Passeios e Viagens

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Short and to the point:

- Milan offers great infrastructure for cyclists.

- Bike path, shared roads and bike sharing system allow just about anyone to commute with easy throughout town.

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About 60km. That´s all the riding I needed to do to arrive at my final destination, Milan. At first, I had thought about making it a 100km ride, going through Lago di Como, however, since I was battling lower back problems (hernia), I decided to take it easy and ride directly to Milan. And it was a great a idea. For the first time when planning my route I decided to research bike paths, as I had really enjoyed riding from Bolzano to Lago di Guarda mostly on bike paths.  Bergamo is very close to Milan, so a bike path of about 35km in length lets you ride more than half of the way on an easy, fun and pretty area.

The first 18km were on the SP 525, which is not fun or pretty to ride on. Mostly industrial area, the road is filled with trucks and lots of traffic, specially on the outskirts of Bergamo. However, everything changed once I began to ride on the bike path that goes along the Adda river (https://goo.gl/GsfEQE), then along a canal that leads directly into Milan.  It´s about 30km along a really pleasant scenery that is worth the trip, or even, if you are in Milan, it´s worth getting out of Milan to ride on this bike path.  It´s a very popular ride for Milan´s local´s and the closer you get to Milan, you can see more people running and cycling.