Day 1 - Airolo to Sarnen (118 km)
  Day 2 - Welschenrohr to Laufen (35 km)

My first "BIG" bike at 4.

Born and raised in Switzerland in a small village near Lake of Hallwil. My mom must have been quite courageous and lent me her own big bike and at age four I apparently started this sport. Then it was fun as one can see.

There were no school buses and we had to go to school by bike day in day out, rain or shine…base training was laid in the early years.

Biking became more a must or work than fun. Fun was ski racing, waterskiing, tennis, sailing, orienteering, volleyball…individual sports where individual performance counted but also team sports where it was all about the team and the fun together.

Suzanne loves bike trips

…and years go by and with different friends I start to discover biking again. Through my work in tourism and the organization of many outdoor programs I would do some bike trips as well.

Then the first ride I really enjoyed was with my friend in Holland but still I wasn't hooked.

We may never unveil the secret of what made me change to enjoy biking again…but definitely my sister and family in Switzerland who participated at the Gigathlon last year are the persons high on the list - to get the chance to bike with my sister was such an opportunity!

…and that's me developing the dream last fall…

The dream…was a dream for a while, planting the seeds in others the next until it became a reality. To be able to do this with my best friends is a dream come true.

Learning the biking and cycling again is put the dream to work with lots of fun and enthusiasm - always the goal in sight - the travel to Europe with friends, the participation with and as team - the achievement individually, the goals I set for myself - and the reward at the end of the Gigathlon for all of us alone and together to have had an incredible good time.