About this project
Dario Ciani (Switzerland) took part in Sun Trip Alpes 2023, Sun Trip Alpes 2022 and Sun Trip Tour 2019, the long-distance adventure on solar-powered bikes held since 2013.
The machine is a solar bike.
Dario Ciani, inventor and talented mechanic, is known in Switzerland for his two- and three-wheelers and helped build many Sun Trip bikes. After health reasons stopped him in 2017, he rode the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes edition in 2019, the Alps tour in 2022 and signed up again for 2023.
Technical data
| Name | Dario Ciani |
|---|---|
| Country | Switzerland |
| Sun Trip | Sun Trip Alpes 2023, Sun Trip Alpes 2022, Sun Trip Tour 2019 |
Sources
The details on this page are based on the rider’s profile on The Sun Trip website.
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