More Italian trails.

[Bearbonesnorm]

This time at the end of Aug.

http://www.romagnabiketrail.it/?lang=en

[Mike]

Looks good pal

[jameso]

Starting to look like you could make up a long bike trip in Italy linking bits of these trails, I expect they use some of the best stuff in each area.

On another note, these Italian trail events are making me feel a bit sponsor-logo inadequate re the Torino-Nice Rally site

[Taylor]

Can't see a start and finish on my phone, anybody know?

Edit. I'm on my jollies that week in lanzarote anyway.

[Richpips]

The start is in Ravenna, and it looks like the finish is there (or very near) too.

[Wotsits]

Like the look of this, the 600km route looks like it could be comparable to the Tusc Trail..

[Scattamah]

@jamesO - you need to get sponsored by Ginsters and Leffe. Let's see folks doing 4 days after enjoying sponsored drinking each evening. :)

Greetz

S.

[Pirahna]

Perhaps Buckfast Abbey could sponsor the HT550.

[Bearbonesnorm]

On another note, these Italian trail events are making me feel a bit sponsor-logo inadequate re the Torino-Nice Rally site

I did see that there's now a fb page though.

[jameso]

A TNR facebook? Great, not my doing though. Actually there could be a 'sponsor' next year. It'd just mean you get free stuff in Nice. Like a sort of commiseration or apology for all those hills

Scott, did you find Ginsters there? Missed that. Didn't miss many beer stops though. We found a great one to add to the cues for next year.

(Sorry .. drifting. Will shut up now.)

[AlanG]

Here's another Italian bikepacking event. 1100km around Sardinia in May.
http://www.naturaid.com/
It's quite hilly. Only two finishers this year. 480km version also available.

[Scattamah]

@jamesO - alas I didn't. Other pastry based alternatives were sourced and devoured. That said, I'd not say no to a cold Ginsters pasty before setting off on some of those climbs. And take one for half way up!

@alanG - nice find; that looks fantastic! Less climbing than TNR...TD retry might just have to wait. Coin toss will ensue.

Greetz

S.

[jameso]

Sardinia would be good.. lots of climbing, says 28,500m, that's more than the TNR that was 15-18,000 on most finishers GPS. Maybe that's the online mapping total rather than from-ride total, they seem to vary a fair bit.

[Scattamah]

Maybe my GPS was playing funny buggers, but I recorded 640-ish Kms and 23000-ish m of vert. 28000m over 1100Kms seems quite fair. Will have to look back at that. But yes...Sardinia looks pretty good as does its price tag.

Greetz

S.

[jameso]

Hmm .. maybe a few creative routes in those lower figures? : ) If you had a mo to send your route track it'd be great to have a look at it compared to my mapping site totals for each section? If 28,000 is actual track data for Sardinia that's a lot of hills, even over 1100km.