20260613 – Day 01 – Part 01 -The Road to Milan – 13th June 2026

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The Road to Milan – Day 01 – Part 01 – Hotel to St Jakob Park, Basel.

After an early breakfast the cyclists made the short 1.5 mile cycle to St Jakob Park, Basel where some photographs both inside and outside the stadium had been taken

Through the years, there have been some memorable games against Basel. In 1969, we kicked off the famous Road to Milan European Cup journey with a goalless draw. In 1974, Celtic lost 3–2 on the night but progressed 6–5 on aggregate, which put them into the 1974 European Cup semi-final against the villains from Madrid. In more recent times, a Champions League qualifier was lost, which led to the run to Seville in the UEFA Cup in 2002/2003

Old Town, Basel

St Jakob Park, Basel

Statistics:

From	To
Hotel, Basel	St Jakob Park, Basel

Miles	Elevation gain feet	Moving time minutes
1.35	25	10

Lowest elevation feet	Highest elevation feet
850	900

Route:

Route

Todays elevation and climbing

Team picture pre departure

Donations – Celtic FC Foundation – Paradise Recovery Cafe

Celtic FC Foundation is proud to announce that all funds raised through our cycling challenges and fundraising events will be ring-fenced to help sustain and grow the Paradise Recovery Café initiative,

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Overall cumulative progress to date:

Days completed	Miles	Elevation gain feet	Moving time
01	1.35	25	10 Mins

Pictures captured by the team enroute:

Previous blogs

Along the way, we’ve put together a series of blogs covering The Road To Milan journey – you can find them all here.Previous blogs here

Gallery

The Road to Milan Kit