Nicola Pfund (born November 7, 1960, in
Sorengo) is a
Swiss Italian writer, blogger and journalist.
Biography
He is a native of Canton Schaffhausen, but he was born in
Sorengo (
Canton Ticino). After studying at a teacher-training college, Pfund got a diploma as librarian-documentalist and later as General Culture teacher. Currently he teaches at a vocational school and he writes for some newspapers as a
sports journalist[1] (member sportpress.ch and
AIPS [
de]). He is the author of several books[2] in the historical, educational, sports and travel fields. In particular, his tales about cycling trips in
Switzerland[3][4] and over the Alpine passes[5][6] are well known and they sometimes offer new and original information about the country.
In 2012, he created a sports blog (
triathlon, ecology and ethics in sports) that rapidly became one of the most visited in the Italian language area. Pfund was selected among the seven biggest bloggers of
Switzerland involved in a new project of the blogosphere,[7] for the circulation of information concerning the "Energy Strategy 2050" of Switzerland.[8][9]
Bibliography
Triathleta per passione: viaggio alla scoperta di uno sport affascinante,
Lugano,
Fontana, 2003.
Breganzona: echi dalla collina di ponente, Lugano, Fontana, 2005.
L'ABC del perfetto ricercatore, Lugano, Fontana, 2007.
La Svizzera in bicicletta, Lugano, Fontana, 2008.
Fare ricerca a scuola: notizie utili per svolgere piccole o grandi ricerche a scuola, Lugano, GLIMI, 2010.
Sui passi in bicicletta – Swiss Alpine passes by bicycle, Lugano, Fontana, 2012.
^Cfr. Aa. Vv., Il giornalismo sportivo nella Svizzera italiana, ATGS, Lugano 2009, p. 156-158.
^"Archived copy". www.swissbib.ch. Archived from
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