In our "most popular episode 8" we are listing the 10 most popular gravel events in Italy, based on the browsing behavior of our visitors. They might not be the most famous, the biggest or the toughest, ... gravel grinder rides or races, but the ones that you, along with +1 million other unique visitors of Battistrada.com have viewed the most over the past year.
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Top 10 most popular gravel events in Italy
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11. PiemontGravel (Piedmont)
Nr. 11 ??? Yes, as our most popular gravel race is something special (as you will read further on) we start with the 11th most popular Italian gravel event "PiemontGravel", an unsupported and non-competitive gravel bikepacking adventure featuring the Langa and Roero area, a Unesco heritage site, but also the flat territories of the Cuneo area, the morainic lakes of Avigliana and the scenic hills of Turin.
The fourth edition of Piemont Gravel is taking place in April ... read more.
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10. Novarenberg Gravel (Piemonte / Lombardia)
Novarenberg Gravel is a classic gravel ride in the Novara area (Piemonte) through rice fields, dirt roads and the Ticino Park (Lombardia). Novarenberg Gravel 2024 is part of the circuit Nalini Gravel Series, is scheduled for November and registrations should open September 30th ... read more
9. Berica Gravel (Veneto)
Berica Gravel is a gravel ride in the Leonian countryside and the Berici hills (Colli Berici), a group of hills, a special formation in the alluvial plain on which stands Vicenza, originated on the bottom of an ancient sea over at least a hundred million years.
Allthough Berica Gravel was organized for the first time only last year, it immediately made it into this list. The second edition of Berica Gravel, first scheduled for March 6th, was postponed to April ... read more
8. Strade Brute - Franciacorta Gravel (Lombardia)
Strade bianche (white roads), strade sterrate (dirt roads), or strade brute, ... are all different names for gravel roads. Strade Brute is a non-competitive gravel ride that takes place within the Franciacorta region, a historical region in the Province of Brescia, Lombardy and the origin of the eponymous sparkling wine with DOCG status.
The 2024 edition of Strade Brute - Franciacorta Gravel 2024 takes place in September ... read more
7. Wild Umbria Gravel Experience (Umbria)
The Wild Umbria Gravel Experience, part of the Sassovivo WILD MTB event, is the only gravel ride in the famous Umbria region that made it into this list and an unique opportunity to explore the territory of the Umbrian Valley in an authentic and adventurous way.
The next edition Umbria Gravel Experience is prescheduled for the end of October ... read more
6. Franciacorta Gravel (Lombardia)
Franciacorta Gravel is another (and brand new) gravel grinder taking place in the Franciacorta region. The 2nd edition of the Franciacorta Gravel takes place in May ... read more
5. Italy Divide
No better way than experiencing the beauty of Italy and it's numerous gravel roads is tackling the Italy Divide, crossing 8 different Italian Regions starting from Naples (Campania), crossing Gran Sasso area (Abruzzo), Rome (Lazio), Strade Bianche in Tuscany, Siena, Florence, Bologna (Emilia-Romagna), ...
The Italy Divide is one of the most amazing gravel bikepacking events exploring the wild and remote parts of the cradle of civilisation with a plenty mix of history along the trail. The 2024 edition starts on April 6th ... read more.
If you would like to participate once in your life, add the Italy Divide to « my Bucket List » , we will notify you when the next edition is announced ...
4. Tuscany Trail (Tuscany)
With 3,000 participants, The Tuscany Trail, organised since 2014, claims to be the world's biggest bikepacking event and also ranks among the most popular bikepacking events worldwide. The Tuscany Trail is an unique 470 km long gravel adventure on the famous strade bianche and “rolling” hills of Tuscany.
The 11th edition takes place in May ... read more
3. Gran Fondo Strade Bianche (Tuscany)
The granfondo version of the famous Strade Bianche is as popular as the pro race, which only doesn't figure on the list of cycling monuments due to it's short history. Participants of the Gran Fondo Strade Bianche can experience big parts of the route for pro riders crossing the beautiful Tuscan countryside and ending in the famous Piazza del Campo in Siena.
As the Gran Fondo Strade Bianche has become rapidly a bucket list ride for many riders, tickets are usually sold out quickly ... If you don't want to miss one of the next editions, add the Gran Fondo Strade Bianche to « my Bucket List » and we will notify you whenever a next edition is announced ... read more
2. L'Eroica (Tuscany)
Our runner up, L'Eroica shouldn't need any introduction. First organized in 1997 and the inspiration for the nowadays world-renowned Strade Bianche, it might be considered as the instigator of the gravel hype in Europe, along with some U.S. gravel grinder. L'Eroica is actually a retro bike ride on mainly dirt roads and has grown into a brand with a series of similar Eroica events worldwide.
The original L'Eroica starts in Gaiole in Chianti in Tuscany where lovers of classic steel and vintage bicycles should at least visit La Bottega di Gaiole.
L'Eroica 2024 will take place in October ... read more
1. UCI Gravel World Championship (Veneto)
Our, as mentioned before "particular", winner is the second UCI Gravel World Championship (open for Elite and amateur cyclists) and confirms the still growing hype of gravel. The 28-year-old Slovenian Matej Mohoric won the race in front of the Belgian Florian Vermeersch and British Connor Swift. First non elite rider was the good old Alejandro Valverde followed by the American mountain bike and gravel cyclist Keegan Swenson (full results).
It was held for the second time in a row in the Veneto region in Northern Italy, but UCI Gravel World Championship 2024 will be held in Belgium ... read more
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