{:en}On Sunday, February 18, the eighth edition of the Granfondo City of Loano, the bicycle race organized by the LoaBikers Sports Group with the patronage and contribution of the Department of Tourism, Culture and Sports of the City of Loano, will be run. On the occasion of the race, some traffic changes are planned along the roads that are part of the route.
The Granfondo Città di Loano will be held over a distance of just over 107 kilometers with an elevation gain of 1,647 meters. The cyclists will start at 10:30 a.m. from Marina di Loano, take the Via Aurelia and head towards Albenga. Once they reach the City of Towers, the riders will leave the coast for the hinterland: they will touch the Albenga hamlets of San Fedele and Lusignano and then reach Villanova d'Albenga, Ortovero and Pogli. After a brief trespass in Ponterotto and Ranzo in the province of Imperia, the cyclists will reach Costa Bacelega, where they will begin the striking “balcony” over the Arroscia Valley that will take them to Onzo, Vendone, Arnasco and Cenesi.
Having passed Cisano sul Neva and reached Zuccarello, for the cyclists will begin the climb up through Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena to the Scravaion Pass, the “Grand Prix of the Mountain” of the Granfondo Città di Loano with its 814 meters of altitude. Afterwards the athletes will aim for Bardineto and then direct the handlebars to the Giogo di Toirano. From there the descent from Sella Alzabecchi towards Carpe, Toirano and Boissano. Here will begin the last descent that will lead to the finish, still in Marina di Loano.
Vehicular traffic will be closed for several minutes just before the runners pass.
At an average speed of 37 kilometers per hour, the passages will be: Loano (Ss1) at 10:30 a.m.: Borghetto (Ss1) at 10:33 a.m.; Ceriale (Ss1) at 10:35 a.m.; Albenga (Ss1) at 10:46 a.m.; San Fedele d'Albenga (Sp6) at 10:49 a.m.; Lusignano d'Albenga (Sp6) at 10:00 a.m.50; Villanova d'Albenga (Sp6 and Sp453) at 10.55; Ortovero (Sp453) at 11.03; Pogli (Sp453) at 11.07; Ponterotto (Sp453) at 11.12; Ranzo (Sp453 and Sp14) at 11.13; Costa Bacelega (Sp14 and Sp78 and Sp35) at 11.22; Onzo (Sp35) at 11.31; Vendone (Sp35) at 11.34; Arnasco (Sp35) at 11.55; Cenesi (Via Pineta) at 12.05; Cisano sul Neva (Via Delautra and A. Colombo and Sp 582) at 12.06-12.10; Zuccarello (Sp582) at 12.14; Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbera (Sp52) at 12.23; Colle dello Scravaion (Sp52) at 12:37 p.m.; Bardineto (Sp52 and Sp60) at 12:44 p.m.; Carpe (Sp60) at 1:04 p.m.; Toirano (Sp60 and Sp25) at 1:15 p.m.; Boissano (Sp60 and Sp25) at 1:19 p.m.; Loano (Sp25 and Ss1) at 1:28 p.m.; Arrival (Via Madonna del Loreto) at 1:31 p.m.
At an average speed of 39 kilometers per hour, the passages will be: Loano (Ss1) at 10:30 a.m.; Borghetto (Ss1) at 10:33 a.m.; Ceriale (Ss1) at 10:35 a.m.; Albenga (Ss1) at 10:45 a.m.; San Fedele d'Albenga (Sp6) at 10:48 a.m.; Lusignano d'Albenga (Sp6) at 10.49; Villanova d'Albenga (Sp6 and Sp453) at 10.54; Ortovero (Sp453) at 11.02; Pogli (Sp453) at 11.06; Ponterotto (Sp453) at 11.09; Ranzo (Sp453 and Sp14) at 11.11; Costa Bacelega (Sp14 and Sp78 and Sp35) at 11.19; Onzo (Sp35) at 11.28; Vendone (Sp35) at 11.31; Arnasco (Sp35) at 11.51; Cenesi (Via Pineta) at 12; Cisano sul Neva (Via Delautra and A. Colombo and Sp 582) at 12.02-12.05; Zuccarello (Sp582) at 12.08; Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena (Sp52) at 12.17; Colle dello Scravaion (Sp52) at 12.31; Bardineto (Sp52 and Sp60) at 12.37; Carpe (Sp60) at 12.56; Toirano (Sp60 and Sp25) at 13.07; Boissano (Sp60 and Sp25) at 13.10; Loano (Sp25 and Ss1) at 13.19; Arrival (Via Madonna del Loreto) at 13.22.
At Loano, SS1 will be closed to traffic in both directions from about 1:15 pm to 1:45 pm.
In addition, from 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 18, and in any case until the end of the event, in the public parking areas located upstream of the Nazario Sauro Promenade (in the section between the underpass of Via Tito Minniti to the harbor entrance) a parking ban with forced removal is in effect for every category of vehicles in order to allow the placement of race-related facilities.
From 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m., residents and residents of Peach Pond Street and any emergency vehicles will be allowed to access their properties by circulating even in derogation of the current one-way street.{:}
