Ciao,
as most of you know, from the 21 to the 26 of june there will be the Drupal Dev Days in Milan (Italy) and I'm looking to plan one or two bike tour to keep the tradition of the Tour de Drupal.
I'm thinking to plan two tours so that everybody can take part on it, not only real bikers.
That's the idea:
#littletourdedrupal
(https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Pj-w_k7qlCh0_jFVtklyXl_Mv0s&usp=sharing)
It's a 30 km flat path, on the naviglio martesana bike path, you can do it with every kind of bike and if you want you can get back to Milano also by train.
To stay on topic during the path you can see Leonardo da Vinci's house and a water wheel that should be a project of Leonardo.
#protourdedrupal
(https://drive.google.com/open?id=16qw-XHJbOzZv1ZPFnmM4eRGnIDA&usp=sharing)
This path is more difficult and you must have a road bike.
The idea is to get to the Como lake at the North of Milano.
Doing all the tour by bike should be very long, so we could get the train to short a little the tour.
During this path we will have to face the uphill Madonna del Ghisallo, 8,5 km with a slope of 5,5%, up to 9 and 14%.
This is a climb of the Giro di Lombardia and of the Giro d'Italia.
On the top we can visit the church and the bike Museum.
Another challenge sould be the Muro di Sormano, a very hard climb of 2,4 km, with a slope of 12% up to the 24%, close to the traffic.
I think that are good ideas, but it depends on how many people want thake part on it.
I'm also looking for some bike shop in Milan where it's possibile rent road bikes.
That's all
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Thanks!
Thanks for these ideas. I come with a folding bike, so the flatter, 30 km sounds like a good trip for me.
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Great stuff!
Thanks for thinking about this! I will be renting a bike in Milan and will probably just have a cheap, city bike, so the shorter 30km ride would probably be more suitable for me (also because I am not as fit as I once was, and it will be quite warm as well!). Looking forward to it. When were you thinking of doing the ride(s)?
I was still thinking about
I was still thinking about the day, in this season the sunset comes late, maybe we could also do at the end of a day, with final aperitif.
Is entirely a self-produced event, we can decide together.
Awesome idea! thanks for
Awesome idea! thanks for organising it bes! ;)
Thanks for putting this
Thanks for putting this together, awesome:) I'll try bring my old school race bike by train and would be up for (amateur) pro and easy rides
Glad to hear it, it seems
Glad to hear it, it seems there are not too many people who want to work hard on climbing hills!
In the next few days I try to plan a couple of tracks, with and without the use of the train.
I will try to bring my
I will try to bring my folding bike too ... would be glad to have bike tours in Milan and its surroundings, and also for me, as for Ifrik, any 30 km mostly flat trip might be a good trip for me, too ;-)
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To help you understand the
To help you understand the availability of each and choose the best date I've created this Google Doc:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bPdAYA7cy4bYX83QVpb0YL4tAeRTIRrv...
Feel free to fill out and add information if necessary
Happy to see such a tour
@bessone: is there any news with road bike rental and alternate routes?
Form my side, I'm still a newcomer to road cycling. I have about a year of experience which is mainly on flat paths. So although I'm interested in trying a climb, probably it's not for me. But if not so many people is interested in climbing, I'm in a 60-80 km long flat ride at an average speed between 25-30 km/h
Hello @arpadCsanyi, I think
Hello @arpadCsanyi,
I think that climb on Ghisallo is a bit too hard. But on the flat course I and others will not be back with the train, for a total of 60 km ride, would you be interested in it?
For the rent bicycles we searched some bike shops, we will make the list ASAP.
I'm in!
I'm in!
Any news regarding the little tour
Hello there,
Are there any news, regarding the little tour?
Thanks,
Looking forward for it :)
UPDATES!!!
Finally some updates for the #littletourdedrupal!
When
The day chosen is for Friday, 06/24, with meeting at 18:30 at the entrance of the university.
Bike rent
We have looked for shops that rent bikes nearby, the best is:
AWS BICI snc
via Ponte Seveso, 33
20125 MILANO
http://www.awsbici.com/
https://goo.gl/maps/gx8cHjBnaHt
Near Stazione Centrale
Metro:
MM2 Verde - Centrale
MM3 Gialla - Sondrio
Opening Hours:
9.00 - 13.00 / 15.00 - 19.00
If you need to rent and pick up your bike at night we can make a second meeting point at the beginning of the bike path towards 19:00 in Via Melchiorre Gioia, 2 (https://goo.gl/maps/VTs5WovbBkk) less 1 km from AWS Bici.
Get back by train
During these days there will be a train stike that can cause some trouble, it will end at 21.00, so if you want to get back by train you will wait a little more.
This is the route of the train
There is a train almost every 30 minutes.
Do not lose your way,
Do not lose your way, download the GPS or print the route, from here:
https://www.strava.com/routes/5464410
This is rental bike store
This is rental bike store near Stazione Centrale Static Map or Google Maps
You must contact on Contact Page
Address: Via Ponte Seveso, 33, 20125 Milano
Tel. :02 6707 2145
Open time: 09–13, 15–19
To go from/to Rental Store to/from University I'm available , but i can't take the rented bike after o before are used...
Bike rental group
We are 10+ people interested by rental, shouldn't we make a group for that?
So we can confirm the amount of bikes needed then someone can contact the bike shop + we can go together, btw @KiuzHack thanks for the proposal. Can we meet tomorrow morning or during the lunch to organize that?
Please count me in if you make a group rental!
I may not make it to a meeting at lunchtime today but I definitely want to rent a bike so please include one for me if you make a group booking. I'll be at the automated testing workshop and then going to get the bike after 6.
If you don't make the group booking @colorfield please can you confirm it's not happening so I (and others) can make individual bookings... Thanks! See you later.
I have contacted the bike
I have contacted the bike shop mentioned by @bessone to know the conditions and will keep you posted.
Here are the conditions il
Here are the conditions
il costo di una bici è di €.12,00 + €.100,00 di deposito cauzionale.
I propose that other people interested in bike rental confirm that here then I will confirm the amount of bikes needed to give the shop a chance to prepare them. Should be nice if we can confirm them at ~ 14:00
+1
I would like to rent a bike as well. :)
Trains
For lazy people who do noet want to ride too much, Here is a list of trains that should be guaranteed despite the strike:
More Info
Timetable
Confirmed for 3 bikes
Confirmed for 3 bikes. Mentioned that other people can still arrive.
Good news!
You go to the shop on your own with public transport?
Those who already have a bike may come from Bicocca to the store and then leave all together near 19.00
Sounds good?
Sound perfect
I'll be at the store around 18.30 to get my bike. Starting from there at 19.00 is just perfect!
Sounds perfect
I'll be at the store around 18.30 to get my bike. Starting from there at 19.00 is just perfect!
See you on the canal then
I'll meet up with folks at 19 on the canal then.
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