Once you leave Orzinuovi, hometown of champion Vanessa Ferrari, go ahead a tortuous road that follows the Oglio river.

The sound of the water will become either close or far as you go along the way. Both Oglio North and South parkes were founded in the late Eighties in order to preserve this magnificent nautral area. You can find there numerous bird species like herons and sedge warblers, you may get the chance to see them or at least hear their singing thanks to the little noise bicycles make.

A detour around Acqualunga will get you to cross the Cremona civic Naviglio, allowing you to pedal towards the city or go the opposite way and you will find yourselves in Crema.

If you visit the area of Quinzano d'Oglio during autumn, be sure not to miss the festival dedicated to a local cold meat known as Salame Cotto.

You know you are arriving to the end of this stage in Ostiano once you cross the Mella river, one of the Oglio's affluent streams.