The Route
Rome to Nice - 679 Km
40 fundraisers are signed up for 5 days and 679 kilometres in Stage 1. Day One is an easy (!) start with just 100km to cover between Rome and Bolsena. The pace steps up on Day Two; there are 167km of hard cycling ahead before reaching San Gimignano for an overnight stay and a glorious day off watching the live 6 Nations match between England and Italy. On Day Four the team put their hangovers to one side to push the pedals 135 km to La Spezia. From here they will take the coastal road all the way to Arenzano... then Day Five takes them 121km from Arenzano to San Remo.
Stage 1
Day 1: 12 Feb - 117 Km
A really tough start to the challenge. Once the team has negotiated the capital, 117km and several inclines take them to the beautiful Lake Bolsena for the night.
Day 2: 13 Feb - 167 Km
Another really tough day will begin at Bolsena and finish in SanGimignano. 167km is a huge distance but will be made easier by the beauty of Tuscany and 3 of Italy’s finest vineyards, Orvieto, Montepulciano and Chianti.
Day 3: 14 Feb - 0 Km
A well earned rest day whilst England take on Italy back in Rome.
Day 4: 15 Feb - 135 Km
Leaving San Gimignano for the coast today. Luckily today’s 135km is mostly flat apart from a tough climb around Lucca, approximately half way to the destination of La Spezia.
Day 5: 16 Feb - 139 Km
‘King of the Mountains’ day today! A REALLY tough start is rewarded with a relatively flat afternoon’s cycle past Genova to Arenzano. Total distance is 139km.
Day 6: 17 Feb - 121 Km
Flat, flat, flat all the way today and an awful lot of coastline. The journey from Voltri covers 121km to San Remo, where a bus is waiting to take the team 100km or so over the border to Mandelieu for start of Stage 2.
