Bike Ride
Group rides across Bari and its metropolitan area, and community rides.
Cultivating lifestyles on two wheels
Discover moreAbout us
Our mission
Since 2025 we have been taking 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.
- +50Members
- +2.700Instagram followers
- +250People in our WhatsApp Community
- +550Tandem newsletter subscribers
- +1.000People involved in our events
- +400Kilometres ridden together
- +500Children and young people involved in educational activities
- +40Women supported through empowerment journeys on two wheels
- +50Initiatives delivered
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
Our team
The people who cultivate Terreno, every day.
Board
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Antonella Santoro
President & Founder
I discovered cycling as a girl in Valle d’Itria and have ridden every day since my university years. Convinced it is a healthy, human way to live the city, I work 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 coordinate the communications team, 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
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 work in 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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Fabio Leli
Communications
I ride, I tell stories, I connect. I turn my passion for cycling and sustainable mobility into dynamic videos, digital stories and social content that resonate with the community. I give a voice to those who choose two wheels to change our cities.
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Vito Pesola
AI Facilitator & Operations
Hooked on my e-bike, within the group I stand out for my 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.
Italian Alliance for Sustainable Development (ASviS)
We are part of the Italian Network for Fair Mobility
The street is the public space we share every day. Asking for it to be safe for everyone shouldn't be necessary. Today it is urgent.
Terreno Cycling Therapy is one of the 40 organisations promoting road safety, active mobility, public transport and a fair share of public space.
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Official partner
We are partners of the Sud Vivo campaign
Being born, Staying, Returning, Arriving.
Sud Vivo is Fondazione Con il Sud's national campaign against depopulation: it aims to change the story of Southern Italy from one of resignation to one of possibility, giving a voice to those who choose to be born, stay, return or arrive in the South.
Terreno Cycling Therapy is an official partner. Our rides, workshops and community are our way of making the towns of Apulia more alive, welcoming and liveable every day.
Discover Fondazione Con il SudWhat we do
Our activities
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.
Events
Upcoming events
No events scheduled at the moment. Follow us on social media to stay up to date!
Follow us on InstagramPast events
A little of the road travelled together.
Join our Community!
We are a community, mostly under 40, that imagines a city where getting around by bike is simpler, safer and more natural. And we decided not to wait for it to happen, but to help build it.
Joining Terreno isn't just about getting a membership card: it means adding your voice and your presence to a collective project. Every membership supports a community that turns cycling culture into activities, projects and new possibilities for the city.
With your membership you can take part in:
- over 150 km of rides, explorations and shared outings throughout the year
- bike rides and activities in the city, free or at reduced rates
- free bike-mechanics workshops, to get to know your bike better and learn to look after it
- third-party liability insurance across Europe while you ride, through CIAB
- team-building experiences for those who look after Terreno every day
If you want to go a step further, you can bring your skills and time, taking an active part in the life of the association and in building our initiatives.
Join Terreno. The more of us there are, the further we can go together!
Join us!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!
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.
Our network
If you'd like to collaborate with us, support our association, or join our working group and give your contribution, write to us at info@terrenocyclingtherapy.com