Bike Routes: Italy
- Notes:
- The name of the ride is also a link to a map showing the detailed route of the ride. Click on the name, and the map will open in a new tab.
- On the map, good places to stop and refuel are noted with a blue pin. Click on the pin for details.
- Categorized Climbs: how professional bike races rate the difficulty of a hill, from Cat4 (the…not so..easiest) to Cat1 (the hardest).
- Instructions for downloading any map for use in your cycling computer are at the bottom of this web page.
| Name | Distance | Elevation Gain | Cat 2 | Cat 3 | Cat 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buonconvento Loop | 81.61 | 1374 | — | 2 | — |
| Campiglia Loop | 56.67 | 1052 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Ciaccia Piccolomini Loop | 71.97 | 1324 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Contignano-Le Conie Loop | 64.08 | 790 | — | 2 | 1 |
| Cortemelia-Terzo & Back | 64.15 | 574 | — | — | — |
| Fortezza Montalcino | 52.34 | 1005 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| La Foce-San Quirico Loop | 51.14 | 715 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Monforte-Alba Loop | 63.77 | 877 | — | 2 | — |
| Monte Olivetto Maggiore | 66.58 | 1082 | — | 1 | 5 |
| Montechiello Loop | 49.25 | 769 | — | — | 2 |
| Novoli-Vinci Loop | 93.44 | 1050 | 1 | — | — |
| Partigiani-Contignano Loop | 45.78 | 590 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Passo della Consuma | 32.05 | 969 | 1 | — | — |
| Radicofani & Back | 64.3 | 981 | — | 2 | 1 |
| San Giovanni Loop | 53.64 | 855 | — | 1 | 3 |
| Sinalunga Loop | 50.62 | 709 | — | 1 | 2 |
Instructions for downloading one of the above maps for use in your cycling computer:
- Click on the link to open the map. In the upper left of the screen will be a box with the name of the map. To the right of the name will be three vertical dots. Click on those dots.
- On the menu that appears, select the option, “Export to KML/KMZ.”
- In the list box, choose the name of the route, check the “Export as KML” box, and then click the “Download” button.
- Go the website KML2GPS.com, and follow the instructions for creating a GPX file that can be used on most bike computers.
