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FIAB organises every year only few cycle-tourist national events, i.e.: the Cicloraduno (a four-day national Bicycle-Meeting) in June, the Bicistaffetta (a relay-tour in September) and a two-day Mini-Cicloraduno in Tuscany, usually also in the month of September. Many other
tours are organised by the local groups around Italy
with a calendar from March/April to November.
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National Cicloraduno FIAB 17 - 20 June 2010  Recognized
as one of the world’s most important archeological sites thanks to the
remarkable state of conservation of his extraordinary Temples, the Greek
city of Paestum in Campania will be from 17th to 20th June 2010 the
unique scenery where the 23th National Cicloraduno FIAB will take place.From Paestum every day the bicycle excursions will start to discover the treasures of the National Park of Cilento and Vallo di Diano that preserves, in its 181.048 hectars of protected territory, a priceless heritage, the fruit of the harmonic blend of natural scenery and architecture. Here, the succession of these millenary interactions between Nature and Culture has transformed the Cilentan area into a complex bio-geographical system in which Grecian cities and old town centres, ancient abbeys, castles, and manor houses are set into even more unspoilt environments teeming with rare flora and fauna, majestic terraced olive groves, grottoes, caves and gorgeous forests. All of this is contained within a delicately dynamic equilibrium, unique but fragile. Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological sites of Paestum have been recognized as Word Heritage by UNESCO.
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 BicistaffettaFIAB’s annual relay tour to publicize Italy’s bicycle routes Since 2001 every year FIAB in September chooses one of the 15 itineraries of BicItalia - the national network project which is part of Eurovelo - crossing Italy from north to south and from west to east- and organizes the so-called Bicistaffetta, a relay bicycle tour, to give the opportunity to its leaders and members to get to know the itineraries and to establish contacts with the administrators and the decision-makers of the cities, provinces and regions along the way, while at the same time checking the conditions of the roads and the accommodation facilities offered. This is also often the occasion to promote the publication of guides along the BicItalia network and to convince the decision-makers of the utility of investing in bicycle tourism. Two guides have already been published by Ediciclo and are available for the Italian and foreign tourists who wish to visit our beautiful and culturally-rich peninsula using a non-polluting environmentally-friendly means of transport. Each time a group of 50 to 70 people, including FIAB's leaders and the presidents of the local associations, take part in the relay tour, which usually consists of 6 or 7 stages at the most. Cyclists can also decide to participate to only one or two stages of the tour according to their possibilities. The participation fees are usually low thanks to the sponsorship of some administrations. and it is half for FIAB’s executives to encourage them to take part. In the various stops the media are summoned to publicize the event. Often at the starting point and at the arrival and when making a stop in the most important cities, meetings, round tables and seminars on cycle tourism in Italy and on BicItalia proposals are organized. Bicistaffetta 2010
September 24-28 Verona-Livorno
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"The cost from Brescia to Assisi and back is 180 Euros per person, which include accomodation and food for 4 days and return by bus (with trailer carrying bicycles) from Assisi. A bus will follow the cyclist all through the tour. The bicycle tour will consist of 510 km in three days + a march of 22 km at an average speed of 20 km/h, as follows: May 13th Brescia- Ferrara 200 km May 14th Ferrara-Santa Sofia150 km May 15th Santa Sofia- Perugia 160 km May 16h Peach March Perugia-Assisi 22 km (on foot) 5 places have been reserved for CTC members who would like to take part.
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Genova's Amici della Bicicletta Events - www.adbgenova.it SIClLY - Di Vulcano in Vulcano (From
Volcano to Volcano) May 29 - June 2 (200 km) *** More details on www.adbgenova.it/help/page6_2010.htm |
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In
2010 CTC 
Therefore,
FIAB invites
CTC members to join them to cycle in Italy in unspoilt landscapes, to enjoy
good food and drink as well as historic jewels of architecture in a friendly
environment.