Win Trip to Tuscany for World Championships

From UCI:

UCI Travel is offering cycling fans the chance to win a VIP package to watch the final three days of the UCI Road World Championships in Florence, Italy.

The 2013 World Championships in the heart of Tuscany run from September 22nd to 29th. The winner of the UCI Travel competition will be able to watch first-hand the Men’s Junior, Under-23 and Elite road races and the Women’s Elite road race. The package, for two people, also includes accommodation, access to the exclusive UCI VIP area and a behind-the-scenes tour.

To be in with a chance to win, participants in the competition must state their favourite cycling event and why, then describe in 50 words or less their ultimate cycling experience.

Second prize is a UCI Road World Championships rainbow jersey signed by 2012 Time Trial World Champion Tony Martin. The author of the third best entry will win a €100 UCI Travel voucher.

Entries close on August 26th at 11.55pm and the winners will be notified on September 2nd.

“The UCI Road World Championships are our leading event of the year, bringing together the stars of the UCI WorldTour and the UCI Women Road World Cup,” explains UCI Commercial Manager Nicole Gruber Gil Lopez. “We are delighted to be able to offer this opportunity to experience the exciting action first-hand.”

UCI Travel is cycling’s premier travel operator and was born from a partnership between the UCI and Mummu Media, online specialists in sports, media and entertainment travel.


Entry here.

You can find all the latest World Championships news and information at www.toscana2013.it.
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De Rosa "Sessanta Black Label" 60th Anniversary Bikes

To celebrate its 60th anniversary, De Rosa will introduce the Sessanta Black Label (sessanta = sixty) series of bikes begining this month at Eurobike. The complete schedule can be seen here (click on image to enlarge):

There will be four models in four different materials, 60 creations and only made to measure. Stay tuned!

Related stories in ICJ:
A Very Early De Rosa
Ti Framebuilding by Doriano De Rosa
De Rosa - Il Miglior Fabbro
De Rosa History


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Gran Fondo Mondiale Franco Ballerini, Florence, September 21

For those that have inquired: there will be a gran fondo event held as part of the World Championships in Florence in September. The Gran Fondo Mondiale Franco Ballerini will start and finish in Lucca on September 21, passing through some of the same towns of the road world championship courses.

There will be three routes: a lungo that will be challenging from an elevation gain and technical perspective, the medio that will  use parts of the lungo course, and the “cicloturistica” which will take riders through the hills of Lucca.

More details about the event, courses, registration, and hotels will be published at:
www.granfondomondialetoscana2013.com and
www.facebook.com/gf.m.toscana2013 and
Twitter @gf_m_toscana13

The week of World Championships is from  September 22nd to 29th. For this all the information can be found at You can find all the latest news and information at www.toscana2013.it.


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2013 Gran Piemonte Edition Cancelled

RCS Sport has announced that the 2013 Gran Piemonte edition, scheduled for Friday, October 4, has sadly been cancelled.

RCS gives the reason as, "The international economic situation and, in particular the Italian one, has put many sporting events, including the Gran Piemonte, in serious difficulty. Added in the UCI Europe Tour calendar, the Gran Piemonte, which in 2012 saw the victory of the Colombian Rigoberto Uran, suffered economic hardship that has led the organisers to the decision to cancel the event."

RCS Sport owns the Giro d'Italia, Milan-Sanremo, Il Lombardia, Tirreno-Adriatico, Strade Bianche, and Gran Piemonte races.

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Campy CODE Shops in Italy

In January of this year Campagnolo announced a new project to identify a network of partners that would not only be a Campagnolo "Pro-Shop" but shops that are also characterized by professionalism, competence and loyalty to the brand. The project name is "Campy CODE" (Campagnolo Opinion Dealer) and to date 19 have been identified in Italy as follows:

- Cicli Capella (TO), Corso Francia 217 - Collegno
- Ciclissimo (BO), Via del Papa 309 - Crevalcore
- La Bici Di Braini (AL), Strada del Vapore 17 - Arquata Scrivia
- Bianchi Amelio (VA), Via Italia 12 - Marnate
- Somec (RA), Via San Martino 1/A - San Agata sul Santerno
- Sportissimo (MO), Via San Faustino 132/A - Modena
- Motta Roberto (MI), Via per Seregno 19 - Desio
- Dosi Valter (BO), Via Marconi 139 - Imola
- Cicli Mattio (CN), Via Donatori di Sangue 1 - Piasco
- Cicli Tonti (RN), Via S. Allende 99 - Cattolica
- Granciclismo (PN), Viale San Giovanni del Tempio 26/F - Sacile
- GTeam di Granzon (UD), Via P.Michelini 1/6 - Remanzacco
- Cicli Liotto (VI), Via Ragazzi del '99 42/44/46 - Vicenza
- Cavalera Michele (VI), Via Marangoni 56 - San Zeno di Cassola
- Cicli Fontana (VR), Via C.Battisti 128 - Domegliara di Sant'Ambrogio
- Eurovelo (TV), Viale Matteotti 89 - Vittorio Veneto
- Flarer (BZ), Via Dei Prati 8 - Merano
- Zamar Sport (VI), Piazzale dello Sport 2 - Castelfranco Veneto
- Cicli Viviani (RO), Via Stadio 16 - Taglio di Po'

In-store Campy CODE customers will be able to find highly skilled and up to date mechanics on the world of Campagnolo thanks to specific technical training across the product range, and in particular on Campagnolo EPS electronic groups.

The CODE will also be the reference point for the brand in the area for all local activities such as product test sessions devoted to new Campagnolo products. The stores will also have the earliest product news. 

There may be an announcement at Eurobike, at the end of the month, about extending the program outside of Italy. In any case, if you find yourself needing Campagnolo service or information the above list should be useful.

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6xAndrea, TTT in Jesolo

Do you have five friends that want to try a team time trial challenge with you near Venice?

On Sunday, September 22nd, in Jesolo, Pinarello Travel in association with city of Jesolo, the Veneto Region, and the tourism consortium of Jesolo are organizing the 2nd edition  sieperandrea/6xAndrea (6 for Andrea).

6xAndrea is a team time trial of 6 members, 24 km in length, held along the amazing Jesolo seaside.


Only 120 team can be registered so reserve a spot for your team now, it wil be an unforgettable day! And, if you arrive on Friday, things will get started there will be a party in the evening with music and a cabaret show in Piazza Aurora.

The event is named after Andrea Pinarello, son of Giovanni Pinarello, who passed away of a heart attack after completing the first stage of the Giro del Friuli in 2011.

For any further information you might need:
website: www.6xandrea.it see the video
email: 6xandrea@lapinarello.com with questions

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“I Forzati della strada” Report

A hundred cyclists rode along the historic roads of Montelparo, in the Marche region, as part of the “I Forzati della strada” ("The Convicts of the Road") vintage cycling event on July 28th. Riding in the event were Giorgio Furlan (winner of Milan-Sanremo) and Pietro Guerra (teammate of Felice Gimondi), and Dutch, British, U.S., and Italian riders.

The cyclists gathered within the among the ancient walls of the village of Montelparo for the start,  on the hottst day of the year, before heading out to ride on the many white roads that wind through the hills of Fermo.

The landscape of the area is one that easily competes on equal terms with that of the much celebrated landscape of Tuscany as you can see:

All the participants enjoyed the five rest stops plus a lunch of  of traditional country dish specilialties from Fermo. During lunch some 40 random draw prizes were drawn, one prize being a pair of custom made leather cycling shoes by Carlo Corvaro.

For more information about the event visit www.iforzatidellastrada.it

In addition to the world class riding available in the Fermo area don't forget to consider the Marche region, in general,for cycling.

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