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55th Granfondo Nove Colli 2026
The 55th Granfondo Nove Colli takes place from Cesenatico on 24 May 2026, with 200 km and 137 km road routes plus a 107 km gravel route.
Cesenatico, Emilia-Romagna, ItalyOpen
- Dates
- Sun, May 24, 2026
- Type
- Road · Gravel
- Routes
- 107 · 137 · 200 km
- altitude range
- -2–783 m
- places
- 10,000
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The course
Track, profile and categorized climbs at a glance. The map and altimetry come from the real GPX track; tap a numbered climb for its detail.
Categorized climbs
10 climbsTap a numbered climb to see its detail.
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Can I do this?
How long you would be in the saddle at your level. Not one single time — the one that matches you.
Your level
A Intermediate rider (3.0 W/kg W/kg) would cross Long route 200 km in
8h53
regular group rides · 72 kg reference · no drafting · variable pacing
See all four levels
Beginnerfirst long rides
2.5 W/kg
10h16
Intermediateregular group rides
3.0 W/kg
8h53
Advancedstructured training
3.5 W/kg
7h56
Eliteamateur racer
4.0 W/kg
7h12
72 kg referencesurface-based bike and tiresno draftingvariable pacing
Calculate your exact timeEnter your FTP and weight in the simulator to see your time on every route.
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Which route should I pick?
Relative demand and the key numbers for each route. Pick one and the rest of the page adapts.
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Do I have time to get ready?
What each route demands versus the time left to the start.
This edition has already been raced. Use it as a reference and prepare the next one with margin.
Compare what each route demands
Long route 200 km20 weeksExtreme
Medium route 137 km16 weeksVery hard
Gravel route14 weeks
Make it your goalLong route 200 km asks for ~20 weeks of specific preparation. Start your plan with margin and arrive ready.
Get ready for Long route 200 km[ 04 ]
Pacing & fuel
Reference-rider estimate (~7h58 · Long route 200 km). Your time and fuel scale with your fitness — run the simulator for a personal plan.
Effort per climb
- distance 31 kmKM 3180–88% FTPTempo
- distance 37 kmKM 3788–98% FTPThreshold
- distance 54 kmKM 54 · the longest78–86% FTPTempo
- distance 72 kmKM 7286–94% FTPThreshold
- distance 90 kmKM 9095–108% FTPVO2
- distance 103 kmKM 10396–113% FTPVO2
- distance 106 kmKM 10687–95% FTPThreshold
- distance 124 kmKM 12485–93% FTPTempo
- distance 142 kmKM 14277–85% FTPTempo
- distance 163 kmKM 16377–85% FTPTempo
Fuel per hour
80–100 gCarbs
650–1000 mlFluid
650–900 mgSodium
What you carry · whole event
7–11bottles750 ml each · 5–8 L total
21–27gels30 g each · 638–797 g total
Fluid and sodium are adjusted to the event's typical conditions (~20 °C). General guidance — adjust to heat, your gut tolerance, and how the day unfolds.
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Race-week weather
Typical conditions for the event month, downscaled to this route's elevation.
15–20°CTemperatureWarm
25%Rain chanceUnlikely
10km/hWindLight breeze
valley → summit · Normals 2022–2025 · Source: Open-Meteo · ERA5/Copernicus (CC BY 4.0)
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What do I need to know?
Ridium's training read and the caveats before you trust the times.
Training read · Ridium AIThe 200 km route at 55th Granfondo Nove Colli 2026 is a climbing-heavy road ride that combines significant cumulative elevation with sustained and steep ascents.
- Climbing
Train both sustained tempo climbing and short steep efforts, since the route's ascents reward riders who can change gears and effort comfortably across varied gradients.
- Endurance
Build long aerobic rides toward the 200 km distance with meaningful climbing in each, allowing roughly 20 weeks of progressive volume so late-route climbs are not done on empty.
- Pacing
Hold back on the early climbs and keep a sustainable effort, since over a long day with this much climbing, going too hard early makes the final ascents disproportionately costly.
- Fueling
Plan structured hourly carbohydrate intake and practice it in training, because many hours of climbing demand steady fueling well before you feel empty.
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