Nalini Experience – Full Gravel powered by Alessandro Giona

Two days of intense living, pedaling on unknown routes in the Brenta Dolomites. This initiative was promoted by Nalini, which has been working for years with Alessandro Giona to test and explore the needs of the gravel world. Alessandro Giona, the founder of the Gravel Club, pedaled with Luca and Jessica, two gravelists who are almost as tough as their team leader.

The trio covered 215 km and almost 4000 mt D+ in 2 days. They calmly tried to enjoy every aspect of the trip, including unforeseen events.

"Gravel for us is synonymous with adventure - says Giona - and the desire to visit new places and follow new paths. The Giro del Brenta is a classic route for road bikes, and we ride partly on bike paths and partly on roads open to traffic. Our challenge was to avoid the latter as much as possible, riding on very remote roads where it was impossible to ride offroad. So, this is not the usual Giro del Brenta but a completely different, exciting experience, starting from Lake Garda and pedaling in the Brenta Dolomites in a unique environment. As for the partnership with Nalini, we were supported by Nalini clothing from the fabulous Ventures Line. Beautiful, but above all comfortable, practical, and undoubtedly suitable for gravel!"

Enrico Zecchini, designer at Nalini: "As a gravel rider, I really wanted to create a product line that reflected my way of living this discipline - comfortable and functional clothing, capacious and run-resistant, breathable but protective to withstand all the weather and environmental conditions that this type of cycling brings. It was a pleasure to collaborate with the Gravel Club of Alessandro Giona, a thriving reality in our area, who is not only a fellow cyclist but also a good friend."