Cycling is a sport that creates real legends because of the epic feats that can be achieved in this tough sport. Everything in cycling is legendary, from the long, grueling tours of more than 2,000 miles such as The Tour de France, The Giro d'Italia, and The Vuelta a España, to the difficult one-day classics such as Paris-Roubaix, Milan-San Remo, t...

Next year’s Giro d’Italia will start in Piedmont on May 4 and the opening stage will commemorate the 1949 Superga air disaster that killed the entire Torino soccer team. Race organizers revealed the first few stages of the Italian Grand Tour, which will begin with a 136-kilometer (85-mile) route from Venaria Reale to Turin. That stage will go over...

Why is it really worth living cycling holidays in Italy? What makes a bike tour through the streets and attractions of this beautiful Country so unique and special? First of all, according to the World Health Organization, "regular physical activity of moderate intensity, such as walking, cycling or sports, has significant health benefits. To all a...

Jennifer Valente added another medal to her collection at this year’s ‘super’ world championships in Glasgow, making her the USA’s most decorated track cyclist. The Team USA star finished third in Sunday’s elimination race after making it down to the final three along with Lotte Kopecky (Belgium) and France’s Valentine Fortin. Italian American Vale...

Filippo Ganna has written another wonderful page in the novel of his legendary career. With a comeback bordering on the human, the Italian phenomenon beat Britain's Dan Bigham in the final of the individual pursuit to become World Cycling Champion in Gasgow, Scotland. For him, therefore, it is the sixth world title in the specialty, a figure that i...

Ten years ago, while exploring the Renaissance city of Mantua in Lombardy, I bumped into a bunch of cyclists embarking on a “bike and barge” trip all the way to Venice. It sounded like the perfect way to hit the quiet backroads of the little-known Polesine region, which surrounds the Po River and stretches to the Adriatic. Finally, here I am, joini...

Everything is ready for the Giro d'Italia 2023, edition number 106 of the Tour of Italy. From 6 to 28 May, the racers are preparing to cross Italy once again: they’ll start from the Costa dei Trabocchi, on the coastline of Abruzzo, to conclude their route, after 21 exciting stages, with a walkway in the magical setting of Rome. Why is the Giro such...

In the 1940s, the cyclist Gino Bartali was probably the second most famous person in Italy. The most famous was, of course, the country’s fascist leader, Benito Mussolini. Ethically, the two men could not have been more different. While Mussolini passed anti-Jewish racial laws that, following the Nazi occupation of Rome, Naples and northern Italy i...

Physical activity, especially outdoor activity, exploded during the pandemic, with big jumps in participation in many sports, including cycling. But even before the pandemic, one category of cycling was far outpacing all others. “Gravel grinding,” riding on unpaved roads on beefier versions of road bikes with slightly thicker tires and sometimes sh...

While the eternal city is preparing for the great event of the Jubilee 2025, the Sabina region of Lazio dedicates their beautiful journey for cyclists, from Assisi to Saint Peter's, to visitors looking for fresh experiences. Millions of tourists travel to the Italian Capital every year to marvel at the monuments and churches spread throughout the c...