Get to Italy for Italian National Championships

By Jessica | Permalink | No Comments | January 25th, 2007 | Trackback

If I haven’t made it perfectly clear already, I’m an Italophile. I’ll take any excuse I can get to talk about Italy. I’ll also jump at any chance to go to Italy. If you, however, need more motivation than I do, this ought to help - the Italian national championships have been scheduled.

The racing will take place between June 26 and July 1, which is a lovely time to visit Italy.

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, the racing starts on June 26 in Novi Ligure with all five time trials (42.8 km for the elite men). The day after, in Diano Marina, will be the scene of the elite “without contracts” championship (163 km). The women will contest their road races in Varazze, 28, which is appropriately known as la città delle donne (city of women). The juniors will race 71.8 kilometres and the elite will race 113.7.
Friday in Bolano, June 29, will the juniors will have their road race (120 km), Saturday the under-23 in Lavagna (163.5 km) and the grand finale, the men’s road race, on Sunday in Genova. On July 1, the elite men will contest a 262 kilometre race; including a city circuit parcours of 15 km, with two serious ascents, to be repeated 10 times.

So, get yourself some cheap tickets to Europe and scope out the youth hostels in the area. If you’re just thinking of going for the Genoa race, check out these listings of hostels and hotels in the city.

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