Our BikeRentalsPlus! Staff:

Our European Headquarters is in Forli, Italy. We are pleased to introduce you to our European staff:

Igor Baccini

Igor Baccini is our "Bike fleet and logistics manager" at our headquarters in Italy. He takes care of our bike fleet in Europe and during the summer season he has two bike mechanics working full time for him as he assigns bikes to all European rentals and tours and supervises the movement of all vans and bikes that leave our main headquarters in Italy. In his spare time he can't get away from biking as he spends his vacation bicycle touring with friends. Ask him about his summer bike tours with his friends as he works on converting more of them to bicycle maniacs like him. He has been skateboarding since he was thirteen and loves to ride and help friends build parks and ramps. Although he does not drink coffee, does not follow soccer, and has a Russian name, do not be fooled, he is 100% Italian.

Jonathan Hancock

Jonathan Hancock has a degree in International Affairs and French from the University of Colorado at Boulder. For a Montana boy who grew up on a farm, he has always had a thirst for travel and has hung his hat in many places across the US. He has spent several years studying, traveling, and working throughout France as an English teacher, translator, cook, and landscaper. He currently divides his time between the magnificent region of Provence and the simple pleasures of Italian life on the Adriatic Coast. He works as the France Country Coordinator and handles all the rentals, villas, and self-guided tours in France.

Beatrice Tassinari

Beatrice a.k.a. "Bea" loves scouting for new tours - this is the part of the job that she enjoys the most! But her main responsibility is preparing all the materials for BikeRentalsPlus! rentals, villas, and self-guided tours in Italy.

Bea on top of the world!

Our United States headquarters are in Fort Collins, Colorado. These are the lovely people you will be talking to on the phone if you call our office:

Joeann Gutowski

Joeann Gutowski is an accountant with BikeRentalsPlus! She and her husband Bob have tackled many trails while mountain biking and hiking in Colorado and Utah. When not crunching numbers at work she enjoys cycling, calligraphy, digging in the garden dirt, and reading.

Julie Horton

Julie Horton is the Director of Operations at BikeRentalsPlus! Julie has walked or biked in more than 20 countries around the world. On her year long trip around the world, she rode more than 14,000 miles through 11 countries. When not traveling or working, she enjoys skiing in Colorado, playing with her dog, attending film festivals and shooting hoops.

Our Costa Rican Headquarters is in La Fortuna, at the base of Volcano Arenal

Mario Cordero

Mario Cordero is one of the most experienced staff at BikeRentalsPlus!, having worked with us since 1993. Mario was born in Turrialba, a rural town on the east end of Costa Rica’s Central Plateau. When he was very young he moved to the capital city of San José, and recently moved back to the country side looking for a better place to ride his bike, this time to the northern part of the country in La Fortuna, near Arenal Volcano. Mario holds a degree in Human Resources Management from the University of San José in Costa Rica. He is also a licensed Naturalist Guide and White Water Rafting Guide. He has led tours in France, Spain, Italy, Denmark, Greece, Czech Republic, and Costa Rica. When not on tour or in the Costa Rican office, he trains for triathlons and in the last few years has also completed 6 marathons. He enjoys reading, especially science fiction, and loves spending time at home gardening and bird watching.