There is the Serenissima Gravel from Jesolo to Piazzola passing through the Sile Park

TREVISO

37 professionals will face the first race with gravel bikes in history today: the Serenissima Gravel is a first that represents a sign of the times with light bikes, intended for those who dream of covering great distances in freedom. Departure from Lido di Jesolo at 12.40, 132 kilometers to be covered, of which more than 90 on dirt paths, and arrival at Piazzola sul Brenta at around 4 pm. It develops along the Greenway from Jesolo to Treviso and then continues on the Treviso-Ostiglia cycle path along the territory of the Sile Park. From 1pm and 2:40 pm, vehicular traffic on some streets and roads in the Treviso municipal area may be limited or prohibited. An unprecedented race that forced the federation to devise a special regulation that was greeted with a smile by the producers of this new type of bike. The response of the athletes is rather cold: in fact there will be only 12 formations in the group. A platoon that will be a mix of MTB specialists like the brothers Luca and Daniele Braidot (Naz. Italy), cross riders like Jakob Dorigoni (Naz. Italy) and road riders. Among them the winner of the third stage of the Giro d’Italia, the Dutch Taco Van Der Hoorn (Intermarché), the combative Samuele Zoccarato and Davide Gabburo (Bardiani), the former U23 world champion, the Rossanese, Samuele Battistella (Astana) and Australian Nathan Haas (Cofidis). There is curiosity to see the guys from Zalf Euromobil, the only Treviso team at the start: Matteo Zurlo, Riccardo Verza, Giulio Masotto and Alex Tolio from Treviso who closed the Giro del Veneto in twentieth position on Wednesday. . The riders will not be able to use the radios and will not have the mechanical assistance of the flagships available. Instead, they may have tools with them to repair the bike. –

Andrea Fin