Last night, I returned from Trifest 75, a motorcycle rally organized by the Triumph Owners Motorcycle Club1 at the Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb, Worcester, UK. Crossing Europe from South to North took us a whole week across Italy, Switzerland, and France before reaching the soil of England.
This outing was conceived long ago (Trifest happen every year) and has always been postponed because of the high cost and time required. This year, we took the opportunity of the 75th anniversary to go, partly because I sensed the great interest while talking about the idea at various rallies we had last year in Italy.
We were twenty motorcycles strong. Leading such a large group across Europe for 4,000 km is no joke, but somehow, we made it through without significant issues. Energy and mood were always high, and we were welcomed with open arms by our English friends and by the other Triumph Owners Clubs attending: Germany, Sweden, and Holland. It was an excellent opportunity to strengthen the bond between us Italians and make new international friendships, laying the foundation, who knows, for future occasions.
Colmar, France, was our first stop at the end of a rather challenging (and rainy) 750km day. White cliffs of Dover. England here we come. My tent & Bonneville at the Trifest 75 campsite. The bucolic England you’d expect, just at a stone’s throw from the campsite. While there, we visited Triumph HQ in Hinckley and enjoyed the Visitor Experience there. On the way back, we visited Stonehenge. We came back to Italy via the Mont Blanc tunnel.
Of which I happen to chair the Italian branch. ↩︎