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Sardinia Grand Tour cycling itinerary

Sardinia Grand Tour, Island’s cycling itinerary

Probably, the world’s most popular cycling itinerary is the Danube cycling route, starting from Passau, then arriving in Vienna. A longer version arrives till Budapest. France has the “Loire a Velo”, an itinerary that discovers the castles along the river from Orleans till Nantes and the Atlantic ocean. England has the C2C, a coast to...
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First racers who have obtained the SGT Randonnée ARI/BRM brevet

On May 1st, 2014 we rode the first SGT Randonnée. We left early in the morning from Arzachena, crossing the whole rocky Gallura, from Sant’Antonio to Tempio Pausania, where we did the first rest stop after 50km, and then down to the amazing Valle della Luna. In the late morning we arrived under the medieval...
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Food from Sardinia

What we are going to eat during the Randonnée and the Sardinia Grand Tour inaugural journey

We do support natural food and we’re glad to share it with those friends who are going to participate in the Sardinia Grand Tour. This choice will be visible starting from the box that participants are going to find on the Randonnée day, being it provided with Sardinian-only food: Maracalagonis’ almonds Almonds are rich in...
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Trekking Bike

Does the perfect touring bike exist?

A touring bike must be, most of all, comfortable, and for this reason steel frames are the best choice, also because they are the easiest-to-repair ones during long solitary journeys and in remote places. To whom can afford it, I advice to take a titanium frame, because it is almost as light as aluminum and...
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Advices for the Randonnée – Part 1

Hi everybody, some friends of us are asking for some information on bike and equipment, clothing and alimentation for the Randonnée. A few days ago I wrote something in general about the training for our Randonnée; today I’ll go into detail by taking the cue from the excellent Manuale del giovane randonneur by Mauro Pansarelli and...
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FAQ on SGT Randonnée 2014

What time is SGT Randonnée due to start? The SGT Randonnée is going to start as French randonneurs do, that is to say that you can begin your journey within a definite time interval, being it in this case from 6.00 AM to 8.30 AM, in max 10 persons groups. This is to avoid too...
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Training for the SGT Randonnée

SGT’s distance and difference in height certainly demand a good training, but the target of 193 km is within many sportsmen’s reach. Rather than by the training, the difference is made by the capability of managing your own energies, mental ones included, in order to face the obvious difficulties (wind, heat, strain, pain, hunger…) of...
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SGT Randonnéé 2014

What is a Randonnée

A Randonnée is a long distance bike ride. It’s not a race, the goal is not to win, rather to complete the ride enjoying it and the landscape with friends. From website www.audaxitalia.it: “No fast neither slow, just far. To discover a different Cycling, not inflamed by competition, rank, starting grids, yet challenging. A Cycling...
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