friend Anne to tackle a variation of the Sicily Divide, we were eager to hear about her experiences. “Climbing Monte Soro in dense fog was a truly unique experience,” she enthusiastically recounts.
