Events/Gran Fondo Il Lombardia

Gran Fondo Il Lombardia

Road

Date

Sun, 10 Oct 2027

Venue

Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy (loop start/finish)

Countdown

October

Distance

110km

Total climb

3,000m

Il Lombardia is a cycling monument, the Race of the Falling Leaves. This gran fondo lets you ride its autumn character: a climbing-dense ~110km loop from Bergamo, on the same October weekend the pros race.

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The course

The route

A ~110km loop from Bergamo with roughly 3,000m of climbing, built around the Valico di Valcava (~11.6km at ~8%, ramping to 17%) and the long climb to Selvino, on open October roads with almost no flat.

Weather

Early-October, Bergamo

20°CTypical high

11°CTypical low

2°CColdest in 20 years

26%Days with rain

Highs around 20°C and lows around 11°C, but it has dropped to 2°C. Rain on 26% of days.

NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day

Training

Training for the Gran Fondo Il Lombardia

We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.

Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.

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A relentless climbing day

Typical sessions

The Valcava: ~11.6km at ~8%, ramping to 17%, a single sustained effort of 40 to 70 minutes where the day is decided.

Almost no flat. Climb after climb with technical descents between, so fatigue stacks all day.

Damp, leaf-strewn October descents that punish nervous handling and reward carried momentum.

Cool air off the high points, needing warmers and a gilet even on a mild day.

What your weeks look like

Typical sessions

One long sustained climb, 40 to 60 minutes at 88 to 95% FTP on a real gradient, a direct Valcava simulation.

Threshold blocks: 3x15 at 95 to 100% FTP and 2x20 sweet spot for sustainable climbing power.

Long hilly rides building to 5 to 5.5 hours with 1,500 to 2,000m of climbing at tempo.

Deliberate descent practice on damp technical roads, plus back-to-back hilly weekends for durability.

Not a generic schedule

Typical sessions

Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have

Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond

Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo

One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet

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