PolimiRide is the first bicycle race organized by the Politecnico di Milano. The fourth edition will take place on Sunday, October 5, 2025, in Piacenza, on a circular route, starting and finishing on Viale Pubblico Passeggio, with the event village set up inside the Arata Campus of the Politecnico di Milano in Piacenza.

You can register for three types of races:

• non-competitive 30 km ride;

• non-competitive 74 km ride;

• competitive 74 km race.

The 30 km non-competitive ride follows a flat route suitable for all fitness levels. The 74 km rides have specific requirements for registration, which you can find in the following sections and in the official rules at the bottom of this page.

The term “race” refers to all three formats: the 30 km ride, the 74 km non-competitive ride, and the 74 km competitive race.

The Route

The 30 km route is flat and accessible; the 74 km route is significantly more demanding, alternating between fast, smooth sections on highways and main roads, and challenging climbs. It is not recommended for those who are not trained to ride long distances.

The Bicycle

As a general guideline:

• For the 30 km ride, mountain bikes, trekking bikes, or gravel bikes are suitable.

• For the competitive 74 km race, road bikes or gravel bikes with a road setup are recommended.

Both muscle-powered and electric bikes are allowed for the non-competitive ride.

If you don’t have the right bike or if you’re missing a helmet, you can rent them on site (for a fee, limited availability). Pickup will be at the Start Village in Piacenza. (Details coming soon)

Through the website sport.polimi.it/eventi/polimiride, you can choose whether to participate in the 30 km non-competitive PolimiRide or the 74 km competitive and non-competitive PolimiRide. Registration for the 30 km PolimiRide will close on 05 October 2025 and registration for the 74 km PolimiRide will close on 03 October 2025 or upon reaching the maximum number subscribers. The Organization therefore reserves the right to close the registrations early or to accept them after the closing date at its sole discretion and on the basis of the regulations in force in the period preceding the PolimiRide.

To participate in the 74 km non-competitive race, you must have a valid medical certificate for non-competitive sports activity (valid on the date of the event) and purchase daily F.C.I. supplementary insurance during registration for a cost of €10, or be an FCI member registered as a cycle tourist. The minimum age is 14 years.

The 74 km competitive race is open to:

• all FCI members in the categories ELMT / M1 / M2 / M3 / M4 / M5 / M6 / M7 / M8 – EWS / W1 / W2 / W3;

• all E.P.S. members with an organization membership card or a Bike Card, together with the organization card;

• foreign athletes with a UCI license, with submission of a medical certificate in English confirming fitness to participate in a competitive cycling event;

• non-members, both Italian and foreign, covered by daily FCI supplementary insurance (at the participant’s expense), with submission of a medical certificate (in Italian or English for foreigners) confirming fitness to participate in a competitive cycling event.

Both membership (if applicable) and the medical certificate must be valid on the day of the event. The minimum age to take part in the competitive race is 17 years.

To register for the 25 km non-competitive PolimiRide use the form you find at this link.

It is not necessary to have any membership and / or a medical certificate. The minimum age to be registered for the non-competitive PolimiRide of 25 km is 14 years; children between the ages of 14 and 17 must be enrolled by a parent / legal guardian.

The route is flat and can be done by everyone, even by the little ones. Children under 14 cannot be registered for the race but can participate accompanied by a parent / legal guardian, they will not be equipped with bib and jersey.

No, it is mandatory for the 74 km non-competitive race and the 74 km competitive race only if the athlete is not already in possession of one of the membership cards specified in the regulation. In both cases it can be purchased together with the registration on the Endu portal. Those who register for the non-competitive 30 km race will not have to purchase any supplementary insurance coverage.

Registration for the PolimiRide 30 km non-competitive ride and the PolimiRide 74 km non-competitive ride for participants aged 14 to 17 years (as of the day of the event) must be completed by a parent or legal guardian.

Children under 14 cannot be officially registered but may participate in the non-competitive ride if accompanied by a parent; they will not receive a jersey or a race bib with a chip.

The 30 km route is accessible to everyone, including younger children.

Registration for the PolimiRide 74 km competitive race is open to participants aged 17 and up (as of the day of the event).

Yes, all participants must wear an approved helmet for the entire duration of the race, regardless of the type of PolimiRide to which they are registered.

 If you don't have a helmet, you can rent one (for a fee, limited number of pieces available)  and you can collect it at the Departures Village in Piacenza. (coming soon)

Your registration for PolimiRide includes: official t-shirt of the event, race bib, disposable chip for timing detection, race kit with products from our sponsors, refreshments along the routes and final refreshment, pasta party at the Village, changing rooms, bag deposit, RCT insurance, mechanical assistance, medical assistance and radio rescue.

On Friday 28 September you can leave your bike at the race kit distribution point set up inside the C.S. Giuriati (side gate) at the same times as the race kit delivery; we will bring your bike to the PolimiRide Village that will be set up in Parco Colonie Padane, Cremona, and on the day of the race you will find it there, nearby starting line, from 8:30 am. The service is available for a limited number of bicycles (the transport is not recommended for bicycles of high economic value). The bike storage will be guarded even at night. The bikes transported to Cremona will be returned to Milano until the end of the event (you have to leave your bike at Parco Colonie Padane, Cremona, until the end of the event) and returned to you on Monday 30 September from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm in the same place where you were delivered your bike on Friday.

You can book (for a fee) the transposrtation of your bike at this link by 15 September.

To enjoy the final awards and party, at the end of the race all the bikes can be left in the guarded deposit set up in the PolimiRide Village, Parco Colonie Padane.

If you don't have a bike, you can rent one (for a fee, the bikes available are in a limited number) at this linkand you will pick it up the morning of the race at the PolimiRide Village set up in Parco Colonie Padane, Cremona.

Your registration to the non-competitive 75 km PolimiRide may be non-compliant if you have not uploaded a valid medical certificate: you have until the day you pick up your race kit to present a suitable one. For any information on your registration to the competitive or non-competitive 75 km PolimiRide you can send an email to polimiride@evodata.it.

To collect it, you need to bring an email with your bib number and an identity document.

It is possible to collect the official race jersey, bib, chip and race kit at the following places and times:

• Friday 3 October 2025 from 11:00 to 19:00 - Leonardo Campus, Milan

• Saturday 4 October 2025 from 10:00 to 16:00 - Caserma Neve Campus, Piacenza

• Sunday 5 October 2025 from 07:30 to 08:30 - Caserma Neve Campus, Piacenza

At the time of registration (for the 30 km ride) or in the week of the race (for the 74 km ride) you will receive an email with your bib number, show it to the staff to collect the race kit . Together with the bib, you will be given the jersey and the official race bag. Close to the event, you will be sent an email with dates, times and all the necessary information.

When you collect your kit, you can communicate to the staff the size of the shirt you prefer. For hygene reasons, the collected shirt cannot be replaced under any circumstances. FOR THIS REASON WE KINDLY ASK YOU TO CHECK IMMEDIATELY ON SITE THAT THE ASSIGNED SIZE AND MODEL ARE CORRECT.

The race kit can be collected only and exclusively in the places, days and times indicated.

If you have not received the confirmation email after your registration to the 25 km try to check the Spam/Junk and if you can’t find it there, write to eventi-sport@polimi.it attaching your payment receipt. If you have registered for the 75 km PolimiRide, your bib number will be sent to you by email during the week of the race. For any information on your registration to the competitive or non-competitive 75 km PolimiRide you can send an email to polimiride@evodata.it.

Yes; in order to do that you must show (on your smartphone) the email received by your friend with his bib number and also a digital copy of his identity document.

We will leave at 10:30 am from Lungo Po Europa, outside Parco Colonie Padane, Cremona; the route is circular, departure and arrival will coincide. The PolimiRide Village will be set up in Parco Colonie Padane where you will find all the useful services (refreshments, bathrooms, changing rooms, bag storage, bike parking).

The access time to the PolimiRide Village (set up in Parco Colonie Pada,e Cremona) is from 8:30 am to 10:00 am; In the days before the race we will send you by email all the information on how to access the Village. At the entrance, random checks will be carried out with metal detectors.

You can collect your race kit at the PolimiRide Village, where all other services will be also set up.

The start of the PolimiRide will be at 10:30 am from Lungo Po Europa (outside the park); inside the starting area, the athletes must position themselves in this order:

• in the lead the athletes registered in the non-competitive 75 km PolimiRide;
• following the athletes registered in the non-competitive 25 km PolimiRide.

The groups will be recognizable by the color of the dorsal; in fact, each type of race (25 km non-competitive and 75 km non-competitive) will be assigned a different dorsal color.

The departure will be at a controlled speed: all the participants will start together, covering the first 5 km at the same speed. Thereafter, each participant will follow the route on their own and must follow the rules of the Highway Code. Both routes will, however, be overseen by permanent and escort personnel to guarantee the safety of all participants.

The bag storage service will be available on Sunday 29 September from 8:30 am to 10:00 am at the PolimiRide Village set up in Parco Colonie Padane, there it will be possible to deposit the bag given with the race kit (the one containing the gadgets of the sponsors) with everything you will need after the finish line.

N.B. It will not be possible to deposit a bag other than the one provided by the organization at the time of the kit collection or similar bags accepted at the discretion of the organization.

There will be spaces on the PolimiRide Village used as changing rooms. There will be showers.

Both rides finish in Via del Sale, Cremona; after the finish line the athletes will be guided towards the final refreshment area and then to the PolimiRide 2024 Village in Parco Colonie Padane, Cremona.

The services that you will find once you reach the finish line are:

• final refreshment;
• changing rooms;
• bathrooms;
• bag deposit, where you can retrieve your previously deposited bag;
• secure parking where you can leave your bike to enjoy the final party and awards.

At the end of the race, stay with us for the final pasta party!

The official race album and video will be published on the Facebook page Sport – Politecnico di Milano in the days following the race. However, you will be able to download all the photos taken of you at the end of the race:

• 1) After the race, create an account on ENDU at this link: www.endu.net
• 2) Take a selfie and upload your photo here:https://join.endu.net/pix/?editionId=87182
• 3) The system will automatically find all the photos taken of you on race day!

Three days after the race, you will also be able to access high-resolution photos.
If you have trouble accessing the photos, write to support@endu.freshdesk.com.