Welcome to the second edition of Team Italy Xtra League will take place for 10 weeks every Friday at 19:45 CET (1:45pm EST)– starting Fridays in October.
It will be a series of events for small teams of mixed categories.
The League’s purpose is to merge the competitive spirit with the spirit of a group of friends fighting for a common goal!
With the option of mixed teams and racers assigned to their own category, and with the same score assigned across all the categories, we believe the final results will be very fair!
In this way, the team with better tactics and strategies will win.
The team rankings will be reserved for teams registered through the form (link here) and new teams will be accepted every week if registered by 12:00 CET of each Thursday before the next event..
Chris Appeared on Team Italy Live
Special thanks to host Niccolo’ Martinoli for requesting an interview. Honored with the opportunity to tell the story of why I created The ZOM, the DIRT Dad Fund, and the article that I am most proud of!
Follow the live events on the Twitch channel of Team Italy Live.
Semi-retired after more than 20 years as the owner and director of a private Orthopedic Physical Therapy practice, Chris now enjoys the freedom to dedicate himself to his passions—virtual cycling and writing.
Driven to give back to the sport that has enriched his life with countless experiences and relationships, he founded a non-profit organization, TheDIRTDadFund. In the summer of 2022, he rode 3,900 miles from San Francisco to his “Gain Cave” on Long Island, New York, raising support for his charity.
His passion for cycling shines through in his writing, which has been featured in prominent publications like Cycling Weekly, Cycling News, road.cc, Zwift Insider, Endurance.biz, and Bicycling. In 2024, he was on-site in Abu Dhabi, covering the first live, in-person UCI Cycling Esports World Championship.
His contributions to cycling esports have not gone unnoticed, with his work cited in multiple research papers exploring this evolving discipline. He sits alongside esteemed esports scientists as a member of the Virtual Sports Research Network and contributes to groundbreaking research exploring the new frontier of virtual physical sport. Chris co-hosts The Virtual Velo Podcast, too.
