The Giro della Toscana is a historic Italian one-day cycling race held across the rolling landscapes of Tuscany, with recent editions centred on Pontedera and the province of Pisa. First contested in 1923, the race combines fast valley roads with repeated climbs into the surrounding hills, creating a demanding test during Italy’s traditional late-season calendar.
Around the Peloton explores the Giro della Toscana beyond the race itself, following its roads through medieval settlements, agricultural countryside and landscapes shaped by centuries of Tuscan history, while uncovering the places and stories surrounding one of Italy’s enduring regional classics.
The Giro della Toscana begins and ends in Pontedera, in a part of Tuscany that sits slightly outside the version of the region most familiar to visitors. Florence and Siena are elsewhere, and the great Renaissance monuments that have come…
