After the Rookie category Grand Prix held last April 25th, the Spring on the pedals of SC Crennese continues on Sunday 12 May with the historic cycle “La Crennese”, the vintage bike event now in its fourth edition. Initially scheduled for March and postponed due to adverse weather conditions, the ride is part of the “Lombardy Ciclostoriche” circuit, which touches all the Lombardy provinces and also the Canton of Ticino.
As in previous years, on Sunday morning the cyclists in woolen sweaters and bikes built before 1987 will meet at Villa Delfina. A “scenic” and curious moment, open to the whole neighborhood, including brightly colored bikes, vintage helmets, wool sweaters with now historic sponsors and the names of local cycling clubs and beyond.
The route proposed by “La Crennese” is 56 km: the first part develops on the rolling hills where the city is lost in a countryside dotted with small villages. Here the first refreshment is provided at the beauty Cascina Castellazzo di Villadosia, one of Exodus’ locations in the area. It is the second year that this stop has been offered, with Exodus volunteers who will also offer products baked from a wood-fired oven. The route will then touch i lakes of Varese and Comabbiobeyond fascinating wetland of the Brabbia Marshcrossed by a dirt road that leads to Varano Borghithe workers’ village that grew up around the textile factory, crossed by the long tree-lined avenue which constitutes one of the scenic points of the route.
The second part of the tour instead touches the Ticino valley, with the passage from the area between Sesto Calende and Somma, where the river runs between wooded hills: from here you will go up towards Gallarate on the dirt road that crosses the “Little England” area, among historical evidence linked to horse riding and the military presence. Arrival is scheduled for lunch time.
For the occasion there will also be the possibility of visiting the historical Palazzi museum in the historic center of Gallarate (via San Giovanni Bosco).an exhibition that goes from the nineteenth-century bicycle to the present day, passing through the bikes of the Bersaglieri and the track ones.
Sunday’s cycling event is the second event proposed in 2024, the year in which the centenary of the Crennese Cycling Society will be celebrated. The event is scheduled for autumn and for which the company is obviously studying specific initiatives. For details and registrations: 3939196079 (Gabriele Lodi – vice president Crennese) email: [email protected]
