2024 Program

After a year and four months of cycling along the Andean Cordillera, starting from Colombia and arriving in Ushuaia, the Soulbikerz will share with all of us the daily life of two young cycle travelers traveling around the world.

Small anecdotes from inexperienced bike travelers equipped with rope and climbing shoes. With Elena Bifano.

Giuseppe Luca Rizzo faces every new challenge with a smile on his face with determination, many beers and the constant desire to surpass himself.

Protect Our Winters Italia (POW) mobilizes the outdoor community to take climate action, to protect the places they love. In 2024 one (if not the) most important climate action that can be done is to vote. Voting in the European elections. And what does voting in the European elections have to do with being part of the outdoor community and helping to protect the places you love? They will talk to us about exactly this.

The great tightrope walker philosopher, Andrea Loreni, tells us his point of view, balancing on a cable, and explains that "usefulness is not the only value". Those who pedal and those who walk on the wire practice forms of balance.

If you are 24 years old, with a smile shaped by the Atlantic wind, and you have cycled from Milan to Santiago, you certainly have a great story to tell. One of those stories we love to hear at BAM! Riky Oliver/Riccardo Oliva captivated us with his energy, with his tales of people opening their doors to him, of troubles and indescribable landscapes, of headwinds and nights under the stars. Riky will return from his journey directly to BAM!, where a year ago he began dreaming of his adventure.

How to return home safely from a trail while trying to pedal as much as possible, sleeping outdoors, and planning a bivouac along the way. In collaboration with Ferrino.

2 bike travellers, 2 graziellas, 2 microphones, a few minutes to conquer the public and win the prize of best bike travel narrator at BAM 2024. Everything is allowed: colossal lies and breathtaking landscapes, amazing adventures and low blows to the opponent. The only judge is the BAM public, referee and master of ceremony; I LAUGH. The winner will receive the coveted MANUEL FANTONI award and a surprise prize.

Nacho's story is the tale of a traveler and cyclist. In fact, it could be the story of 3 or 4 travelers, considering the multitude of experiences and lives he has lived. Nacho sets off from Patagonia to Alaska, then pauses in Ecuador due to Covid and delves into ultracycling, only to eventually return to Spain and begin accompanying travelers alongside Willy and PA Cycling. The "260 litros" project serves as the guiding thread of a relentless life, where his anchor point is always in motion.

Calories and kilometers, necessity and whim. Dialogue between Luca G. and Vendelín Ondřej on the importance of nutrition while travelling, digressing between precise counts of calories burned and grappas already offered at breakfast.

Nathalie Baillon and Sofiane Sehili, among the strongest athletes in the ultra world, tell us their idea of ​​travel and what happens when the horizon becomes "ultra".

As we ascended the glacial valley of the Enguri River, we explored a remote corner of Georgia, allowing us to experience the Caucasus with its beauties and contradictions, its ruggedness and contrasts. Producing content in this region requires a willingness to frequently revise plans, and sometimes to accept that certain decisions are influenced by primal forces, such as the weather, the road, and the mountains.

The last great journey made by the guys from EXPLORA: the lands of Nepal through the natural wonders and social contrasts of a place suspended in time.

1700km condensed into 30 minutes: Nepal seen and cycled by the guys from ESPLORA.

9 countries, 7000 km and 95 days alone: ​​the extraordinary journey of Eva Croce, a non-binary trans person, through Europe and through her personal change.

Federico is about to leave for the Tour Divide, the oldest and most famous off-road bikepacking race in the world, 4400 km from Canada to the border between Mexico and the United States. Let's rummage through his bags together to see what he brings to face this challenge!

Five friends, 3 blind and 2 sighted, scattered across Italy and united by a strong passion for cycling, decide to use the tandem as a means of transport because it is a very special bike, a real tool of inclusion. Giusi Parisi, Chiara Ozino, Giulia Oblach, Laura Seroni and Rossella Mansi tell us about their blind journey from north to south...because cycling is for everyone!

From that idea that comes to you before you fall asleep, to the hundreds of kilometers you will travel on the streets of the world. From the smashed drawer to bring out that dream, to every technical step to study the route and prepare the bike, through to sharpening your predisposition to the world, so as not to miss anything of a beautiful experience you are about to live. Who better than Dino Lanzaretti can explain to us the preparation (athletic and otherwise) for a trip?

Elisa Bessega and Enrico Mosetti's bicycle journey through the Andes and Chilean plains to ski some of the most iconic volcanoes in South America.

Pedaling year-round (especially in winter), in all conditions and at every hour of the day (and night): a long journey across all the continents of the planet, including Antarctica. Omar di Felice tells us how to face various types of adventures, extreme races, and such diverse goals while riding one's own bicycle.

Travel Stories All in the Feminine with Barbara Bonori and her Experience in Slovenia, Prisca Cavallin and her Bike Ride in Arizona, and Kasia Szomborg just back from the Seven Serpents.

Near or far it is always adventure. The Mediterranean and the Кырызстан. We talk about it with Tommaso and Ilaria from Patatrack, Mattia Lazzarin and Ettore Campana.

Fernando Pessoa wrote that "to travel is enough to exist." We also like to read this the other way around: "to exist is enough to travel." This is the inspiration behind "Parallel Travelers," a six-episode podcast created by BAM's mom and dad together with Francesco Lotta, which will be released soon by Mondadori Studios. You'll love it.

Tratti is not just a documentary about Patagonia, it's THE documentary about Patagonia. Francesco Frank Lotta, Willy Mulonia, and Paolo Penni Martelli tell us how they turned their adventure into a beautiful story.

Francesco Frank Lotta, Paolo Penni Martelli and Willy Mulonia are the voice, the eye and the heart of Patagonia. In this documentary of their first trip together by bicycle they capture the "tratti" (characteristics) of landscapes, faces, and horizons of this splendid corner of the world, and the very essence of traveling slowly to make the distant known and make it close, friend, intense.