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The first Tuscan stage from Siena to San Gimignano: ride among hills, towers and cypresses

Diego Ghislandi | 26. June 2025

Our second week begins in Siena, one of the most fascinating cities in Tuscany, known for its historical heritage, medieval architecture, and above all for the Palio, the famous horse race that brings the city to life every year. It’s already very hot this morning when we enter the historic Center on our igus:bike but […]

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The Bologna stage: endless arcades, sky-defying towers and tagliatelle alla bolognese

Diego Ghislandi | 25. June 2025

It’s sunday, 11 am. We meet our colleague Gianluca in the hotel… We are excited for the new day and for the Bologna stage. Gianluca is a specialist of Bologna and we could not have wanted a better city guide. Gianluca rides the igus:bike and we follow him with the public rental bikes: the bicycle […]

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The Chioggia stage – a good team ride between calle and bridges

Diego Ghislandi | 24. June 2025

Chioggia welcomes us with its quiet charm — often called a “miniature Venice” because of its style and atmosphere, so reminiscent of its more famous sister. Unlike Venice, however, Chioggia is less crowded, less touristy, but still full of that lagoon-city beauty. Here, everyone gets around by bike — it’s simply the best way to […]

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The Venetian stage rides through history and romance – we’re in Verona!

Diego Ghislandi | 24. June 2025

The fifth stage of the Italian tour gets off to a flying start: today we go and visit one of the customers that has probably best integrated low-cost automation into its pre-existing systems. FGP S.r.l. is an Italian company specialized in the design and production of orthopedic and rehabilitation devices. The company stands out for […]

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The Brescia stage goes through ingenuity, history and iconic squares.

Marie Olyve | 22. June 2025

Brescia, June 19th. Once again, our day starts quite early with a visit to a customer: but this time we do not visit a machine manufacturer and its production plant… In this case we step into the modern offices of Alpha Progetti, a company that represents the innovation and ingenuity behind many manufacturing companies: Alpha […]

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