July 1, 2017.
2nd edition.
The Great Apennine Excursion MTB unsupported ultratrail.
The first ridgeline unsupported bikepacking event in Europe.
The hardest elevation/km rate bikepacking event in Europe.
550 km, 22.000 m elevation, through 9 natural parks, 37 passes, 90% offroad, 65% ridgeline sigletrack.
www.gea.bike



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Hi guys!  I'm writing from Italy to share the video report about the first Edition of the GEA bike trail.
In july me and other 4 bikes attempted to ride the GEA path by bike.
It is the ridgeline path on the Apennine divide,  550 km long, with 22,000 m of elevation.
Nobody has ridden it by bike bifore us.
At now only 2 men are in the finisher list.
Watch the video
https://youtu.be/70raT_JiBHA

For more info ask me or have a look at the website www.gea.bike

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GEA BIKE TRAIL:  Mission completed!
We mixed up epic rides single track up on the monutains, bikepacking, and the Great Apennine Excursion path.
Result is the hardest bikepacking course in Italy, the first unsupported mtb ultratrail on ridgeline single tracks.
Un undescribable adventure for tough riders.
550 km, 22000 m of elevation, 10 km portage.
The first 2 riders completed the trail in the past days...
The way is open, adventure is calling.
Info www.gea.bike













































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15 days untill entry cut off.
A great bike adventure based in Tuscany.
500 km, 16000 m elevation, 9 natural parks, 37 passes.
A route never rode since today.
Be a pioneer.
www.gea.bike














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Some pictures from the GEA bike trail...
Tracking is going on...















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Hi! I would notice you about the gea bike trail, great appenninic excursion, starting july 9.
It will be a very tough ride on tuscan mountains, Italy, 450 km with more than 15,000 m elevation, 37 passes, throughing 2 national parks.

www.gea.bike

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[July 9, 2016]

Hi bikers from Italy,
I'm a newbie here, i would like to share with you the Gea.Bike project.
I worked on it for a long time, and now i'm proud to introduce the Gea.Bike trail to the riders.
Gea.Bike is a trail that crosses all the appenninic ridge on the mountains in Tuscany, Italy
450 km, 15000 m D+, 37 passes, 2 National Parks.
The Great Appenninic Excursion (GEA) is a world wide famous track, created in '80s by two great hikers and mountaineers.
Since that age the Gea trail has been walked by thousand of hikers, and also some bikers challenged themselves in parts of that trail.
the dream was to make the whole trail available for bikes, and after months of exploration, studying and tracking, that dream come true.
Now the whole track has been remapped for biking, keeping the original line when possible, and finding alternative trails where the original is impossible to climb.
The next step is an adventure on Gea.Bike trail, in bikepacking style, unsupported, for the pioneers that will ride it for the first time.
Save the date: July 9, 2016

All the details at www.gea.bike