Museo Mille Miglia, Brescia – Italy
Museo Mille Miglia and historic bikes
The historic bicycles you won't find in the museum. If you're lucky, there are also events for historic bikes here several times a year. The photo gallery is from 2024.
Museum
The museum is dedicated to the "Red Arrow" race and its creation was brought to life thanks to the Mille Miglia Museum Association. It was founded in December 1996 by a group of Brescia businessmen known as the "Friends of the Mille Miglia". The association now has 50 shareholders. The new museum was opened to the public on 10 November 2004. Part of this project was the restoration of the Sant'Eufemia monastery complex, which is owned by the municipality of Brescia. The building has enormous archaeological, historical and architectural value and has been in constant decline for some time.
Contact: https://www.museomillemiglia.it/it
Adresa: Viale della Bornata, 123, 25135 Sant'Eufemia (Bs), Italy
Race Mille Miglia 2025
The Mille Miglia race is still held today, but it is a very prestigious veteran rally. In its original form, the Mille Miglia has been held since 1927 and over the course of three decades has gone down in history as one of the toughest races in the world. The name of the race means "a thousand miles" in Italian, so the route has always been approximately 1,600 km and has led in various modifications from the city of Brescia to Rome and back again.
433/C - Race Mille Miglia 2025
Exhibition 2025: Heart of the Race
"Kahane heart of the race" refers to an art project by Elizabeth Ann Kahane, which documents the mechanics and their dedication in the Mille Miglia classic car race in Brescia, Italy. Kahane's project, titled "HEART OF THE RACE, Master Mechanics of the Mille Miglia," involved creating portraits of the mechanics and documenting their work both before and during the race. The project culminated in an exhibition at the Museo Mille Miglia.
MUSEO IL VELOCIPEDE, Berzo, Italy
The bicycle museum "Il Velocipede" was inaugurated on October 26, 2019. It features a detailed educational itinerary on the development of the bicycle from 1817 to the present, all on 2 floors in different themed environments. Inside you will find unique pieces and memorabilia that bear witness to all the evolutionary passages of the bicycle's history, all described by large graphic panels. The museum also has a permanent exhibition of the bicycles and trophies of champion Mera Cressari.
Address: Piazza Umberto I°, 25040 Berzo Inferiore, Brescie (BS), Italy
Contact: https://www.museoilvelocipede.it
Museo della Motocicletta Frera, Tradate VA, Italy
The Frera’s motorcycle museum is a very particular site because tells the history of the “first Italian motorcycle industry”.
The museum has been obtained inside the old factory of Frera’s industry. On the 1905 Frera’s industry started its production of bicycles, motorcycles and sidecars.
Contact: https://www.motormuseum.eu/component/k2/item/258-museo-della-motocicletta-frera
Address: Via Zara, 37, 21049 Tradate VA, Italy
Museo della Bici d'Epoca, Concorezzo – Italy
An engaging and fascinating journey through the history of two wheels, featuring over a hundred vintage bicycles and memorabilia representing one of Italy's most popular sports. From earlymachines to modern racing bikes.
Please contact the museum directly to check opening times.
https://www.facebook.com/brianzadepoca/?locale=it_IT
Photos: with thanks Museo della Bici d'Epoca
Address: Via Petraca, 15/1, 20863 Concorezzo MB, Itálie
Contact: https://www.museionline.info/musei/museo-della-bici-d-epoca
74/A - Museo della Bici d'Epoca, Concorezzo – Italy
Monza Fast Future 2023
There was the first year and the decoration was historical bicycles from the museum. All in the beautiful surroundings of Villa Reale.
Luciano Berruti - Museo della bicicletta di Cosseria - Italy
One of the most distinctive and most overlooked figures of lovers of historical bicycles in Italy. Unfortunately, he is no longer with us, but his museum is still maintained and recalls his love of cycling and the entire history of mostly racing cycling.
Contact: http://www.veloretro.it
Expo: „Pedallando nella Storia“, Ecomuseo Villaggio Leumann, Collegno - Italy
A beautiful local exhibition. On April 13 and 14, 2024, an exhibition of historical bicycles "Pedallando nella Storia" took place on the premises of the Leumann school in Collegno.
Joined by two associations (@associazionevelocipedistipiemontese and Officine Creative Torino Cecchi Point) and guests of the Villaggio Leumann Inquilini association, which is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its constitution.
The many passionate visitors who took turns in the premises of the old school were able to enjoy the bikes made by Turin's bicycle craftsmen.
The exhibition was complemented by dozens of racing bikes from the years 1920 to 1972, the ones with the "blue" lacquer of the frame of the legendary designer and manufacturer Lino Beltramo, whose bikes were used by the best racers in Turin, are noteworthy.
Fotos: with thanks to Francesco Di Sario
Address: C.so Francia, 345, 10093 Collegno TO, Itálie
Contact: https://villaggioleumann.it/villaggio-operaio-leumann/ecomuseo-progetto-cultura-materiale/
Expo: Pedalando nella storia, Monteroni di Lecce, Italy
A very nice exhibition of historical bikes "Pedaling in History", in the beautiful halls of the Palazzo Ducale, organized by the Monteroni Mtb Association, chaired by Mauro Rizzo, together with Fernando Caione. The prestigious and authoritative presence of Totà Bianca, president of the Italian Cycling Federation for the Apulia region, will hopefully help the restoration of the local velodrome.
Address: Palazzo Ducale , Monteroni di Lecce – Itálie
Foto: Alessio Carrozzo
Expo 'Dal Velocipede alla Bicicletta da corsa' - Sanremo, Italy
Forte di Santa Tecla
The Forte Santa Tecla fort and museum in Sanremo hosted the exhibition "From velocipede to racing bike". An event that allowed visitors to combine their visit with watching the passage of the Giro d'Italia. An exhibition dedicated to the bicycle in the region of Western Liguria was opened for part of 2022 and was organized by the private collection On the Bicycle belonging to Beatrice Cozzi Parodi, president of the group of the same name. And to celebrate the stage of the Giro d'Italia in Sanremo on 20 May 2022, the facade of the fortress was colored pink.
Photos: https://primalariviera.it a https://www.sanremonews.it
Address: Corso Nazario Sauro, 718038 Sanremo, Italy
More info and contacts: https://www.sanremoliveandlove.it/forte-santa-tecla/
Exhibition "Pedalando tra la storia e l'arte" 2013, Vicenza, Italy
Vintage bikes and the history of cycling, 50 unique pieces, photos of champions and a memory of the stages in Vicenza and especially a tribute to Tullio Campagnolo.
The exhibition "Cycling between history and art: Vintage bikes and the history of cycling" was held in the Basilica Palladiana on the occasion of the stage of the Giro d'Italia in Vicenza.
Photo: with thanks to museicivicivicenza.it
Address: Levà degli Angeli 11 – 36100 Vicenza, Italy
Columbus – Cinelli, Milan – Italy
A fantastic report from my friend Jakub Svoboda (owner of Kolokrám s.r.o company) from June 8, 2025, no words are needed because he himself described it as a true "heartbreaker" and bike lover!
"Benvenuti and Cinelli! Welcome to Cinelli!
With a slight distance, after a few days of work hustle and bustle and in full season, the time has come to stop for a moment and share with you a few shots from Milan and directly from Cinelli!
We had a unique opportunity to take a look at a place dedicated to cycling - the legendary Columbus factory, where frames and wheels that have written history have been created for decades. For every cyclist, it is without exaggeration a Mecca, one of the cradles of modern road cycling. It was here that bikes for world champions, for renowned European brands and among them, for example, the American Specialized were born.
But don't think that they live only from history! They are not idle here today either. With a new American investor, Cinelli is trying to restore the brand to its former glory. The main task is not to remain just an icon of the steel past, but to continue to create the future of cycling
We won't show you the news for the 2026 season yet - they are of course subject to an embargo. But we will be happy to share with you that piece of huge history, the atmosphere of the place and the charm of this old factory, which cannot be described in words. It simply has to be experienced and shared.
And if the weather is not very good right now, it's raining outside, this is the ideal opportunity to transport your thoughts to Italy for a while. We assume that you have already finished your Sunday lunch, so sit down comfortably, make yourself a good coffee or, for a good experience and well-being, open a bottle of red wine and enjoy this little excursion into the world of Cinelli bikes with us.
Cuba Libre"
Photos: with thanks Jakub Svoboda – facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jakub.svoboda.75
Address: Gruppo S.r.l. – Div.Columbus, Via G.Di.Vittorio, 21 20090 C aleppo di Settala, Milan, Italy
Contact: https://www.columbus1919.com/it