La Fuga

A challenge for the weekend, the Granfondo Nove Colli, is Italy's most popular granfondo, and it's not difficult to see why.

Started in 1970 by a group of friends, the race now attracts over 12,000 riders from all over Italy and beyond. In 2020 the race will be celebrating it's 50th birthday so there is sure to be a big festival atmosphere, even bigger than normal! Don't miss this opportunity to take place in one of the best granfondo's on such a special occoasion.

Starting from Cesenatico, the route heads into the hills that mark the Marche / Emilia Romagna border. The hills come thick and fast and although the highest point - Monte Pugliano - at 791m is no alp, the constant undulations are sure to take their toll by the finish. With 200km to cover and total climbing of 3840m, the Nove Colli is a guaranteed tough workout. There's also a shorter option of 130km with 1871 total climbing for those looking or something slightly less taxing.

Over thirty years have passed since La Marmotte's organisers settled upon the 174.4kms of road that they felt summed up the very essence of bike racing in the mountains, and few of the thousands of hopefuls that descend upon the little town of Bourg d'Oisans to try their luck each July can have ever disagreed with that judgement. If you long for jagged snow-capped mountains against a sky so blue you can feel it; if you think that your body is ready for 17,000 feet of vertical ascent; if you want to take your place amongst the greats, then La Marmotte is for you.

Ronde van Vlaanderen or Tour of Flanders is one of the monuments of the professional cycling calendar. This unique event combines a tough route punctuated by the legendary Flanderian bergs, a passionate and knowledgeable audience and some typically wild early season weather to produce a spectacle that is unmistakably Belgian.

The sportive takes place the day preceding the professional race. Three route choices allow the masochistic to take on the full race distance of 259km, or the pragmatist, the choice of the 140km or 75km routes. Tour of Flanders is one of Belgians biggest sporting events, so book with La Fuga to guarantee your entry.

We will be based in the city of Ghent for the weekend, allowing us easy access to the start of the professional race in Antwerp, the famous bergs at the business end of the race and start and finish locations of the sportive on the preceding day. Ghent, showcases the best in Belgian Flandrian medieval architecture with its numerous canals providing a picturesque blend of the natural and built environments beauty.

Paris Roubaix is one of the oldest and most gruelling races on the professional cycling calendar. First run in 1896, the tough route over a series of cobbled roads makes it a race for the true hardman.

Paris Roubaix Challenge Sportive 2020 will be the tenth running of the the Paris Roubaix Sportive event. As an Official Tour Operator we can not only guarantee your entry to the event, but also that you have a memorable weekend in the "Hell of the North".

You will experience 31.6km of Pavé within the 142km sportive route, with official Mavic service points. You will traverse legendary sectors such as Mons-en-Pevele and Carrefore de l'Arbre. The event is also fully timed from the start in Busigny just outside Saint-Quentin to the historic finish at the Roubaix Velodrome.

The comprehensive nine days of exploring the Dolomites on two wheels. Experience all the greatest climbs and historical passes of the Italian mountain ranges before the finishing the week with the most beautiful granfondo in the Europe. From the super steep Mortirolo to the mighty Stelvio your journey will be as demanding as it is beautiful.

La Fuga have been running trips in the Dolomites ever since we formed back in 2008 so there is no shortage of expertise on this trip. We know just how beautiful and rewarding riding in these mountains can be but the Passo dello Stelvio and the Passo Giau do not come easy, you’ll sure to have earned a relaxing beer having tackled these giants of the Italian Alps and Dolomites.

We have modified what had already become a classic trip to make it even better. The Dolomites Raid & Maratona now starts in the beautiful town of Bellagio on Lake Como allowing an easier journey from the airport on the arrival day. You'll take in some spectacular riding close to the lake as well as experience one of the most famous tourist attractions in Italy. We have devised the route to bring you some spectacular riding across the most mythical mountain range of Italy. You will start in the famous mountain town of Bormio, before climbing and descending your way over to Tyrol and the Ladin heart of the Dolomites. Our chosen roads are often used during the Giro d’Italia professional stage race, where they battle it out for the ‘Maglia Rosa’ or pink leader’s jersey. The route will offer tough challenges and spectacular roads in equal measure, and we hope that by the end, you will have had an experience of a lifetime.

The beautiful roads of the Ligurian coast, the Barolo vineyards and the blue Piemonte mountains will be your home for a few days of tracing the Giro across this most luxuriant and varied of Italian landscapes. La Fuga's vast experience of riding in this region of north western Italy means that your trip will miss nothing of interest as something new awaits around every corner. We will maximise your enjoyment of Italy's greatest race by taking you to see no fewer than four stages of the Giro, whilst never forgetting the primary purpose of your visit: to ride like the pros.

A weekend jam-packed with the best Italy has to offer, whilst enjoying exclusive VIP access to the ORICA-GreenEDGE team.

Well, the Stelvio has 48 hairpins. You know all about the monstrous Tourmalet at 2,115 metres, yes? The Stelvio tops out at 2,757 metres. There's just nowhere else like it.

Our weekend package to the granfondo Giordana, formaly known as the 'Marco Pantani' is not only a pilgrimage to two of Europe's toughest and infamous climbs but also a chance to follow in the wheel tracks of one of cycling's best ever climbers and sample the hunting ground that brought Pantani some of his greatest wins.

The Dolomites lay a claim to being the most beautiful mountains in Europe that the Alps and Pyrenees find hard to refute. The golden rock faces, hewn into bizarre and beautiful contours, strike skywards from lush valleys and dark forests, whilst the many passes in the area are some of the most brilliantly designed mountain roads in the world, using incredibly consistent gradients to conquer the forbidding terrain. The Maratona is renowned for its fantastic yet unfussy organisation, a perfect blend of relaxed and generous Italian hospitality with the efficiency of the strong German influence in the Sudtirol region. The Maratona’s editions have seen it grow into an internationally renowned event that visitors return to year after year.

Even though there are three different route choices at the Maratona, each of them can call themselves epic with some justification. Even the 55km Sellaronda course clambers over four high passes, whilst the full Maratona distance takes you over no fewer than seven Dolomitian legends. La Fuga’s base in Corvara itself places us at the heart of affairs. This small, relaxed mountain town, towered over by the iconic Sassongher peak, is noticeably more affable than its too-cool-for-school neighbour, Cortina. We’re lucky enough at La Fuga to travel far and wide, but we can promise you few cuisines anywhere as delicious as the Tyrolean cooking… you’ll enjoy it all the more after topping the beautiful passes this region has to offer.

Our intimate knowledge of the area enables those on our Dolomites Escape and Maratona Tour to experience even more of the Dolomites, as our guides will lead you over some famous passes beyond the Maratona route, such as the Marmolada and the Duran. We’ll be there for you on race day to ensure your ride is as memorable as your stay. Our accommodation caters specially for cyclists and its exclusive wellness centre will allow you to relax in luxury before the big event.