Gran Fondos, Cyclosportives and Ironman Races in Italy
Cycloscape has preparation pages for 15 gran fondos and cyclosportives and 4 Ironman and 70.3 races in Italy. The next on the calendar: Gran Fondo Strade Bianche (7 March 2027), Granfondo Colnago (11 April 2027), Nove Colli (23 May 2027). Italy is the home of the gran fondo: from the Dolomites of the Maratona and the Sportful to the Romagna hills of the Nove Colli and the white roads of the Strade Bianche.
Gran fondos and cyclosportives in Italy
In order of the next edition (undated ones last), with the longest route of each:
- Gran Fondo Strade Bianche — Siena, Italy, 7 March 2027 — 137.7 km, 2,000 m on its longest route
- Granfondo Colnago — Desenzano del Garda, Italy, 11 April 2027 — 140 km, 2,010 m on its longest route
- Nove Colli — Cesenatico, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, 23 May 2027 — 200 km, 3,814 m on its longest route
- La Stelvio Santini — Bormio, Italy, 5–6 June 2027 — 157 km, 4,500 m on its longest route
- Sportful Dolomiti Race — Feltre, Italy, 20 June 2027 — 204 km, 4,900 m on its longest route
- La Fausto Coppi — Cuneo, Italy, 27 June 2027 — 172 km, 4,300 m on its longest route
- Maratona dles Dolomites — La Villa – Corvara, Alta Badia, Italy, 4 July 2027 — 138 km, 4,230 m on its longest route
- BGY Airport Granfondo — Bergamo, Italy, date to be confirmed — 148 km, 2,800 m on its longest route
- Dreiländergiro — Nauders, Austria, date to be confirmed — 168 km, 3,600 m on its longest route
- Gran Fondo Il Lombardia — Bergamo, Italy, date to be confirmed — 109.5 km, 2,500 m on its longest route
- Gran Fondo Tre Valli Varesine — Varese, Italy, date to be confirmed — 126 km, 2,100 m on its longest route
- Granfondo Squali — Cattolica – Gabicce Mare, Italy, date to be confirmed — 128 km, 2,020 m on its longest route
- Granfondo Via del Sale — Cervia, Italy, date to be confirmed — 143 km, 1,648 m on its longest route
- Ötztaler Radmarathon — Sölden, Austria, date to be confirmed — 227 km, 5,500 m on its longest route
- Prosecco Cycling — Valdobbiadene, Italy, date to be confirmed — 100 km, 1,510 m on its longest route
Ironman and 70.3 races in Italy
The bike leg of each race has its own page:
- Ironman Venice-Jesolo 70.3 — Jesolo, Italy, 24 April 2027 — 90 km bike
- Ironman Alghero 70.3 — Alghero, Italy, 30 May 2027 — 90 km bike
- Ironman Italy Emilia Romagna — Cervia, Italy, 18 September 2027 — 180 km bike
- Ironman Emilia Romagna 70.3 — Cervia, Italy, 19 September 2027 — 90 km bike
Preparing for one of them
Each page gives the event's date, routes and what its course asks, with the organiser's sources. Event Coach turns the event you choose into a plan to its date, built around your time and what you already ride.
Frequently asked
How many gran fondos are there in Italy?
Cycloscape lists 15 gran fondos and cyclosportives in Italy, each with its own preparation page; it is not every event in the country, but the best known.
What is the next gran fondo in Italy?
Of the events listed here, Gran Fondo Strade Bianche on 7 March 2027, according to its organiser.