The Gran Fondo Campagnolo Roma has a length of 120 km with a positive altitude of 1,993m.Around 7,000 riders participated to this race which occurred on Sunday 8th October.
For well trained riders. Certainly challenging and suitable for those with well trained legs and lungs. For this reason, to make it even more attractive to those who see the bike a means to compete (with others or themselves), the routes are varied and difficult. The route started within Rome (Fori Imperiali, Piazza Venezia, Piazza Argentina, Corso Rinascimento, S. Andrea della Valle, Via del Corso, Piazza del Popolo, LungoTevere to Via di Porta San Sebastiano). Then, once out of town in the direction of the Castles immortalized by centuries of stories, poems, songs and movies. Ancient villages, evocative, steeped in history and immersed in enchanted landscapes.
Lake Albano, which the Pope’s summer residence oversees, Rocca di Papa, Rocca Priora, Montecompatri are our four challenging timed climbs, with hard, dry features as they say in cycling words, could “be very painful” the muscles already tested by a path not exactly flat, especially in the city section with Roman cobblestones reminiscent of the legendary North European pavé.
The timed hill climbs:
- Panoramica (Lake Albano) 2.3 kilometers, with an average gradient of 5.9% and a maximum of 8%.
- Murus (Rocca di Papa) 1.1 kilometers with an average gradient of 10.3% and a maximum of 16%.
- Rocca Priora – Trofeo Corriere dello Sport 6 kilometres, average gradient of 6.3% and maximum 13%
- Rostrum (Montecompatri) 0.720 kilometers with a wall at an average gradient of 12% and maximum of 18%.
Results
The GFG team was composed of two riders : Nicola Pozza and Vincent Ollivier
On the four timed climbs, Nicola finished at the 1,368th position when Vincent finished the race ranked 211th
We can be very proud of our two riders which have succeeded to ride the deep roman hills!
