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Italian Road Bicycle Festival

The 2011 Italian Road Bike Festival was a great success! Here’s what one of our participants had to say:
“MIKE!!! Thanks for an amazing ride today – all the boys (from both routes) said today was perfect. Amazing support from the moto-man handing up bottles and checking in. I can’t speak enough to the quality of the ride and friendliness of the people that helped out. KUDOS.  Keep in touch man – we’ll be back.”

Register at Active.com 

Online registration closes April 7, 2012 and if you register by then you will receive a free T-shirt and lunch will be guaranteed.  Same day registration closes at 8:30am and we cannot guaranty a T-shirt or that there will be enough lunches available.

Brief Description

Start your riding season with some of the best scenic road riding that the Southeast has to offer! 43, 70, 95 mile routes. Nice country backroads!  Well marked routes, Broom Wagon, Sag Stops, Lunch and T-Shirt.  Its Spring, Time to Ride!

The Rides

Gianni Bugno 43 miler: rolling hills, about 3,000 foot climb, this is an Intermediate Ride. Marco Pantani  70 miler,  about 6,500 foot climb, this is an Advanced/Difficult Ride. Giro de Ellijay 95 miler, about 9,200 foot climb, this is an Extremely Difficult Ride (no joke, do not attempt unless you are an advanced rider).  All rides will have supported SAG stops (water, sports drink & fruit) and Broom Wagon.

Fees

$ 35.00 Registration Fee.

Start / Finish / Parking

Dalton State College Gilmer County Center – 103 Dalton St., Ellijay, GA 30540.  Enter roundabout and turn right onto Broad St.  Take 1st right.  Dalton State GCC is 3rd brick building on right. Public parking lot on left.

 

Directions

Directions: From Atlanta, Take 75 North to 575. Continue North on 575. 575 will become 515, continue North on the 515 into Ellijay. At the 3rd traffic light In Ellijay on 515 make a left turn (Hardee’s Intersection). Road will T at traffic light (River Street). Make left turn onto River Street, follow to Downtown Ellijay (Roundabout). To Cartecay Bike Shop – Make 1st right onto N Main Street. Cartecay Bike Shop is one block down on the left side of the road.  To Start/Finish – Dalton State College Gilmer County Center – 103 Dalton St., Ellijay, GA 30540.  Enter roundabout turn right onto Broad St.  Take 1st right.  Dalton State GCC is 3rd brick building on right. Public parking lot on left.

General Info

Packet pickup morning of the ride or Cartecay Bicycle Shop the day before.

Contact

Cartecay Bike Shop 706-635-2453

Italian Road Bike Festival

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4 Responses to “Italian Road Bicycle Festival”

  • Hi Mike,

    Will be there!

  • David Randolph:

    Do you have the routes posted yet?

  • John:

    I am curious about riding the Marco Pantani distance in the Italian Road Festival. I would like to see the elevation map if possible to get an idea about the climbs on the route. Are there any maps availible for the ride?

    Thanks

    John Brown

  • I am curious about riding the Marco Pantani distance in the Italian Road Festival. I would like to see the elevation map if possible to get an idea about the climbs on the route. Are there any maps availible for the ride?
    +1