Let the cycling begin!
A new cycling season and new writers at Pedalnorth!
As the cycling season begins with the spring classics, we’ve watched as Demi and Tadej pick up the early season honours at Strade Bianchi. We’ve been busy indoors, or wrapping ourselves in Klimatik clothing from Alé and venturing out into winter on the roads and trails. Yes, we’ve attempted to stay fit and healthy and focused, and the new cycling season is underway!
Robert and Nadia are firmly embedded, jointly at the helm here at Pedalnorth; and we have 4 new faces for 2025, who’ll be writing about a whole spectrum of cycling lifestyle and kit issues, as they each bring something special to our website. Pedalnorth is renowned for covering so many aspects of cycle sport and cycling lifestyle, and our new writers add to this, each having a focus on different areas, and each ensuring that we remain as one of the world’s best independent cycling lifestyle website.
Off-road adventures with Alex Sabin Husariu in Romania
Alex has been a good friend of our website for some years, and has previously written guest blogs. He’s a talented writer and photographer, with his own blogging website too. In terms of his cycling, he’s one of the top ranked mountain bike riders in Romania, and a pro rider racing mountain bike marathon. Alex is also a qualified mountain bike guide, leading riders from all over the world, as they visit one of the most spectacular mountain areas in Europe – the Carpathians.
In the winter, this natural athlete also teaches skiing, and never seems to stop. Alongside his wife, Teo, they run OutVentures, a mountain activity company in Transylvania, Romania. Both Alex and Teo will be helping us by testing out gear and clothing for our reviews, and helping us to expand our already detailed database of great road and mtb routes in Romania. With his vast experience and knowledge, Alex joins us as a senior editor, and will be one of our lead writers for the future.
Kolja Grischa Keetman – Ka:Risma Concepts
Kolja brings a wealth of industry knowledge and experience to our website, and will working directly with Robert as our senior cycle industry advisor. Living and working in the south of Germany, across Austria, Switzerland and Italy, Kolja also supports ski brands in winter, and has an unparalleled knowledge of mountain sports, in summer and in winter. He runs the successful, high-performance outdoor industry marking and brand distribution company, Ka:Risma Concept, and works closely with many of the world’s leading cycling brands such as Enve, Marin, Lake and 3T bikes.
Fiona-May
Cycling Lifestyle Deputy Editor
Women’s cycling is leading the ride into the future
Fiona-May comes from a cycling racing background, and has worked alongside many leading brands, as a road racer, sportwear model and content creator. This multi-talented botany scientist also explores the world on her bikepacking adventures, among her many and varied sporting exploits, that includes Thai Boxing! There’s no more fun person in cycling than Fiona, and we’re confident that she’ll be inspiring many more women to take to cycling and to find adventures on 2-wheels.
Fiona will be linked closely to our adventure cycling blogs with our partner brand, Tailfin, and showing you how to create your own micro adventures. Alongside this, she’ll be sharing her many years experience, seeing first-hand how women’s cycling has developed and how the position of women as cyclists still has a long way to go in terms of full acceptance across the wider cycling community.
Chloé Desormeaux
Women’s cycling deputy editor
Whilst relatively new to cycling, Chloé has already made an impact as a global content creator. Taking a refreshingly simple and realistic approach to her cycling lifestyle, this young Canadian athlete is already working in partnership with some of the world’s leading brands, such as Zwift, as she inspires others and creates a cycling community that focuses on real cycling and real sweat and tears, on and off the bike.
Living close to the vast and beautiful Canadian mountains, Chloé is also an avid hiker, and shares her snow-bound winter exploits and kit tips. We’re excited and confident that both Fiona and Chloé will help us to keep a focus on supporting and growing women’s cycling and showing others how cycling can help you to achieve a happier and healthier lifestyle.
