times and route between the towns affected by the flood

Castrocaro Terme (Forlì), 19 April 2024 – Sunday 21 Aprilafter 13 years of absence, the Giro della Romagna is back for professional cyclists who will see it at the start 20 teams and a group of 140 runners from 7 countries around the world, in this which is the 87th edition of the race, organized by ExtraGiro with the support of Emilia Romagna region – Sports ValleyMunicipality of Lugo, Municipality of Castrocaro Terme and Terra del Sole, and with the collaboration of the SC Francesco Baracca of Lugo and Oliviero Gallegati of the Somec Biciclette company.

The roll of honor

A race that is being reborn and with an important past, born in 1910 and which has names like those of Constant Girardengo, Alfredo Binda, Learco Guerra, Fiorenzo Magni, Gianni Motta, Felice Gimondi And Giuseppe Saronni, in addition to the Romagna people Vito Ortelli, Giuseppe Minardi, Ercole Baldini, Davide Cassani, Roberto Conti and Eddy Serri.

The journey between plains and climbs

After departure from Piazza Baracca-Corso Matteotti a Lugo (unofficial at 10.50, official at 11), the 87th Giro della Romagna will cover 129 flat runningtouching numerous affected municipalities from the flood in May 2023, and then entered the final circuit of 12.5 km 67 km from the end Castrocaro Terme and Terra del Sole, to be covered for 5 laps, with the presence of the Bagnolo GPM, a 3.7 km climb with an average gradient of 5.7%. The last of the five transits to the top of Bagnolo will be 11 km from the finish line in via Marconi a Castrocaro Terme and Terra del Sole. The Giro della Romagna is also a stage leading up to the Grand Départ of the Grande Boucle from Italy, in the same month in which L’Etape Parma by Tour de France is also scheduled, an event for cycle tourists, cyclists and families which takes place Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 April.

The competing teams

The cream of the teams will be there at the start the UAE Team EmiratesCorratec-Vini Fantini, Equipo Kern Pharma, Euskaltel-Euskadi, Team Polti-Kometa, VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizané, Biesse Carrera, Beltrami TSA Tre Colli, General Store-Essegibi-F.lli Curia, JCL Team Ukyo Japan, MGKvis Colors for Peace, Petrolike from MexicoTeam MBH Bank Colpack-Ballan, Team Q36.5 Continental Cycling Team, Technipes inEmiliaRomagna, Team Voralberg, Team Work Service-Vitalcare-Dynatek, UM Tools Caffè Mokambo, Monzon-Savini 2-OMz winesZalf Euromobil Désirée Fior.

Path

So let’s start from Lugo at 10.50 and you reach: Sant’Agata sul Santerno sp.13 (11.03), Ca’ di Lugo sp.26 (11.08), San Lorenzo sp.26 (11.11), San Bernardino Incr. sp.13 (11.20), Conselice v.Selice (11.30), San Patrizio v.Canalazzo (11.34), Massa Lombarda sp.253 (11.44), Sant’Agata sul Santerno sp.253 ( 11.47), Lugo sp.253 (11.49), Bagnacavallo sp.119 (12), San Potito sp.41 (12.05), Fusignano sp.17 (12.13), San Bernardino Incr. sp.13 (12.25), Sant’Agata sul Santerno sp.253 (12.38), Massa Lombarda sp.12 (12.41), Mordano sp.32 (12.49), Bagnara di Romagna sp.21 (12.51), Solarolo v.le G.Pascoli (1.02pm), Castel Bolognese ss.9 (1.16pm), Faenza k vdRenaccio (1.28pm), Benedetta vdVigne (1.35pm), Ca’ Gesuita v.Jesuita (1.40pm), Il Palazzo vCdRoma (1.47pm), Terra del Sole (Eng. Circuit) v.Biondina (1.56pm), Bagnolo v.Bagnolo (2.04pm), Castrocaro Terme and Terra del Sole vGMarconi (2.11pm), Bagnolo v.Bagnolo (2.21pm), Castrocaro Terme and Terra del Sole vGMarconi (2.28pm), Bagnolo v.Bagnolo (2.38pm), Castrocaro Terme and Terra del Sole vGMarconi (14 :45), Bagnolo v.Bagnolo (2.55pm), Castrocaro Terme and Terra del Sole vGMarconi (3.02pm), Bagnolo v.Bagnolo (3.12pm), Castrocaro Terme (Circuit Output) ; vGMarconi (3.18pm), Terra del Sole vADiaz (3.249pm, Castrocaro Terme and Terra del Sole, arrival on via Marconi at 3.27pm).