Michael Venutolo-Mantovani is a writer and musician who has been riding and racing bikes in one form or another for nearly forty years. He's an avid road and track cyclist, a reluctant gravel rider, and a rather terrible mountain biker. At the urging of his six-year-old son, he's recently returned to BMX racing for the first time in thirty-one years. His favorite ride on Earth is the Col de la Forclaz, high above France's Lake Annecy. He has contributed to the New York Times, GQ, National Geographic, Wired, and Condé Nast Traveler. Though he's recently fallen madly in love with London, Michael lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA with his wife and their children.
