Bike Ride
Group rides across Bari and its metropolitan area, and community rides.
Cultivating lifestyles on two wheels
Discover moreAbout us
Our mission
We take care of the human infrastructure of cycling. We want to help break down the barriers that stand between people and the choice to move by bike. We work on skills, access, awareness and inspiration, with a focus on reducing the gender gap in cycling mobility.
Our past eventsOur impact
A few numbers from the road we've travelled so far.
- +2.400 Community People riding with us
- +380 Kilometres ridden On local roads and routes
- +50 Initiatives delivered Rides, talks and training courses
Italian Alliance for Sustainable Development (ASviS)
Our team
The people who cultivate Terreno, every day.
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Antonella Santoro
President & Founder
She discovered cycling as a girl in Valle d’Itria and has ridden every day since her university years. Convinced it is a healthy, human way to live the city, she works to make cycling a free, safe choice open to everyone.
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Silvana Mitolo
Vice-President & Networker
Firmly convinced that the bike drives change — and that we are what drives the bike — I write our monthly newsletter and social content, and look after our members and our network of local associations.
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Vito Castellano
Secretary (Board)
I look after the paperwork, the administration and the budget. I try to be there for every one of our wonderful activities. I believe firmly in this project.
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Ettore Nicoletti
Cycling Activities Coordinator
A management engineer and IT consultant, my deep passion for sport led me to coordinate and run our cycling activities: I pair a structured approach with a dynamic, open-air world.
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Valentina Catucci
Communications & Outreach
I coordinate the communications team and I scout out new opportunities for the association to take up.
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Marghita D’Alò
Advocacy, Project Development & Communication
I believe cycling improves people’s quality of life and the wellbeing of the community. At Terreno I develop activities that help more and more people feel safe and self-reliant on a bike, and advocacy for accessible, bike-friendly cities.
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Vito Pesola
AI Facilitator & Funding
Hooked on his e-bike, within the group he stands out for his decidedly questionable music selections.
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Marianna Marchitto
Customer assistant
I have been an active member since the association was founded and I help those who are getting into cycling: I give details on our upcoming events and on membership.
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Giorgio Basile
Volunteer
I help organise our group rides and I create the digital maps that we use for our outreach activities.
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Caterina Losito
Confident cyclist
I support the community and help our teamwork along. I put my DJ and PR talents to work to make Terreno a livelier place.
Manifesto
Terreno Cycling Therapy ETS
Between a person and their bicycle there is never just a road: there are fears, habits, perceptions, skills never acquired, cities designed for someone else. That is where we work — on the human infrastructure of cycling, too often unfairly overlooked by cycling policies.
We know how to listen before speaking, to welcome those starting from scratch or looking for their circle of people, to organise and build what is missing, to weave a network across the area.
We bring care, creativity, flexibility, perseverance and a bit of self-irony, because riding together teaches us that we go further when nobody is left behind. We defend everyone's freedom of movement, with kindness and respect, so that public space becomes the expression of a proud sense of belonging and common ground for civic life.
We dream of authentically building a community that rides at everyone's own pace, and a more modern, more European city.
Every ride is an act of inclusion. Every person who chooses the bicycle is one step further towards a more human, safer mobility — a seed tended and ready to bloom. Let's build the human infrastructure of cycling, together
What we do
Our activities
Discover the upcoming initiatives
Bike Café
Meet-ups, film forums and training workshops on cycling mobility.
Bike Edu
Structured, funded courses tailored to learning and to growing skills and awareness, for adults and children.
Women on bikes
For those who never learned to ride, have forgotten how, or just need practice.
The gender gap in cycling is not about talent: it is made of missed chances, streets that feel hostile, and of an «it's not for me» we have heard far too often. Terreno runs supported programmes designed for women, in small groups, with instructors and at everyone's own pace. You start from where you are — even from zero.
- Small groups, in protected, traffic-free spaces.
- Bikes available for those who don't have one.
- Nothing to prove: we go at the pace of whoever is learning.
- We move onto the road only when you feel ready.
Where are you starting from?
This is the self-assessment grid we use: read the levels and pick the one closest to you. It is not an exam — it only helps us build the right group for you.
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Level 0 I never learned
Cannot yet pedal or keep balance.
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Level 1 Balance still wobbly
Can safely handle a correctly sized, well-adjusted bike in a traffic-free environment, including:
- balancing the bike while stationary
- getting on and off the bike
- walking beside the bike and riding it, keeping balance
- pedalling, starting and stopping
- turning
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Level 2 Almost there
Can safely handle a correctly sized, well-adjusted bike in a traffic-free environment, including:
- changing gear and braking suddenly
- making tight turns
- signalling with the arm, looking over the shoulder
- riding through a narrow gap without pedalling
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Level 3 Experimenting
Can move safely in light traffic (occasional traffic, 30 km/h limit) — better in a group — including:
- knowing road rules, signs and correct behaviour on the road
- adjusting the saddle, inflating tyres, switching on the lights
- riding while carrying a single bag (backpack or bike-mounted bag)
Register your interest
Leave us your contact details and your starting level: we'll write as soon as the next group is formed. No commitment.
Events & taking part
Upcoming events
No events scheduled at the moment. Follow us on social media to stay up to date!
Past events
A little of the road travelled together.
2026
Locorotondo – Cisternino
18 July 2026Locorotondo → Cisternino · 35 km round trip
2026
Seconda Serata Ciclabile + Drink pit stop in spiaggia
9 July 2026 · 8:30 pmMeet at Parco Rossani, Bari
2026
Girls Bike Bootcamp
6–10 July 2026Franco Ballerini Cycling School
2025
Pedalata Ognissanti di Cuti
16 November · 9:15 amMeet at Parco 2 Giugno → Church of Ognissanti di Cuti, Valenzano
2025
PER-CORSO CICLISTICO — Pedalata urbana
1 November · 10:00 amMeet at Bari Central Station → Swabian Castle of Sannicandro di Bari
2025
WOMEN BIKE RIDE 2025
19–20–21 September 2025Bari
2025
Pedalata serale — TERRENO
26 August · 9:00 pmEx Caserma Rossani Park, Bari
Become part of the community!
Support the association's work and be part of the change:
- Ride with us, with priority access to our activities
- Bike-mechanics workshops
- Discounts and partner deals
- Third-party liability insurance across Europe while cycling
Moving on two wheels in the city is first of all an experience of freedom and independence, as well as a thrifty way of living. That our travel choices have a real impact on the air quality of our cities, and that active mobility brings undisputed health-prevention benefits, are facts. And the bike lets us relive feelings tied to our childhood, and savour a slow relationship with the neighbourhoods we cross, with their glimpses and encounters! It brings us back to a more authentic humanity, out in the open air, full of visual and scented emotions — not filtered through a closed box.
See the calendar of our initiatives 5x1000 campaign
Dear friends, tax return season is here and this year too you can make a big difference without spending a cent: you just have to want to.
🚴 Most of Terreno Cycling Therapy ETS's activities are self-funded: donating your 5x1000 means turning your taxes into kilometres of wellbeing and therapy on two wheels. It's a free but intentional choice: if you give it to us, your signature becomes concrete support for all our projects in schools, for cyclists' safety, for the environment.
👉🏼 How does it work? In your tax return (730 or Redditi), just sign in the “Support for Third Sector Organisations” box and enter our tax code (codice fiscale):
Our tax code
💫 A small gesture for you, vital support for us. Heartfelt thanks for supporting us and pedalling by our side!
Our network
Institutions & partners involved
The institutions and supporters that make our work possible.
We collaborate with
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If you'd like to collaborate with us, support our association, or join our working group and give your contribution, get in touch!