Monsterrando
Date
Saturday 31.08.2024Distances
77 - 157 kmCity
Quattordio
Country
ItalyMonsterrando was the first competitive UCI Gravel race in Italy in 2022 on a course which was considered as the most beautiful course of the series by many riders. The race is held in the famous Italian Monferrato wine region with many “strade bianche” which are so typical for the area
Course
The course starts and finishes in Quattordio, a small town in the Monferrato wine region in Piemonte, full of “Strade Bianche” on undulating rural roads.
The 2024 course has been updated with a new section southeast of Quattordio where riders head after the start to pass through the famous Barbera wine region before passing near the start/finish again to enter the beautiful northern part that was already used during the past editions of the event. The course has been extended towards 157km for all younger age groups and 77km skipping the north part for the older categories.
77km
official qualifier distance for men 60+ and women 50+
157km
official qualifier distance for men 19-59 and women 19-49
Profile
The route winds on small rural roads varying from an elevation of 100m to some short but steep peaks up to maximum 270m above sea level. The climbs are never very long, but the route is always going up and down with climbs up to 15%. Only the first and last kilometres are mainly flat.
Total elevation is 1780m for the long course and 670m for the short course, making it a tough and challenging circuit.
77km
157km
Monferrato
Monferrato is a famous wine region in Piemonte in northern Italy in the provinces of Alessandria and Asti. It also has a strong literary tradition, including the 18th century Asti-born poet and dramatist Vittorio Alfieri and the Alessandrian Umberto Eco, writer of the famous “in the name of the rose” book.
The Tanaro river splits the area in two parts, the northern part has rolling hills and plains while the southern part has much more elevation towards the Apennines mountains.
Montferrat has been declared Unesco world heritage site in 2014.
Famous wines of the region are Barbera d’Asti, Asti spumante, Moscato d’Asti, Cortese, Malvasia and Grignolino. Also truffles are a well-known product of the area.
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