Route
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Day one – Venice
A gentle ride from the airport to the hotel. Only a short day to allow us to assemble the bikes and handle any flight delays.
10.5 miles (17km) – max elevation 20ft
Day two – Bologna
We start properly with one of the longest rides of the trip. Heading out from Venice to the foot of the hills in Bologna.
87 miles (140km) – max elevation 180ft
Day three – Pistoia
A day of steading climbing up to the top of the mountain range followed by a very rapid descent. I think some speed records might be made on the way into Pistoia.
62 miles (100km) – max elevation 2500ft
Day four – Sienna
72 miles (116km) – max elevation 1250ft
Day five – Grosseto
73miles (118km) – max elevation 2050ft
Day six – Tarquinia
54 miles (87km) – max elevation 500ft
Day seven – Rome
57miles (91km) – max elevation 440ft
Day eight – Ceprano
63miles (101km) – max elevation 1250ft
Day nine – Castera
62 miles (99km) – max elevation 750ft
Day ten – Salerno
55 miles (89km) – max elevation 740ft
Day eleven – Sala Consilla
53 miles (85km) – max 2000ft
Day twelve – Cetero
77miles (123km) – max elevation 2600ft
Day thirteen – Pizzo
Our last full day’s ride of the trip. There will definitely be a few drinks to celebrate when we get there.
66 miles (106km) – max elevation 1450ft
Day fourteen
A really short ride to the train station. It feels like cheating but in the end the trip needed to be fun too so we our getting the train to Sicily from here.
5 miles – ride to the train station