{"id":11749,"date":"2026-05-07T11:00:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T09:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ceresio5valli.it\/eventi\/triathlon-gastronomico-2026-menaggio-cressogno\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T11:07:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T09:07:50","slug":"triathlon-gastronomico-2026-menaggio-cressogno","status":"publish","type":"eventi","link":"https:\/\/ceresio5valli.it\/en\/eventi\/triathlon-gastronomico-2026-menaggio-cressogno\/","title":{"rendered":"Gastronomic Triathlon 2026: Sunday, June 7th between Lake Como and Lake Ceresio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday <strong>June 7, 2026<\/strong> debuts the <strong>first edition<\/strong> of the <strong>Gastronomic Triathlon<\/strong>: a new multi-sport format that brings together <strong>Lake Como<\/strong> e <strong>Lake Ceresio<\/strong> in a single day. Cycling, boating, and hiking alternate along a route that crosses <strong>six municipalities<\/strong>, two lakes and <strong>five gastronomic stops<\/strong> \u2014 an unprecedented experience for <strong>60 participants<\/strong> which brings together sport, landscape and local culture.<\/p>\n<p>We leave at 7:00 from the Menaggio sports field and arrive at 13:30 at\u2019<strong>La Lanterna Inn<\/strong> Cressogno: in between, cycling through the villages of Val Menaggio, sailing on Lake Lugano, and trekking in the upper hamlets of Valsolda. This is a formula that the organizers promise to repeat in the coming years, but the <strong>June 7, 2026 will be the zero time<\/strong>: those who will be there will tell of having experienced the first edition.<\/p>\n<h2>The three-stage journey<\/h2>\n<h3>\ud83d\udeb4 Bike \/ E-Bike \u2014 Menaggio \u2192 Porlezza (~13.7 km)<\/h3>\n<p>The route starts from the Menaggio sports field and passes through Grandola ed Uniti, Bene Lario, and Carlazzo before arriving in Porlezza. The two sections are separated by a food stop in Bene Lario.<\/p>\n<h3>\u26f5 Navigation \u2014 Porlezza \u2192 Oria (~30 minutes)<\/h3>\n<p>The public boat crosses Lake Lugano from Porlezza to Oria, with a gastronomic stop at Villa Fogazzaro Roi.<\/p>\n<h3>\ud83e\udd7e Trekking \u2014 Oria \u2192 Cressogno (~10 km)<\/h3>\n<p>The final stage passes through Castello and Loggio before descending towards the lake: three stretches of trekking interspersed with stops at Castello and Loggio, until arriving at the Osteria La Lanterna in Cressogno.<\/p>\n<h2>Timetable<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>07:00<\/strong> \u2014 Welcome to the Menaggio Sports Field<\/li>\n<li><strong>07:30<\/strong> \u2014 Departure for the first bike section (4.5 km)<\/li>\n<li><strong>08:15<\/strong> \u2014 Gastronomic stop in Bene Lario<\/li>\n<li><strong>08:35<\/strong> \u2014 Second bicycle section (9.2 km)<\/li>\n<li><strong>09:30<\/strong> \u2014 Arrival in Porlezza, bike delivery<\/li>\n<li><strong>10:00<\/strong> \u2014 Departure navigation (public boat, 30 min)<\/li>\n<li><strong>10:30<\/strong> \u2014 Gastronomic stop in Oria \/ Villa Fogazzaro Roi<\/li>\n<li><strong>11:00<\/strong> \u2014 First trekking section (2.5 km uphill)<\/li>\n<li><strong>11:50<\/strong> \u2014 Stop at the Castle<\/li>\n<li><strong>12:10<\/strong> \u2014 Second trekking section (5 km downhill)<\/li>\n<li><strong>12:40<\/strong> \u2014 Stop at Loggio<\/li>\n<li><strong>13:00<\/strong> \u2014 Third trekking section (2.5 km downhill)<\/li>\n<li><strong>13:30<\/strong> \u2014 Arrival at the Osteria La Lanterna in Cressogno<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The two formulas<\/h2>\n<h3>\ud83c\udfc6 Complete \u2014 \u20ac129<\/h3>\n<p>Cycling + Navigation + Trekking. The complete triathlon, from start to finish.<\/p>\n<h3>\u26f5 Light \u2014 \u20ac99<\/h3>\n<p>Navigation + Trekking. For those who prefer to skip the cycling route and start the day from Porlezza.<\/p>\n<h2>What does the fee include?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf53 Energy breakfast on departure<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf74 5 gastronomic stops with local products<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udee1\ufe0f Liability Insurance<\/li>\n<li>\u26f5 Boat trip from Porlezza to Oria<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc65 Dedicated guides along the entire route<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What to bring<\/h2>\n<p>The event takes place on paved roads, dirt roads, and mountain trails: to tackle it safely, you need appropriate equipment.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Footwear<\/strong>: trekking shoes with non-slip soles for the final leg on foot.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Clothing<\/strong>: layered, with a spare rain or wind shell.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bicycle<\/strong>: your own bike or e-bike (those who don&#039;t have one can inform the organizers).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Helmet<\/strong>: mandatory for the bike section.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lightweight backpack<\/strong>: water bottle, spare parts, charged cell phone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>In case of bad weather<\/h2>\n<p>\u26a0\ufe0f <strong>If weather conditions are unfavorable, the event will be postponed to Sunday, June 28, 2026.<\/strong> Confirmation or any postponement will be communicated to registered participants in the days preceding the event.<\/p>\n<h2>Registrations<\/h2>\n<p>Registration goes through the <strong>pre-registration form on the official website<\/strong>; The organizers will contact you to complete the registration. <strong>Places limited to 60 participants<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.triathlongastronomico.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up at triathlongastronomico.it<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Organizers<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Martians SSD<\/strong> \u2014 <a href=\"tel:+393751148041\">+39 375 114 8041<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"mailto:marzianiclub@gmail.com\">marzianiclub@gmail.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lake Lugano Water Club ASD<\/strong> \u2014 +49 176 7560 1460 \u00b7 <a href=\"mailto:lagolugano@waterclub.info\">lagolugano@waterclub.info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>La Lanterna Inn<\/strong> \u2014 <a href=\"tel:+393444914726\">+39 344 491 4726<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"mailto:osterialalanterna@gmail.com\">osterialalanterna@gmail.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First edition of the Gastronomic Triathlon: Sunday, June 7, 2026, bike, boat, and hike from Lake Como to Lake Ceresio. 60 participants, 5 food stops, finishing at the Osteria La Lanterna in Cressogno. Prices range from \u20ac99-129.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":11751,"template":"","comune":[198,15],"class_list":["post-11749","eventi","type-eventi","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","comune-menaggio","comune-valsolda"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ceresio5valli.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/eventi\/11749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ceresio5valli.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/eventi"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ceresio5valli.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/eventi"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ceresio5valli.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ceresio5valli.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"comune","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ceresio5valli.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comune?post=11749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}