All the BAM! 2026 Rides (Celebrating is great, but how good does riding feel?)

People come to BAM! to listen to stories, meet new people and get inspired by the journeys of others. But sooner or later, there’s an inevitable moment: getting back on the bike.

During the weekend of June 6–7, Villa Contarini will also become the starting point for a series of rides designed around different ways of experiencing cycling: gravel routes, social rides, itineraries through countryside and walled cities, nature-focused experiences and even rides that aim to leave the territory a little better than we found it.

Each ride has its own pace, distance and personality, but they all have one thing in common: leaving BAM! to discover what lies just outside.

SATURDAY, JUNE 6

Bromscape BAM! Ride
9:00 AM

Saturday starts even before the festival fully comes to life. Bromscape offers a 40 km ride built around a very simple idea: sharing roads, time and kilometers together. Through secondary roads, conversations and the desire to ride together, this route is designed to embrace the social side of cycling and immediately immerse riders in the BAM! spirit.

It was born from the folding bike world, but more than anything it’s a ride focused on meeting people and sharing the experience, without pressure and without a stopwatch.

Registration Bromscape BAM! Ride (sabato)

SPORTLER Community Ride x BAM!
10:00 AM

Saturday continues with Sportler’s proposal: a loop route of approximately 65 km with 570 meters of elevation gain, taking riders towards Monte Mason. Lasting around three hours, it’s designed for those looking for a slightly bigger ride with an intermediate level of difficulty, balancing scenery, effort and a satisfying amount of challenge.

Registration through SPORTLER App

Elite Social Ride
10:30 AM

For those looking for a more relaxed approach, Elite organizes a ride of approximately 32 kilometers along the Brenta river, lasting around two hours with an easy difficulty level. The route will lead participants to Elite’s headquarters, offering an opportunity to share miles and discover a place deeply connected to cycling culture.

Registration here:
Elite Social Ride (mattina)

Brenta e Città Murate
11:00 AM

With FIAB the scenery changes as riders enter the heart of the Giorgione Quadrilateral. “Brenta and Walled Cities” is a flat route of approximately 60 kilometers that will take around three hours to complete and is suitable for an easy riding level. Between quiet roads and light gravel sections, participants will ride through places like Cittadella, Castelfranco Veneto and the Brenta area on a journey through landscapes, history and nature.

Registration here:
Brenta e Città Murate

BAM! FLINTA Ride by komoot
11:30 AM

Saturday also includes a ride designed around connection and shared experiences. Organized by komoot, the BAM! FLINTA Ride is an opportunity for women, lesbians, intersex, non-binary, asexual and trans people to connect through cycling and experience the spirit of the BAM! community together.
The route covers approximately 30 kilometers over around two hours with an easy difficulty level, designed to leave space for conversations, encounters and the simple pleasure of riding together without pressure or time goals. A way of experiencing the bicycle as a space for sharing, discovery and community.

Registration here:
BAM! FLINTA Ride by komoot

Elite Social Ride
15:30 PM

For those who missed the morning ride, or simply prefer riding in the afternoon, Elite will repeat its Social Ride with the same 32 km route and approximately two hours of riding.

Registration here:
Elite Social Ride (pomeriggio)

Brenta Ride & Barco Open Workshop
16:00 PM

With Cicli Barco, the ride also becomes a journey into the handcrafted world of bicycles. The route crosses countryside landscapes and gravel roads along the Brenta river and, upon returning, the workshop doors will open for an aperitivo and guided visit. A chance to see how steel frames come to life and meet the people behind every creation.

Registration here:
Brenta Ride & Officina Aperta

Garbage Ride
16:30 PM

One of the most unique rides of the weekend is the Garbage Ride organized by Bergamont together with Etra. This easy 20 km route, lasting approximately two hours, transforms a ride into a small but meaningful action. Along bike paths, gravel roads and quiet streets, participants will collect waste found along the route, with all necessary equipment provided by the organizers. And after the effort, fresh beers will be waiting at the finish.

Registration here:
Garbage Ride

Bike & Wild Herbs con Giulio Officinalis
ore 17:00

Saturday’s final ride is probably also the one that encourages slowing down the most. During this easy 20 km route, lasting approximately two hours, Giulio Officinalis will guide participants through the discovery of local wild herbs, learning how to identify, collect and understand their characteristics and uses.

Registration here:
Bike & Wild Herbs – Giulio Officinalis

DOMENICA 7 GIUGNO

Bromscape BAM! Ride
9:00 AM

On Sunday, Bromscape returns with a second and longer proposal for riders looking to add more kilometers to their weekend. This version covers 90 kilometers, while keeping exactly the same spirit as Saturday’s ride: secondary roads, sharing, encounters and the freedom for everyone to experience the ride at their own pace.

Registration: Bromscape BAM! Ride (domenica)

SPORTLER Community Ride x BAM!
10:00 AM

Sunday continues with a more relaxed version of the Sportler ride: approximately 40 kilometers on mostly flat terrain towards Cittadella and back. Lasting around three hours, it’s a simple and accessible route designed for those wanting to close the weekend with an easy-going ride.

Registration through the SPORTLER App

Nella Vecchia Fattoria
10:30 AM

With FIAB, riders head back to gravel roads and the countryside landscapes of Alta Padovana. “In the Old Farm” is a 36 km gravel loop taking approximately two hours, crossing embankments and rural scenery all the way to Rio Storto Farm. An easy and flowing ride, perfect for saying goodbye to BAM! with one final spin immersed in nature.

Registration here:
Nella Vecchia Fattoria

Whether you’re looking for long distances, relaxed rides, new places or simply the chance to share the road with people you’ve just met, BAM! will have a ride ready to take you beyond the festival gates, and probably send you back with a few more stories to tell.