Overview of BikeRun 2012

BikeRun is the bikers meeting of the ECMC, European Confederation of Motorcycle Club. 
It is organized each year by a different Member Club.
BikeRun 2012 is organized by Leather Club Roma in Italy.

BikeRun 2012 will start on Tuesday 5th June 2012 (check in at Hotel) and will end on Sunday 10th June 2012.  On Saturday 9th June the big final party will take place in Florence!
 
The main location of BikeRun 2012 is the Appennini Mountains between Toscana and Emilia: a region with lots of scenic roads, mountains, hills, passes, lakes, etc.
There will be three different rides (Wednesday, Thursday, Friday) and an optional ride on Saturday Morning.
The BikeRun packages include hotel accommodation (in Pievepelago on Appennini Mountains and in Florence for the final night), dinner with drinks, breakfast, gadgets, and the final party ticket.

BikeRun Location

 

The BikeRun Area

Infos about the BikeRun Area: position, environment, landscape, etc.
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How to Get There

The area is easy to reach from all over Europe and from South Italy.
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Mountains and Passes

The main Mountains and passess of the BikeRun area.
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Hotel Location

The hotel location (Pievepelago and Firenze) and how reach them.
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The BikeRun Area

The BikeRun Area is located in the Appennini Mountains between Toscana and Emilia.

Altimetric Profile (from east to west)

How to Get There

The BikeRun hotel is in Pievepelago, in the Appennini Mountains between Modena and Pistoia.
It can be easily reached via the highway exit of Modena Nord (from North and South-East) and the exit of Pistoia (from South and South-West).

Modena is on the major highway route from France, Austria, Switzerland and Slovenia.

The Hotel address is:
Via Giardini Nord n. 33 - 41027 Pievepelago - Modena Italy

Main distances

Border	Distance (Kms)
Ventimiglia / Mentone (France)	400
Frejus (France)	350
Monte Bianco (France)	400
San Gottardo (Switzerland)	350
Brennero (Austria)	300
Trieste (Slovenia)	350

City	Distance (Kms)	Route
Berlin	1.200
Paris	1.100
Bruxelles	1.200
Wien	850
Zurich	550
Madrid	1.650
Vatican City ;)	400

Travelling from the North

From the North you need to leave Highway E35-A1 at Modena Nord Exit (1) of the Highway.

Then take the SS9 route (2) towards Sasssuolo and Abetone.

After about 22 Kms, near Sassuolo (3) take the SP427 Route toward Abetone - Maranello (you don't need to go through Sassuolo!)

Continue for about 7 Km and then (4) take the SS12 route (named "Abetone-Brennero") towards Abetone.

This route will lead you to Pievepelago in about 50 Kms from (4)

The Hotel La Pineta is on the SS12, about 500 metres before the center of Pievepelago.

Travelling from South

From South Italy (and from the Pisa & Lucca Area) take the E35-A11 Highways (Firenze-Lucca-Pisa, named "Firenze-Mare") and exit at Pistoia.(1)

Then take the freeway around Pistoia towards Abetone, Modena and, at the end(2), take the SS6 road towards Abetone & Modena (be sure you don't go towards Bologna!)

After about 18 Kms, in the village of Pontepetri (3), keep going on SS66 towards Abetone and Modena (again, make sure you don't go towards Bologna!).

Continue for about 15 Kms and then (4) when you reach a village named La Lima take the SS12 route (named "Abetone-Brennero") towards Abetone (make sure you don't go towards Lucca!).

This route will take you to Pievepelago in about 30 Kms from (4)

The Hotel La Pineta is on the SS12, about 500 mts after the center of Pievepelago.

Hotel Location

The hotel is easy to find both if you come from the north (Modena) or the south (Pistoia), because it's right on SS12 route.

Coming from Modena (North), you will find the hotel on your right about 500 mts before the Centre of Pievepelago.

Coming from Pistoia (South), you will find it on your left about 500 mts past the Centre of Pievepelago: make sure you do not take the SP324 before Pievepelago in the direction of the Centre of Pievepelago!

Mountains and Passes

The BikeRun area has a lots of Mountains and Passes; because of its location in the north of the Appennini Mountains, but near to the Florence and Pisa Valleys, it follows high mountains, passes, hills, and again mountains and passes till the sea.
Below you can find a table with the main mountanins ad passes, their height , pics (click on the thumbnail) and map (click on the map icon)

Main Mountains

Name	Height (metres)	Photo	Map
Monte Pisanino	1.946
Monte Giovo	1.991
Monte Cimone	2.165
Corno alle Scale	1.945
Monte Falterona	1.654
Monte Prado	2.054
Monte Serra	917 m

 

Main Passes

Name	Height (metres)	Photo	Map
Passo dele Radici	1.529
Passo Croce Arcana	1.737
Passo della Porretta	932
Passo di Lentula	660
Passo della Futa	903
Passo la Calla	1.296
Monte Serra	917 m

• How to arrive

• BikeRun Area

 

BikeRun Programme

LEATHER LUST Final BikeRun Party

Saturday 9th June, 2012
@ Fabrick Club - Firenze

LEATHER LUST!

Two floors, more than 600 sq mts, outdoor gazebo, cabins, dark rooms, equipped area, bar, relaxing area... and wild fun!

Entrance: € 15,00 (one drink included). 20% off for ECMC and LCR Members.

Arcygay Membership Card Required (please bring ID).

Dresscode: Biker, Leather, Rubber, Skinhead, Jeans and Boots. No Fashion!

The Italian leather & biker community welcomes the BikeRun participants at the Fabrick party!

The Fabrick Club is situated a walking distance (5 minutes) from StarHotel, the final weekend BikeRun hotel.

Fabrik Club

Fabrik is the largest and hottest club in Florence, more than 600 sq mts in size, and with two floors of absolute pleasure!
- bar;
- chat and relax area;
- cabins;
- darkrooms and equipped area;
- slings;
- outdoor gazebo;
- outdoor smoking area.

     

 

 

DIRECTIONS FOR FABRIK CLUB

From North: Take the A1 Highway toward Firenze and exit at Calenzano Nord.
Then take Via di Prato (road directions for Calenzano, Campi Bisenzio) until you meet Via di Capalle.
Turn left onto Via di Capalle and then, after about 200 mt, take Via del Lavoro on your right.
From highway exit, it is about 2 kms. 

From West (Pistoia, Lucca, Pisa, Genova): Take the A11 (Firenze Mare) highway towards Firenze and exit at Prato Est. 
Then take Viale Leonardo da Vinci (signposted for Signa, Campi Bisenzio and Capalle) until the junction with Via di Capalle / Via San Quirico and then go north on Via Capalle. 
Via del Lavoro and the Fabrick will be on your left after about 100 mts. 
Please note! Arriving from Viale Leonardo Da Vinci you can't exit onto the Via di Capalle: you need to continue until Via di Pratignone,  and then use the roundabout to return back down the Viale Leonardo da Vinci and then take Via di Capalle.
From the highway exit it is about 4 kms.

From the centre of Firenze: You can take the A11 Highway towards Lucca at Peretola and exit at Prato Est (see above for the route after the highway exit).
Alternatively you can use Via Pratese / Via Lucchese towards Campi Bisenzio and then take Via San Quirico.

Hotel La Pineta

Surrounded by the golden slopes of Monte Cimone, the modern Pineta Hotel is on the way to Abetone and Brennero, about 500 mts from the centre of Pievepelago.

The hotel facilities are:
- lift
- bar
- TV rooms
- playroom
- solarium
- skating rink
- tennis court
- volleyball court
- bowling green 
- large (closed) private parking for motorbike.

Each hotel bedroom (single, double or triple) is provided with a private bathroom, a telephone and a TV set.

The hotel has a conference hall, able to comfortably accommodate 130 people, and 5 rooms for meetings and study groups.

It also has a nice and relaxing terrace where you can chat and relax after dinner.

Excellent cuisine (Tuscany and Emilia style) at the restaurant.

The hotel address is Via Giardini Nord 33, 41027 Pievepelago.

The hotel GPS coordinates are:
- Lat. 44.207984 (44° 12' 28,74'' N)
- Long. 10.613352 (10° 36' 48.07'' E)

• How to arrive at the Hotel

 

Vespucci StarHotel Firenze

The 4 star StarHotels Vespucci is located in the Campi Bisenzio commercial area, close to Peretola airport and 20 minutes' drive north from the heart of Florence.

There are 79 relaxing rooms, two conference rooms and a fitness room open 24 hours a day.

La Polena restaurant serves excellent international and local Tuscan cuisine; the bar is the perfect spot to chat and relax.

The private parking is perfect for motorbikes.

The cosy, bright rooms have either an excellent double bed or two singles and are about 265 feet / 25 sq mts in size. 

Each bedroom is sound-proofed and provided with:
- adjustable air conditioning
- high speed Wi-Fi
- well stocked mini-bar 
- satellite TV
- private bathroom. 

The hotel facilities are:
- " La Polena" Restaurant
- "La Polena" Bar
- Free internet WI-FI in public area
- Concierge service
- Laundry / dry cleaning
- Safety deposit box
- Luggage Deposit
- Complimentary newspaper
- Fitness Room
- large (enclosed) parking for motorbikes.

The hotel address is Via S.Quirico, 292/A
50010 Campi Bisenzio, Italy.

The hotel GPS coordinates are:
- Lat. 43.84750 (43° 50' 51.00'' N)
- Long. 11.14583 (11° 8' 44.99'' E)

How arrive at the hotel

From North: Take the A1 Highway towards Firenze and exit at Calenzano Nord.
Then take Via di Prato (signposted for Calenzano, Campi Bisenzio) until you meet Via di Capalle.
Turn left onto the Via di Capalle and then, after about 600 mts, you will find the hotel on your left.

From West (Pistoia, Lucca, Pisa, Genova): Take the A11 (Firenze Mare) Highway towards Firenze and exit at Prato Est. 
Then take Viale Leonardo da Vinci (signposted for Signa, Campi Bisenzio and Capalle) until the junction with Via di Capalle / Via San Quirico: the hotel is at the beginning of Via San Quirico. 
Via del Lavoro and the Fabrik will be on your left after about 100 mts. 
From the highway exit, it is about 3,5 km.

From the centre of Firenze: You can take the A11 Highway toward Lucca at Peretola and exit at Prato Est (see above for the route after the highway exit).
Otherwise you can use Via Pratese / Via Lucchese towards Campi Bisenzio and then take Via San Quirico.

Going to Florence (center)

From the hotel you can easily reach the Centre of Florence:

- by motorbike: you can take the highway at Calenzano (see the map above - about 1 km from the hotel), then exit at Firenze Nord (it is the first exit, about 3 km from Calenzano) and then follow the signs to Firenze Centre – Stazione di Santa Maria Novella. The whole journey is about 20 minutes.

- by train: the train station is at the end of Via del Lavoro (see map above): about 700 mts from the hotel. The journey is about 20 minutes and there are trains every 30min/1hour.

Package Overview

We have made an extra effort to provide you with high quality facilities, tours, fun and spare time at the lowest possible cost.

Both the hotels are topquality,: and offer double bedrooms with private bathrooms, TV, air conditioning, restaurant, bar, relax and chatting area, and many other facilities.

You can choose from three different packages: all of them include breakfast, dinner with drinks, accommodation in double room with private bathroom.

The Standard Package is the classic one (from Tuesday to Sunday morning): it includes both the Pievepelago (Appennini Mountains) hotel for 4 nights and the Firenze hotel (1 night), plus the 4 tours and the final party in Florence. This is the best way to enjoy all the BikeRun events!

The Short Package (from Tuesday to Saturday morning) includes only the Pievepelago (Appennini Mountains) hotel for 4 nights and three tours. It doesn't include the Firenze hotel and the final party ticket.

The Saturday Package includes only the Firenze hotel (1 night with dinner and breakfast) and the final party ticket on Saturday night.

Package Details

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BikeRun Booking

Bookings are open!

CLICK HERE TO BOOK NOW.

The booking procedure takes five steps:

1) Registration
You need to register with a username, password and email address. This way, we have a valid email address to contact you. You can save your order and complete it later. Logging in also allows you to see the progress of your order.

2) Booking
After you register, you can finalise your booking using the online LCR booking system. In order to book, you need the names and the email addresses of each of the people you are booking for! Your booking will be automatically sent via email to LCR Staff.

3) Confirmation
After you have made your booking, a member of LCR staff will contact you to verify your order, check the details, arrange any extras, and so on.

4) Payment
After your booking has been reviewed and you have agreed with it, payment instruction will be sent to you. You can pay with a paypal account, with a credit card (through the Secure server of PayPal) or via bank transfer (however, we suggest you not to use the bank transfer, because it takes a long time to be finalised, it can be expensive. and traceability is difficult in case of any problem).

5) Further info
After your payment is verified we will email you, and all the people you book for, a link to an online form. This form provides important information  for the BikeRun organization staff includingmedical info (if you have any medical problem we need to know), diet info and so on.

BikeRun Tours

 

Michelangelo Tour

Marble Mountains, passes, forests, castles and the sea.

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Piero della Francesca Tour

Mountains, passes, lakes, the Casentino area, forests
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Leonardo Tour

Appennini mountains, Pisa and Chianti Hills, Volterra.

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Renaissance Tour

Discover masterpieces in the hills and small towns.

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Michelangelo Tour

From Modena's mountains to the Marble Mountains (where Michelangelo sourced marble for his sculptures), then to the Versilia Sea through Garfagnana and Lucca's hills.

Altimetric Profile of the tour (clic for a better view)

Technical Sheet (will be completed soon!)

Description of the Tour

This tour allows you to see some of the most amazing mountain landscape of Tuscany!

We start biking up to the pass "Passo delle Radici" (1.529 mt) using a beautiful large road in the forest with smooth curves. Then we head down towards Castelnuovo Garfagnana (350 mt): this road is quite steep, but allows you to enjoy a beautiful view of all the Garfagnana Mountains and Hills with the Castiglione's Castle dominating the area.

We then take a  valley road surrounded by high steep rocky mountains; we slowly go up to a tunnel (1.100 mt) travelling across the Alpi Apuane (Marble Mountains): on the other side you can enjoy one of the most amazing views in Italy: the white of the Marble Mountains; the green of the forest; the deep blue of the sea in front of you! Enjoy it, relax, and take a picture!

We then head slowly down to the Versilia Sea (and why not plan a stop at Colonnata, the town that’s world famous for the “lardo di colonnata”?) where we find large flat roads. Then we start our return riding through the Lucca Hills and Garfagnana Area. The hills are quite smooth and we come across some beautiful villages (Fabbriche di Vallico, Pescaglia) the Pentecosi Lake and the Vagli Lake. This is an artificial lake which submerged the old village of Vagli: you can see the bell tower standing up in the middle of the lake!

The last part of the tour starts from Vagli Lake and, after riding along mountain roads in the beautiful forest of chestnut and beech trees, leads us to the pass of Passo Pradarena (1.662 mt). From there we will reach the hotel via a comfortable road that follows the mountain crest.

Please note: The route shown is approximate, and may change significantly referring to journey times and the state of roads and asphalt after the winter and spring.

Leonardo Tour

From Pistoia's mountains to the Vinci hills, through the rolling and rocky landscape near Pisa, and finally to the Volterra hills.

Altimetric Profile of the tour (clic for a better view)

Technical Sheet (will be completed soon!)

Description of the Tour

This tour allows you to enjoy some of the most beautiful hilly landscapes of Tuscany!

We start biking down from the Hotel through "Passo dell'Abetone" until we reach Popiglio (600 mt.) and the Lima River Valley. From here we take a beautiful valley road near the river that leads us to Bagni di Lucca.

From Bagni di Lucca we bike through the Lucca Hills until we reach the Lucca plane area in Altopascio village with its castle (from the road we can see the old city walls transformed into houses!).

From Altopascio we bike up over the Pisa Mountains (800 mts) and then to Buti, where we can have a look at the famous castle and at the ancient Medici Villa. From Buti, after a wide road towards Pontedera, we ride through the Livorno Hills (Collesalvetti area, about 400 mts above sea level), where we can enjoy amazing smooth hills with the view of the sea on the West.
We then ride through the hills until Volterra, one of the most beautiful medieval towns in Tuscany.

From Volterra we ride down to the plane area near Empoli and then to the hills area of Vinci; here from the tops of the hills (San Baronto area) we can enjoy amazing views: towards the  west, we can see the Livorno and Pisa Hills and the sea; towards the east, the Chianti area and Florence Hills.

We then proceed to the plane area near Pistoia and ride up towards the hotel via road SS66-SS12: a large road that leads us to Pievepelago through the valley and green forests.

Please note: The route shown is approximate, and may change significantly referring to journey times and the state of roads and asphalt after the winter and spring.

Piero della Francesca Tour

From Bologna's mountains, riding through the hills and lake district of Florence, towards the beautiful town of San Sepolcro (where Piero della Francesca was born) set in the Casentino mountains.

Altimetric Profile of the tour (clic for a better view)

Technical Sheet (will be completed soon!)

Description of the Tour

This tour allows you to see some of the most exciting passes through the Mountains in the Centre of Italy!

The first part of the road curves around Monte Cimone (mts 2.165) going across the Modena Mountains and the village of Sestola; it then bends smoothly down across the Modena and Bologna Hills with beautiful fields of crops

From there, the tour will pass across the Reno River and reach Suviana Lake, then we will ride towards Brasimone Lake and up towards "Passo della Futa" (903 mt), one on the most famous passes in the Appennino, which divides the Bologna and Florence regions.

From Passo della Futa we enter the Florence hills area and reach Barberino del Mugello and its lake. We then start riding up towards Monte Falterona (1.654 mt) in the Casentino area and travel through the famous pass "Passo del Muraglione" (mt. 907).

After reaching Monte Falterona we ride down to the Casentino area and reach Passo della Consuma (1.050 mt), between the Arezzo and Florence regions.  Finally, we reach the town of Pontassieve (150 mt).

We then ride up to the Florence and Bologna Mountains following a lovely mountain road which passes near Barberino, Vernio and Porretta where we can enjoy a beautiful view of mountains and hills.

The last part of the tour passes again across the Reno River through "Passo di Lentula" (660 mts) between the Pistoia and Bologna regions and then continues up through Bologna and Modena Hills and finally arrives at the hotel.

Please note: The route shown is approximate, and may change significantly referring to journey times and the state of roads and asphalt after the winter and spring.

Renaissance Tour

On Saturday: Ride directly to Florence or take a short tour through the countryside. A unique chance to see some of the Renaissance masterpieces in the hills and small towns around Florence.

Altimetric Profile of the tour (clic for a better view)

Technical Sheet (will be completed soon!)

Description of the Tour

This tour allows you to see some Renaissance Masterpieces in the hills and villages near Firenze.
We ride from the hotel on the wide and beautiful SS12 and SS 66 Roads.

After about 40 Kms we arrive in Pistoia, where we can see one of the most beautiful medieval place of Italy: Piazza del Duomo (read about it on Wikipedia), with its Bell Tower, Cathedral, Bishop's Palace, octagonal Baptistery, Justice Palace, and Catilina Tower.

We then ride up the Florence Hills toward Vinci, the village where Leonardo was born: here we have a beautiful view on the Florence hills and can visit the ancient village and the birthplace of Leonardo.

Close to Vinci, we reach the small village of Carmignano, where in a small church we can see one of the masterpieces of Mannerism: the painting Visitation by Jacopo Pontormo (read about it on Wikipedia and here too): this painting, with its acid colours and extreme symmetry and sense of space, is a milestone in the transition from Reinassance to Mannerism.

A few kms from Carmignano stands Artimino, with its spectacular Medicean Villa (the villa of the House of Medici, lords of Florence from XIV to XVI century). The Villa, called "La Ferdinanda" was built (1596-1600) by the famous architect Buontalenti and is considered his masterpiece.

Riding down towards Florence we can see another Medicean Villa in Poggio a Caiano: it was designed by Giuliano da Sangallo for Lorenzo de Medici (read about the Villa on Wikipedia). ). It is a masterpiece of the Renaissance and centuries later it was also used by the kings of Italy. If you like, you can visit it!

The Florence hotel is only few kms from Poggio a Caiano.