Fabian Cancellara: the champion nicknamed Spartacus comes to Forte Village

The famous cyclist Fabian Cancellara will take you around Sardinia, with a mountain or racing bike, immersed in new territories and uncontaminated nature.

Young people and adults can do sport during their vacation at Forte Village with our famous Swiss cyclist Fabian Cancellara. Riding a bike is extremely beneficial for the body and it guarantees physical and mental health.

Riding a bicycle is a fun and energetic way to stay in shape and lower stress levels, it prevents cardiovascular illnesses, it improves venous and lymphatic circulation, breathing and the quality of sleep.

This sport also contributes to the psychophysical development in children, it is good for the organism, the spirit, and the environment because it allows us to be surrounded by nature without us doing any harm.

At Forte Village there are many sport Academies, for example you can play with the great champions of Chelsea Football Academy, learn to use a sword in the Fencing Academy, work out in the Swimming Academy or learn skills playing chess with the legendary Anatolij Karpov. But, for those who do not want to give up on adrenaline, the Bike Academy is perfect to have an incredible experience riding excellent bicycles with Fabian Cancellara. 

Fabian Cancellara: the biography of a cycling champion

Born on the 18th of March 1982 in the Swiss municipality Wohlen bei Bern near Canton Berna, Fabian Cancellara used to be a professional cyclist nicknamed the Locomotive of Berna or Spartacus.

He is specialized in races against the clock of which he was world champion in 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2010 plus twice in the junior category and twice a winner at the Olympic Games in 2008 and 2016. He is also specialized in one-day races and short stage races.

His palmarès also includes one edition of Milano-Sanremo in 2008, three victories at the Tour of Flanders (2010, 2013, 2014), three at the Paris-Roubaix (2006, 2010, 2013), one at Tirreno-Adriatica (2008), one Tour de Suisse (2009), three appearances at Tour de France and three more at Vuelta a España.

His passion for cycling started at the age of thirteen when he found a bike in the garage of his father Donato, for which he put aside his interest in football.

In the junior category, he tried track cycling and cyclocross, but it is on the road that he achieved his most important goals: he won the gold medal of the timed trials by category at the World Championships in Valkenburg in 1998 and later in Verona in 1999. In 2000 he was first on the podium at the thirty-seventh edition of the Gran Premio Palio of Recioto, in 2001 he was in the category of professionals with the Italian Mapei-Quick Step cycling team and won 11 races including the Grand Prix Eddy Merckx and the Swiss championship.

In 2003 Cancellara won the timed trial at Tour de Romandie and Tour de Suisse.

During the decade between 2004 and 2014, he made appearances in many cycling ceremonies, allowing him to achieve important goals and victories like that of Tour de France where he wore the yellow t-shirt for two days, also third place at the timed trial for the world championship in Madrid, his victory at Roubaix, the Giro of Denmark and the cycling World Cup in Salzburg. He had another triumphant race at the ninety-sixth edition of Milano-Sanremo, the gold medal at the Olympics in Beijing, a triumph at Tour Oman, Tour de Flanders and the world championship in Melbourne.

These are just a few examples of the success that makes Cancellara a sports legend.

In 2016, after a problematic season in 2015, the sportman announced his retirement during the occasion of the Swiss Cycling Awards.

Fabian Cancellara: the Bike Academy and Bike Experience at Forte Village

Forte Village invites everyone to enjoy riding mountain bikes, road bikes, pedal-assist bikes and discover the most beautiful roads and paths in the south of Sardinia.

There are individual and group lessons or excursions, the program will be based on the age and experience of the participants, the little ones can try the Scuola senza Rotelle where they can learn to pedal with just two wheels.

The clients of the Academy who participate for five days will receive a kit containing t-shirt and shorts, and that’s not all.

Forte Village offers a unique experience: from the 28th of September to the 7th of October the Bike Academy will be supervised by the world champion Fabian Cancellara.

The Bike Experience package is composed of

• welcoming cocktail with Fabian Cancellara
• Daily bicycle sessions (around 3 hours each)
• Circuito Thalasso Acquaforte SPA ( 5 entries to be used during the week)
• Daily access to the Acquaforte fitness center
• € 450 per person for the whole package (or € 100 a day)

Would you like to have an unforgettable vacation in a real paradise of relaxation? Discover Forte Village Resort in Sardinia.