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In a nutshell
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Genua, Italy
San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy
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2 days : Siena, Santo Stefano di Sessanio
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Total distance
Average distance
Total climbing
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1.100 km
85 km
19.500 meters
1.500 meters
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690 miles
53 miles
64.000 feet
4.920 feet
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Road condition
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Discount
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100% paved
Sunday April 21st, 2024
Sunday May 5th, 2024
16 hotel nights
€ 3.395,-
€ 200,- for early registration
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Description
Italy has an abundance of historical places,
magnificent landscapes, charming villages and
challenging climbs. One big jewel box. Gems everywhere.
During the compilation of
"La Bella Italia" we couldn't
include them all. So, that's why we return to find more
jewels. This time we don't cross the country from south
to north, but from coast to coast. From the idyllic
Tyrrhenian Sea to
the sandy beaches of the
Adriatic Sea.
The Tirreno-Adriatico for professional cyclists was
organized in 1966 for the first time and took only three
days. After almost 50 years it has grown into a
prestigious cycle race of seven days.
We are not going to race; we want to enjoy cycling, have
time for a gelati and cappuccino, and
take a look at the places of interest along the road. A
week is definitely not enough to include all gems.
That's why we have made a 15 days tour of it.
Our Tirreno-Adriatico starts - a bit farther north as
usual - in Genoa at
the Ligurian Sea. We leave the big harbour city quickly
and cycle through the hills with spectacular views over
the Italian Riviera.
The coastline gets more and more picturesque when we
come closer to the Cinque
Terre, the five small villages which cling to the
Ligurian cliffs above the turquoise waters of the
Mediterranean. The tour continues over the slopes of old
marble mountains near Carrara before we
arrive at the flatter area around Lucca. Of course we may
not miss the leaning tower of Pisa
which is world famous and one of Italy's best known
icons.
We head further inland and travel through a wonderful
Tuscan countryside to Siena, where we
have planned the first rest day. And this time we don't
forget to cycle through the eye-catching hill town of
San Gimignano, nicknamed the Manhattan
of the Medieval. We might even take some of the white
gravel roads in heart of Tuscany; the roads which form
the illustrious décor of the Strade Bianche.
We cycle along the shores of Lago Trasimena before we
arrive in Perugia
and Assisi; two
ancient places in the centre of Umbria which we may not
be missed on our coast-to-coast ride. It are definitely
not only historic towns and small hills which we find on
our way. The middle of Italy is dominated by the
Apennines which
guarantee serious climbs, definitely when we cycle over
the slopes of Gran Sasso
d'Italia, the highest peak with nearly 3.000
meters.
The second rest day we spend in the fortified medieval
village of Santo Stefano di Sessanio
located in the mountains of Abruzzo at 1.250 meters
above sea level and inside the the Gran Sasso National
Park. Your stay in the remote village brings you
centuries back in time. Without doubt, an exceptional
experience.
We leave the Apennine Mountains behind in the last three
stages, but the course is still tough with short hills
till the end in San Benedetto del Tronto.
The beach place is the location where the race finishes
traditionally and where the blue water of the Adriatic
Sea is waiting to relax the tired cycling muscles.
The 5th edition of "Tirreno-Adriatico" starts
Sunday April 21st,
2024 in Genoa and finishes after 15 days, 13
stages and 1.100 kilometer in San Benedetto del Tronto.
Another tour through the treasury which is called
"Italy". We cycle along some world famous gems, but we
definitely find some unknown little jewels. Hopefully we
say to each other after the ride : "this is another La
Bella Italia, this time più piccolo, but once again
grandioso e fantistico".
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