Ital Cycling Bike Tours

Sicily is the region with some of the most iconic landscapes, architecture and food, representing Italy all over the world. In particular, the Sicilian cuisine is an experience for the senses that will make you crave for more. But Sicily is also cycling best kept secret: a great destination for road cycling.

Highlights

• Arriving in the beautiful squares of Taormina and Syracuse riding your road bike.
• Having a stroll around Catania to treat yourself with the famous Sicilian sweets: cannolo, cassatella or a granita. Drinking famous Nero D'Avola red wine in Avola.
• Relaxing at your resort, playing golf overlooking your next cycling challenge: Mt Etna Europe highest volcano.

For the first time in cycling history the Tour De France will have its Big Start in Italy. And organizers have chosen some of the most premium destinations in our country as hosts of the three stages. We have planned an interesting and exciting week tour, which includes a three-day stay in Florence followed by four in Alba, Piedmont. Florence will be the city from which the Tour will start its journey, while this great race will tackle the Langhe hills in its the third stage. In this week you'll visit the vineyards areas of Langhe, land of Barolo and Barbaresco wines, as well as Chianti area hills. You'll stop in the famous Cinque Terre area, on the Tyrrhenian Sea. It will be a fantastic combination of a major sport event, places with strong historical value and food and wine experiences.

• The beauty of Le Cinque Terre
• Alba, Langhe area, Barolo and Barbaresco red wines will make you fall in Love with Piedmont

The land where many professional teams begin their winter preparation and where cyclists enjoy their rides in summer clothing all year round, at an average temperature of 24 ° C, a wonderful sea and paths crossing the island and climbing to the volcanos’ slopes in perfect alpine style.

Why go on a cycling holiday in the Canary Islands? The Canaries are not just a place to escape from winter to pedal in spring temperatures. You will find splendid landscapes, hospitality dedicated to cyclists and fun, as well as good food and beautiful beaches. Especially the southern part of the island is undoubtedly the place where you can enjoy the same temperatures all year round. Playa del Inglés is full of shops, services of all kinds, many clubs and restaurants for a pleasant evening with friends. It is located just 20 minutes from the airport by car and it is very well connected with the capital Las Palmas.

Highlights

• Spring climate throughout the winter especially in the southern part of the island.
• Great respect for cyclists, and cycling culture.
• Impressive climbs and breathtaking landscapes

You must breathe its air, see the colours of the earth and sea with your eyes. You have to talk to the people in the streets and hear the sounds of Naples. You have to savour the food flavours and enjoy a pizza Margherita mixed with the Neapolitan dialect. If you add two pedals to all this you will live an experience without equal and you will return again to this beautiful land. The nostalgia for Africa was invented in Naples, but the Neapolitans did not know it.

Highlights

• Ride on Vesuvius, admire Gulf of Naples from this wonderful view
• A dinner in the "piazzetta" of Amalfi, taste spaghetti with Cetara anchovy sauce
• Arrive in Ravello and be enchanted by its colors in a sunny cycling day

Local guide by bike, vehicle assistance for luggage transport and transfer service. Planned stages and overnight stays, daily mileage and height differences to be tackled at a cycling tourism pace. One of the "MUST" of this trip are the incredible natural wonders and beauties of the south, which offers breathtaking views, from sunrise to sunset. In the heart of Israel's great Negev desert is Ramon Crater, the largest crater in the world generated by erosion, also known as Makhtesh Ramon. Enclosed by a great variety of rocks of fantastic colors and shapes, this amazing natural phenomenon measures 40km in length and between 2 and 10km in width, shaped like an elongated heart it is Israel's largest national park, the Ramon nature reserve.

Highlights

• The wild landscapes and the modern cities of Israel
• Discover the most beautiful roads that cross the Negev Desert, coast the Dead Sea and lead you to Jerusalem
• A guided tour in the beautiful Jerusalem

Dubai also hosts many top sporting events and offers attractions for passionate athletes. The United Emirates is an excellent destination for cycling, with everything from 200 km hilly routes to very long and challenging climbs. Here you can ride safely on wide cycle paths designed for road cycling training. Local cycling community organizes weekly races as well as Gran Fondos. Cycling in the Arab Emirates will surprise and delight you, and the beautiful beaches of this area are the perfect the place to relax after training. And after that? You will be in Dubai, a city that offers many entertainments! So this winter let's train in the warm United Emirates!

Highlights

• Ride among dunes and antelopes in Al Qudra
• Climb for more than 40 km to reach the 1.600 meter asl in Jebel Al Jais
• Ride your bicycle in the Yas Marina Abu Dhabi Formula 1 circuit

And... of course, we are in Italy! Tasting of salted meat, grappas and wines from Trentino will brighten the breaks of your training program. Various exclusive activities, such as visiting Francesco Moser's property and experiencing the final stage of the UCI Tour of the Alps 2021, will complete this holiday dedicated at improving your cycling technique and making you experience Lake Garda at its best!

Accommodation: Aktivhotel Santa Lucia the official bike hotel of the retreat of the Italian national cycling team!

Highlights

• Get scared looking at the lake from the precipice of the Terrazza del Brivido in Tremosine
• Taste the wines of the Adige Valley in Francesco Moser's cellar, winner of the Paris-Roubaix and UCI Hour Record holder
• The beautiful Sarca Valley and its little lakes

Let yourself be enchanted by the Monferrato area where culture, food, wine, nature and cycling are the added values ​​of this corner of Piedmont to be discovered and which has so much to tell! Vineyards, castles, small villages (including the beautiful Cella Monte), giant benches and the typical local " infernot " are the pieces of a mosaic crossed by white roads just waiting to be pedalled!

If centuries-old towers, churches, vineyards, big benches, amazing viewpoints and kilometers of white roads were not enough, there is still a curious element that unites some of these pretty villages and that makes this route even more interesting: the crossing of the 45 ° parallel that places this corner of lower Monferrato exactly between the North Pole and the Equator! Last but certainly not least the crossing of Cuccaro, a tiny village in Monferrato and birthplace of the famous navigator Christopher Columbus!

Highlights

• Ride between vineyards and giant coloured pencils
• Discover the "checkered sea" in the Po Park
• Enjoy a glass of famous Barbera, as a prize for your ride

The first part of the week will be dedicated to the inspiring story of Gino Bartali, narrated in the famous book Road to Valour, by Aili and Andres McConnon: not only one of the strongest cyclists at Tour de France and Giro d’Italia, but an underground hero during the Second World War. Reviving his journey, from his house in Florence Ponte Ema to Terontola train station, we will visit Bartali’s Museum and ride the same route along which Gino saved the life of many Jewish people during the second world conflict, carrying forged identification documents in the tubes of his bicycle. Our journey will then head to the magnificent city of Assisi, UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The second part of the week will take us across two more UNESCO sites, the marvelous Val D'Orcia all the way to Siena. We all have in mind those Tuscany postcard-like dirt roads, running between lines of cypresses, surrounded by vineyards of famous Brunello di Montalcino, Montepulciano and Chianti red wines, and set of the L’Eroica, Strade Bianche and Giro d’Italia most incredible stages. Add to this the epic winding road, set of Millemiglia historic car race, arriving at San Quirico d’Orcia and you will live the true spirit of Italy, while a triumphant entrance in Siena main square, set of the Palio delle Contrade historical horse race, and finish line of Strade Bianche will be the well-deserved “grand finale” of this unforgettable week with Ital Cycling.

Highlights

• Relive Bartali’s story of the book Road to Valour
• Ride through the beautiful medieval villages of Tuscany and Umbria
• Try hand made Pici, Fiorentina Steak and enjoy Brunello di Montalcino wine

The beautiful hilly gravel trails of Lake Garda South East are perfect for those don’t have great skills and want to live a fantastic landscape. We can provide ebikes too, these let everyone experience Lake Garda area cycling paths. There are plenty of extra cycling activity options, the vineyards areas of Valpolicella and Custoza as well as the historical Verona. Weather here is fine for cycling almost 10 months in the year.

We are available to create a customized proposal for you. Please send us or a detail of how you would like the holiday to be structured, in terms of duration, level of accommodation, type of bike to be used, price, etc.

We can arrange a very lot of extra cycling activities as well finest cousine meals and italian red and white wine tastings. Don't miss to visit Verona and Venice, two historical towns in Italy, and go hiking on Monte Baldo's peaks!

Bespoke itineraries are customised to your cycling habits and terrain: gravel, paved, MTB track.