81ST INTERNATIONAL MOTORCYCLE RALLY
"Madonnina dei Centauri"
July 10, 11, 12, 2026 - Alessandria
Viale della Repubblica (Public Gardens)

Friday, July 10, 2026
12.00 Opening of the rally area in Viale della Repubblica (public gardens) and official FMI registration. Only for those registered to the rally, it is possible to book participation to the tours organized in the Monferrato UNESCO World heritage area.
15.00 Departure of the tour to the village of Olivola, located in the Lower Monferrato area, 30km from Alessandria and 20 km from Casale Monferrato.
18.00 Meeting of the International sections in the site of Moto Club.
19.30 Opening of the rally with local authorities. Buffet
20.00 Closing of official FMI registration. The entrance to the rally area remains open. Rally participants will be able to find sector exhibitors, food stands, and live music shows with DJ Luciano Tirelli.

Saturday, July 11, 2026
08.00 Opening of the rally area.
09.00 Opening of official FMI registration. Only for those registered to the rally, it is possible to book participation to the Saturday long and short tours.
09.45 Concentration and control of participants for the touristic tour.
10.00 Departure of the long tour around villages and hills of Upper Monferrato. Stops in Capriata d'Orba and Mantovan 12.30 Closing of official FMI registrations.
14.00 Opening of official FMI registrations.
14.45 Departure of the short tour that will reach Fontanile, a village situated among the beautiful hills of Upper Monferrato that was a feud of various noble families among which the Aleramici ,the Paleologi and at last the Savoia.
17.45 Return of the touristic tours
18.00 Departure of the foreign delegations to the Town Hall of Alessandria and formation of the cortege of honour.
18.15 Departure of the authorities for Castellazzo B. followed by the representants of the foreign delegations to attend the religious ceremony at the Sanctuary of the B.V. della Creta, Patroness of Centaurs.
18.30 On the forecourt of the Sanctuary, reception by the local authorities and coupling of the Damsels of Honour to the First Centaurs.
Afterwards, inside the Sanctuary of the 'Madonnina', religious function officiated by H.E. Mons. Guido Gallese. At the end of the function the President of Honour lights the Votive Torch, which will remain lit until the end of the event.
20.00 Closing of official FMI registration. Entry to the rally area remains open to ralliests.
Afterwards, inside the rally area in Viale della Repubblica, food stands until late in the evening with sector exhibitors and live music with the band Civil War tribute to Guns N' Roses

Sunday, July 12, 2026
07.30 Opening of the rally area.
08.00 Opening of official FMI registration.
08.30 Formation of the motorized column with the flags of the Nations and First Bikers, one for each Nation represented. The column will go from the rally area to the Bishop's Palace of Alessandria to wait for H.E. Mons. Guido Gallese and the other authorities.
09.00 Departure of the motorized column from the Bishop's Palace in Alessandria to the Ssanctuary of the B.V. della Creta: Parade route (provisional, still to be defined): exit from Piazza Libertà - Via Pontida - Corso Lamarmora - Corso Cento Cannoni - Piazza Garibaldi - Corso Crimea - Spalto Borgoglio - Viale Brigata Ravenna - Via Carlo Alberto - Corso Acqui - Cabanette - Cantalupo - Castellazzo B.
10.00 Celebration of the Holy Mass at the Sanctuary of the B.V. della Creta, Patroness of motorcyclists, and blessing by the Bishop of the Centaurs Mons. Gallese to all motorcyclists present to the rally.
11.00 Departure of the parade from Castellazzo B. preceded by the Authorities and the Committee of Honour. Parade route (provisional, still to be defined): Castellazzo B, Cantalupo, Cabanette, corso Acqui, via C. Alberto, viale Brigata Ravenna, corso Borsalino, spalto Gamondio, via Marengo, corso Lamarmora, corso Cento Cannoni, piazza Garibaldi.
11.45 Arrival in Piazza Garibaldi for the final parade, which will pass in front of the Authorities' stage to reach the exit. At the end of the parade, entry to the rally area is optional and free.
13.00 Closing of official registrations
14.30 Display of official classifications
15.00 Start of award ceremonies

SPECIAL PRIZES for GROUPS and ISOLATED.

Registration Fee: 12 € on site, entitles to:
Free reserved parking for rally participants, focaccia and bottle of mineral water, souvenir item, Trà, tourist information material: participation to the tours (Friday and Saturday afternoon: free; Saturday morning: on payment tour). Ranking for FMI and FIM.

At disposal of the participants to the rally there is a free camping at DLF "Lo Stecco" in Alessandria. Max 30/35 places. In case of rain indoor places.

We remind all participants that during the event the usual road code is in force, both in the areas surrounding the rally and inside the rally area. We invite you to respect the rules, the other participants and the citizenship. We invite you to USE YOUR HEAD AND HELMET!
Only for the final parade from the Sanctuary of the B.V. della Creta to Alessandria, a colourful and noisy "snake" of motorbikes 12 km long, parading for about 80 minutes between two wings of the public ... it's worth being here!