Romagna Bike Trail 2018

[Romagna Bike Trail]

Hi guys,

We’re writing to introduce you to Romagna Bike Trail that is on third edition.


An adventure without any type of support, on a mountain bike, up and down the hills of Romagna all the way to the Adriatic sea.

For 2018 the Romagna Bike Trail will offer you two options to try and meet the participants' needs and time availability.

The first option is a route of about 600 km, with an elevation gain of 12,000 mt plus.
The second one is shorter with a route of about 350 km and an elavation gain of 6.500 mt plus.

The partecipants can choose with option use anytime.


As usual, we will be leaving from Pizza del Popolo, Ravenna- Italy and the date next yeat will be 25th August (2018)


Ravenna is the largest and most historically important city in Romagna and has been thrice capital: of the Western Roman Empire (402-476), of the Ostrogothic Kingdom (493-553) and of the Byzantine Exarchate (568-751).

For what remains of this past splendour the early Christian monuments of Ravenna were added in 1996 to the list of Italian UNESCO World Heritage sites as the serial site “Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna”.

The Basilica of San Vitale, the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, the Baptistery of the Ariani and that of the Orthodox Church, the Basilicas of Sant’Apollinare Nuovo and of Sant’Apollinare in Classe, the Archiepiscopal Chapel and the Mausoleum of Theodoric, which you will see along the Trail, are the heritage not only of Ravenna but the whole of humanity.


You’ll be cycling through a pinewood that flanks the Adriatic Sea and skirting the Po Delta Park with its pink flamingos, herons and little egrets.

You’ll be crossing tough passes and seeing centuries-old fortresses such as those in Brisighella and San Leo.

You’ll follow a part of the Park High Road, passing through the Chalk Vein Park and the Foreste Casentinesi National Park, to tackle the famous Carpegna climb, so much loved by our “Pantani”, in the Regional Park of Sasso Simone e Simoncello.

You will savour the magic and perfumes around the heritage of Camaldoli with its centuries-old trees, rich in mystery and charm, and see the finest forestry land in Italy (Cancellino-La Lama)

San Marino will be the last real effort before descending the cycle path of Val Marecchia.

Here you will discover the hinterland and the famous Riviera: Cervia, Milano Marittima and Cesenatico (hometown of our Marco Pantani).

Romagna doesn’t need much introduction: thanks to our celebrated fellow-countrymen (Fellini, Valentino Rossi and Marco Pantani to name but three), our land has become famous worldwide.

In Romagna there are no high alpine peaks or the famous heights of the Dolomites… but the climbs are often steep and the continual ups and downs will give you no respite…

Two trails, one adventure!
Start 25 august 2018 - Ravenna (Ra)

For more info come visit:
http://www.romagnabiketrail.it - info@romagnabiketrail.it -
https://www.facebook.com/RomagnaBikeTrail/
https://www.instagram.com/romagnabiketrail/

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What's the terrain like?

Or put another way, what would be the most suitable bike for the course?

[Romagna Bike Trail]

What's the terrain like?

Or put another way, what would be the most suitable bike for the course?

We recommend a mtb with 29/27.5, or plus, or fat tyres.
The terrain is a mix of off-roads paths (70%) gravel (20%) tarmac (10%) in the long one

in the short one (80% off-road) (19% gravel) (1% tarmac)

Cheers!

Romagna Bike Trail

[Romagna Bike Trail]

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