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Race Across Italy. This will be the third year for Race Across Italy. The race was started in 2013 by Tony Lonero, an ex-pat American living in Nettuno. Lonero, a former professional baseball player, is an avid cyclist. The trans-peninsular event will start in Silvi on the Adriatic Sea, cross the peninsula just south of Rome to Nettuno on the Tyyrennian Sea, and return via a different route to Silvi. The 810 k (500 mi) course features 11,000 m (36,000 ft) of climbing.
The inaugural event was won by RAAM vets Christoph Strasser (Austria) and Daniela Genovesi (Brazil). The 2014 event was won by Marcello Luca (Italy) and Laura Messina (Italy). The 2015 race field will have participants from 10 countries and at least a half-dozen RAAM vets. The event is open to solo, 2 and 4-person teams. This is an event not to be missed. If you can't make it to the event, follow it on Tractalis.
Ultracycling Dolomitica. This will be the second year for Dolomitica. The race starts and finishes in Cordignano, a small town roughly an hour north of Venice at the foot of the Dolomites. At 590 km (366 mi) Dolomitica is the shortest RAAM Qualifier, but don't be misled. Dolomitica is extremely challenging - racers will climb 16 passes wth a quad-burning 16,000 m (52,500 ft) of climbing. Dolomitica has more climbing in m/k (ft/mi) than any other RAAM Qualifier.
Last year's overall winner was Ralph Diseviscourt (Luxembourg) and the top female finisher was RAAM vet Daniela Genovesi (Brazil). The race is open to solo, 2 and 4-person teams.
Most encouraging, these events are part of the newly organized Ultracycling Italy Championship (UIC).