Cycling resources

The most reliable weather forecast links for our area are iLMeteo website, iLMeteo PDF and MeteoSwiss.

Take a look at the charts if you want to tie challenging road cycling climbs with undulating routes in the foothills of the Swiss-Italian Pre-Alps . We have designed rides which can involve these climbs.

Strava users have created and labelled numerous Strava Cycling segments in the Italian and Swiss Lake District. We've rounded up several of them in an effort to convince people to consider cycling around Lake Maggiore, Lugano and Varese

Look at the bike map of Northern Lake Maggiore: eight suggested road bike routes and climbs along the valleys around Locarno and Ascona in Switzerland

Lake Maggiore offers a true cycling destination from April to October. Here you can find cycle routes, itineraries and resources around the Lake Maggiore. They are very popular with the local cyclists as well.

Lake Lugano is nestled between Lake Maggiore and Lake Como and lies partly in Switzerland and partly in Italy. It's surrounded by numerous villages, rolling routes and mountains offering splendid viewpoints and a true round cycling holiday destination. Cycle routes if you are a keen rider.

Varese is the launchpad for your cycling holiday from which to explore Lake Maggiore, Lake Lugano, Lake Como, the best lakeside riding and the mountainous roads in between.

There are plenty of cycle routes all around Malcantone for cycling enthusiasts. Several road bike routes are waiting to be explored. Our cycle tours offer a chance to explore the green hills and mountains of Malcantone where you can enjoy spectacular panoramic views over Lake Lugano.

The network of roads created to connect the glacial lakes between Italy and Switzerland provides the perfect setting for road cycling adventures

Visiting the Shrine of Madonna del Ghisallo is a must do for every cyclist. There are places in the world that boast to be the spiritual home of cycling: the Ghisallo, close to Lake Como, is one of these places

We have put together a small collection of digital maps you can easily print, paper maps and info regarding cycling routes around Lake Maggiore, Como, Lugano, Varese

Velomap.org brings you the best map for casual cycling, commuting to work, or race cycling.

The UCI event is set for amateur cyclists. It will take place on the weekend of 5th and 6th October 2024 at Varese on roads used by 2018 Gran Fondo World Championships. Look at the route on Google Maps.

Trophy Alfredo Binda, Trofeo Da Moreno, Gran Fondo World Series Tre Valli Varesine, Tre Valli Varesine, Il Lombardia are the most important 2024 cycling events.

2,500 cyclists from around the world took part in the 2018 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships around the lakes near Varese.

Here's adigital Map showing tourist attractions and info around the Italian and Swiss Lake District at the foothills of the Italian-Swiss Pre-Alps. Discover where to go, what to do and see off the bike.

You can see a 16th-Century wooded Press for squeezing, a Mill for grinding walnuts and hazelnuts for oil, the Wine Cellar with ancient casks and barrels, a 16th-Century refrigerator for storing foods.

It is surrounded by a magnificent Italian-style garden, the 18th century Villa Panza is famous around the world for hosting the American contemporary art

Not only biking here, during your cycling holiday. One of the main tourist attraction of the Lake Maggiore. Its position on the lake is extraordinary and particularly spectacular, at the foot of a formidable rock cliff.

Monteviasco is perched on a hillside and appears like a remnant from an ancient civilization where the time has stopped. You can only get on foot or by cable car. We are in Veddasca Valley overlooking the town of Luino.

Arcumeggia is a small village near Casalzuigno that lies in the valley of Valcuvia. During your cycling holiday you can climb up there by bike throught two routes: from Porto Valtravaglia on the Lake Maggiore or from Casalzuigno in Valcuvia Valley.

Palace Estense, Villa Mirabello, Villa Panza, Ville Ponti, Villa Toeplitz, Villa Baragiola, Villa Mylius, Villa Recalcati with their parks and the huge areas of greenery that surround Varese contributed to the epithet “Garden City”

If you need info about maps and timetables to get around by train across Lake Maggiore, Lake Lugano, Lake Varese.

Timetables 7th October 2024 to 12th April 2025.
Useful info on how visit Lake Maggiore and its Borromean Islands with your own bike during your cycling experience.

Timetables from 4th June 2024 to 3rd November 2024.
You can also find info for crossing Lake Como with your own bike and for cycling Lake Como and surrounding.

A good number of pro road cyclists have made their home here. The area around Lake Maggiore, Lake Varese, Lake Lugano is their playground, so you might at any moment see a famous cyclist ride past during your cycling experience.

A look at the local history of cycling during the early years of 20th Century. Alfredo Binda won five times the Giro d'Italia and three times the Road World Championships. Luigi Ganna won the first Giro d'Italia held in 1909.

There is a curious legend about it. Since then the lake became known as the “Whale Lake”.

Free PDF maps and routes around the Stelvio and Bormio to help get you started with your planning for your next cycling experience on the Stelvio.

You can download road bike maps of the Dolomites, check out road cycling climbs on Strava and cycling events in the Dolomites, so you get the most out of your next cycling experience in the Dolomites.