NAEF Italian Cycling Challenge 2024

We are delighted to announce that registration for our first NAEF CYCLING CHALLENGE is now OPEN!!

We would love you to join us for 3 days of beautiful cycling inn Italy this September.

In our version of the classic Milan -San Remo route bike race we don’t propose to replicate every detail of the route of the professional race. We cycle from Milan in the industrial heart of Northern Italy, to Sanremo, the fashionable seaside resort on the Italian Riviera with its trademark Belle Epoque villas.

Just like the professional race our route starts in the Piazza del Duomo in the heart of Milan before heading southwest, over the plains of Lombardy and Piedmont, towards the cities of Pavia, Voghera and Tortona, except that we follow the slightly more circuitous but quieter back roads wherever possible. Our route then heads westwards to Alessandria, our first overnight stop. On day two we diverge from the race route which heads almost directly south and enter the Piedmontese hills north of Acqui Terme, making our second overnight stop in the small town of Breo. Day three is the hardest of the tour as we continue to climb out of Piedmont and into Liguria. passing through the picturesque villages of Pieve di Teco, Carpasio and Badalucco before finally turning westwards again after the small town of Taggia. It is then not long before we rejoin the route of the professional race to climb the famous Poggio on our way into Sanremo itself - our final destination. A queen stage day to finish our tour.

The trip will be four nights with three days cycling away in beautiful Italy raising vital and much needed funds for NAEF to support the children in St. George’s School, Gondar.

The Gondar region is again under military conflict, which has resulted in massive food shortages. Basic supplies are so hard to source that there is extremely high inflation up to 300% for certain items. Whilst we are indebted to our generous sponsors and donors, we desperately need to raise funds more than ever now to support the school and the children.

Your participation in the Cycling Challenge will massively help St George’s to continue feeding and educating it’s children many of whom have lost parents and family members to the conflict.

Please click here to download our full programme: PDF

Please contact Ann-Marie Rania to register your interest: am.rania@naef.uk.com