Favio M. Giorgio Data

My journey began far from my hometown of Rosario, living in Europe. It was there, between readings about Ernesto Che Guevara and a deep connection with my roots, that an urgent need arose within me to know and travel Our Great Homeland.

That search brought me back to the American continent, giving rise to my first great bicycle journey through Latin America and the Caribbean. It was a reunion with the past and present of our identity history. That experience prepared me for a deeper commitment: for 4 years I coordinated the "Historical and Cultural Development of the Che Guevara Route in Bolivia" project. We worked side by side with peasant and indigenous communities in Vallegrande, La Higuera, Vado del Yeso, Pucará and Lagunillas. There I learned the true value of resilience, memory and community work.

After years, we shared the experience of the bicycle journey through Latin America and the Caribbean in a book and video called "A Year on a Bicycle", giving talks in various cities in Argentina. The Municipal Intendancy of our city granted us a special mention for promoting and encouraging the use of non-motorized transport and bicycle travel.

That solid foundation pushed me, together with a travel companion, to launch "Dreams on Pedals": the bicycle tour around the world. For 11 years, we traveled 120,000 km across 84 countries, accompanied by the two-wheeled companion we named "The Star", which lights the way. I am grateful for the solidarity of the thousands of sentient beings who made it possible for us to complete the planned world tour.

When people ask me what the journey left me, I answer: I decided to live from love, compassion, empathy, solidarity and respect. That is the summary of all learning.

The route, however, was not over. After completing the journey, I continued cycling through Southeast Asia until finding my current base in Luang Prabang, Laos. Far from stopping, I returned to the classroom, but this time with a clear purpose: to study Digital Marketing, AI Architecture and AI Product Management at institutions such as Google, Vanderbilt University and Duke University, currently complemented with the Google Professional UX Design Certificate.

From this fusion between the route and technology emerges SportDharma Ecosystem. It is the digital continuity of the essence of Dreams on Pedals, it is my legacy and my way of giving back to the community everything the world gave me.

Today, at 60 years old, I keep moving, I keep dreaming with my eyes open. I complement daily life with Tai Chi, meditation and walking; disciplines that reinforce the balance and awareness that I imprint on every line of code of this project.

Moments that defined the journey