Bardolino Cycling Marathon

The Bardolino Cycling Marathon is a gran fondo sportive cycling event based at Bardolino on the eastern Veronese shore, offering routes through the Garda morainic hills, the Valpolicella wine country, and the Lake Garda shoreline roads. The Bardolino area — with its gentle moraine hillscape, vineyard-covered slopes, and direct lake access — offers ideal cycling terrain for riders of all abilities. The event typically coincides with the autumn grape harvest season, allowing participants to cycle through vineyards at their most colourful. The Bardolino DOC wine zone, one of the most pleasant cycling destinations in the Veneto, is explored on multiple route options ranging from short family loops to the full gran fondo distance. Post-race wine tastings at Bardolino's cantine are a popular complement to the cycling programme.