Cycling & running events in Cesena, 2026

Cesena Training Notes

Running: Locals run from the city centre into the often bumpy outskirts, and that gives easy Z2 without needing a set route. Cesena feels like a place where the city is full of active people now, with organized walking and running groups showing up more than before. Parco delle Rimembranze gives a green lap near the Malatesta Fortress on Garampo hill. FIDAL - Federazione Italiana Di Atletica Leggera anchors the track side. Notturna di San Giovanni Cesena, 16° Strawoman – We Run the World – Cesena, Flowers Runner, Strapazeda, Barroccia, and Nove Colli Running keep the race calendar moving.

Cycling: Locals ride road and woods, and Cesena makes that easy because the Apennine Mountains sit close enough for real climbing. The route runs 9 km and gains 329 m while it follows the river Savio. The route passes Parco delle Rimembranze and takes a 2-kilometre climb to San Demetrio. Barbotto brings the wall from The Nove Colli race. Grand Tour of the Savio Valley, Montiano e Longiano, Foce del Rubicone, Le Pinete, and MTB trail from San Piero in Bagno cover base miles, singletrack, and long gran fondo prep. Gran Fondo 9 Colli and Gran Fondo Marco Pantani are the anchor events.

Season: Spring puts runners and riders on the plains and coastal areas without much fuss. Autumn gives the same steady window for intervals, Z2, and longer weekend rides. Summer pushes cyclists toward the Tuscan-Romagna Apennines because those areas ride cooler. The Apennine Mountains also make sense for runners who want shade, hills, and less heat in the legs. Winter stays workable because Romagna averages 19°C through the year. Romagna has only 92 rainy days a year, so locals still stack base miles, cyclocross days, and steady runs when the calendar gets quiet.