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James went cycling
June 7, 2026
Colle delle Finestre & Sestriere loop from Bussoleno
An iconic climb at a constant 9% for 16km will get you from the valley to the Col. Half the climb is through a vertical forest and half on a gravel road.
Tip - do it at the begining of the season, before it opens to cars and motorbikes, ideally…
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James went cycling
May 24, 2026
None to Pian del Re.
Planned from Pinerolo but no train service.
From None to Pinerolo you are on back roads following a stream. Nice and quiet in the morning.
A little road sharing from Pinerolo to Torre Pellice (good place to grab a quick coffee). Then you follow the converted Trainline through the orchards…
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James went cycling
March 4, 2026
Threshold training from the confort of you home!
3 threshold climbs for 15-20 Min sets with a 5 + 10 Min recovery between.
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James went cycling
December 20, 2025
Torino, Rezza, Andezeno, Motiondo, Chieri, Pino
Mainly flat road ride that avoids significant amounts of traffic from Castelnuovo don Bosco back to Chieri. Then a quiet road to climb back up to Pino.
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James went cycling
December 7, 2025
Maddalena & Superga
Taking in the two main peaks of Turin with a tough climb up from Moncalieri castle then a Long easy decent to pick up the road to Superga via Valle Ceppi. Great quiet climbs followed by a long circular route through Chieri back to Turin.
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James went cycling
October 26, 2025
Easy like Sunday morning!
Cruising around Monferrato.
Route takes in some stunning views and the quieter roads in the hills behind Turin.
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James went cycling
August 21, 2025
Ride around Sintra national park
Great roads, windy, with some tough climbs! Good fun.
The downhill cobbles section at Pena can be avoided by continuing down to Sintra. Not recommended on road tyres...
Potentially reversing the road might be with the wind...
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James went cycling
August 9, 2025
Ruta del Pantanos (Ruesga, Camporotondo, Compuerto), with a visit to Velilla & Santuario del Brezo
A journey through rural Spain (Montana Palencia) super road, beautifal lakes surrounded by soaring mountains. A quick coffee and Tortilla in Velillia (the tooth fairies holiday home!) and a climb up to see the Santuario del Brezo. This part is a "strada bianca" the climb Is great quality, the 3km…
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James went cycling
April 3, 2025
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April 3, 2025
St Luca from Casaleccio di Reno. April 2025 some roads are damaged due to landslides but you can complete the route without any problems. some parts are a little "strade bianche" but no real issue in using them
James went cycling
July 24, 2024
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August 21, 2025
Really amazing park. This route is doable, you will head up a "private" Road (a ranger told me that private roads don't exist, it is just to keep horses in), and have to jump the gate at the top.
The cobble section decent at Pena is tough on road tyres, this can be avoided by going down to Sintra.
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