MTB
The Aosta Valley has over 1000 km of country roads an d could be renamed“Home of Mountain Biking”.
Mule tracks, farm roads and wooded paths offer cyclists the chance to experience
ever-changing scenery while enjoying a healthy activity that requires a little effort
but is never repetitive. Patrimony of the reagion are the abiut 500 young biker who
every year fight in the regional circuit. An important movement, a strenght signal of
the passion that bounds this region to the MTB. A mosaic of roads and paths, drops
and tracks of every level , makes the Aosta Valley appreciated from the professional
bikers as well as ideal location for events of great importance.
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Aosta Valley
HOW TO GET HERE
In order to simplify the journey of the teams that come from distant places, the organizers can take care of the transfers from Turin and Milano Airport(needed previous written request). For any further information please sent an e-mail at: mtbtouraosta@gmail.com
By car
From Italy: take the A5 highway towards Mont Blanc and take the Aosta est exit; or take the SS 26 national road towards the same direction.
From France: trough the Mont Blanc tunnel, take the A5 highway or the SS 26 towards Tutin and take the Aosta est exit. You can also cross the Col du Petit Saint Bernard, than go down to La Thuile and Pré-Saint-Didier, and here take the A4 motorway or the SS 26 towards Turin.
From Switzerland you can go trough the Great Saint Bernard Tunnel and take the SS 27 towards Aosta or cross the Col du Grand St. Bernard and then arrive at Aosta directly through the SS 27 road.
By Plane
Aosta
“Corrado Gex” Airport is located just outside of Aosta, inthe east part of the Regional main city, just 2 km away from the centre of the town. If you come by car, the recommended exit is Aosta-Est www.avda-aosta.it
Turin
Turin Airport is 115 km from Aosta. If you decide to hire a car, reaching Aosta will not be a problem: all you have to do is follow the signs to the Turin motorway ring-roads (tangenziali), take the Regina Margherita exit and go onto the A5 motorway to Aosta. The journey should take just over an hour. www.turin-airport.com
Milan
The three Milan Airports (Malpensa, Linate and Orio al Serio) are 180, 200 and 225 km from Aosta, respectively.
Malpensa Airport : By car there are several ways, the best one is to reach Novara and take the motorway A4 from Novara Est - direction Turin. When you reach Santhià follow the signs to Aosta/Monte Bianco.
www.sea-aeroportimilano.it
Linate Airport : Cross the ring road of Milan following direction Turin . When you reach Santhià follow the signs to Aosta/Monte Bianco. www.sea-aeroportimilano.it
Orio al Serio (Bergamo) Airport: By car, you take the A4 motorway from Bergamo ( a few km from the airport) going towards Torino/Monte Bianco. When you reach Santhià, follow the signs to Aosta/Monte Bianco. www.sacbo.it
Geneve
We mention this airport, however, because it is comparatively close to Aosta (140 km) and because a number of international flights depart from here, including some low-cost flights www.gva.ch
The International Tour de la Ville d’Aoste , as event registered in the international calendar, must follow UCI rules in their full-format.