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Join host Craig Dalton and Trek Travel's Rich Snodsmith as they take you on an exhilarating journey through the heart of gravel cycling in Italy. In this episode of The Gravel Ride podcast, they share their recent experience at the Strade Bianche Gran Fondo trip organized by Trek Travel. With over three decades of friendship, these two avid cyclists reminisce about their chance meeting at the Lugano Cycling World Championships in 1996 and their shared passion for the sport. Throughout the episode, Rich and Craig discuss their incredible adventures, from vintage bikes at L'Eroica and witnessing the Strade Bianche professional bike race, to participating in the challenging 140-kilometer Gran Fondo alongside 7,000 other riders. They also share their encounters with pro cyclists and the camaraderie of the Trek Travel group. If you're looking for an immersive and unforgettable gravel cycling experience, this episode will inspire you to find dirt under your wheels and explore the breathtaking landscapes of Italy. Topics discussed: Introducing the Strade Bianche Gran Fondo trip with Trek Travel  Riding an international Gran Fondo  Experiencing the energy and spectacle of professional bike races  Meeting pro cyclists and gaining insights into the sport  Challenges and rewards of gravel riding in Italy  Stunning scenery, castles, and brick towns on the route  The supportive and well-organized nature of Trek Travel trips  Exciting plans for future cycling adventures Full Transcript: Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:00:03 to 00:00:33 Hello and welcome to the Gravelride podcast, where we go deep on the sport of gravel cycling through in depth interviews with product designers, event organizers and athletes who are pioneering the sport. I'm your host, Craig Dalton, a lifelong cyclist who discovered gravel cycling back in 2016 and made all the mistakes you don't need to make. I approach each episode as a beginner to unlock all the knowledge you need to become a great gravel cyclist. This week on the show, we welcome Rich Snodsmith from Trek Travel. Rich is one of my oldest cycling friends. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:00:33 to 00:01:00 We met over 30 years ago, actually, in Italy. As you'll hear from our story, Rich and I were recently in Siena in Italy for the Strada Bianchi Gran Fondo trip. With track travel, we were able to watch both the professional bike race as well as participate in a 140 kilometer mass start. Gran Fondo across the white roads, the white gravel roads of Siena. Fantastic trip. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:01:00 to 00:01:10 I can't wait for you to hear more of the details. With that said, let's jump right into the show. Hey, Rich, welcome to the show. Hey, Craig, good to see you. Thanks for having me on. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:01:10 to 00:01:36 Yeah, absolutely. You and I just shared a magical experience on the roads and trails of Italy, which is the purpose of you joining this call. But you, you and I have a rich history, no pun intended, of cycling experiences in Italy. That's right. We met randomly in 1996 at the Lugano Cycling World Championships and have stayed friends ever since. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:01:36 to 00:01:51 Yeah, fortunately I. I eventually moved to San Francisco a few years later. So we were able to ride together, right? Yeah, yeah, yeah, we were able to ride together for. Gosh, it's hard to believe it's three decades at this point, which is crazy to think about. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:01:51 to 00:02:14 My end of our Lugano story was I was working in Italy and my colleague, who we both know, Jeff Sanchez, said to me, going to go to the World Championships and oh, by the way, we have to go pick up Rich. He's going to be at the Duomo in Milan on the way. Pre cell phones, be there at 5:00. Don't be late. Yeah, exactly. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:02:14 to 00:02:34 So super fun to finally go back to Italy together. Obviously, we've been riding on the roads and trails of Marin county for a long time, but to finally have the stars align on this trip was fantastic. Yeah, it was great to get out there and do that again. We also saw another World Championships together in Richmond, Virginia. That's right, yeah. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:02:34 to 00:02:40 The thing for the World Championships, you've. Seen a few and we've got a future one. I Think in our plans, right? Oh, yeah. Montreal 2026. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:02:40 to 00:02:55 Let's go. There we go. See you there. So this, you put the idea of this trip in my mind probably December of last year. And the trip, to be specific, because I don't think we've mentioned it, although I probably mentioned it in the intro. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:02:55 to 00:03:09 Is the Strada Bianchi professional bike race trip with Trek Travel. Was it me that put it in your mind? I was asking you where you were going to go. I thought you. I thought you convinced me, but I was down as soon as you suggested it. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:03:11 to 00:03:52 It's interesting. Obviously, we're on a gravel cycling podcast and this is sort of a. A hybrid trip almost because we're road riding, but we're riding on the Strada Bianca, the white roads of Tuscany outside Siena. And for those listeners who are fans of both professional road racing and gravel cycling, I think Strada Bianchi is the race that gets us most excited because we see the coverage, we see the professional road riders riding on gravel, and the visuals are just awesome. And they're kind of like what we experience as gravel racers and riders routinely. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:03:52 to 00:04:19 But so cool to see all the pro bike teams go through and participate in the event. So I was super stoked, obviously. I'd been on a Trek Travel gravel tour in Girona a couple years prior, so I'd had that experience with Trek, but this is the first kind of pro bike race enabled tour that I'd ever been on. Yeah, I mean, it's really interesting to blend those things together. I mean, you being more of a gravel rider, me being more of a road rider. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:04:20 to 00:04:59 But the last few trips I've taken with Trek Travel have been gravel trips. You know, getting out there and trying new things, trying the Vermont trip, trying the Dolomites last year, this was just a really cool experience to put like my fandom of the road cycling and racing world along with this, like, almost instant classic. The race has only been around for 20 years and it's like, become a real fan favorite. Yeah, I was, I was looking up some of the history of the race and I didn't realize that it started out with Laroica, which is a. An event that many people have heard about where you ride vintage bikes on this course. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:04:59 to 00:05:18 And the professional bike race emerged. So the loraca started in 1997. In 2007 is when the professional bike race emerged. So it's interesting. And obviously being in that region and riding in that region, we saw signs of Loraka all over the place, right? Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:05:18 to 00:05:38 Yeah, we Even ate at the Laroica Cafe. That was incredible. Yeah, exactly. And I came home with a Loracha sweatshirt as well. And then the, the, the cool thing, and we probably failed to mention it at this point is there's the Gran Fondo the day after, after Strada Bianchi, which was awesome. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:05:38 to 00:05:59 So we actually get to go on a 140 kilometer rides. A ride on the similar roads as the professionals. Yeah, it's not the full men's road course, but it's pretty close to the women's road course and we cover all the last, you know, climbs, you know, that the. Both the men's and the women's race covered. That was really cool. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:05:59 to 00:06:21 Especially after seeing them finish the day before and then going out and riding those roads, seeing where Poga crashed and then, you know, doing that last 20k of climbs is just bananas, beautiful and hard. It was pretty rewarding that ride. I can't wait to get into that details a little bit more of the event later. I did. I'm. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:06:21 to 00:06:46 As I'm speaking, I misspoke because I have been to Europe once before around the Tour of Flanders and did the Tour of Flanders grandson do, which I noted. And in speaking to the Trek travel guides, you've got a series of awesome trips that month in Flanders of a similar vein. Right. You do have Perry Roubaix and. Or a Flanders trip. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:06:46 to 00:06:57 Yeah. You can choose the whole Holy Week, you could do both Flanders and Roubaix or you can break it into chunks and do one or the other. So it's. Yeah. If you're a pro race fan, that's a nice companion to Strat Bianca. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:06:57 to 00:07:10 The. The Flanders Roubaix ultimate weekend or ultimate week there. And then one of the highlights of the year, presumably for Trek travel is your Tour de France tours. For sure. We take over a couple hundred people there every year. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:07:11 to 00:07:19 We do usually do five or six trips through the Alps and the Pyrenees. It's. That's a pretty exciting one too, if you've never been to the Tour. For sure. Yeah. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:07:19 to 00:07:45 Well, let's talk through the trip a little bit that we participated in because I think it'll give people a flavor. I've talked about my, my experience with track in Girona and my general love of gravel travel. But more extensively, I love traveling by bike and having these experiences because it's just, it's just so much fun. So we start off the trip, it's a pretty quick trip relative to some others because in a five day timeline. Right. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:07:45 to 00:08:01 So we flew over. You'd Already been in Europe, but I flew over to Florence and met you the night before. And day one, we basically just get picked up by our guides and head on over to Siena, which is about an hour and a half away. Yep. And then the bikes. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:08:01 to 00:08:21 Yeah, straight onto the bikes. And the beauty of. The beauty of this trip and all the truck travel trips is they've got bikes already set up for you, so you send your measurements and if you want to ride your own saddles or pedals, you can, you're welcome to bring those, but they'll basically get it dialed. And that. That first day, I think we went for maybe an hour and a half shakeout ride just to see how the bike. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:08:21 to 00:08:31 30 miles. Yeah, yeah. And how many people were in our group. We had 19 with us and then three guides. Okay, so is that pretty typical on these pro bike? Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:08:31 to 00:08:46 Sort of. They tend to sell out. They're pretty popular. And guests will go back and forth between the Strada Bianca or. I think quite a few of the guests or folks that were on our trip had done the ultimate Holy Week trip before with Flanders and Roubaix and some had done the tour as well. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:08:46 to 00:09:03 Yeah. It was pretty fascinating talking to some of the men and women on our trip to learn just how many trips they had done with you guys. Yeah, it was neat to like show up and kind of already have the camaraderie of. A lot of the guests on that trip had been with Nick or Viba or Gio on previous trips. So they were. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:09:03 to 00:09:21 There was already sort of a built in fan base there. Yeah. And I suppose it's. I suppose it's the nature of this type of trip, but I felt like everybody in the crew was quite competent on the bike and there were some people who were faster than us, some people slower than us, but everybody was mostly faster. Yeah. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:09:21 to 00:09:25 There's an impressive riders on this trip. It was pretty, pretty great. Yeah. Yeah. And the. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:09:26 to 00:09:45 And the guides were equally impressive both, you know, across the week. Just getting to know them personally, seeing their fitness. A, but B. And more importantly, they're just understanding of all the sectors and the roads that we'd be riding and their, their love of Strada Bianchi. Yeah, the knowledge and passion for the race was definitely evident. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:09:45 to 00:09:57 It was pretty cool. Yeah. So we got a shakeout ride on the Monday or, sorry, on the first day of the trip. Yeah. And then the second day we went a bit longer and kind of got our first real look at some of the. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:09:57 to 00:10:19 The white roads. Yeah, we think it was a 50. It was a nice lead up to the Fondo because it was like a 30 mile day one, a 50 mile on day two, which was pretty challenging. It was, but not like back breaking. And then we went to the race to view the race viewing day, which was like a gentle 30 miles before the Fonda, which was kind of a nice way to structure the week. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:10:19 to 00:10:42 Yeah. When I think when I first looked at that mileage, I'm like, gosh, I'm going all the way to Italy. I just want to ride my ass off. But as, as it came down to it between like travel fatigue, it being earlier in the year, and the punchiness of those climbs we were experiencing on day two, like that was enough in sort of those first couple days. And I felt totally satisfied. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:10:42 to 00:10:56 Yeah, you can put in if you're doing the big options every day. You get 200 miles in, in four days, plus the race viewing. So it's, it's, I think it's a really well designed trip. It's, it is compact. But it's surprising how tired you can be after doing those four days. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:10:56 to 00:11:10 Yeah, yeah, a hundred percent. The elevation is pretty. Every day has a nice chunk of elevation gain. Yeah. And I think for, for us, like we don't have a ton of rolling hills around where we live, they said they tend to be more sustained. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:11:10 to 00:11:28 So it definitely felt different to me. I was feeling a little underprepared that, that 50 mile day, thinking, Gosh, we've got to do 90 plus in the Gran Fondo. It's going to be a long day out there. I'm not gonna lie. I don't think I said it during the trip, but I was a little worried after the first two days. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:11:28 to 00:11:39 I was grateful for the race watching like cool down day before the Fondo. It all worked out. But yeah, yeah, yeah. So we should, I mean, we should talk through a little bit. We'll get into race day next. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:11:39 to 00:12:05 But you know, basically every day after the ride, you just leave your bike and the team cleans it, takes care of it, puts it away. You've got really nothing to do but show up and eat and enjoy yourself in Siena. Yeah, take a nap, whatever you need. We, we stayed at a great hotel, the Hotel Athena, just right outside, like in Siena, but just outside the wall. So it was easy to walk like 10 minutes into town. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:12:06 to 00:12:24 Really, really great location. I mean, one of the best things about the Fondo day was waking up to a completely clean, like just power wash, power dried, chain lubed. It was like a brand new bike getting Ready to ride out to the start. It was pretty great. Clean bike is a fast bike, so I appreciate that. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:12:24 to 00:12:40 And shammy time's training time. That's right. But yeah, those guys work their butts off to keep those bikes in great shape every morning when you show up. Yeah, no doubt about that one. Sort of topography. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:12:40 to 00:12:50 Topography note. Siena is up on a hill. Yeah. And you know, that was like warm down. There's no warm down and there's no sort of. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:12:50 to 00:13:08 In the, in the early mornings when we were rolling out, we're going downhill for 5, 10 minutes no matter what. So it was quite cool on the road out in the rollout in March, for sure. We lucked out. We, the guides every day were saying, it's not usually like this. Like it was. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:13:08 to 00:13:18 We had like mid-60s during the day, every day. And it was. Fortunately we saw almost zero rain, which was great. Would have been tough to ride those roads in the mud. A hundred percent. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:13:18 to 00:13:38 And I think it just would have taken away from how much fun we had out on the course on the third day, which is. So we, we did ride maybe 15, 20K out to, I think sector number two on the women's and men's road course. Got to see the women come through, which is a lot of fun. Right, right on one of the. Those gravel roads. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:13:38 to 00:13:49 Cheer them on. We had ridden that road the day before and then we went to a cafe. Totally overwhelmed. This local cafe with 23 people needing locusts. Yeah. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:13:49 to 00:14:07 Yeah. I think ebay went in there and basically said, I will buy your entire rack of baked goods. And he just walked him outside and he's like, get the cappuccino machine going and keep them going until we say stop. Yeah, that was great. It was a nice break between the women's and the men's race. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:14:07 to 00:14:26 It was incredible to see, like the riders go through, but then you just see the apparatus of like all the, the sort of security cars, then all the team cars. And at a certain point, both of our videos, all you can see is dust. When you're on the gravel, when everybody's raging by in the team cars, it's like, there they go. And here come. Here comes the caravan, the follow caravan. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:14:26 to 00:14:40 It's pretty cool when the safety motorcycles come by and sort of just casually brush people a little bit further to the side of the road. Get, get closer to the curb, will you? Yeah, yeah, yeah. It was interesting. I mean, we didn't. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:14:40 to 00:14:53 We couldn't see much of the run up of the women's race, but there was Seemingly a fracture. Even at the point in which we started watching, I think there might have been a crash before the women's race. Pretty broken up outside of the main pack. Yeah, yeah. So it was cool. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:14:53 to 00:15:21 Yeah, they were going slow enough that you could kind of really see your, your favorite athletes cruise by, which is a lot of fun. And to your point, it is always cool seeing all the support the professional athletes get in the team cars. Yeah, it was interesting to see the breakaway. You know, in the men's race you had like a two or three minute breakaway. To see them go by first and then their car, their follow cars and then seeing the, the whole peloton and like UAE on the front clearly just ready to rip it. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:15:21 to 00:15:43 It was pretty cool. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And we should mention that the, the night before with this trip, we had the opportunity, right, to meet the Lidl track team and we got to go on the, the, the tour bus, as I would call it, the, you know, the big bus that the riders hang out in before and after the race. No photos. Yeah, I was really excited to do some photos. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:15:43 to 00:15:53 Yeah. And they said no photos, no photos. And, and then we saw the, you know, the, the mechanics van with all the bikes. Mobile service course. That was incredible. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:15:53 to 00:16:01 Like. Yeah. How many bikes, wheels, chain, chain sets, tires. It's just like a. Incredible organization to get that all set up. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:16:01 to 00:16:09 Yeah. And then it was cool meeting. We got to meet the women's team and some of the men's team members. Do you remember who we got to talk to? We talked to the whole women's team. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:16:09 to 00:16:28 They all kind of came out. We sort of had dinner that night with them in the hotel. So we got to talk to mostly Ena Tutenberg, the director, Retta Hansen, great domestique. And then Lizzie Danan was pretty, they were pretty engaging, pretty, pretty fun to see them all chatting up and answering questions from our group. And we got to met. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:16:28 to 00:16:39 It was a little bit different with the men. They kind of came and went. But we got to meet the previous year's second place finisher Tom Scoins. That was really interesting to talk to him about his race. I think you talked a bit to Quinn Simmons. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:16:40 to 00:16:53 So we got to meet like a little bit of the whole team there, which was really cool. Yeah, it was cool. And probably not giving away any secrets. Say they, they had a buffet that was separate from our meal. They had scales to weigh their food. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:16:53 to 00:17:10 They were quite a bit more disciplined than our 19 person group. Yeah, that was, I was surprised to see that as well. I was with my back to them. So they're weighing their food, really, as I'm. As I'm shoveling my pescatarian options in. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:17:12 to 00:17:39 Um, so then we going back to race day, we see the men in the same location, then we ride ourselves back to Siena that day. Um, and I think we were able to go back to that. Well, I know we were able to go back to the hotel and then make it into the piazza for the time that the women were going to be finishing, which was awesome. We couldn't have timed it better. Yeah, it was great to get back to the hotel, drop off the bikes, grab a quick shower, and then head over there. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:17:39 to 00:18:06 To watch the last, like, 20k and see him come into the finish line was super, super exciting. It's just such a beautiful, scenic place to finish a bike race. We'll get into. I mentioned that it's up at the top of a hill, so we'll talk about what it's like finishing there, but just you've got this square that's not that big, a great, beautiful clock tower. And the imagery is just stunning. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:18:06 to 00:18:24 When they come around the final corner, there's people up in their apartments cheering them on from around the corner. And then you see a rider emerge or a sprint emerge to a slight downhill to the finish line. It's just an incredible scene. Yeah, it's pretty iconic. Like, if you think about, like, that finish line, compared to. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:18:24 to 00:18:44 You could compare it to, like, the finish in Roubaix on the velodrome or the finish on the Champs Elysees in France. It's a super, super different way to finish a bike race up that steep, the Santa Catarina steep climb into the compos. Just really unique. And we were able to get, I mean, super close to the. To the women's finish. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:18:44 to 00:18:51 Yeah, it was. That was sort of shocking how few people were there. It's sort of a bummer. We were there for the women's race. We're just going to say that now. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:18:51 to 00:19:16 So we were excited to be so close and to see the podium ceremony afterwards. But you got some great shots of Demi Vollering winning. And then we were standing right where they all finish, and they're all kind of, like, bottlenecked into this little corner and their whole team is surrounding them and people are congratulating them, and they all just look destroyed, and you're just like, wow, how can you get this close to such amazing athletes? But it was. It was really, really cool. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:19:16 to 00:19:36 Yeah, super cool. And then so we watched the celebration as they got their trophy and sprayed the champagne. We're almost close enough to get hit with champagne. I feel like that was cool. And then the track team had secured a lunch spot right on the piazza in one of the restaurants with the massive flat screen tv. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:19:36 to 00:20:02 So we were able to roll over there, joined lunch that was already in progress and watch the men's race on TV for a few hours. Yeah, that was like a really cool setup to see the women's finish go stuff our faces and, and keep track of the race while we did it and then be able to run right back outside to see the men finish in the same way. I mean it was pretty remarkable. I think we like getting kind of itchy with about 15, 20k to go. We're like, you ready? Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:20:02 to 00:20:35 Let's get out there, stake out our spot along the finish line. It was awesome. You know, being in North American, we don't always get to watch these events live as they're unfolding. So just sort of feel the energy and watch on the TV obviously that the Tom Pickock Pagachar breakaway was happening and we were all, I think all eyes were on the television at the point where they've got this great shot of Tade ripping around this corner and just hitting the deck. And I didn't think he was going to get up. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:20:35 to 00:20:47 I don't know about you. It looked, and the first time I saw it, it looked like he really wailed his head and he rolled far into the grass. Got catapulted into the grass. Yeah, yeah. I was absolutely shocked he was able to get up. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:20:47 to 00:21:22 And then it was nice to see Tom Pickock do the gentlemanly thing and you know, he, yeah, kind of shook his head after the crash but you know, clearly just soft pedaled until today came back to him. It was, it's incredible when you're either in the restaurant or like on the square with the Jumbotrons and something like that happens and you hear the whole crowd gasp, you know, like that, that like collective gasp of a few thousand people right next to you is like pretty like wow, that just happened. Exactly. A shocking mid race events for sure. Yeah, totally. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:21:22 to 00:21:50 And then once it was back on, like you said, I think with, with, you know, 15k today attacked maybe with 18k to go. And by 15 or 10k we were like, we gotta get out there and get on the streets and get right by the finish line again to see this. Yeah, it was incredible to see him come over the line first all battered and bloodied and he had, was so full of Adrenaline. He didn't say much until he got into the interviewing room. It's like right before he was going to go get his trophy that it kind of hurts now. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:21:50 to 00:22:15 It's like he had so much adrenaline to attack and finish the race, but as soon as the race is done, he's like, oh, I'm really scratched up. Yeah, he was totally tore up. And then the other interesting thing for me at the finish line was that, you know, not a lot of people actually finish the race, which is. I mean, as a professional, I get it. Like, you do your job, and then you and I will talk about how hard it is to get to the finish and. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:22:15 to 00:22:25 And why, if. If you weren't required to get there, maybe you don't get there. So I think maybe only, like, 20, 25 riders finished. Does that feel right to you? That sounds about right. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:22:25 to 00:22:39 Once. Once you're out of contention, there's not a whole lot of reason to struggle through. It was. It was incredible to stand there and watch the finishes that come through that just covered in dust, sometimes dust and blood and just looking shattered. Uh, and, yeah, was a little scary. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:22:39 to 00:22:53 Thinking about what we were going to do the next morning didn't help the nerves. No. Real quick shout out to Tade. I thought it was so classy. When he was being interviewed after the finish, they're like, hey, you're the first world champion to. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:22:53 to 00:23:00 To win Strada Bianche. And he's like, no, Lada Kapeki won last year. She was the champion. I love. I love that. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:23:00 to 00:23:08 It was so great. It's just, like, such a classy guy and sort of respect for the sport and his fellow athletes. Pretty cool. Yeah. 100%. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:23:09 to 00:23:26 Well giddy with our. Our race day experience, we then kind of went off to dinner and back to the hotel and needed to get our heads around what 140km on that course was going to look like for us in the gran fondo with 7,000 of our closest friends. Yeah. I'm not gonna lie. I was a little nervous about that start. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:23:26 to 00:23:33 Just not. Not about the. Well, okay. Maybe a little bit about the distance and the elevation, but just. Yeah. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:23:33 to 00:23:48 Do you want to talk about what that was like? Yeah. Like a starting bell go off and 7,000 people take off. I know you've done, like, SBT and Unbound, so it's probably not that different, but the scale was pretty large. Yeah. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:23:48 to 00:24:02 Yeah. I think, you know, the guides did a really good job of one, previewing us some of the terrain we were going to be on. Yeah. They gave us a lot of confidence that the Trek van was going to be there. So we, we had multiple drop bag locations. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:24:02 to 00:24:31 We knew they were going to be there for us, that we didn't have to go to the mass, you know, rest stop areas, which was a super luxury. So we're on the Trek Checkpoint SLR bikes with 45C gravel tires on them. So, you know, pretty robust bicycle for this kind of event. When you compare to what a lot of people were riding. I think the professionals were still on 28 or 30s and full slicks. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:24:31 to 00:24:46 So interesting from an equipment perspective. And that'll come up, I think, in our conversation. But we get up at 6am we go down to breakfast. You and I are roommates. We go down to breakfast at like 6:01 and every single table is occupied. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:24:46 to 00:25:02 We're sort of fighting for space. This is clearly everybody's fueling up. There's, you know, dozens and dozens and dozens of people in the hotel who are going to go on the same journey we are. I think our rollout time from the hotel was 7:00am does that sound right? That sounds right. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:25:02 to 00:25:12 Yeah. Yeah. So we, we had to go down a hill. This detail wasn't clear in my mind morning of. But we had to ride somewhere to start the event. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:25:12 to 00:25:29 And of course, being in Siena, we had to ride downhill. And then right back then we, and then we rode back up to another part of town. And there were multiple different staging areas based on a color on your number plate. So we kind of fumbled around. Maybe there was five or five different colors out there. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:25:29 to 00:25:41 I think we were in the, the green sector and there's. There had to have been 1500 people in our sector alone. Yeah, it was. I think it was based on distance you were doing and maybe the speed you were going to ride. I'm not sure. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:25:41 to 00:26:10 Yeah, yeah, there could be something like if you're demonstrably a fast person, you're going to go in a different color than us. But, you know, we've been, we be in particular had mentioned, like, it's crazy town to begin with in this event. And I think in addition to 7,000 people being around you, we started with a massive downhill. Yeah, there were a lot of people going really fast. It was good advice. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:26:10 to 00:26:30 He was saying, you know, kind of keep your space and kind of stay to the right because people are going to want to pass on the left. And they were certainly doing that. So, yeah, I think we stayed together or within close proximity just to, you know, for the first. Like you said, the first Hour or so to navigate some of that. But once we hit that first section of dirt, I saw the. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:26:30 to 00:26:46 I saw the robot eyes go on, and you were gone. You're like, dirt. My comfort zone. I wasn't so comfortable with all these people flying around me. I remember at one point you and I were sort of casually riding maybe like three feet apart. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:26:46 to 00:27:07 Yeah. And someone just splits the middle. And I was like, okay, I guess we gotta ride closer if we're gonna discourage these people from dive bombing. And they were dive bombing left, right, and center, no matter what we did. Yeah, there was a lot of passing on the right, passing in weird places, and a lot of people just sinistra passing on the left. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:27:07 to 00:27:13 I'm on your left. I'm going hard. It was like. And. And my problem is I never internalized which one was right or left. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:27:13 to 00:27:22 So I would just kind of keep it a straight line whenever possible. Hold still. Yeah. So, yeah, there's. I mean, I think blissfully in terms of the amount of mileage we needed to cover. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:27:22 to 00:27:57 It was nice that there was, I don't know, call it 20k of riding on pavement to break things up a little bit before we hit the first dirt section. First dirt section was 2.1km long. Still pretty packed in terms of people being around, but definitely, like, I felt more personally in my comfort zone at that point. I knew that from an equipment perspective, with the 45C tires, I had a lot more control than a lot of the. My Italian compatriots who were riding 25s and 28s on their full arrow road bikes. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:27:57 to 00:28:16 There were a lot of flat tires in that first couple hours. Yeah, yeah, no doubt there was. There was some parallels with the unbound experience where it's just crazy and flat tires are happening all the time. That was the nice thing about the checkpoint. Like, the tires are, you know, a little bit bigger, but no, no one on the ride got a flat. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:28:16 to 00:28:30 And that's just really comfortable. Like in a ride like that where it's. It can be pretty challenging, both from a elevation perspective, but also just a terrain perspective, just getting bounced around a bit. It was, if I felt pretty. Pretty good at the end, surprisingly. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:28:30 to 00:28:48 Yeah. I think for. I think for. For people who haven't done a ton of gravel riding, it was a confidence inspiring choice to set them up that way because you could go in as someone who's ridden on the road a ton and ride that gravel and not feel like the bike was all over the place. Yeah. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:28:48 to 00:29:06 Totally sketchy. I mean, it's Totally stable under you. Yeah, I witnessed some sketchy, sketchy stuff out there with people and not nothing to do with their bikes handling talents. It was just equipment choice. They like literally could not stay on their line because of their tires being. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:29:06 to 00:29:29 So much smaller and rim brakes on some of those things. The descents, I mean there's. We talk about the climbs but like even some of the descents were, you know, somewhat challenging to navigate, especially with a group. It really kind of opened up once you made the turn to the, the longer part of the event. The, the full fondo and then it kind of really opened up for us like where there was riders but not nearly. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:29:30 to 00:29:51 Yeah, yeah, a hundred percent. And I think it's a good, it's a good point. On the descending it definitely was. You could definitely see the people who had either just confidence warranted or unwarranted or the right bike for the situation. Yeah, because I was, you know, there were definitely stutter bumps from all the riders out there. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:29:51 to 00:30:11 So you definitely got into situations where you were, you were getting a lot of feedback from the trail. Yeah, it's amazing to have ridden some of those roads in the first couple of days. I think they actually go through and they grade it before the race. Like they try to kind of smooth it out a little bit. But after, you know, two races go through with all the cars and all the riders, the conditions have changed in one day pretty significantly. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:30:11 to 00:30:23 It was pretty interesting. Yeah. Yeah. In total there's 10 different gravel sectors in this event over the 140km. I think there's 50km of gravel riding. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:30:23 to 00:30:43 So it was a nice mix of. Felt like more in a good way. Yeah, for me, for me I was just like, I was way more comfortable on the. Not way more comfortable, but I was having way more fun. Yeah, I think you alluded to like after the, after the two, first two gravel sections I would just hit one and be like, okay, it's on. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:30:43 to 00:31:07 And I was having, I was just having a blast. And yeah, some of these climbs, I mean they were 15, 18% grade, both up and down and a lot of. Them are in the last 20k. Yeah, that's for sure. I remember one, one sector I was just kind of talking to myself and having fun because most everybody speaks Italian and I didn't. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:31:07 to 00:31:35 So I remember at one point a writer just closed the door on the left hand side to another rider and I, I sort of jokingly said, but fairly loud, I guess that door is closed. And it turned out the guy was from the UK and He was just dying laughing because I think he was having the same experience with me. Like, nothing I said really landed with anybody. So it's hard to kind of. You just sort of make noise to make yourself aware and obviously ride as safely as possible. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:31:35 to 00:31:55 Yeah, it was, it was a super, like, challenging experience, but it was like. I don't know if you felt the same as super rewarding, especially like getting through that last 20k and hitting, you know, the Toll Fe climb, getting up the Santa Catarina, like, those are. Those are steep climbs. I don't talk about that experience that you had coming up. A couple of those. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:31:55 to 00:32:19 Yeah, for sure. I mean, those were later in the day. And we're talking 10 kilometer long sectors at this point, which was cool because the earlier ones were shorter, you know, as I mentioned, like 4k, 5k. So to get on the longer ones and then some of the. You were just looking at these beautiful gravel roads going through the Tuscan hillsides. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:32:19 to 00:32:34 Yeah, it was super cool. And we, we sort of hadn't mentioned in the previous days we'd seen castles and old brick towns and, like, we definitely had this. It was, it was a beautiful ride. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Even when you're suffering, at least you got something to look at. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:32:35 to 00:32:45 That's pretty. Exactly. And I didn't know enough about the route. Like, I didn't agonize over it. Like, you know, I might have done unbound to try to figure out, like, how am I going to survive this thing? Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:32:45 to 00:33:06 It was kind of more by the seat of our pants. And that, that one long climb up. I think it's the Tofe pass where we met Gio in the van. Like, that was more than I had expected because it was like, just felt like a long gravel grind. And it was interesting just experiencing that and seeing the fans on the side of the road encouraging you. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:33:06 to 00:33:21 And then you, you kind of crest out on the ridge line back onto the pavement. Yeah. And the van's there and you're just. Like, oh, great, thank goodness, just where you're supposed to be. And you could look back watching everybody coming up the hill. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:33:21 to 00:33:33 And it was so funny. So you, you hadn't arrived yet. We had gotten separated for a bit, and an Irish rider comes up with two friends. And he. And he's like, hey, do you guys have any tape? Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:33:33 to 00:33:44 Oh, yeah, yeah. Maybe you were there. Gio's like, well, what do you need tape for? And he's like, my, my look pedal. The entire back end of the pedal has fallen off. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:33:44 to 00:33:54 So basically he's got Zero purchase. Yeah. And he's like, my friends are tired of pushing me up these hills. Do you have any tape? And Gio's like, don't be ridiculous. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:33:54 to 00:34:06 Like, tape's not gonna do anything. How about breaking away? Yeah. How about we give you a set of pedals, a set of cleats, you just return them. Back in Siena, we're all going to the same place. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:34:06 to 00:34:12 Yeah. Yeah. Such a nice gesture. The guy sat there, put his cleats on, then ended up finishing the race. That was cool. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:34:12 to 00:34:34 Or the ride. Yeah. That's super cool. Gio also mentioned that Quinn Simmons, the professional rider from Lidl Trek, he had flatted out of the race the day before. And it turns out he showed up at the Trek van because he was riding the Gran Fondo with his mom and dad, and he had yet another flat, and Geo gave him a tube to kick him down the road. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:34:35 to 00:34:51 Mobile bike shop. Yeah. Gotta love it. And that. Once we got on that ridgeline, it was awesome because we did have a substantial amount of road riding ahead of us for a while, which I'm sure I could speak for both of us was a bit of a relief to just be able to cruise. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:34:51 to 00:35:00 It was a lot of downhilling at that point. We got into some good groups, and we were just. Just kind of motoring and putting some kilometers under our belt. And you can start to see the city. So you. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:35:00 to 00:35:12 You got your sight line for your finish. Yeah, it's pretty cool. And then I think we were in good spirits. We rolled up with a couple of our. Our trip mates along the way, which was fun to kind of ride with those guys. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:35:12 to 00:35:17 Roll up. Patrick and Perry. Exactly. Good guys. Very strong. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:35:17 to 00:35:23 Yeah. Roll up to that van. And we're like. They're like, great. You know, great you guys are here. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:35:23 to 00:35:34 Let's get you situated. What do you need? Let's get you some more food, et cetera. And then it kind of dawned on, I think, both of us that we knew how much elevation we were needing to have done. I think It's. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:35:34 to 00:35:45 Was it 7,000ft over the course of the day? Yeah. And we hadn't yet hit 5.5,000ft of. Climbing, and there wasn't much longer to go. Yeah, I'm like, there's a. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:35:45 to 00:36:07 There's a big disconnect here. I got a big problem because it seems like we don't have a lot of mileage, and we've got a lot of vertical feet to cover. So that was a little bit of a heady moment, but it was nice to like, have sort of had a reset, get some food, get a little more warm clothes on if we needed it, and then head off on those last sectors. It's like, yeah. That's why I knew I could make it. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:36:07 to 00:36:15 I knew it was going to be hard, but I was like, okay, I'm just going to kind of strap in. Let's go. Yeah. Yeah, we had that. I think both of us misunderstood. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:36:16 to 00:36:41 We had asked about this steep climb we had ridden two days before and how far up it was, and I think they were thinking about the dirt sector, and we were talking about this vicious road, and it was right after the rest stop. Yeah, it's right after the rest stop. Like, oh, there it is. It's right here. And this was like the type of climb, even fresh, you sort of think about doing the paper boy weave back and forth on the course. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:36:41 to 00:36:50 When you. You can see it from a half mile away, you're like, oh, no. Is that where we're going? Yeah. And then a couple more tough gravel climbs after that point. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:36:50 to 00:36:55 Yeah. Then we got into. Really. Yeah, it was. It was. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:36:55 to 00:37:05 Yeah. And it's funny, I mean, that very much felt like, to me, like the. The end of a big gravel event. Where, you know, you're like almost single tracky. Like, when you get up to the ridge, there was kind of. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:37:05 to 00:37:24 Yeah. Switch back, little single track, kind of super cool. I got some good pictures of you and Perry coming up there, and. And then we kind of. We get into some small towns and starts feeling like we're getting close to Siena because we'd ridden back into Siena a few times, cruising, riding with Patrick and a few other guys. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:37:24 to 00:37:42 And then we hit the climb into Siena, and. Holy God. I mean, this thing is, I don't know, maybe 16, 17% at the end. You kind of climb up the pavement just to soften your legs up a little bit. You go through one of the gates of Siena, one of the. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:37:42 to 00:38:13 From the wall of Siena, and then you. These big cobbles, and you're riding up this chute that you just see probably a quarter mile up ahead of you, and there's fans on the side of the road, there's riders struggling to get up. And it's just this epic scene that you have seen now from watching the pro bike race. You'd seen the riders go up it. And I just remember feeling like just very part of the cycling community and cycling world in Siena at that moment. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:38:13 to 00:38:26 Yeah, it was fun. There are a lot of friends and family for tons of those riders out there. So they Were still cheering people on late in the day. So it kind of felt like you were like wrapping up your own personal strada bianchi race. A lot of people shouting at you to keep, keep pushing. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:38:26 to 00:38:41 It was really fun to kind of come into the city like that. I had a little bit of a break in my story because I kind of crusted that climb. And then we came to an intersection and there was riders going both ways. And I took a left and I'm. And then I. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:38:41 to 00:38:48 I'm riding and like, this doesn't feel right. And I. I asked some riders, I'm like, is this the way to the finish? And they're. They were. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:38:48 to 00:38:57 It was English as a second language. They're like, no, this is the pasta party. I didn't hear, Jesus. Oh, Jesus. I went the wrong way. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:38:57 to 00:39:17 So I turned around and then rolled around the corner. And then you roll into the piazza. You got this, you know, the big clock tower. You go across the same finish line as the pros that we watched before. Just super cool conclusion to an amazing day out there. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:39:18 to 00:39:25 And you get your metal, your finisher metal. Got my meter. Yeah, exactly. The 10 years of the Gran Fondo. Yeah, that was pretty. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:39:25 to 00:39:33 That was a pretty nicely designed metal. I didn't realize it was the 10th anniversary. That was pretty cool. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And then I think everybody. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:39:33 to 00:39:47 Everybody on the team finished. Yeah, on our crew, we had some doing the. The medium length one, some doing the long one, which we did. I think everybody, at minimum has some great stories to tell their friends when they went home. Yeah, it was. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:39:47 to 00:40:08 It was a big day, but it was definitely worth it. I think everybody. I think no one really said anything the night before, but I think a few people were a little bit nervous about it, but everybody was, like, super just stoked to arrive in the compo after the ride and just be like, that was amazing. Especially after watching the race the day before. Yeah, a hundred percent. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:40:08 to 00:40:19 Yeah. In hindsight, like, it was. It was a week that was packed with. Packed with things to do. There was a nice progression of the mileage. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:40:19 to 00:40:34 We didn't overcook my grits prior to the event, so I gave myself the best chance of having a good day out there. Yeah, it was hard and intimidating, which I loved. Right. But totally doable and. And certainly well supported along the way. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:40:34 to 00:40:49 Whether it was from the. The Gran Fondo organizers or Trek's additional support level. Like, it just felt like a great accomplishment and felt it couldn't be more satisfied with my trip to Italy. Yeah, I'm Glad to hear it. It was great to have you there. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:40:49 to 00:41:06 It was 30 years in the making, so, yeah, it wouldn't have been nearly as fun without you there, so. Exactly. Well, it was fun reminiscing a bit, as I'm sure we'll continue to do over the years. It's such a monumental trip we had. And thanks for coming on. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:41:06 to 00:41:42 Thanks for everything you guys do at Trek Travel, for sure. I think you're the third Trek travel person we've had over here. I've appreciated, as I've advocated to the audience, like, Trek's put a lot of energy into gravel tourism and gravel travel, and it's a great way to go see some of these communities you've read about. And particularly in the. For me, the European trips, just to experience the culture and have the guides with local knowledge has always been this, like, additional bit of je ne sais quoi about what that European experience is like. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:41:42 to 00:41:52 Yeah, there's a lot of great gravel over there. Yeah. Check us out, travel.com a good pitch. Lots of good trips in the States and in Europe, so. Yeah, exactly. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:41:52 to 00:42:03 And if you're interested in Strada Bianca, it is a trip that sells out. It's obviously in March every year. I think you can already sort of reserve a spot on Trek Travels website. It's getting close. Yeah. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:42:03 to 00:42:12 You can sort of put yourself on a wait list. Yeah. And there's still. I don't know if there's still room in the Holy Week trips to Flanders and Roubaix. Okay. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:42:12 to 00:42:19 That one goes fast. Like, we're pretty close to sold out for that one. You got to get in early. And same with the Tour. It's pretty well booked. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:42:19 to 00:42:42 Even the Tour de Familes, the Women's Tour de France, is nearly sold out for this year, which is really exciting. Amazing. And I can't wait for you to have some gravel race trips in the future as well. I think it would be a fun way of doing some of these events. People who aren't necessarily racing but want to go to somewhere like SBT or to Unbound or. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:42:42 to 00:42:53 I know you already have a trip to Bentonville, but it is kind of an interesting idea. I think you guys should play around with, connect the two. Yeah. Yeah. What would it be like to bring a group of people who just want to experience that. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:42:53 to 00:43:04 That area in a deeper way and have a little bit of extra support in some of these milestone gravel events? Yeah, for sure. I think Unbound would be an interesting one, for sure. Yeah. Cool. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:43:04 to 00:43:15 All right, well, I will let you go. Hopefully I even see you this weekend and we can do some riding and reminisce some more. Yeah. See you up in up in Marin. Sounds good. Rich Snodsmith (Guest) | 00:43:15 to 00:43:31 Take care, Craig. Good to see you. That's going to do it for this week's edition of the Gravel Ride Podcast. Big thanks to Rich for coming on the show. And a big thanks to Trek Travel for all the great gravel cycling experiences they offer around the world. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:43:31 to 00:44:13 Top notch organization that's dedicating a lot of time and energy into the gravel world. So if you're a fan of professional bike racing and want to have an experience like I did at Stradabianca, go check them out@trektravel.com obviously they've got the other spring classics and the Tour de France, both men and women, as options for you, but also a bunch of fantastic gravel trips to Bentonville, to Switzerland, to Vermont, to Girona, all over the world. So again, go hit them up@trektravel.com and let them know that the Gravel Ride podcast sent you. Until next time, here's to finding some dirt under your wheels. Craig Dalton (Host) | 00:44:27 to 00:44:27 SA.  

Die Roche-Türme prägen die Skyline von Basel. Der ältere der beiden Türme, der Bau 1, feiert dieses Jahr sein 10-jähriges Jubiläum. Nun zeigt sich: Mehrere Fenster des Turms sind nicht dicht und müssen repariert werden. Ausserdem: · FC Basel gewinnt gegen Lugano und kann Vorsprung an der Tabellenspitze ausbauen

Am vierten Tag der Playoff-Halbfinals gewinnt der HC Fribourg-Gottéron gegen Lausanne mit 4:3 nach zwei Verlängerungen und siegt der HC Davos gegen die ZSC Lions 3:1. Während Gottéron im Best-of-7 3:1 führt, steht es in der anderen Serie 2:2. Wir reden mit Österreichs Nationaltrainer, dem Schweizer Roger Bader, über die beiden Spiele, aber auch über die Austria-Spieler Vinzenz Rohrer und Michael Raffl im Schweizer Playoff.

- Prevale da tempo e forse ancora oggi l'immagine di un Dio giudice: una visione che non rende giustizia alla complessità del Dio delle Scritture ebraico-cristiane e che spesso allontana le persone dalla fede. Il pastore Daniele Campoli, della Chiesa evangelica riformata di Lugano, nella sua riflessione biblica rivaluta invece l'immagine di un Dio che cura e che salva, attraverso una relazione che guarisce corpo e spirito e riconcilia.- A 80 anni dall'uccisione da parte dei nazisti del pastore e teologo protestante tedesco Dietrich Bonhoeffer, ricordiamo la figura di questo martire della Resistenza, arrestato nel 1943 e giustiziato dal regime quando mancavano pochi giorni alla fine della guerra. Il teologo valdese italiano Fulvio Ferrario ha pubblicato una “guida alla lettura” degli scritti dal carcere di Bonhoeffer (con l'editrice Claudiana), in cui aiuta lettori e lettrici a situare gli scritti nel loro contesto, arricchendo così la già vasta bibliografia su questo teologo e testimone della fede che ha influito fortemente sulla riflessione teologica del Novecento. In lui attivismo cristiano, azione politica, riflessione teologica sono inestricabilmente legati.- Il numero di aprile del mensile “Voce evangelica”, della Conferenza delle Chiese evangeliche di lingua italiana in Svizzera, dedica il suo Dossier centrale al tema della ricchezza, con riferimenti biblici e all'attualità, approfondendo i concetti di responsabilità, prosperità, giustizia fiscale.

Am dritten Tag der Playoff-Halbfinals verliert der Lausanne HC gegen den HC Fribourg-Gottéron mit 2:3 nach Verlängerung und gewinnen die ZSC Lions gegen den HC Davos 5:1. Gottéron und die Zürcher liegen nun im Best-of-7 beide 2:1 vorne. Wir reden mit dem aktuell verletzten Davoser Nationalspieler Enzo Corvi über die Partie seiner Mannschaft, sprechen aber auch über das Duell in der Westschweiz.

Pour ce septième roman, l'écrivain camerounais Max Lobe nous raconte son pays au travers de trois générations d'hommes dans une langue inventive et swingante. Il définit son roman comme un roman de «saudadegie», un souvenir lumineux d'une enfance passée quelque part...C'est un roman dédié à son père, aux pères : mais quels pères ? Ils sont nombreux. Tout d'abord le père, le géniteur, le «daron» puis, il y a aussi le père ancêtre, l'arrière-grand-père, Wolfgang, mais aussi le premier père du Cameroun, le père des Indépendances en 1960, Ahmadou Ahidjo, surnommé «le président berger». "Le roman, c'est une œuvre d'art, et comme toute autre œuvre d'art, s'inscrit dans quelque chose d'infiniment plus grand que Max Lobe. On vient, on vit, on meurt et au milieu de tout ça, il y a la danse de la vie."  Il y a aussi l'histoire familiale et intime. Par la voix de Benjamin Muller, le narrateur et double de l'auteur. Max Lobe raconte la conflictuelle relation entre son père et son fils. Adoré, puis rejeté, parce qu'homosexuel, «neuf mois pour rien» dans une société très traditionnelle axée sur la famille. Comme le personnage principal, l'auteur a fui son pays natal pour la Suisse : un véritable «exil psychiatrique»..   Invité : Max Lobe est né en 1986 à Douala, au Cameroun, dans une famille de sept enfants. Arrivé à Genève il y a presque vingt ans, il fait des études de communication et de journalisme à Lugano avant de se mettre à l'écriture en 2011 - date du décès de son père. Ses romans, très souvent axés sur l'histoire du Cameroun, sont principalement aux éditions Zoé. Son dernier roman «La danse des pères» est paru en février 2025.  Programmation musicale : Dandyguel, Beau et fort.

Pour ce septième roman, l'écrivain camerounais Max Lobe nous raconte son pays au travers de trois générations d'hommes dans une langue inventive et swingante. Il définit son roman comme un roman de «saudadegie», un souvenir lumineux d'une enfance passée quelque part...C'est un roman dédié à son père, aux pères : mais quels pères ? Ils sont nombreux. Tout d'abord le père, le géniteur, le «daron» puis, il y a aussi le père ancêtre, l'arrière-grand-père, Wolfgang, mais aussi le premier père du Cameroun, le père des Indépendances en 1960, Ahmadou Ahidjo, surnommé «le président berger». "Le roman, c'est une œuvre d'art, et comme toute autre œuvre d'art, s'inscrit dans quelque chose d'infiniment plus grand que Max Lobe. On vient, on vit, on meurt et au milieu de tout ça, il y a la danse de la vie."  Il y a aussi l'histoire familiale et intime. Par la voix de Benjamin Muller, le narrateur et double de l'auteur. Max Lobe raconte la conflictuelle relation entre son père et son fils. Adoré, puis rejeté, parce qu'homosexuel, «neuf mois pour rien» dans une société très traditionnelle axée sur la famille. Comme le personnage principal, l'auteur a fui son pays natal pour la Suisse : un véritable «exil psychiatrique»..   Invité : Max Lobe est né en 1986 à Douala, au Cameroun, dans une famille de sept enfants. Arrivé à Genève il y a presque vingt ans, il fait des études de communication et de journalisme à Lugano avant de se mettre à l'écriture en 2011 - date du décès de son père. Ses romans, très souvent axés sur l'histoire du Cameroun, sont principalement aux éditions Zoé. Son dernier roman «La danse des pères» est paru en février 2025.  Programmation musicale : Dandyguel, Beau et fort.

Am zweiten Tag der Playoff-Halbfinals verliert der HC Fribourg-Gottéron gegen den Lausanne HC mit 0:1 und gewinnt der HC Davos gegen die ZSC Lions 4:3. In beiden Serien steht es nun 1:1. Wir reden mit Langnaus Sportchef Pascal Müller über die starke Saison seines Teams sowie auch ausführlich über die beiden Playoff-Duelle.

In attesa di rinnovare le infrastrutture della piscina di Carona, secondo un progetto che include un villaggio glamping gestito dal TCS, il municipio di Lugano si era espresso per chiudere il centro balneare già dall'estate del 2025. Glamping, che sta per un'offerta di campeggio di qualità superiore con servizi tipici di un albergo.Visto che la necessaria variante di Piano regolatore è attualmente bloccata da ricorsi, sono ora in molti a preoccuparsi per una chiusura che rischia di prolungarsi per anni. Tanto che pochi giorni fa è stata consegnata alla Cancelleria comunale di Lugano una petizione con oltre 7'000 firme. Firme da cui ha preso spunto una Risoluzione inoltrata in Consiglio comunale per chiedere al Municipio di adoperarsi a riaprire la piscina già dalla stagione 2025. Proposta di riapertura che il Consiglio comunale non ha voluto includere nell'ordine del giorno, nonostante i fischi e gli applausi provenienti dalle tribune del pubblico.Modem affronta l'argomento con:Roberto Badaracco, Vicesindaco e Municipale di Lugano responsabile del Dicastero cultura, sport ed eventiEdoardo Cappelletti, Consigliere Comunale di Lugano per “La Sinistra e primo firmatario della Risoluzione: ”Per un'apertura almeno parziale della piscina di Carona e del parco”

Syrien hat ein neues Kabinett. Die autonome kurdische Verwaltung im Nordosten des Landes kritisiert: Die Vielfalt des Landes werde dort nicht angemessen berücksichtigt. Warum das den Präsidenten in eine heikle Lage bringt. Weitere Themen: · US-Medien unter Druck: Wie Präsident Donald Trump die Medienlandschaft in den USA verändert. · Österreich in der Wirtschaftskrise: Die Wirtschaft schrumpft im Alpenland stärker als anderswo im Euroraum. Die Gründe. · Neue Trams in der Schweiz: Immer mehr Schweizer Städte planen aktuell Tramnetze. Wir haben uns die Projekte in Lausanne und Lugano genauer angesehen.

Am ersten Tag der Playoff-Halbfinals verlor der Lausanne HC gegen den HC Fribourg-Gottéron mit 2:3 und gewannen die ZSC Lions gegen den HC Davos 6:1. Wir reden mit ZSC-Assistenztrainer Fabio Schwarz über das Spiel seiner Mannschaft, reden aber auch über das Duell in der Westschweiz.

Ihr Departement ist weg, von ihren Amtskollegen wird sie gedemütigt und immer wieder tauchen neue Vorwürfe auf. Die Kritik an der Waadtländer Staatsrätin Valérie Dittli reisst nicht ab. Obwohl Berichte sie zum Teil entlasten. Wie gerechtfertigt ist die Kritik - und was ist los in dieser Regierung? Die weiteren Themen: * Eine Gefahr für die Demokratie? Im Kanton Tessin fürchten kleine Parteien um ihre politische Teilhabe. Das Kantonsparlament will nämlich ein Gesetz verabschieden, das nur Parteien in den Grossen Rat einziehen lässt, die bei den Wahlen mindestens 4% der Stimmen erhalten haben. Tessiner Kleinstparteien schlagen Alarm. Im Kanton Genf gilt eine solche Hürde schon - sie liegt bei 7% - was sind die Erfahrungen? * Trams für Lugano und Lausanne: immer mehr Schweizer Städte wollen wieder Tram-Netze bauen. In Lausanne gehts vorwärts: schon nächstes Jahr sollen die ersten Trams fahren. In Lugano sorgt das Projekt "Tram-Treno" derzeit vor allem für eine Kostenexplosion. Diese Woche wurde bekannt, dass der Bau 200 Millionen teurer wird als geplant. Wie weiter? Aus der Romandie: Philippe Reichen, Westschweiz-Korrespondent Radio SRF Aus dem Tessin: Gerhard Lob, freier Journalist Moderation: Silvia Staub

La memoria audiovisiva racconta la storia del nostro Paese da una prospettiva insolita, quella degli ultimi due secoli, quando la tecnologia ci ha permesso di realizzare video o fotografie e di registrare i suoni. Naturalmente numerosi documenti sono già conservati in archivi pubblici, biblioteche e musei. Ma molto resta ancora da scoprire, magari nascosto in cantine e solai, dunque esposto al rischio di andare perduto. Per questo l'associazione Memoriav, diretta da Cécile Vilas, ha promosso un Censimento del patrimonio audiovisivo in collaborazione con i diversi Cantoni, per scoprire, proteggere e valorizzare nuovi fondi. La risposta del Canton Ticino, come spiega Roland Hochstrasser, capo dell'Ufficio dell'analisi e del patrimonio culturale digitale, è stata entusiasta, con centinaia di segnalazioni da parte di enti pubblici, aziende e privati. Restando nell'ambito della memoria audiovisiva, ricordiamo poi che a Lugano ha sede anche la Fonoteca Nazionale Svizzera, l'archivio sonoro della Confederazione; il direttore Günther Giovannoni ci guida nell'ascolto dei suoni più interessanti conservati nei loro archivi.

Die Viertelfinals endeten am 14. Tag mit dem 4:1-Sieg von Fribourg-Gottéron in Bern und dem Endstand von 4:3 in der Best-of-7-Serie. Damit kommt es ab Samstag zu folgenden Halbfinals: Lausanne - Fribourg und ZSC - Davos.In der 14. Episode des Playoff-Eisbrechers blicken die vier Hosts zurück und erzählen von zwei Momenten, die ihnen in den letzten zwei Wochen besonders in Erinnerung geblieben sind.

Stabili che cambiano di proprietà e nuove aziende immobiliari che vendono gli appartamenti mettendo alla porta gli affittuari. A Lugano c'è un problema di alloggio. In via Vergiò a Breganzona circa duecento inquilini sono messi di fronte a una scelta drastica: acquistare il proprio appartamento oppure lasciare casa qualora venga acquistata da qualcun altro. La Cooperativa d'abitazione sezione Svizzera italiana propone una terza via, a metà tra proprietà e affitto.

Am 13. Tag der Playoff-Viertelfinals 2025 gewann der Lausanne HC gegen die SCL Tigers Spiel 7 mit 6:2 und damit mit 4:3 die Serie. Wir blicken auf Spiel 7 zurück und sprechen auch über den bereits im Play-In ausgeschiedenen HC Ambri-Piotta. Gast ist nämlich HCAP-Trainer Luca Cereda.

E' vero che il rinato extravergine del Nord Italia, sempre più richiesto, è frutto del cambiamento climatico?

Am zwölften Tag der Playoff-Viertelfinals 2025 gewann Bern in Fribourg 4:3 nach Verlängerung und glich die Serie zum 3:3 aus. In der heutigen Playoff-Daily-Folge schaltet sich Félicien Du Bois die Diskussion ein. Wir sprechen mit dem früheren Nationalverteidiger und heutigem Juniorentrainer beim HC Davos über Spiel 6 bei Gottéron - SCB. Und auch über "seinen" HCD, der sich in seiner Serie gegen den EVZ mit 4:0 durchsetzte.

Seit dem Jahr 2000 sind weltweit 142 Städte neu zu Tramstädten geworden. Auch Lausanne und Lugano haben bald wieder ein Tram. Was sind die Gründe für diese Entwicklung und in welchen weiteren Schweizer Städten hätte eine Strassenbahn Potential? Was haben Winterthur, Schaffhausen und Locarno mit St. Moritz und Luzern gemein? Es sind alles Städte, die einst ein Tramnetz hatten! Doch fast überall – mal abgesehen von Zürich, Bern, Basel, Genf und Neuenburg – wurden in den 1960er Jahren die Schienen herausgerissen. Den Platz brauchte man für die Moderne, für den motorisierten Individualverkehr. Doch der Wind scheint sich gedreht zu haben. In Lausanne, wo es bis 1964 ein Tramnetz gab, werden zurzeit wieder Geleise verlegt. Auch in Lugano gibt es konkrete Pläne für eine Tramverbindung ins Stadtzentrum. Und in verschiedenen Städten wird darüber diskutiert, ob man in Zukunft wieder aufs Tram setzen sollte. «Die Stadt prüft die Rückkehr zum Tram», titelte der Landbote aus Winterthur Ende 2024. «Idee für Tram in der Stadt St. Gallen nimmt wieder Fahrt auf» lautete kürzlich die Schlagzeile im Regionaljournal von SRF. Kommt es gar zur Trendwende? Kann man tatsächlich von einer Renaissance des Trams sprechen? Was sind die Vor-, aber auch die Nachteile eines Trams im Vergleich zu anderen Verkehrsmitteln? Die Radiosendung Treffpunkt steht ganz im Zeichen des Trams. Zu Gast ist Verkehrsplaner Claudio Büchel. Er ist Dozent an der Ostschweizer Fachhochschule und erforscht und unterrichtet, wie Tramlinien in den städtischen Strassenraum integriert werden können. Zudem arbeitet Büchel bei den Verkehrsbetrieben Glatttal, die die Tramlinien 10 und 12 in der Agglomeration von Zürich betreiben.

Am elften Tag der Playoff-Viertelfinals 2025 gewannen die SCL Tigers gegen Lausanne 3:2 und glichen die Serie zum 3:3 aus. Wir blicken aber auch auf das Playoff des EHC Kloten zurück, der im Derby gegen die ZSC Lions mit 1:4 Siegen den Kürzeren zog. Gast ist nämlich EHC-Sportchef Ricardo Schödler.

Am zehnten Tag der Playoff-Viertelfinals 2025 gewinnt Bern gegen Fribourg 3:2 nach Verlängerung und verkürzt die Serie auf 2:3. In der heutigen Playoff-Daily-Folge schaltet sich Christian Wohlwend in die Diskussion ein. Wir sprechen einerseits über SCB - Gottéron. Und weil die Serie EVZ - HCD (0:4) bereits seit 2 Tagen beendet ist, thematisieren wir auch das Playout Lugano - Ajoie und den Swiss-League-Final Basel - Visp.

Am neunten Tag der Playoff-Viertelfinals 2025 gewannen die ZSC Lions gegen Kloten 5:2 und beendeten die Serie mit einem 4:1. Bei Lausanne gegen die SCL Tigers gab es mit 4:1 den fünften Heimsieg, der LHC führt damit 3:2. In der Playoff-Daily-Folge schaltet sich MySports-Moderator Jann Billeter in die Diskussion ein.

Am achten Tag der Playoff-Viertelfinals 2025 verlor der SC Bern bei HC Fribourg-Gottéron 1:2 und liegt nun im Best-of-7 1:3 zurück, während der HC Davos gegen den EV Zug 5:2 siegte und die Serie mit 4:0 gewann. In der heutigen Playoff-Daily-Folge schaltet sich die Schweizer Goalie-Legende Renato Tosio in die Diskussion ein. Wir sprechen über Davos - Zug und Fribourg - Bern. Bei der einen Partie war Tosio am Donnerstag im Stadion, aber auch über die andere wird ausführlich diskutiert.

Am siebten Tag der Playoff-Viertelfinals 2025 gewann der EHC Kloten gegen die ZSC Lions 2:1, während die SCL Tigers gegen Lausanne 3:2 siegten. In den Serien steht es 3:1 für den ZSC respektive 2:2. In der Playoff-Daily-Folge schaltet sich MySports-Experte Ueli Schwarz in die Diskussion ein.

Am sechsten Tag der Playoff-Viertelfinals 2025 gewann der SC Bern gegen den HC Fribourg-Gottéron 3:2 nach Verlängerung, während der EV Zug dem HC Davos gleich 0:4 unterlag. In den Serien steht es 2:1 für Gottéron respektive 3:0 für Davos. In der heutigen Playoff-Daily-Folge schaltet sich EVZ-Sportchef Reto Kläy trotz schwieriger Ausgangslage in die Diskussion ein. Hauptthema ist das Duell Zug - Davos mit dem Trainerduell Josh Holden - Dan Tangnes, daneben wird aber auch über die Serie SCB - Gottéron geredet.

Our Europa and Conference Quarterfinals are set after the Round of 16 came to a close with a bang. We had multiple extra times, some sensational performances from tournament big boys, and of course, one of the games of the year, Lugano v Celje. The Slovenian side became the first to represent their country in a UEFA quarterfinal after a madcap game in Switzerland. Meanwhile, Athletic Club, Frankfurt and Lyon all staked their claim as Europa favorites, United and Spurs continue to advance with the bare minimum, Fiorentina once again finds a way, and some cracks appear in Chelsea's armor. All that and more on this week's show. Cheers Albert Riera!

Am fünften Tag der Playoff-Viertelfinals 2025 gewannen die ZSC Lions gegen 1:0 und führen nun im Best-of-7 3:0. Qualifikationssieger Lausanne besiegte die SCL Tigers mit viel Mühe 4:2 und führt nun 2:1. In der Playoff-Daily-Folge schaltet sich Jeff Tomlinson in die Diskussion ein. Er beendete 2023 seine Trainerkarriere in Kloten wegen gesundheitlichen Problemen, von denen er auch an dieser Stelle in einer früheren Episode erzählte. Tomlinson, immer noch als Berater des EHC Kloten tätig, ist damit der erste Gast im Eisbrecher, der in zweites Mal dabei ist. Wir sprechen mit ihm über das Zürcher Derby und das umstrittene Tor. Doch auch die Serie LHC - Langnau ist Thema in der Runde.

Aspazijas 160. dzimšanas dienas svinības Kastaņolā, kas bija Raiņa un Aspazijas trimdas vieta turpat četrpadsmit gadu, aktualizē jautājumu par Raiņa un Aspazijas muzeja pastāvēšanu šajā Šveices ciematā. Kultūras rondo saruna par pieredzēto un Ingas Ābeles topošo romānu „Mīlamā” ar Ingvildu Strautmani.     Kastaņolā 15. un 16. martā bija sabraukuši ne tikai viesi no Latvijas, bet arī latvieši no Itālijas, no Vācijas, no vairākām Šveices pilsētām - Cīrihes, Bernes un Bāzeles. Aizvadīto svinību sakarā ir trīs ziņas. Pirmā no tām: Rainim un Aspazijai veltītā ekspozīcija Kastaņolā, visticamāk, tiks pagarināta, līgums ar Lugano pašvaldību tiks pagarināts vēl uz diviem gadiem. Vēl gan ir jāatrisina dažas praktiskas lietas Otra ziņa - Kastaņolā ir iela "Via Rainis e Aspazija, latviešu dzejnieki un patrioti" un šo ielu oficiāli atklās maijā.  Trešā ziņa: Lai Raiņa un Aspazijas piemiņa Šveicē būtu dzīva, tiek domāts arī par dažādām jaunām sadarbības formām, un viena no tām, kas arī vēl ir sagatavošanas procesā, varētu būt literārās rezidences. Sadarbotos Ventspils Rakstnieku māja ar vienu no Šveices rakstnieku mājām.  Domājams, ka viss iecerētais īstenosies. Pasākumā, kas norisinājās 15. martā Lugano pilsētas arhīvā, piedalījās arī kultūras nodaļas direktors Luidži di Korato. Viņš lielā mērā būs tas, kurš pateiks - jā, būs vai nē, nebūs, un bija Latvijas vēstniece Šveicē Guna Japiņa.  Uz Šveici šajā reizē bija devusies arī pētniece, Raiņa un Aspazijas vasarnīcas Jūrmalā speciāliste Amanda Kaufmane, kurā ir sajūsmā par visu to, ko viņai var izstāstīt literatūrzinātniece Gundega Grīnuma. Viņas priekšlasījums bija par Raiņa un Aspazijas mājbrauci, kā viņi paši sauca gatavošanos atgriezties Latvijā, par to, kā Latvijā reaģēja. Bija arī senas un patiesībā neredzētas fotogrāfijas, piemēram, kur Rainis ir Latgalē, iebraucot Latvijā, nevis kopā ar Aspaziju, bet ar dzejnieci Birutu Skujenieci. Viņas stāstā aizrautība ir pilnīgi saklausāma. Sarunā piedalās arī Memoriālo muzeju apvienības direktora vietniece Sanita Kossoviča. Ar priekšlasījumu uzstājās arī filoloģijas profesors, biedrības "Šveice - Latvija" prezidents Alans Šorderets, bet viņš burvīgi runā latviešu valodā, jo ir precējies ar latvieti Ilzi. Viņš sarunā iezīmē ne tikai Raiņa un Aspazijas, ne tikai arī Zentas Mauriņas, ne tikai Miķeļa Pankoka pēdas Šveicē, bet arī tādu mūsdienu zinātnieku sadarbību un arī nākotni zinātnē.  Rakstniece Inga Ābele lasīja fragmentus no topošā romāna par Aspaziju "Mīlamā", kas iznāks romānu un monogrāfiju sērijā "Es esmu...". Arī mūsu saruna par to. Savukārt 16. martā bija Radio mazās lasītavas tikšanās ar klausītājiem Lugano. Aktieris Gundars Āboliņš lasīja fragmentus no Aspazijas atmiņām un vēstulēm no Šveices, ko palīdzēja sagatavot Gundega Grīnuma, kā arī fragmentus paša tulkotās Joahima Meierhofa grāmatas „Ak, šī plaisa, sasodītā plaisa”.

Christian Ammann, Chef der Zürcher Tramfahrerinnen und Tramfahrer, ruft den Zürcher Verkehrsteilnehmern die wichtigste Regel in Erinnerung. Er stellt ausserdem fest, dass viele Menschen zunehmend gestresst und unaufmerksam sind. Dies führte auch zu einer Zunahme von tödlichen Tramunfällen. Weitere Themen: - Vorstoss auf nationaler Ebene möchte Leerkündigungen wie bei den Zürcher Sugus-Häusern verhindern. - Flughafen Zürich verzichtet auf Durchsagen in Französisch. - Fussball: Winterthur verliert nach seiner Niederlage gegen Lugano immer mehr den Anschluss in der Tabelle. - GC ergattert gegen Sion einen Punkt.

Am vierten Tag der Playoff-Viertelfinals 2025 bezwang der HC Fribourg-Gottéron den SC Bern 3:0, während der HC Davos gegen den EV Zug 5:1 gewann. In beiden Serien steht es damit 2:0. In der heutigen Playoff-Daily-Folge schaltet sich der frühere Stürmer und heutige SCB-Sportchef Patrik Bärtschi in die Diskussion ein. Hauptthema ist das Zähringer Derby Bern - Gottéron. Daneben wird aber auch über die Serie HCD - EVZ geredet.

Lugano scheidet aus der Conference league aus und die Schweiz fällt somit aus der Top 15 im UEFA Ranking. Was hat das für Folgen?Noah erklärt es in der Folge. Natürlich kommt auch die Super League nicht zu kurz und Nils gibt noch ein Update über das Nati Aufgebot.Viel Spass!

Am dritten Tag der Playoff-Viertelfinals 2025 unterlag der EHC Kloten den ZSC Lions 0:5, während die SCL Tigers gegen Lausanne 4:3 nach Verlängerung gewannen. In der Playoff-Daily-Folge schaltet sich der frühere Verteidiger Justin Krueger in die Diskussion ein. Er beendete seine Karriere in Lausanne und war beim LHC danach noch ein Jahr lang als Assistent im sportlichen Management tätig. Er spielte zudem in der Nationalmannschaft Deutschlands unter Geoff Ward und hat darum aus doppeltem Grund Interessantes zu erzählen über den Lausanner Trainer. Daneben wird aber auch über das Zürcher Derby geredet, bei dem nicht nur das klare Resultat, sondern auch eine Szene mit Steve Kellenberger und Vinzenz Rohrer für Diskussionen sorgte. 

- Giampiero Comolli, scrittore e giornalista, prosegue il suo ciclo di meditazioni bibliche dedicate ai primi capitoli della Genesi e in particolare alla creazione del genere umano. Che cosa significa “essere creati a immagine e somiglianza di Dio”? e che cosa implica questa condizione, in termini di responsabilità verso il mondo e verso tutti gli esseri viventi creati da Dio?- Teologo, pastore luterano, medico, filantropo, musicista: Albert Schweitzer (di cui quest'anno ricorrono i 150 anni dalla nascita), dedicò la sua vita al servizio degli ultimi e dei malati in Africa. Nato in Alsazia, ancora giovane compì una scelta radicale di vita, trasferendosi a Lambaréné, in Gabon, dove fondò un ospedale. Riteneva necessario avere rispetto davanti ad ogni forma di esistenza, un “timore sacro davanti alla vita” che era ispirato dalla sua fede cristiana. Fu insignito del Premio Nobel per la pace nel 1952. Morirà novantenne proprio in quella città africana, Lambaréné, dove aveva iniziato la sua opera. La Chiesa riformata di Lugano commemora Schweitzer con un culto speciale, il 16 marzo, in cui saranno eseguiti corali bachiani per accompagnare la meditazione, la preghiera e il ricordo di questo straordinario protagonista del Novecento.

Am zweiten Tag der Playoff-Viertelfinals 2025 verlor der SC Bern gegen Fribourg-Gottéron 3:4 nach Verlängerung, während der EV Zug gegen Davos 1:2 unterlag. In der Playoff-Daily-Folge schaltet sich HCD-CEO Marc Gianola in die Diskussion ein. Wir reden aber auch über das sehr lange Spiel des SCB gegen Gottéron.

Das Playoff 2025 hat begonnen. Am ersten Tag der Viertelfinals gewannen die ZSC Lions gegen Kloten 5:1, während Lausanne die SCL Tigers 4:3 besiegte. In der ersten Playoff-Daily-Folge schaltet sich ZSC-Sportchef Sven Leuenberger in die Diskussion der Eisbrecher-Hosts ein. Wir diskutieren aber auch über das turbulente Spiel Langnaus beim Qualifikationssieger LHC.

Die Playoff-Viertelfinals liefern grossartige Affichen: Mit ZSC - Kloten und Bern - Fribourg gleich zwei Derbys und mit Zug - Davos ein Duell, das aus zwei Gründen besonders ist. Zum einen hat sich zwischen den beiden Teams in den letzten Jahren auch dank hitzigen Playoff-Spielen eine grosse Rivalität entwickelt, zum anderen treffen hier mit Dan Tangnes und Josh Holden zwei Trainer aufeinander, die im EVZ fünf Jahre lang als Headcoach und Assistent gearbeitet hatten und dabei zu den wohl grössten Freunden unter den Trainern der National League wurden.Die vierte Serie bleibt da fast ein wenig im Schatten der anderen Begegnungen. Zu Unrecht? Immerhin liegt beim Duell des Qualifikationssiegers Lausanne und Aussenseiter Langnau, der in der höchsten Liga erst zum dritten Mal Playoff spielen wird, das grösste Überraschungspotenzial.Ebenfalls demnächst beginnt das Playout zwischen Lugano und Ajoie. Der Verlierer muss danach die Ligaqualifikation um Auf- um Abstieg bestreiten - aber nur, wenn der EHC Visp B-Meister wird.

Ref.: Prof. Dr. Manfred Hauke, Professor für Dogmatik, Mitglied der päpstlichen Studienkommission zum weiblichen Diakonat, Lugano, Schweiz Dass die Rolle von Frauen in der Kirche gestärkt werden soll - darüber war man sich bei der vergangenen Weltsynode in Rom weitgehend einig. Gestritten wird hingegen über den Zugang von Frauen zu den Weiheämtern, allen voran dem Diakonat. Während in puncto Priesterweihe von Frauen das Nein der Päpste eindeutig ist, gibt es bei der Diakoninnen-Weihe offenbar noch Fragezeichen. Papst Franziskus jedenfalls hat die theologische Diskussion darüber in ein Expertengremium verlagert, wo das pro und contra unter Fachleuten erörtert wird. Mitglied dieser Kommission ist auch Prof. Dr. Manfred Hauke, der sich als Dogmatiker immer wieder gegen die Frauenweihe ausgesprochen hat. Wir legen ihm in dieser Sendung die wichtigsten Streitpunkte vor und fragen ihn, warum er an einer Position festhält, die so gar nicht zeitgemäß erscheint.

Die psychisch kranke Frau, die 2020 in einem Warenhaus in Lugano auf zwei Kundinnen eingestochen hat, muss definitiv für zehneinhalb Jahre ins Gefängnis. Das Bundesgericht hat das Urteil der Vorinstanz bestätigt und eine Beschwerde der Frau abgewiesen. Weitere Themen: Vor einem halben Jahr hat die UNO der Schweiz den Auftrag erteilt, eine Konferenz zum Nahostkonflikt zu organisieren. Diese Konferenz, die in Genf hätte stattfinden sollen, kommt nun nicht zustande. Ist das humanitäre Völkerrecht noch zu retten? Der Pharmakonzern Novartis hat in Basel das Jahresergebnis 2024 präsentiert. Konzernchef Vasant Narasimhan soll mit 19.2 Millionen Franken entlöhnt werden. Was sagen die Aktionärinnen und Aktionäre zu diesem Lohn und hat Narasimhan ihn verdient?

Die psychisch kranke Frau, die 2020 in einem Warenhaus in Lugano auf zwei Kundinnen eingestochen hat, muss definitiv für zehneinhalb Jahre ins Gefängnis. Das Bundesgericht hat das Urteil der Vorinstanz bestätigt und eine Beschwerde der Frau abgewiesen.

Le concours Eurovision se tiendra à Bâle en mai prochain et l'on vient d'apprendre que la chanteuse fribourgeoise Zoë Më y représentera la Suisse. Mais saviez-vous que la première édition avait eu lieu à Lugano en 1956 et qu'il avait été remporté par la Suissesse Lys Assia ? Le Point J remonte le temps avec Quentin Mauduit, enseignant-chercheur en sciences politiques à l'Université Paris 1 et au CELSA, mais aussi co-auteur du podcast "12 points" et d'un livre sur l'Eurovision. Journaliste: Jessica Vial Réalisation: Luana Biadici >> Pour aller plus loin: -12 points, le podcast qui décrypte l'Eurovision", sur les plateformes d'écoute -Thomas Duseaux, Agathe Jolivet, Quentin Mauduit et Vincent Escure, "Eurovision, la petite histoire du grand concours", éditions Hors Collection, 2024. Nous écrire ou nous proposer des questions: +41 79 134 34 70 ou pointj@rts.ch Vous inscrire à la soirée "5 ans du Point J" le 3 avril à Lausanne: https://avecvous.rts.ch/evenements/experiences/le-point-j-fete-ses-5-ans-comment-on-fait-un-podcast

La galleria ferroviaria di Alptransit ha rivoluzionato la mobilità fra il Canton Ticino e il resto della Svizzera, creando nuove forme di pendolarismo. Negli ultimi anni decine e decine di Ticinesi scelgono di prendere il treno ogni mattina per andare a lavorare… ad Altdorf, in Canton Uri.Non Zurigo. Non Lucerna. Altdorf: la prima fermata dopo il Gottardo, patria di Guglielmo Tell, una sparuta cittadina in mezzo alle Alpi di soli 10'000 abitanti. Un quarto della popolazione di Bellinzona, un sesto di quella di Lugano. Eppure, grazie ad Alptransit e al fabbisogno di professionisti specializzati, Altdorf è diventata per molti la nuova El Dorado, una terra di opportunità lavorative raggiungibile dal Ticino in soli 30-50 minuti. El Doraltdorf è un reportage su rotaia – non un on the road, bensì un on the rail! – per conoscere le storie di chi ad Altdorf ha trovato salari più alti, una migliore cultura del lavoro e, sì, anche la felicità.Con Francesco (da Massagno) e Jacopo (da Bellinzona), docenti di matematica al Liceo di Altdorf; Malte (da Giubiasco), specialista in trasporti per la Emil Gisler di Seedorf; Kathrin (da Bosco Luganese) e Pamela (da Bellinzona) tecniche di radiologia al Kantonsspital Uri; Roberto (da Ponte Tresa), parrucchiere frontaliere nel centro storico di Altdorf; Laura (da Massagno), bioingegnera e ricercatrice presso la Dätwyler, una delle maggiori aziende dell'industria urana. Con la partecipazione del sindaco di Altdorf Sebastian Züst.

La consommation de crack est illégale en Suisse et les utilisateur.trices ont souvent maille à partir avec la justice. A Vevey, l'équipe des répondants de proximité de la police effectue des patrouilles quotidiennes pour montrer sa présence et rassurer la population. Filippo, un ancien consommateur et revendeur condamné à quatre ans de prison effectue une partie de sa peine dans la clinique Villa Argentina basée dans les environs de Lugano. Reportage d'Antoine Harari Réalisation David Golan Production Laurence Difélix

Tyler Seibert from UCSD joins the show live from Lugano to discuss meeting highlights and controversies (and his favorite run along the water..)

Jed discusses recordings of Brahms' Ballades Op. 10. Consider making a donation to The Piano Maven podcast by subscribing to our Substack page (https://jeddistlermusic.substack.com/about), which you also can access by clicking on the "Donate" button here: https://rss.com/podcasts/pianomavenLink to 1973 Lugano performance with Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7S19Ew-fv8Link to live performance with Emil Gilels - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJwLU4EmZjELink to Ballade No. 4 with Arthur Rubinstein - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ky6HBfnrXS4Link to Jonathan Plowright's recording - https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8261243--brahms-works-for-solo-piano-volume-4Link to Glenn Gould's complete recording sessions for the Ballades Op. 10 and Rhapsodies Op. 79 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOTsc-Z2BIE

Auch in dieser Woche hat sich der Schweizer Fussball von seiner verrückten Seite gezeigt. Und so besprechen wir in der 273. Folge der «Dritten Halbzeit» unter anderem den Transfer von Benjamin Mendy zum FC Zürich. Der französische Weltmeister wurde einst wegen achtfacher Vergewaltigung angeklagt. Zwar wurde er in allen Punkten freigesprochen, doch die Verpflichtung sorgt in den Kreisen der Zürcher für viel Gesprächsstoff, die Kommunikation von Ancillo Canepa und Co. ist dazu nicht immer gleich transparent.In Basel wiederum schreit Ludovic Magnin in gewohnter Form den Schiedsrichter an und wird in der nächsten Partie gesperrt sein. Seine Lausanner können den Baslern auswärts einige Punkte klauen und sorgen dafür, dass die Super League wieder einen neuen Leader hat. Natürlich reden wir auch über die Auferstehung der Winterthurer, die drei Minuten des Grauens bei GC oder den «bodenlosen Platz» in Yverdon.Welches Thema wann besprochen wird:3:00 - Der FCZ und sein neuer Unruheherd21:35 – Das Winterthurer Lebenszeichen im Abstiegskampf33:14 – Ein schreiender Ludovic Magnin in Basel46:33 – Joël Mall und ein mittelmässiger Klassiker55:15 – Amir Saipi wartet in Lugano vergebens auf Arbeit1:00:56 – Der Acker in Yverdon In der Dritten Halbzeit wird über den Schweizer Fussball diskutiert.

Was war das wieder für eine Runde in der Super League? Der FC Basel reist als Leader nach Genf und verliert gegen ein Team, das zuletzt einen Sieg in elf Spielen zustande brachte.Die Young Boys hingegen sind im Hoch, schiessen in zwei Spielen gleich elf Tore und liegen nur noch sechs Punkte hinter dem Spitzenreiter. Die Chance ist durchaus da, dass sich die Berner doch noch ins Meisterrennen einschalten – zumal vorne regelmässig Teams stolpern, wie Lugano, das gegen GC gerade noch so einen Punkt holt.Der grosse Aufreger ereignet sich aber beim FC Winterthur. Das Team von Uli Forte verliert in dieser Woche gleich zweimal, einmal gegen den FCZ, dann gegen Luzern, und der Trainer wittert gleich eine Verschwörung. Will hier jemand den FCW gar nicht mehr in der Super League haben? Darüber und über vieles mehr diskutieren wir in der neusten Folge des Fussballpodcasts «Dritte Halbzeit».Timecodes:3:42 FC Winterthur21:55 YB34:10 FCB42:27 FCZ1:00:45 GC In der Dritten Halbzeit wird über den Schweizer Fussball diskutiert.

At the age of 7, horse mad Andrea Rapke Knowles, was told by her father that if she stopped sucking her thumb he would buy her a pony. At the advice of a family friend with a beautiful barn on her property, a pony was chosen (a Welsh Cob terror name Gee Whiz), boarded with the friends and their training began. Shortly thereafter, they moved to Loma Alta, owned and run by Penny Wahler in Santa Cruz, California, and her first Warmblood was purchased to begin Children's Hunters / Equitation and a taste of horse shows. In 1989, they moved to G & G Stables in Los Angeles, CA with Rob Gage and Cyndi Grossman at LAEC. Quite a few amazing and life-changing horses took them around the state and beyond on the show circuit. Rob and Cyndi were amazing trainers and friends, as were the incredible assistant trainers, including Richard Spooner. Sadly, school took over and Andrea was then educated in Lugano, Switzerland and London, England, graduating with a double major in Art History and English Literature. Feeling passionately about the art business brought her to positions at Sotheby's, Christie's and Guggenheim, Asher, a NY & LA based art consultancy. Additionally, she received corporate training at WME & CAA in Los Angeles. Her love of art and design began in childhood where, at a young age, she was already attending auctions and picking fabrics and furnishings for her family's homes. This life-long interest led her to her first professional residential renovation in 2009, the creation of her own firm and the building of a business focused on true collaborations, a knowledge of the newest trends in design/build and a holistic and discrete approach to every venture. Now, she is bringing stable life back into the fold with work on Equine Residences throughout the US and abroad. She is involved in a multitude of charitable foundations focused on homelessness, animal care and rescue and childhood illness. She resides with her husband and two Jack Russell Terriers in Beverly Hills, California. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dopo anni di attività che hanno segnato un capitolo fondamentale nella promozione dell'arte contemporanea in Svizzera, la Galleria Buchmann di Lugano chiuderà i suoi battenti a fine di febbraio 2025. La storica galleria, fondata e curata da Elena Buchmann nel 2013, ha ospitato mostre di artisti internazionali e locali diventando un crocevia culturale di importanza crescente.In questa puntata di Laser intitolata Elena Buchmann. Una vita per l'arte contemporanea, a cura di Lina Simoneschi Finocchiaro, vogliamo riflettere sul percorso della galleria e sull'eredità che lascia al panorama culturale ticinese e internazionale. Oltre alla stessa Elena Buchmann, sentiremo due artisti della galleria, dal più giovane - classe 1979 - che è Alex Dorici fino a Livio Bernasconi che ha passato i 90 anni.

Besonders viele Tore sind in der ersten Runde des neuen Jahres noch nicht gefallen, dafür ist die Tabelle aber umso spannender: Die ersten sechs Mannschaften trennen gerade mal zwei Punkte und kein Team kann sich an der Spitze absetzen – auch nicht der FC Lugano.Die Tessiner trennen sich im Spitzenspiel mit einem 2:2 vom FC Basel, können sich aber über die Vertragsverlängerungen von Trainer Mattia Croci-Torti und Renato Steffen freuen. In Bern erlebt Giorgio Contini seine erste kleine Enttäuschung als neuer YB-Trainer, Uli Forte muss sich über das Feuerwerk der Winterthur-Fans nerven und der FC Zürich befindet sich in einem Umbruch, der an die ersten Monate des FCB unter Präsident David Degen erinnert.Wann welches Thema besprochen wird:(04:34) Spitzenspiel in Lugano(20:30) Feuerwerk in Bern(38:33) Umbruch beim FC Zürich(49:51) Aufschwung bei GC(59:22) Spannung in der Tabelle In der Dritten Halbzeit wird über den Schweizer Fussball diskutiert.

In Winterthur ruhen die Hoffnungen darauf, dass Trainer Uli Forte den Abstieg noch verhindern kann. In Bern soll Christian Fassnacht für ein verbessertes YB sorgen und in Zürich darf man gespannt sein, wie Steve Zuber im ersten Spiel des neuen Jahres von den eigenen Fans empfangen wird.Aber auch zu allen anderen Clubs haben wir eine These für die kommenden Monate: Der FC St. Gallen stürzt in die zweite Tabellenhälfte ab, Lugano wird der europäische Erfolg zum Verhängnis, Taulant Xhaka beendet im Sommer seine Karriere – und der FC Sion wird Schweizer Meister!Wann welches Thema besprochen wird:(04:52) FC Winterthur(09:41) Grasshopper-Club Zürich(15:55) Yverdon-Sport(19:22) BSC Young Boys(27:29) FC St. Gallen(31:13) FC Sion(36:17) FC Zürich(45:43) Servette FC(52:00) FC Luzern(54:43) FC Lausanne-Sport(01:01:08) FC Basel(01:08:19) FC Lugano In der Dritten Halbzeit wird über den Schweizer Fussball diskutiert.