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The monument you can ride
Gran Fondo Il Lombardia climbs the Madonna del Ghisallo and the Muro di Sormano — 1.9km at 15.8% average, 27% at its steepest, among the steepest paved roads in European cycling. Descents off the Ghisallo are technical, tight hairpins on narrow Italian roads; the opening Brianza hills roll before the real climbing starts.
For the rider with only six weeks left and five to nine hours a week, this rescue plan keeps the work most likely to matter on the Muro di Sormano's 27% pitches: repeatable sustained climbing, technical descent control off the Ghisallo, and recovery. It makes purposeful use of current fitness without claiming to replace lost months.
INSIDE THE SAVE MY RACE PLAN — 5–9 HR/WK
Includes zone-tailored structured rides for your devices, built-in strength with video walkthroughs, heat protocols for when your race calls for them, peloton skills workouts, and nutrition and hydration guidance.
The Complete Gran Fondo Il Lombardia Felice Gimondi Guide — the training, the tactics, the gear and race day, explained simply and clearly: what to do, when to do it, and why it works.
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Hey, I'm Matti. I spent 11 years at TrainingPeaks, where they trusted me to teach coaches how to coach at TrainingPeaks University. I raced Amateur Elite with Rio Grande Cycling Team and podiumed my age group at Unbound 200 in 2026. I have a degree in biology and exercise physiology from St. Olaf. I'm also a middle-aged dad of three, so I know training doesn't happen in a vacuum. I help gravel riders get stupidly fast without becoming the person who brings a food scale to a party