Gran Fondo Strade Bianche 2024

The Strade Bianche weekend is a celebration of early-season cycling on the white roads around historic Sie

Grade

Difficult

When 2024

March 1 - 4

Accommodation

4* Hotel

Price 4* Hotel

from € 835

Willier Disc Ultegra

€210

Gravel Bike - Topstone Cannondale

€ 240

Italy

Siena

Gran Fondo 2024

Sunday, March 3

From: €835

Description

Gran Fondo Strade Bianche 2024

Gran Fondo Strade Bianche 2024 from March 1 until March 4
Pro Race Saturday, March 2 – Gran Fondo Event date Sunday, March 3
For private groups of 5 persons or more only please send us an email (info@cycleclassictours.com)

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Experience the GF Strade Bianche 2024!

GF Strade Bianche 2024 is one of Italy’s new cycling Gran Fondo. It combines the beauty of Siena (a UNESCO World Heritage site) together with the splendid hills of Tuscany. Enjoy the professional organization and the friendly and relaxing atmosphere of the Strade Bianche.

The route of the Strade Bianche leads you through the most charming places in Tuscany. Starting from the city of Siena, you’ll cycle to Montalcino through charming villages in the countryside and over a few gravel roads. From the historic town of Montalcino, you go up to the ski area of Val d’ Arabia also known as Rapolano. From here you continue your way back to the city of Siena. The finish line is at Piazza del Campo, where a huge crowd welcomes the arrival of all participants.

Stay with us in beautiful Tuscany and enjoy the medieval city of Siena. The Strade Bianche weekend is a celebration of early-season cycling on the white roads around historic Siena. The southernmost northern classic has only been in existence since 2007 but it has already established itself as a ‘must see’ and a ‘must do’ event.

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There are two different course lengths

  • Gran Fondo: 142,5 Km, 54,7 km of gravel roads, altitude gain of 2,250 m, gravel altitude gain of 1,285 m
  • Medio Fondo: 86,8 Km, 21.6 km of gravel roads, altitude gain of 1,350 m, gravel altitude gain of 545 m

Cycle and Watch the Gran Fondo Strade Bianche!

  • 3 nights in 4* hotel in Siena
  • The finish line at Piazza del Campo, where a huge crowd welcomes you
  • Cycling through medieval villages and spectacular landscapes that’s Tuscany!
  • The GF Strade Bianche subscription
  • Breakfasts, evening meals, and hotel taxes
  • Guided ride on Strade Bianche day with Andrea
  • The beauty of Siena (a UNESCO world heritage site)
  • Private feed station on the route
Day 1
Friday March 1 Arrival
Hotel Executive Siena or Four Points by Sheraton Siena 4* Hotels. Your stay will be for 3 nights and will be on a half-board basis with breakfasts and evening meals included. You will have an early breakfast on Gran Fondo Day. Please make your own arrangements to arrive at your hotel in Siena today.
  • If you plan to fly your luggage, and your bike will be transported from Pisa and Florence airport at set times. The journey to Siena takes approximately 1hr30 - 2 hours.
  • Transfer 1 at 12.00 > Depart Pisa Airport at 12.00, so please book a flight that lands in Pisa before 11.00. Collect riders from Florence Airport at 13.00, so please book a flight that lands in Florence before 12.00. You will arrive at our hotel in Siena around 14.15.
  • Transfer 2 at 18.00 > Depart Pisa Airport at 18.00, so please book a flight that lands in Pisa before 17.00. Collect riders from Florence Airport at 19.00, so please book a flight that lands in Florence before 18.00. Arrive at our hotel in Siena around 20.15.
What about my bike?
  • You can bring your own bike to transport bike boxes on airport transfers. Alternatively, you can rent a bike with us for the weekend. You are allowed to store it in your room.
  • The mechanic will be available this afternoon at the hotel to assist you with fitting your rental bike or building your own bike after travel.
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Day 2
Saturday March 2 - Pro Race day
After breakfast and preparing the bikes, you will be taken on a supported, guided ride that takes in the route of the Strade Bianche including the final 25km of the pro-race route, before heading back to Siena for an afternoon of watching the pro-riders in action. Hospitality at the start and/or at the finish or a day on the course in an official race car is available to book see VIP pages
  • The Strade Bianche sets up a limited number of areas located on the course within the final portion of the stage for special access called Club Truck. Guests of the Club will arrive at the finish a little before the cyclist and will have access to the Club Truck, reserved for the top stars and located in a privileged area near the finish line. The Truck will offer snack/coffee bar service, and TV screens will broadcast the final kilometers of the race until the riders come into view.
Day 3
Sunday March 3 Gran Fondo Strade Bianche
Today it’s your turn. Ride either the 139 km route with 31 kilometres of gravel roads or 86 kilometres with 21 kilometres of gravel.
  • The race largely shares the course with the Women's Elite event. The route is twisty and undulating, with no lengthy climbs, but with punchy hills, especially on the unpaved parts. Newly added to the route is the most popular and most challenging sector of Monte Sante Marie, named after Fabian Cancellara, with gradients exceeding 15% on both climbs and descents. There are roughly 55 km of gravel roads (38.4% of the total race route) appearing in 10 sectors (some of which are “new” to both the women’s and men’s Pro race), with a roadbed in good conditions, well-packed ground with no grass invasion, and a little gravel on the surface.
  • The final kilometres initially follow the outskirts of the city of Siena, along wide, long and straight roads connected by sweeping curves, first descending, and then climbing slightly, up to 2 km from the finish, where the route takes the Via Esterna di Fontebranda, and the gradient reaches 9%. The road surface becomes paving slabs 900 m before the finish line, just past the Fontebranda Gate. The gradient is over 10%, peaking out at 16% in Via Santa Caterina, around 500 m from the finish. A sharp right-hand turn leads to Via Delle Terme and then to Via Banchi di Sotto. Starting 300 m to the finish, the road is a slight, continuous descent. With 150 m to go, a right curve leads into Via Rinaldini. The route enters Piazza del Campo 70 m before the finish; the last 30 metres are on a 7% gradient descent, while the finish line is on a level road.
  • This afternoon and early evening the team will assist you with re-packing your bikes ahead of travel
  • Dinner at hotel
Day 4
Monday March 4 Departure
Departure day... Time to say goodbye, a good flight back home, or a pleasant stay in Italy. Please check out of the hotel and make your way home. Those who have booked airport transfer services will depart from the hotel in Siena at 09.00. Airport transfer arrives in Florence at 10.00 in line with flights that depart after 12.00. Pisa for 11.30, in line with flights that depart after 13.30.
Medical
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE
PLEASE NOTE, AT RACE REGISTRATION, YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO PRESENT A DOCTOR'S NOTE STATING THERE ARE NO KNOWN MEDICAL REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD NOT COMPETE. Alternatively, if you have a UCI recognised Cycling Racing Licence, with the Medical Certificate included, you can use this. If you participate using the Medical Certificate, you will also be required to purchase a day's licence to ride in the event at approximately 15 Euros per licence. You will be able to add the day licence to your Gran Fondo entry at a later time.
  • MEDICAL CERTIFICATE Additionally, all riders taking the Day Licence must have a Medical Sports Certificate which was issued within 6 months of the event and must be presented at race registration. This should state: 'The data of the athlete' the indication of the sport for which it required the visit to the doctor: CYCLING the statement of the sports doctor that THE ATHLETE, ON THE BASE OF MEDICAL CONTROL, DOES NOT HAVE CONTRAINDICATIONS
Airports
Pisa - Florence
Airport
  • Florence International Airport is named after one of the most famous Italians: Amerigo Vespucci. There is no train connection from the airport to the city. From Florence railway station there are good connections to all kinds of cities in Italy. The airport lies only 4 kilometers away from Florence. Shuttle buses leave every 30 minutes. Florence airport is only 80 kilometers away from the airport of Pisa, Galileo Galilei.
  • Pisa Airport lies directly on the highway Florence-Pisa-Livorno. The airport is close to the city a ride to the center of Pisa does not take more than ten minutes. There are good connections to all kinds of cities in Italy. The airport lies only 4 kilometers away from Florence.



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Included in your basic travel package are:
  • 3 nights at the 4* hotel Executive in Siena near the start and the finish of the Gran Fondo and the Pro Race
  • The bike stored in your room
  • Breakfasts, evening meals, and hotel taxes
  • Bike mechanic
  • Guided ride on Strade Bianche day with Andre
  • Private feed station on the route
  • Detailed Itinerary
  • ABTA protected
  • Airport transfers - Pisa and Florence Airport RETURN transfer service BOTH WAYS €140
  • Strade Bianche Entry front grid € 200
  • Strade Bianche Entry pen 3 € 155
  • Strade Bianche Entry pen 4 € 130
  • Willier Carbon Disc €210
  • Gravel Bike Cannondale €240
  • VIP Start Village hospitality for Non-Riders
  • PRO RACE A DAY IN AN OFFICIAL CAR EXPERIENCE 1045 euro
  • PRO RACE START AND FINISH EXPERIENCE 300
  • PRO RACE START AREA EXPERIENCE 105
  • PRO RACE FINISH LINE EXPERIENCE 210

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