It ended yesterday 20 May in Tiriolo, on the panoramic terrace of the Hotel Due Mari, the first stage of the innovative cycling itinerary to discover Calabria. Enthusiasm and amazement of international influencers.
Four hundred kilometers in the saddle, four stages, three parties, two seas, infinite landscapes and emotions for a European adventure in the infinite pleasure of Calabria: it is Bam! On the road – Calabria Edition, initiative fruit of the synergy between Bam! Bicycle Adventure Meeting (the largest European event dedicated to cycle tourism), Enough Cycling, an international collective of pedal creators, and the Calabrian tour operator dreaming together travels, technical organizer, with the support of the cycle path of the parks of Calabria and the region.
From Sila to Serre to Aspromonte by touching Jonio and Tirreno, Bam’s goal! On the Road – Calabria Edition is of give life to a sensory journey that opens the doors of an authentic, adventurous, sustainable Calabria, through a format of regenerative and participated tourism, which combines sport, nature, food and wine, culture and narration, as well as an important opportunity for promotion. The entire path is in fact told in real time on social media by Alessandro Ponti, Jacopo Lahibi, Federico Damiani and Manuel Truccolo, voices of the collective Enough Cycling, who will accompany the participants, with the aim of generating an international communication impact.
“Tourism in Calabria – underlines the councilor for the branch of the Calabria Region Giovanni Calabrese – He has four seasons and is not just sea and Bam is the demonstration of what we are putting on the field to attract visitors all year round. A program designed in detail to make known the many authentic places in Calabria. We are satisfied with the participation that we have encountered to date around this event “.
“In these days we are seeing and living an amazing Calabria, for beauty and hospitality, which we can’t wait to tell our community,” he comments Jacopo Lahibi of Enough Cycling.
Second Giovanni Araminimanager of the parks sector and protected natural areas of the Calabria Region, “it is the way to discover an unexpected and truly extraordinary Calabria together, which goes beyond the sea to reveal the green heart of the territories and the authenticity of the communities. We intend to promote Calabria as a complete and attractive destination for a continuous growth segment such as cycle tourism. Events like this, thanks to the support of local institutions and communities, are important opportunities for international promotion”.
Today is the moment of the second stage, from Tiriolo to Serra San Bruno, which will end in the evening with the Bam! Campfire, a festive gathering that brings together people, stories and territories, between convivial bonfires, typical products, live music with the parafonè and travel stories with the traveler-digital ninette Alvin Tripodi.
The third stage, on May 22, will lead from Serra to Gambarie, between uncontaminated forests and ancient memories of Greek Calabria, with astronomical observation in the evening with Marica Canonico.
The fourth and final stage, on May 23, will see the cycle tourists get off from Gambarie towards Bagnara Calabra, to greet Calabria in the village of swordfish fishermen with a suggestive goodbye party. Bam! On the road – Calabria Edition will not end that day. From 6 to 8 June, in fact, Calabria will also be the protagonist of the European Bam gathering! At Villa Contarini, in Veneto. All this, pending the new Calabrian edition, already on site for 2026.
The tour also represents a successful example of synergy between bodies and stakeholders in the area. Bam! On the Road Calabria Edition is in fact promoted to dream together and developed together with Bam! And Enough Cycling, with the technical support of the Ciclovia of the Parks of Calabria and the Calabria Region – Tourism and Environment Department and Extraordinary Agriculture and Department of Calabria, and the patronage of the Pollino National Park, the Sila National Park, the Regional Natural Park of Serre, the Aspromonte National Park, the Marine Parks of Calabria and Arsac. The event is part of the “Le Montagne del Sole” project, financed by the Ministry of Tourism to be worth on the Montagna call, with the leader of the Calabrian Gal Serre and partner dreaming together, Trekking Stilaro Experience, Guides of the Serre, Sharryland, Riviera and Borghi degli Angeli and Italian Sommelier Association.