Wizard cc is a cycling crew born in 2022, based in Milan, Italy.
The collective is made out of 10 old and new friends who share the same passion for bikes, music, beers and much more. We just like to spend time together on and off the saddle. This group has brought us back in time as we feel like we are 14yo again: While on a trip to Girona someone said that we looked like we were on a school trip.. and we are proud to hear this :)
First of all, we approach cycling in a very uncompetitive way, we don’t care about performance,
cycling datas... we just like to spend time together surrounded by nature, feel free and have a few drinks :)
We are all passionate about death metal / hardcore and punk music (except one weird guy who likes Modjo...) so we built our aesthetics around metal and punk logos, hardcore punk gigs references and everything that is black magic...
The story behind the name Wizard CC is quite funny.
Exactly this time last year, we traveled to Vittorio Veneto to take part at the Lost In Prealps, an annual
event which take place on the mountains around Belluno.
The day before the start of the event we had “a few beers” and we took a picture of "Albe" (Federico Albertini) underneath a shop sign called “il Mago” (The Wizard in Italian).
The pic was blurred and not well taken but it made us rolling to the floor laughing.
Since than Albe is also known as Il Mago.
Over the last few kms of the 2 days ride we were happy, we were excited and most
of all, we had many laugh together so it was quite natural to start talking and
dreaming about building a crew.
Since then, we started riding together, locally and at many events such as Tuscany Trail and The Traka to name a few. These events may sounds competitive to many of you, but we approached them without any desire of competing. Our objective has always been sticking together, help each other and cross the finish line together, no matter the result.
We encourage individuality, self-expression, and a sense of belonging to a community of like-minded individuals.
The components of the group are based within Milano and Monza. The latter is very well served as its the gate to access Brianza, an area surrounded by hills and home of many trails and single tracks. Milano, unfortunately, has not much to offer geographically but the Parco Agricolo Milano Sud its easily accessible and it offers a vast flat open area perfect for a quick city escape. Many roadies use this area to train but its also a perfect scenario for gravel riding thanks to many unpaved tracks mainly used by farmers.
Our goal is to build a community in Milan and we are working hard to achieve this. We want to create events open for all, no matter the level of fitness or the achievements you reached on Strava...
In order to do so, the last May, we launched a 50km weekly social gravel ride every Thursday night. We can say it was a success since day one. Probably also due to the lack of social rides in the city, the turn out was impressive. We are beyond stoked to see new faces joining the ride every week and share few beers with us afterwards. This ride is now a settled event in Milan and we are proud to say that many new friendships were born thanks to this social ride.
As well as the weekly social ride, the last June we held a Saturday social ride called Arcane Intersection. We used the same format but over a 75km route and we throw a proper after party at the end of it.
But our biggest event so far is approaching very fast. On Saturday the 21st of October, we organise a 70km gravel ride in Milan ending at the CIQ in Corvetto, with some big brands involved like Cascada, Met Helmets, Ass Savers, La Marzocco, Terrone & Co Coffee Roaster, Udog, Kryptonite, Komoot and Clandestino non Esiste. These brands offer many amazing prizes available to win for the attendees through a raffle we are organising. Last but not least, we have 3 bands and 2 dj sets playing at the afterparty. Oh and the event is completely free for the attendees. Come see us if you around!
Whether you're an experienced cyclist or a beginner looking for a new adventure, the Wizard Cycling Crew welcomes you with open arms. Join us and experience the thrill of riding with a touch of punk rebellion. Get ready to unleash your inner wizard on the roads and trails!!!
If you wish to support us, we occasionally drop limited edition merch such as long sleeve trail tee, cotton tees or other gadgets. Keep an eye on our feed :)
