Quarrata

Quarrata is a "comune" (municipality) in the Province of Pistoia in the Italian region Tuscany, located about west of Florence and about south of Pistoia.
Sport.
The British Cycling academy has made Quarrata its training base for a number of years and as a result a number of British cyclists make their home in Quarrata, including Mark Cavendish, Steve Cummings, and Geraint Thomas.