Gran Fondo Il Lombardia 2025
Saturday 11 October 2025 – Il Lombardia
Sun 12 October 2025 – Gran Fondo Lombardia
Fri 10 – Mon 13 Oct 2025
3 nights
Gran Fondo distance
From £499 GBP
Entry ONLY also available
2025 Gran Fondo Il Lombardia with Sportive Breaks
The classic Tour of Lombardy, the Race of the Falling Leaves has a Gran Fondo to go with it. Starting and finishing in Cantu near Como, the Gran Fondo route takes in the iconic Ghisallo, the 20% plus Muro di Sormano and the beautiful Lombardy countryside. Lake Como is the perfect place to end your cycling season.
The 2025 Il Lombardia will take place on Saturday 11 October with the 2025 Gran Fondo Lombardia taking place on Sunday 12 October 2025
Join Sportive Breaks on this weekend to Watch and Ride the final of the 5 Monuments of the year, where you will stay in Como for 3 nights and experience the best bits of Il Lomardia. Giro d’Italia stage winner Andrea Ferrigato will be with you all the way to help ease any nerves and ensure your weekend runs as smooth as possible. Transport to the Gran Fondo start and finish in Cantu is included as well as guided rides to watch Il Lombardia on Saturday. Airport transfers from Milan Malpensa can be booked with your package and bike rental is also available.
Spread your payments: Our payment plan is an interest-free payment method where you will have the opportunity to spread payment for your booking.
Guided Rides: We have a short warm-up ride on Friday afternoon before a warm-up ride on Saturday to have a look at the route and the pro race.
Ride with a Giro d’Italia stage winner: Your host for the weekend is Andrea Ferrigato, Giro stage winner and Sportive Breaks Head Guide in Italy.
Mechanical support: Expert mechanics on hand all weekend or you can hire one of our bikes. Bikes can be stored safely at the hotel.
Transport: Transport to/from Gran Fondo start/finish in Cantu is included for those on our weekend trip. Please note: If you are booking entry only and you want to use our transport, you can add this option at £40pp. Meeting and drop off point is B&B Hotel Como City Centre
Gran Fondo Entry: Includes obligatory Italian day license, chip, booking fees plus the 2025 Gran Fondo Lombardia Entry Pack including the Official Jersey made by Castelli. Front Pen 1 or Pen 2 available. Price starts from £100. Delivered to our hotel.
Gran Fondo Entry without hotel also available: with all the same inclusions. Transport to/ from Cantu not included but can be added at extra cost of £40pp when you buy your entry.
What's Included?
Accommodation
Hotel B&B Como City Centre
Meals included
All breakfasts
Transfer
Transport to/from Gran Fondo start/finish in Cantu included with our weekend package. Available as an extra at £40 for Entry Only bookers.
Guided rides
On Friday and Saturday with Sportive Breaks head host Andrea Ferrigato
Mechanic
On hand all weekend
Bike rental
Several models available from £140 for the weekend. On Request – Please get in touch if you wish to rent a bike for this event.
Transfers
Group transfers from Milan Malpensa at set times at £140pp. Private return transfers from all Milan airports available also available at supplement
Gran Fondo entry
Includes day pass, chip and booking fees. Front pen or Pen 2 available. Price starts from £100. Official Jersey included. Delivered to your hotel.
Gran Fondo entry without hotel
Includes day pass, chip and booking fees. Front pen or Pen 2 available. Price starts from £100.
Please note: If you are booking entry only and you would like to make use of the transfer to/from Cantu the additional cost is £40 per person. You will need to meet our team at the B&B Hotel Como City Centre and this is the collection and drop off point.
Packages and Prices
Stay with us in Como and enjoy the northern lakes. The Lombardia weekend is always incredibly popular with our groups and you’ll be able to challenge yourself on the climbs.
Prices
- From £499 per person based on two people sharing a standard twin (2 single beds) or double bed
- From £559 per person based on single occupancy of a room
Included with your weekend
- 3 nights at Hotel B&B Como City Centre
- Local expert guides and bike mechanic
- Breakfasts
- Guided warm-up rides with Andrea Ferrigato
- Transfers to and from the start/finish area in Cantu
- Detailed itinerary
- ABTA protected
Also available
- Gran Fondo Entry. Front Pen – 1 – 300 – £115 | Pen 2 – 1001 – 2000 – £100
- Airport transfers from Milan Malpensa Airport at £140pp return – More info here
- Bike rental available at additional cost – On Request
Included with your entry:
- Choice of start pen in Pen 1 and 2
- Chip worth €10
- Booking fees (€6 if you book direct)
- Italian day license worth €10
- Castelli Gran Fondo Lombardia Jersey
- Official Race Kit with giveaways from Gran Fondo Lombardia partners
- Medal upon completion
Entry without hotel:
- Pen 1 – 1 – 300 – £125
- Pen 2 – 301 – 1000 – £110
Also available:
- Return transport from Como to Cantu with special bike trailer at £40 per person
Please note that if you book this option alongside your entry the following conditions apply:
- Collection and drop off point is Hotel B&B Como
- Collection time is TBC and the transfer takes 30 minutes
- Bikes are transported in a special bike trailer
- Loading bikes takes time so your collection time will be taking this into account
Itinerary
Day To Day
Travel to Como
Please make your own arrangements to arrive at our hotel in Como today. Our team will be available to meet you at the hotel. If you plan to fly then we offer group airport transfers for you, your luggage, and your bike from Milan Malpensa Airport at 11:30am today (available at £140pp supplement).
View group transfer information here
If you arrive at any other times, we also offer private airport transfers from all Milan airports (Linate, Malpensa, Orio al Serio) at a supplement. The journey to Como takes approximately 1hr to 90 minutes.
Our hotel
We are staying at the Hotel B&B in Como. Your stay will be for 3 nights and will be on a bed and breakfast basis. You will have an early breakfast on Gran Fondo Day.
For the evening meals there are several restaurants a short walk away from the hotel.
What about my bike?
You can bring your own bike as we have planned to transport bike boxes on our airport transfers. Alternatively, you can rent a bike with us for the weekend.
Our mechanic will be available this afternoon at the hotel to assist you with fitting your rental bike or building your own bike after travel. Bikes can be safely stored at the hotel.
Guided warm-up ride
This afternoon, we offer a guided warm-up ride around the lake. If you’d like to take part, please arrive in Como before 13:00pm. We aim to depart on the ride at 15:00pm.
This afternoon and early evening, our tour leaders and bike mechanics are available for you.
After breakfast and preparation of the bikes, we will take you on a supported, guided ride that takes in the route of Il Lombardia. En route we will watch the riders of the pro peloton as they take on the course.
We’ll be back at the hotel in the afternoon after watching the finish for you to rest and get prepared for tomorrow.
Hospitality at the start and/or at the finish or a day on the course in an official race car are available to book today at an additional cost. Click here to learn more.
Please note that the direction of the route will be announced later in 2025. We are staying in Como. Transport to/from Bergamo is not included when you book hospitality.
You were able to see how the riders of the men’s cycling elite handled the roads yesterday. Today it’s your turn. Ride the 109.5km with 1,700 metres of climbing of the Gran Fondo Lombardia. The main difficulties on the route are the Ghisallo and the Sormano.
We will drive you to the start in Cantu and you can cycle the short distance from the finish back to the hotel.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING BIKE LIGHTS AS THE GRAN FONDO STARTS IN THE DARK
Race details:
- Start/Finish: Cantù
- Total distance: 109.5km
- Ascent: 1,700m
- Sign on opening: 06:30am
- Start Time: 07:30am
- Feeding zones: 2 along the route
- Time Limit: 7 hours – by 14:30pm
This afternoon and early evening we’ll assist you with re-packing your bikes ahead of travel and you’ll also be able to return your rental bikes to us.
After breakfast we offer our optional transfer back to Milan Malpensa Airport. We will depart Como at 08:00am for flights that depart after 11:00am (transfer available at £140pp return).
More about Gran Fondo Lombardia
Gran Fondo Lombardia
Italy’s Lake Como is a wonderful place to ride. With a mixture of challenging climbs and routes that run alongside sparkling lakesides and beautiful villages; the Sportive complements the race of the Falling Leaves, also known as the Tour of Lombardy. Cycling PLus rode with us in 2022, see their review here
The 2025 route is the same as previous years with start and finish in Cantù (Como). The first 25km follow the roads in Brianza leading the riders to the hardest yet most exciting kilometre of the race that climbs to the MURO DI SORMANO.
After a sharp descent, the route levels out briefly on the shores of Lake Como and then undulates again up to Regatola, where the participants will tackle the second climb of the day, the GHISALLO, the race now passing the 70km mark. A long descent will lead them to Merone, allowing to rest their legs before the final 20km, climbing again in short and steep spurts. After 109km of racing and 1,700m in vertical altitude gain, the riders reach the finish in the heart of Cantù, to be crowned heroes like Felice Gimondi.
GRAN FONDO – 109.5km
GRAN FONDO WITHOUT MURO DI SORMANO – 111.9km
Gran Fondo Lombardia Strava Routes | GPX files
2025 Gran Fondo Lombardia
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