It will take place on Sunday 12 October, with departure and arrival in Cantù on the roads that have made the history of Italian cycling
In 2024 over two thousand participants from all over the world (42% foreigners and 53% from outside the region) faced climbs that made history such as Ghisallo and the wall of Sormano. This year the challenge is to do even better. The appointment with the Gran Fondo Lombardia-Felice Gimondi is for Sunday 12 October. “The Gran Fondo is the extraordinary celebration open to all enthusiasts, amateurs and ‘heroes of the pedaling’ -underlined Luca Onofrio, responsible for Rcs Sports & Events Mass Events -. With such a significant turnout, the Gran Fondo becomes not only an intense sporting experience, but also a moment of great visibility for the territories involved and a showcase on high -level amateur cycling”.
special flavor
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From Cantù to Cantù (109.5 km) crossing places linked to the name of the Bergamo champion who won two of Lombardy (in 1966 and 1973) and to which, for the second time, the race organized by RCS Sports & Events was dedicated. “It was also the first race that Dad went to see as a child, in 1953 (Felice was 11 years old, editor’s note) – says the Norma daughter – with grandfather Moses, Uncle Giulio and other kids, went up to the fruit van and from Sedrina he left for Ghisallo. Returning home he said:” One day, on these streets, you will come to cheer for me “. Gimondi was of speech. In 1966, at the debut in the “classic of death leaves”, he managed to beat nothing less than a very young Merckx. While the encore concretized in 1973 (after the disqualification of Merckx himself), as a world champion. “I am very excited because for the second year in a row Lombardy Gran Fondo, one of the most important and prestigious of the year, will bring the name of my father -said Norma Gimondi -. The” classic of death leaves “had a special, unique flavor for him, just as the sensations of the cycloators who will pedal on these streets will be unique”.
like the pros
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A special day for the many fans who will be able to live an event on the same roads where the last classic monument of the season was ran the day before. “The Gran Fondo Lombardy represents a unique opportunity for fans from all over the world to closely live the atmosphere of a professional classic,” said Matteo Mursia, Chief Revenue Officer of RCS Sports & Events. A journey into Brianza which will have the city of Cantù as its arrival and departure. “This is much more than a cycling race: it is a sports and community party that leads to Cantù athletes and enthusiasts from all over Italy and from abroad -underlined Giuseppe Molteni, councilor for sport of the Municipality of Cantù -. We are proud to host this year also a demonstration that unites the competition, passion and promotion of the territory. Cantù is thus confirmed as a city capable of welcoming great sporting events and transforming them to the chances of meeting Everyone.
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