Gran Fondo Naviglio Grande
The Gran Fondo Naviglio is a 24,5 km marathon swim in Milan, Lombardia (Italy), that is part of the 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 Gran Fondo Italia series (or Circuito Gran Fondo Italia), a race series marathon swimming in Italy organized by Alessandro Pilati of NAL - Nuoto in Acque Libere (Swimming in Open Water).
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Course
The course stretches from Cassinetta to Milano Darsena, swimming in the Ticino water in favor of current in the artificial canal of the Naviglio Grande, designed by Leonardo Da Vinci. Cassinetta di Lugagnano is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 20 km west of Milan. Cassinetta di Lugagnano borders the following municipalities: Corbetta, Robecco sul Naviglio, Albairate, and Abbiategrasso. The Milano Darsena is the harbor in Milan where the Naviglio Pavese and Naviglio Grande canals meet.
2020 Gran Fondo Italia
Circuit Stages in 2020
- Stage 1, date 21 June 2020, distance 17 km, Gran Fondo Porto Conte in Alghero
- Stage 2, date 5 July 2020, distance 15 km, Gran Fondo Golfo Castellabate in Castellabate
- Stage 3, date 19 July 2020, distance 15 km, Gran Fondo Cinque Terre in Monterosso
- Stage 4, date 30 August 2020, distance 15 km, Gran Fondo Lago di Como in Dervio
- Stage 5, date 12 September 2020, distance 24,5 km, Gran Fondo Naviglio Grande in Milano
- Stage 6, date 27 September 2020, distance 15 km, Gran Fondo Bocche Bonifacio in Santa Teresa Gallura
Event Organizer
Terre dei Navigli Sport e Natura
Race Director
Videos
External links
- Gran Fondo del Naviglio
- Circuito Gran Fondo Italia
- Gran Fondo Italia Facebook Page
- Gran Fondo Italia YouTube Channel
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- Terre dei Navigli Sport e Natura
- Gran Fondo del Naviglio
- NAL Asd - Italian Open Water Swimming Association
- NAL Asd Facebook Page
- NAL Facebook Page
- Gran Fondo Bocche di Bonifacio
- Strait Of Bonifacio, Corsica-Sardinia Swim
