Road to BAM! 2025 is Back: Share Your Journey to BAM

You try shifting gears multiple times, but there’s nothing left – you’re practically pedaling in place.

You climb uphill, and only God knows how out of shape you are.

You struggle.

You curse the saints.

But somehow, you make it.

Your mind erases the effort and transforms it into pleasure and satisfaction: the climb is over, and you’re here.

And the descent? It’s like listening to a Sonic Youth track in your car while driving and falling in love.

You come back to life.

You feel fit as the wind dries your sweat, and you feel strong.

Coming to BAM! is also about this: feeling strong and free. Reaching the descent – the BAM! – and letting the wind carry you.

This year, as it has for the past 11 years, BAM! invites you to travel: call a friend, plan a haphazard trip – more suited to a dreamer than an Amazon courier – and ride.

BAM!’s Komoot collection is here to gather ideas and help you find travel companions.

Last year, some crossed France and Northern Italy, others pedaled through the Apennines, while some took wildly extended routes, or started from Liguria in a single day.

This year, we want to see your dreams take shape as tracks on Komoot: we’ll glimpse your desire to go far.

So, the rules are simple:
Upload your Road to BAM on Komoot.
Invite bameurope profile.
Ride.

Arriving at Villa Contarini by bike is a beautiful experience, and new roads, mountains, and rivers await you.