The beauty of Tuscany and the perfect party to race ratio, combine to create possibly the most unmissable cycle event of 2023!
Voted “Event of the Year” by the Design and Innovation Awards committee. The unique format of Grinduro combines the best elements of a mountain bike enduro with a gravel grinder-style road race. Festivities include three days of epic riding, an impressive display of art and music, excellent food, great people and camping!
Grinduro Italy is located on the wildest and most beautiful stretch of coast in Tuscany, at the stunning PuntAla Camp & Resort, which spreads out within a Mediterranean pine forest, once the ancient hunting reserve of the Grand Duke of Tuscany.
You will have the opportunity to ride alongside one of the most beautiful stretches of the Tuscan coast through a succession of breathtaking beauty between the blue of the sea and the green of the Mediterranean scrub. Nestled on the golden beach, you'll have the opportunity to ride along one of the most beautiful stretches of the Tuscan coast through a succession of breathtaking beauty between the blue of the sea and the green of the Mediterranean scrub, up challenging gravel climbs and twisting roads, through picturesque villages, bays and headlands.
You will find it all too easy to forget the race and be distracted by the views before descending down some of the numerous MTB singletrack trails which make PuntAla a mecca for enduro mountain biking... but what they don't know, the gravel riding is just as awesome!
As soon as you arrive in PuntAla, you leave regular life behind. Anticipation builds as you venture through the pine forest, and finally you reach the beach party, overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Grinduro is all about fun, you can race for the win if you choose, or you can take the ride with your friends and take it easy. You decide how to ride Grinduro as it is an event for everyone!
This corner of Italy is known as Italy in Miniature,” with more than 100km of rugged coastline, atmospheric woodland, soaring peaks, historic Roman ruins and trails aplenty. The province of Grosseto is quickly becoming one of the Italy's must ride destinations, with trails ranging from steep and technical to fast and flowing. In other words, it’s the perfect location to host Grinduro Italy.Grinduro Italy will be based in the resort village of PuntAla in a beautiful sheltered bay that overlooks the majestic island of Elba. This is where it all happens, from the Bike and Art Gallery to the post-race music festival and party. This is also where the route departs from, a 100km adventure heading out on a mix of forest roads and singletrack trails that offer expansive vistas along the way. With 4 rowdy timed stages to race for the win thrown in along the way, Grinduro Italy will push your limits!If that sounds like a little too much to chew, or you just want a taster of the Grinduro! experience, then there is always the Grindurito! A fun non-competitive 50 km ride (not timed/scored) with that same fabulous cruise back along the coastal trails and same great party finish.
Recommended Gear
THE BEST BIKE: You can ride any type of pedal-driven bicycle (no electric-pedal assist!), although we recommend a gravel bike or mountain bike. The ultimate setup is probably a disc brake-equipped gravel bike with fast-rolling, tubeless tires of around 700x40c. Be prepared with at least two extra tubes, a multi-tool and mini-pump.Although we’ll be in Italy, we are on the coast, so be prepared for rain showers just in case. Take a rain jacket and the basics—ideally arm/leg warmers too—just in case weather rolls in.
There will be feed zones (and an excellent lunch!), but smart riders will bring at least two water bottles and their favorite nutritional supplies.
We recommend mountain bike pedals and shoes for their versatility.
And don’t take the start line without a helmet on!