Velô Vietnam News
Claude ‘The Killer’ Perzo – Một cuộc đời đạp xe
Claude là một hình tượng đam mê xe đạp đích thực. Câu chuyện của anh là chuỗi giấc mơ được nuôi dưỡng bởi giải xe đạp Tour de France, cho đến sự nghiệp neo pro ngắn ngủi và hiện tại là đạp xe đường trường ở Việt Nam. (Người dịch: Nguyễn Minh Quân) Trong những...
Postcards from Vietnam: Unfound Interviews David Lloyd
When someone mentions Vietnam it would be no surprise if your first thought wasn’t ‘cycling’. But let David Lloyd of Velo Vietnam introduce you to some of the epic riding opportunities Vietnam has to offer. Photograph: Son Doong cave photographed by David...
Claude ‘The Killer’ Perzo – A life in Cycling
From childhood dreams inspired by The Tour, to a neo pro stint and now road cycling in Vietnam, Claude's story is one of true cycling passion In the early days you spent some time on Renault Gitane as a neo pro. Who was on the team back then? Hinault, Fignon,...
Post News – Bikepacking Bags We Love
Photograph: The Post bar bag being used on the VV Vietnam-Laos gravel/road epic recently Friends of Velo Vietnam, Post, have recently announced their collaboration with the VeloNews Velo Club with a limited edition bikepacking bag/ bar bag for members. ...
Everesting: The What, Why & How
Having done three Everestings, Velo Vietnam’s David Lloyd relates some of his experience and sets out some tips for taking on one of cycling’s more perverse challenges The Everesting concept is simple: pick a hill and repeat it until your head unit reads 8,848m of...
Strava Club Kicks Off
Last week we started our Velo Vietnam Strava Club and we're now up to 140 members In week one we the Strava Club saw some big stats. Longest ride honours (183km) went to Gavin Gerhardi who has indicated he's tempted to come back to Vietnam from cold, cold Berlin for...
Western Frontier – Coming Soon
Following the first edition of the Northern Frontier 4 dayer in November 2019, its sister 4 stager is now in the making. This epic challenge ride will feature a set of KOMs along the stunning border with Laos. In far flung areas in the extreme North and near Laos in...
Tyre Choice For A Gravel Epic
Over the last couple of years we've ridden around 20,000 collective kilometers from Vietnam to Laos and back into Vietnam on our gravel/road epic ride, all with zero flats. Alongside the skill of those who took on the challenge, tyre choice has a big part to play in...
Magazine Q & A with Ashley Carruthers
Velo Vietnam’s co-founder Ashley Carruthers was recently interviewed about his time in Vietnam and more for Traveller magazine – click here for the full Q and A
New Guides Join Us
Meet Dale and Claude In 2019 we welcomed Claude Perzo and Dale Nottingham on board with Velo Vietnam. Read on to learn more, including which one rode neo pro for Renault Gitane and which rides 500km days around Saigon for fun. Claude Perzo Claude has been in...
