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”
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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.

Jef Van Aerde Owns the Third Oldest Eddy Merckx Ever Made: “This Bike Has Seen the World”
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Jef Van Aerde Owns the Third Oldest Eddy Merckx Ever Made: “This Bike Has Seen the World”

When Eddy Merckx Bikes came to life in 1980, it was written in the stars who would receive the first bikes. Super-domestique Frans Mintjens had spent years giving his all for the Cannibal, and his brother Karel was the driving force behind a cycling team. The first twelve Eddy Merckx bikes went to this cheerful group of cyclists. Jef Van Aerde (77) was one of those cycling friends. He was the third to receive his bike. He still has it, and over time, it has accumulated countless stories. We visited Jef to see with our own eyes "the oldest surviving Eddy Merckx bike."

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