Cuneo Bike Festival

Cuneo: the capital of two wheels

Every year at the end of September, Cuneo transforms into Italy's cycling capital. The Cuneo Bike Festival is the event dedicated by the city to sustainable mobility and cycling culture, bringing Piazza Galimberti and the streets of the historic center to life for several days. Promoted by the Cuneo Mobility Office, the festival aligns with European Mobility Week and was born with a clear goal: to promote the bicycle as a daily choice for health, freedom, and environmental respect.

A program for everyone

The strength of the Cuneo Bike Festival lies in its variety. The schedule brings together talks and meetings with champions and figures from the cycling world, group rides for all levels, performances, screenings, workshops, and activities designed for schools. Alongside the sporting events, there is space for reflection on urban mobility and the future of cities, because cycling is also a way to imagine a different way of living.

• Pump track and bike workshop set up in Piazza Galimberti, the beating heart of the festival
• Family rides to discover the city, suitable even for the little ones
• Gravel and granfondo events for lovers of more challenging rides, in collaboration with local cycling organizations
• Evening talks at the Cinema Monviso with guests from the world of sport

Gravel and granfondo: a year-round thread

The festival does not just live during the days in September. Throughout the year, a series of off-events accompanies the anticipation, from Bike to School and Bike to Work initiatives to gravel cycling tours. Among these, La Fausto de Tierra stands out—a non-competitive ride on gravel and asphalt roads in the Gesso-Stura River Park, organized by the ASD Fausto Coppi on the Road, which ideally links to the La Fluviale gravel event hosted during the September festival.

Cuneo and its territory

As the capital of its namesake province, nestled at the foot of the Maritime and Cottian Alps, Cuneo is a city with a rational layout and wide spaces, ideal for exploring by bike. The grand Piazza Galimberti, one of the largest in Piedmont, becomes a natural stage for the festival, while the river park and surrounding valleys offer spectacular routes for cyclists of all levels. The Cuneo Bike Festival is thus also an opportunity to discover an authentic corner of Piedmont, blending culture, landscape, and a growing commitment to light mobility.

A growing celebration

Now in its several editions, the event has solidified a loyal audience and a recognizable format that successfully combines sport, entertainment, education, and civic engagement. Participating in the Cuneo Bike Festival means joining a community that believes in the bicycle not as a passing trend, but as a concrete choice for the future of our cities.