The cycle track Destra Po celebrates 10 years on 2011 September 24-25!

To celebrate this special event the province of Ferrara and all the towns and cities along the cycling route are organizing a weekend of events and appointments, along the 120 km of the trail.

Come on to celebrate along the Destra Po, a special program expect you: cycling rides, excursion, guided nature walks and visit to open museum, and of course tasting of typical local products.

The cycling path of the Destra Po has been opened in 2001 and runs through the province of Ferrara, from Stellata Bondeno up to Gorino Ferrarese, via Ro, Berra, Mesola, along the natural beauty of the Po Delta Park and the Lidos of Comacchio.

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Desire to cycling to the discovery of Po river?
Then save these dates: 2011 September 11, 18, 25 and October 2, 9,  because a special train is leaving that bring you with your bike to the discovery of amazing cycle tours in the province of Ferrara.

Thanks to the project Inter Regio Rail there will be a special service of transport by train dedicated to all lovers of cycletourism in Italy.

For 5 Sundays on the regional train network around Ferrara, trains with carriages with bike rack will circulate several times a day to link Ferrara, Bondeno, Ostellato and Codigoro and bring athletes, teams, cyclists and all those who wish to spend a Sunday on the open-air, right near the main bike paths and bike routes in the province of Ferrara.

A unique opportunity for week-ends dedicated to cycling … and the bicycle travels for free! Also, if you travel in groups of at least 10 people, you can enjoy a discount of 10%.

Discover Ferrara by bike! Book online and download the poster of the event to not to miss it!

Now at its 8th edition, the bicycle race dedicated to the memory of Marco Pantani is a competition very enjoyed by cycling enthusiasts and fans of the ‘pirate’ Pantani who annually meet to compete on the roads of Emilia Romagna loved by the champion.

The 2011 edition of the Memorial Marco Pantani is confirmed on October 1st,  one of the last date before the close of the cycling season for winter.

Departure is at 11:00 from round Panathlon in Cesena and finish to Piazza Marconi in Cesenatico at about 15:00.
The bicycle race, reserved to professionals of the bicycle, is inserted in the UCI calendar (International Cyclers Union) and has become a classic of Italian cycling races.

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It is already in preparation Eurobike 2011, the international bicycle show taking place this year in Friedrichshafen Messe from August 31 to September 3.
The fans around the world will meet in the beautiful German town on the shores of Lake Constance, where you can closely discover all the innovations that the world of cycling has to offer for the future.

Engineers, athletes, designers and other professionals will be the protagonists of the most celebrated event dedicated to cycling. Exhibitors from all over the world will provide use of their innovative productions included not only in the field of competitive cycling, but also ofcity bike and of the growing market of electric bikes.

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The best way to discover the beauty of cycling routes in Emilia Romagna is to attend on Sunday, June 5, 2011 to the fifth edition of the Gran Fondo delle Valli Bolognesi, first round of the Italian Cycletourism GF 2011.
This route is part of the 4 non-competitive italian cycle marathons of the Giro dell’Appennino Bolognese and Valli di Comacchio, all born with the aim of highlighting the passion for cycling in the territories of Emilia Romagna.

For the Gran Fondo delle Valli Bolognesi there will be a start in the French manner, ideal for non-competitive cycling events.

The route provides refreshment to allow the cyclists to regain energies to run for the last stage before the unavoidable pasta-party on arrival, where participants can finally relax, make friendship and compare their cycling experiences.

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Sunday, May 29 takes place the 13th edition of the Gran Fondo “City of Lugo”, a famous amateur bike race that attracts all the cyclers in Emilia Romagna and beyond.

As in most of the non-competitive cycling events, the start was organized in the ‘French’ manner, to enable cyclists to be divided into groups and create a more harmonious ride

The event will consist of four routes:

- Long Distance 171 km, 2838 meters altitude.
- Course Fund 107 km, 1543 meters altitude. ;
- Path Middle Distance 85 km, 830 meters altitude.;
- Tourist Route 58 km, 254 meters altitude.

The start will be held at the Piazzale del Pavaglione Lugo from 6:00 to 8:00 am.
The event includes a fee of 7 Euros. Quote addition to the entry that includes all medical services and mechanics assistence, refreshments, supplies, and pasta party.
Registrations will be closed Friday, May 27 at 23:00.

Do not miss this big cycle marathon in Emilia Romagna, the ideal to discorver territories, play outdoor sports and live an unforgettable experience of cycletourism in Italy.

The Tour de France, international cycle race, is a sort of long national party what for three weeks it involves the whole Country with the passage of its caravan.
Among the most important races to stages of the international calendar, the Tour is with any doubt the most prestigious and the more aspired, followed by Italian Giro and Spanish Vuelta.
Held for the first time in 1903, the Tour de France will celebrate from 2nd to 24th July 2011 the 97th edition of its history made by the greater cycling champions of all times.

Three years later, as in 2008, the Tour will start not with a time trial prologue but with a normal stage, with the official start ceremony organised on the suggestive Passage du Gois, a submergible bank of 4,5 kilometres that connects the dry land to the island of Noirmoutier, in the region of the Vendee.

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Lovers of cycletourism in Emilia Romagna can not miss the Straburana, on Sunday, May 22, 2011, a cycling tour in the territories of the drainage of Burana-Volano basin, now at its fifth edition, open to all bike lovers.

The classic bike ride of mid-May is organized by the three consortia that manage the waters of the Basin Burana-Volano and presents for 2011 a new route in addition to the traditional three simultaneous paths.

The first route, in the province of Mantua, starts from Carbonara di Po, the second route starts from San Felice in Modena, the third route, starts from Ferrara, and the fourth path, the new one, starts near Bologna in the town of Palata di Pepoli near Crevalcore. The Straburana has its point of arrival in Stellata, at the crossroads of the provinces, a strategic point for communications by river.

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Among the destinations for cycling holidays in Italy, one of the art cities in Emilia Romagna richest of routes for cyclists is undoubtedly Bologna.
Surrounded by hills, the city’s medieval core which can be found in the elegant palaces, impressive churches, nearly 40 km of arcades that cross in every direction.
Bologna can offer several cycling routes in the city centre and also in its hinterland, in a context full of great artistic and cultural history.

Vacations for cyclists in art cities are the strength of the network of tourist reception of Cycle-R, which every year offers to all lovers of cycling, dedicated bike facilities. Read more

It will be an Italian Giro from the particular historical value, over that sporting, that that from 7th to 29th May 2011 it will cross the peninsula with his fascinating “pink caravan”.

The 21 stages of Giro d’Italia 2011 choose by Angel Zomegnan of RCS Sport will bring in fact the riders to bike on a run particularly tied up to the celebrations of the 150° anniversary from the Unity of Italy.
The start is scheduled on 7th May from the Palace of Venaria Reale in Turin with a teams time trial of 22 kilometres, while the last finish will crown the winner of the pink jersey on 29th May in Milan, with an another time trial, but this time individual, of 32 kilometres.

In many occasions, the Italian Giro 2011 will cross also the territory of some cities of art in Emilia Romagna inserted in the cycle routes of CyclE-R.

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Feel like cycling in Emilia Romagna to discover nature and gastronomy?

Sunday, April 17, 2011 follow us to the “Pedalata dei Sapori a Mesola“, cycling routes of taste in Mesola, near Ferrara in Emilia Romagna, a unique opportunity to explore the landscapes and the nature of the Po Delta Park enjoying the gastronomy of the territory.

The guided tour by bike is ideal for lovers of relaxation on two wheels, immersed in a unique natural environment such as the Po Delta Park.

The tour will travel by cycle in the lands of the Estense Duchy, starting from Mesola. Then will continue along the banks of the Po di Goro, along the Destra Po cycle route (belonging to the section of cycle route EuroVelo 8 along the Po and the Lagoons), through a path surrounded by the countryside of Ferrara until the Natural Reserve of Bosco Mesola.

Along the way, three stops are planned to taste the delicacies typical of the area, produced in the lands of the Po Delta Park.

The trail is about 25 km, not difficult and suitable for all kind of cyclists. The return is scheduled at 4 pm. to Mesola for a full day dedicated to cycling in Delta Po Park, to discover the natural beauty of Emilia Romagna.

Partecipation Quote: € 25.

For information and reservations (required) phone: 347 25 185 1996

Even if is accustomed to imagine it as a great city from the frantic rhythm, Bologna still has a charm all to discover tied up to the pleasure of the slow time and to the taste to enjoy a quiet life. To all those people who love to discover the territory with the correct time to devote to the tourism and the gastronomy, for example, Bologna “the learned” offers some among the most interesting bike runs of Emilia-Romagna.

Go to the discovery of the city along the cycle itineraries of Bologna will allows you for example to pedale between historical streets of the centre along the porticos that characterize her, with their shops and the old inns in which still today you can taste the typical dishes of the local gastronomy as lasagne and tortellini, famous in all the world.

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The Gran Fondo del Sale di Cervia is a good example of as the cycling tourism is the ideal to go to the discovery of the italian territory and for an aware tourism.
With three runs of different kilometres proper for all the cyclists, the Gran Fondo del Sale crosses in fact the territory in Italy, Emilia Romagna, in which is historically produced the precious salt of Cervia, more and more valued among the typical products of the local and national gastronomy, so to also have been introduced as new taste in the line of production of a famous chocolate.

The appointment with the new edition of the Gran Fondo del Sale of Cervia is for the first weekend of April 2011.

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Among the main italian cities of art, Ferrara is with no doubt that in which bicycle is mostly spread. In this beautiful town of Emilia, in fact, the center is all a coming and going of cyclists Over that from the citizens, particularly affectionate to this mean of transport, in Ferrara the bike is more and more preferred also by the tourists, here attracted by the most interesting bike holidays in Emilia-Romagna.

Thanks to the lot of runs for cyclist, it is in fact particularly easy to visit the territory of Ferrara and its district, combining to the tourism a healthy sporting activity. The main bikes itineraries of Ferrara offer the possibility to visit the city of the Estes through some interesting thematic runs.

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Later over one month of competitions, started in late January between Australia and South America, the best professionals riders of the Italian cycling challenged in the first important race to stages of the national calendar on the roads of 46th Tyrrhenian-Adriatic.

2011’s edition of the “two seas’ race” took place from 9th to 15th March, with start from Tuscany, fromMarina di Carrara, and finish line on the Marche’s Adriatic coast. The winner of Tyrrhenian-Adriatic was crowned on the finish line of the palms coast of Saint Benedict of the Tronto.

In 2010, victory was contended up to the last kilometre between Stefano Garzelli and Michele Scarponi, then classified in that order for difference of positioning, at the end of a week of brave competition. The Tirreno-Adriatico 2011 was as many interesting, with 20 teams at the start-line and 160 riders and the presence of Damiano Cunego and Belgian Philippe Gilbert.

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Among the “historical races” of international cycling races calendar, the Paris-Nice is with any doubt among the most important races to stages of the world cycling after Italian Giro, Tour de France and Vuelta and together with Swiss Tour and Tyrrhenian-Adriatic.

The 2011 edition will take place from 6th to 13th March and it announces itself with a lot of news, besides that of the absence of the dominator of the last editions Alberto Contador, lately to the centre of bad stories of doping.

The run of Paris-Nice 2011 will be in fact very different from that of the last editions. There won’t be the traditional prologue and the first four stages will be devoted to the sprinters. The riders pretending to the final victory can challenge in the last four stages, especially in the fifth that got many climbs and in the sixth, an individual time trial of 27 kilometres. Read more

From the high top of the Titano Mountain, the Republic of San Marino will confer a all particular charm to the 12th edition of the homonym Gran Fondo what waits for all the cycle lovers for Sunday April 17th 2011.

Taking part to this event organized by the Saint Marin Cycling Federation you can enjoy the beautiful landscape of Saitn Marin Repubblic and the near Saint Leo, what they are risen stately on the hills of the provinces of the cities of Art of Emilia Romagna, such as Rimini and Pesaro-Urbino, a few kilometers far from the territory of Forlì and Cesena.

The show that waits for cyclists in 12th Gran Fondo of Saint Marin is in fact really enchanting, to pact however to burden a run of 156 kilometers crammed of many and difficult slopes. With start and finish in the bourg of Gualdicciolo, you can bike on the roads just crossed by some of the most important riders as Marco Pantani. Read more

Fulfilment of the humanistic utopia of the ideal city, Ferrara is the ideal city for cycle tourism.

This is the feeling looking at the many groups of cyclists that everyday cross the town. It could not be otherwise, since the cycling routes in Ferrara wind through buildings and monuments of indescribable beauty – like the Estense Castle and the Cathedral, Palazzo dei Diamanti and Palazzo Schifanoia – skirt the imposing walls, cross the picturesque Jewish quarter, and lead to the discovery of the medieval and renaissance beauties of one of the most charming old towns of Italy, not surprisingly a World Heritage Site.

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To admire the enchanting landscape of the Valleys of Comacchio, there isn’t a better mean that bicycle. Thanks to the many bike runs traced among the banks of the river Po and the town of Comacchio it is in fact possible to discover in all its beauty this marvellous natural oasis of the Adriatic.

Here is an occasion not to be lost for all the cycling lovers: take part on 27th March 2011 at the next edition of Gran Fondo Valli of Comacchio. With three runs of different kilometres, from the “Shorter” of 42 kilometers to the more difficult and long with its 136 kilometres (there is also the Medium with 82 km), this event offers the best possibility to combine sport and tourism.

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Entitled to the great champion-rivals of the second Post-war period Italian cycling, Settimana of Coppi and Bartali is the main race to stages in the Italian cycling calendar after Italian Giro and Tyrrhenian-Adriatic. Organised by the Sport Group Emilia of Bologna, it takes place during five days in the early spring.

The 2011 edition is on calendar from 22nd to 26th March and it is preannounced with some important news in comparison to the preceding ones. Among these, the trespass in Venetian territory for a whole stage, that will be raced with start and finish in the town of Rovigo.

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Here is an event to which to discovering the marvelous runs for cyclists of Emilia-Romagna in the territory of the province of Forlì-Cesena not to miss: the 41th Nove Colli. The new edition of the famous Gran Fondo for cycling amateurs is scheduled for Sunday 22nd May in Cesenatico, historical place of the event.

The 2011 edition of Nove Colli, the event the most participated of amatorial cycling with its 12.000 starters, introduces itself with an interesting news for those who already ideally had to renounce to take part at the same event.

Organizers decided in fact to give another possibility to be admitted at the startline to those cyclists enrolled over the limit of the 12.000 units, creating a “waiting list”. This way, the first “reserves” will go to replace possible forfait or renouncements of the last minute.

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