Italy's Filippo Ganna claimed the Hour record by covering 56.792 kilometres at the Grenchen, Switzerland, velodrome on Saturday. The two-time time trial world champion bettered the mark of his Ineos-Grenadiers team mate Daniel Bigham of Britain by 1.244km. He also beat the 56.375-km mark set by Chris Boardman in 1996 using the controversial 'Superm...
READ MOREThe 2023 edition of the Giro d’Italia will start with an individual time trial on a coastal cycle path that has been recreated from a former railway line in the region of Abruzzo. At a ceremony in the Abruzzo capital of L’Aquila, race organizers announced Wednesday that the Grand Tour will run from May 6-28 and begin with an 18.4-kilometer (11.4-mi...
READ MORECharacterized by unspoiled landscapes guarded within no less than three national parks, one regional park, one marine protected area, plus 38 other nature reserves, Abruzzo presents itself as the ideal destination for lovers of all kinds of active and sustainable vacations, to be enjoyed year-round in the name of sport, adventure and fun. Thanks to...
READ MORE"Sweetie, where are you going on that bike?” If you like oldies made in Italy, you are probably familiar with the refrain from the 1951’s eponymous song, Bellezza in Bicicletta – incidentally, an interesting story, that of this song, but we’ll leave it for another time! Cycling is more than a healthy way to move around, it’s the perfect way to disc...
READ MORE"E-Bike, panoramas with taste" reduces efforts and opens perceptions wide. Gluttons for pleasure and beauty, in Val di Fiemme, grind "zero kilometers" between Dolomite panoramas, Tibetan bridges and the tracks of an old train. Dedicated E-Bike tours, in Val di Fiemme, skim Unesco panoramas, among Dolomite passes, "pink" climbs of the Giro d'Italia,...
READ MOREThe 10th GFNY World Championship NYC remains world’s most international cycling race and the largest cycling race west of Europe. The anniversary edition had 6500 riders from over 90 countries registered for the race. And after 103 miles with 8500 feet of climbing were battled out on the roads of New York and New Jersey, the crown went to two rider...
READ MOREThe Italy of tourism starts again and looks far away. The Ministry of Tourism and Enit aim to reach the general international public, in collaboration with the Regions, with the partnerships with Eurovision and Giro d'Italia and the support of Coni, thanks to a tourism promotion campaign aimed at many nations around the world. At the center of the...
READ MORELife has peaks and valleys, happiness and sadness, good and evil. In the course of a storied career, Italian cycling legend Gino Bartali pedaled through countless highs and lows, both physical and emotional, battling more than his fair share of evil along the way. Gino was born to Torello and Giulia Sizzi Bartali in 1914 in Ponte a Ema, a small Tu...
READ MORECycling is one of the best ways to explore a country: it's fun and healthy, it allows you to enjoy towns and landscapes fully, it's economical and, above all, environmentally sustainable. Definitely, travelling by bike is a great alternative to the hectic commute that we often impose on ourselves during a trip of just a few days! Cycling has never...
READ MOREThe year 2021 is ending and for Italian sport it will remain the most beautiful year in its history. After a beginning without great satisfaction, from July onwards the tricolor flag began to wave all over the world thanks to the amazing victories of the Azzurri in every sport and on every continent. It all started with the victory of the European...
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