Cycling Archives

Ambassador Pyatt participates in Historic Cycling Tour in Patras

Ambassador Pyatt together with bikers from the U.S. Embassy celebrated Greek Independence Day participating in the 41st Gyros Thysias (Tour of Sacrifice Race). The tour that starts at Patras and ends at the Holy Monastery of Aghia Lavra in Kalavryta is organized every year on March 25 by the Patras Cycling Club to honor the ...

By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 30 March, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador | Tags: Cycling, Gyros Thysias, Patras

Ambassador Pyatt’s Interview with “Vice Greece”

U.S. Ambassador Pyatt sat down for an on-camera interview with VICE Greece a few hours after finishing the 41st “tour of sacrifice” race starting from Patras and ending in Kalavryta, and discussed many issues ranging from bilateral and Greek-Turkish relations, his relationship with the government and the oposition, oligarchs, cannabis legalization, Giannis Antentokoumpo and so much more! ...

By U.S. Embassy in Athens | 30 March, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, U.S. & Greece, Video | Tags: Cycling, Gyros Thysias, Patras, Vice Interview