chase the sun Italia #8 – 2025
program and suggestions
THE LONGEST DAY
Test yourself to see how many kilometers you can ride in a single day, from sunrise to sunset, on the longest day of the year.
THE WEEK-END AGENDA
Friday 20.06.25 Hotel Miramare Cesenatico
12.00-6.00 pm collect your Rider’s Kit.
5.30 pm Technical Briefing
7.00-8.30 pm Maritime Museum Cesenatico WELCOME DINNER
Saturday 21.06.25 Faro di Cesenatico – Portocanale (Seafront Hotel Miramare)
4.30- 5.10 am baggage loaded onto the transport vehicles going to Tirrenia*
5.00-5.15 am gathering at departure point under the Cesenatico lighthouse
5.30 am departure in the silence of dawn
5.00-9.35 pm expected arrival time at the Bagno Siria in Tirrenia.
7-10 pm Bagno Siria restaurant – Tirrenian Sea SUNSET DINNER
Sunday 22.06.25 Tirrenia
9.30 am TIRRENIA – Via San Guido (Grand Hotel Golf ) meeting point for bike loading
10.00 am departure of the busses to return to Milan or Cesenatico
RIDER KIT
ID bracelet
to access the Welcome Dinner on Friday evening in Cesenatico and to the Sunset Dinner on Saturday evening in Tirrenia
Voucher
for refreshments at the OK-points along the route
Orange Ribbon, the sunshine ray to attach to the saddle arch
Your Enervit energy
Enervit has been, since the first edition, Sports Nutrition Partner of Chase the Sun Italia. In each Rider Kit you will find the right amount of energy integration to best face your personal challenge in chasing the sun.
Certificato di partecipazione
Upon arrival, no medals or rankings, but the certification of having made it by entering the Sunchaser Community, in addition to a sunset dip in the Tyrrhenian Sea and the wonder of the Sunset Dinner on the beach
Rider Passport
to collect stamps at the OK-points having the essential information at hand to orient yourself along the route
Roadbook
to be applied to the horizontal tube of the frame (perfectly removable)
Handlebar faceplate
Luggage sticker
The baggage, to be delivered in one piece on Saturday morning before departure in front of the Hotel Miramare, will be transferred to Bagni Siria in Tirrenia in a safe place, for collection upon arrival.
Sunchaser Official T-Shirt
Along with the certification, the T-shirt commemorating the most romantic long-distance cycling challenge to wear after a dip at sunset while waiting for the Sunset Dinner
SOME SUGGESTIONS
*The luggage will be delivered Saturday morning, before departure, in front of the Miramare Hotel, with its number applied with care and clearly visible. The organization provides luggage transport from Cesenatico to Tirrenia. Your baggage will be transported the Bagni Siria of Tirrenia and deposited in a safe place, to be collected by you on arrival. IMPORTANT: We invite everyone to reduce their luggage to the maximum size of a cabin luggage.
The bike-boxes will also be transported from start to finish with a slight surcharge and delivered to the hotels in Tirrenia, which each participant will indicate to us.
Chase the Sun is a “self-supported ride” with no broom-wagon. Each participant is responsible for their own behavior and must be able to navigate the route.
From Dicomano, the cycling route runs parallel to the regional railway line. These are the railway stations closest to the route: Rufina, Pontassieve, Florence SM Novella, S. Donnino (next to the gravel road out of Florence), Signa, Montelupo Fiorentino (easily reached by descending from Pinone southwards, along the Via Castra), Empoli (at the crossroads for Vinci continue straight along the sp43), SanMiniato-Fucecchio, Cascina (on the other Arno riverside when you’re passing Lugnano).
From Pisa station the direction is San Piero a Grado-Marina di Pisa. Keeping the station behind, at about 150m from the square, on your left there is the Trammino cycle path that leads to the sea.
Those who pass the closing gate after 4.00 – Ristorante Pinone km 175 – will not be able to choose the route with the optional climb to Buti – Colle di Calci. They must follow the CLASSIC route.
Front and rear lights are compulsory, as well as respect for the rules of the road by the participants. We advise you to bring a power bank to recharge your navigator, lights and phone.
THINK BIKE THINK GREEN
Leave no trace of your passage. Help us to respect nature and keep the streets clean by not throwing anything on the ground.