The Timeless Palace of Peccioli, in the heart of Valdera, hosted the presentation of the 2 classics of the Unione Ciclistica Pecciolese presided over by Luca Di Sandro. These are the Giro della Toscana-Memorial Alfredo Martini scheduled for Wednesday, September 9th with start and finish in Pontedera, and the Gran Premio Città di Peccioli – Coppa Sabatini which will take place on Thursday, September 10th. Both races, in addition to being united by a challenge named after the great Alfredo Martini, the historic technical commissioner of Italy, are also events of the Coppa Italia delle Regioni e Province Autonome desired by Lega Ciclismo Professionistico. The 2 races will be closely followed by the technical commissioner of the Italian national professional road cycling team, Roberto Amadio.

THE ROADS OF THE "TUSCANY"

On Wednesday, September 9th, the gathering for riders and staff of the "Tuscany" is in Pontedera in Piazza Billeri (11:00 AM). The unofficial start is scheduled in Piazza Martiri della Libertà at 1:00 PM. Kilometer zero is positioned at Lavaiano, the point where the protagonists will be given the official start at 1:15 PM. The distance to cover will be 189.400 kilometers. Initially, a flat section of 81 kilometers will be covered; the protagonists will head towards Casciana Alta and Poggio alla Farnia.

Subsequently, still in the flat section, the climb of Santo Pietro in Belvedere will be tackled. In the initial section, there is also a short circuit in which the Tuscany riders from Bivio Cappuccini will climb to Peccioli in Piazza del Carmine 3 times. Then they will pedal in the locality of La Tabaccaia and, from Forcoli, will enter Pontedera on Via Vittorio Veneto. The final sector on the circuit characterized by Monte Serra will then begin. Through Calcinaia, Caprona, Calci, they will climb up to the 613 meters of "Serra", now a historic focal point of the Giro della Toscana. After the descent towards Buti and Cascine di Buti and the passage through Bientina and the locality of Quattro Strade, the athletes will re-enter Pontedera passing for the first time over the finish line on Viale Italia at km 135.200. 54.200 kilometers will remain until the end. This will be followed by the passage through Calcinaia, Uliveto Terme, Caprona, Calci, then a second climb of Monte Serra. The last summit at 613 meters is 27 km from the finish. To complete the race, the riders will pass through Buti, Cascine di Buti, Bientina, Quattro Strade and Pontedera, the finish line. For the Tuscany, a total elevation gain of 2,336 meters.

PECCIOLI IS READY TO HOST THE "SABATINI"

On Thursday, September 10th, the start gathering is at the Municipal Stadium of Peccioli at 9:00 AM. The athletes will leave the Stadium around 11:15 AM and the actual start will be given in Piazza del Carmine at 11:30 AM. In the initial flat section of 36.800 km, the climbs of Legoli, Montefoscoli, Terricciola will be tackled and after the climb of the Muro di Via di Greta, the race will pass through Piazza del Carmine, the authentic heart of Peccioli. The second race sector includes 5 laps of the circuit with the ramps of Montefoscoli, Terricciola and Muro di Greta. It is a 24.840 kilometer loop. The short circuit (12.200 km) will be repeated 3 times and the only climb will be the one at the finish on the Peccioli hill; finish line on Via Mazzini. Total 197.600 km for the "Sabatini". The total elevation gain will be 2,742 meters.

24 TEAMS COMPETING IN BOTH COMPETITIONS

The staff of the Unione Ciclistica Pecciolese has secured the participation of 24 Sports Groups. Of these, those classified as UCI World Tour: Bahrain-Victorious; EF Education-Easypost; Groupama-FDJ United; Movistar Team; Red Bull Bora-Hansgrohe; Jayco-AlUla; UAE Emirates; Uno-X Mobility; XDS-Astana.

There will be 13 UCI Professional teams: Bardiani-Csf-7 Saber; Burgos-Burpellet-BH; Caja Rural-Seguros-RGA; Cofidis; Equipo Kern Pharma; Euskaltel-Euskadi; MBH Bank-Csb-Telecom Fort; Pinarello-Q36.5; Solution Tech-Nippo-Rali; Unibet Rose Rockets; Polti-VisitMalta; TotalEnergies; Tudor.

In Valdera, you will also see the following jerseys: MG K Vis-Costruzioni e Ambiente; VegaVitalcare-Dynatek.