Practice Bicycle Bike Tours

The World Tour professional cyclists racing down under in 2025, see the very best cyclists in the world racing on the roads of Adelaide, South Australia.

With a new 6 stage race format including Willunga Hill and Mount Lofty the race will be electric from the very first day.

Experience amazing Australia at it’s very best with this quality small group cycling holiday, unique cycling down under and a true taste of Australia. Be part of all the action of the Tour Down Under with live roadside viewing and the opportunity to ride parts of the race route and other sensational, scenic rides with your team and expert cycling guides. Start your year in real style cycling the best roads in Australia with your premium Tour Down Under cycling trip!

Your experienced international cycling guides and unique skill set lead this quality small group cycling experience, Practice Bicycle Tours are the best way to enjoy your bike race holiday with a difference, whether you’re looking for day after day of challenging cycling or comfortable rides on the most beautiful cycling roads of Australia join PB in January.

January is when the cycling world turns to Adelaide, Australia for the first major race on the world cycling calendar and the biggest cycling race in the southern hemisphere. The Santos Tour Down Under lifts this world class event to a new level with more climbing and truly a festival of cycling with all the stars of cycling challenged like never before. PB Tours have enjoyed being a part of this incredible event and cycling the Adelaide region for many years, designing each day of this thrilling bike race tour to give you amazing cycling for the final 4 stages.

Enjoy the spectacle of the Tour Down Under race action live from the roadside, with an incredible variety of viewing spots and fully guided and supported rides each day. Relax and reward yourself with the best bike rides in South Australia and with complete confidence in all the details taken care of with your premium PB cycling experience.

Highlights:

• City of Adelaide, South Australia the ideal location for summer cycling down under
• World Tour international professional racing cyclists in a relaxed environment up close & personal
• Start your cycling year in January with a magical week of riding the most memorable kilometres/miles in Australia
• Taste Aussie Wine, some of the best in the world in the Barossa Valley, Adelaide Hills & McLaren Vale wine growing areas
• Action packed rides along endless beaches, amongst the eucalyptus shrouded Adelaide hills and panoramic rows of leafy green vineyards
• 1st class service, small group camaraderie a unique experience & lots of fun

Alps cycling holidays, experience past and present classic Tour de France cols in the French Alps right from the doorstep of your hotel at the perfect cycling location Annecy.
Unpack Once & Ride Everyday with a choice of the ultimate cycling test with 17 epic alpine cycling cols. Take the test of 1, 2 or 3 unbelievable cycling cols on offer each day with spectacular routes in the alps and total confidence in the support of the PB team. An amazing selection of alps cycling routes crafted together by the professional for your epic alps cycling holiday. With over 20 years of unique local knowledge and cycling expertise riding the roads of the French Alps. This is the ultimate cycling in the alps experience with ride routes based on the alpine stages of the Tour de France.

With numerous Tour de France legendary Cols available, this is just the start of what you will experience with your Epic Alps Cycling Cols! Based in the heart of ‘Cycling Paradise’ you are among an endless variety of spectacular roads, terrain and cols. From Semnoz (1665m) 10.7km @ 8.5% to the Col de la Croix-fry (1477m) cat1 – 11.3km @ 7% and you’ll get to immerse yourself in the best rides of your life during your Alps cycling holiday week.

The spectacular Time Trial around Lake Annecy, Tour de France 2009. The final mountain stage of the 2013 Tour de France, Annecy to the summit of Semnoz mountain. 20 editions of the Tour de France climbing the Aravis mountain range. A few of the reasons why Annecy is a mecca of cycling in the French Alps. Your ultimate epic bike tour is about tailoring the ideal rides each day. With our unique cycling experience and skill set, exceptional local knowledge of the roads of the French Alps, expect only the best ride routes from this amazing alps cycling experience.

Whether your preparing for an event, improving your climbing technique or ticking the boxes of famous cols whilst riding on historic cycling routes of the Tour de France. It’s your ultimate cycling test with the PB professionals in the French Alps.

Immerse yourself in Italy with this stunning Giro d’Italia cycling vacation on the amazing roads of the Abruzzo region from the Coast to the Mountains. Experience the Giro d’Italia cycling odyssey with 4 contrasting Giro race viewing stages with your very own small group cycling adventures. Make your own unforgettable cycling memories on the beautiful Costa dei Trabocchi Adriatic Coastline with your fabulous Practice Bicycle bike race adventures at the Giro!

Experience the Tour of Italy with the team of Practice Bicycle Tours with all the race background and passion for life both on and off the bike with your own Giro d’Italia cycling tour escape! (Owner/Operator Bridget Evans participated in Giro d’Italia Donna 1999 & 2001).

Giro d’Italia tours are more enjoyable when you Unpack Once, Ride Everyday with this small group Italian cycling vacation. With an exciting variety of 4 contrasting Giro stages on offer this year, join the action live and enjoy a selection of superb, tailored rides to suit all abilities come and experience a bike tour with a difference at the Giro d’Italia!

After last years spectacular Giro d’Italia opening stages in the Abruzzo region of Italy on the Trabocchi Coast. The Giro d’Italia 2024 route brings an incredible selection of race viewing opportunities from the Gran Sasso d’Italia massif in the Apennine Mountains with a stage finish at Prati di Tivo, to the fastest professional cyclists in the world at maximum speed on the Adriatic Coastline at Francavilla al Mare.

Exciting race viewing, spectacular cycling and incredible Italian restaurant feasts is your ultimate Giro cycling vacation. Join all the atmosphere of Italy at this amazing race for the Pink Jersey at the Tour of Italy.

Every stage of the Giro is unpredictable and full of excitement, with all the stars of cycling challenging for the first of the Grand Tour victories of the season. In 2024 the prolific Primoz Roglic (Jumbo Visma), took the pink jersey of race winner on the very last stage from Britain’s, Geraint Thomas (INEOS Grenadiers) with Portugal’s João Almeida (UAE Team Emirates) completing the final podium in Rome. Which of the cycling worlds ultimate stage race riders will light up the roads of Abruzzo in 2024?

Join us for all the Giro action, whether you are among the Italian fans on the climbs of the Apennine Mountains, or among the razzmatazz of the stage start in Avezzano, it will be pure Giro d’Italia! If you are a fan of bike racing share the race for Pink at the Giro d’Italia 107th edition with this exciting memorable lifetime bike tour. Are you the ‘discerning’ cyclist wanting to be challenged, be relaxed, be excited or be in admiration, which ever you wish to be the Professional team at PB Cycling have it covered!

Highlights:

• The ancient hill city of Ortona full of culture and sea, amazing panorama from the “Oriental Walk”
• Relax & unwind each day in the quiet of the vineyards & garden, enjoy an igloo sauna overlooking the olive grove
• Memorable Giro d’Italia unique live roadside viewing on the Abruzzo – Costa dei Trabocchi
• Spin your wheels & feel the emotion on the Iconic cycling roads of Italy
• Join the glitz & razzmatazz of a Giro stage start in the charming medieval hilltop town of Vasto
• Regional Nature Reserve of Punta Aderci, one of the most evocative and spectacular stretches of the Abruzzo coast
• Lago di Scanno, your heart shaped lake in the Apennine Mountains
• Celebrate the Giro d’Italia in style with a fine glass of the king of Abruzzo! The red Montepulciano d’Abruzzo
• 1st class service, small group camaraderie a unique experience & lots of fun

Comfortable / Challenging 35-95km / 22-60mi Various ride distances each day.

Come and discover the Italian Riviera and classic Italian cycling with your Imperia bike trip. The Liguria region is a narrow land squeezed between the mountains and the sea with a mild climate, breathtaking views, and spectacular cliffs. Passing fishing villages with tall and slender houses in vivacious colors, secluded bays, and hidden treasures around each corner.

This is the perfect place to live the Italian “dolce vita” by bicyclette. Soak up the atmosphere in the typical alleyways of San Stefano al Mare by letting yourselves be guided by the sound of the sea. The Mediterranean coast with vineyards and olive groves on the terraced hillsides and panoramic Italian winding roads Riviera cycling is picture-perfect!

Imperia cycling vacations are designed to make you feel like a different person. In this region of Italy, streets aren’t measured by kilometers, but by emotions…perfect for cycling. You want to experience great Italian flavours with amazing lunch stops, immerse yourself in the best of Italy at a comfortable cycling pace. Experience both with your Imperia bike trip and Italian Riviera bike tour package.

Highlights:

• San Remo the capital of the Italian Riviera of Flowers on the shores of the Mediterranean
• Ride the spectacular Riviera dei Fiori cycle path with panoramic views of the Italian Riviera
• Explore historical centre of Imperia and Diano Marina, coastal town known as the City of Oranges after its Orange tree lined streets
• Cipressa & Poggio hilltop villages amongst man-made terraces overlooking Sanremo
• Discover the picturesque medieval town of Dolceacqua full of charm with its bridge described by the impressionist painter Claude Monet as a ‘jewel of lightness’
• Ligurian Wines, from Rossese di Dolceacqua to Ormeasco di Pornassio the entire region offers fine wines.
• Private 1st class tailored service every pedal stroke of the way
• Unique small group experience & lots of fun

Adelaide Bike Tours explore the unique countryside of South Australia with this unforgettable cycling holiday experience. Adelaide is the ideal environment to enjoy the very best cycling in Australia and at the same time relax and unwind in true ‘Aussie’ style.

The bike ride options each day surrounding Adelaide are truly unique and take your cycling adventures to new heights only challenged by your own level of fitness. With Adelaide’s gastronomical delights on offer, you are left with a lasting impression and an excellent reward for a day well lived by bike on your Adelaide cycling holiday.

With over 10 years of riding this amazing cycling area and a world of cycling experience available from the team at Practice Bicycle, enjoy the best selection of tailored rides and experience for yourself why Adelaide ranks as our #1 Australian cycling holiday destination.

Adelaide bike tours are not only about great ‘Cycling Down Under’, if you’re interested in great wine then you have come to the perfect place. Visit one of over 50 wineries around Adelaide, you can take advantage of the many different types of wines produced and even visit the home of Australia’s most famous wine – Penfolds Grange.

Highlights

• Norton Summit, offering amazing panoramic views of Adelaide City, coast, and plains.
• Adelaide Hills, rugged region East of Adelaide including the former German settlement of Hahndorf village full of great pubs and galleries.
• Glenelg Beach, soak up the charm of this classic seaside suburb on the shore of Gulf St Vincent.
• McLaren Vale south of Adelaide a sea of green leafy vineyards on a sun burnt Australian landscape and home to some of the worlds oldest grape vines!
• Unique small group experience, first class service & lots of fun!
• Memories of a Lifetime!

Join all the excitement of France with your opportunity of a lifetime at the 2024 Tour de France, this spectacular cycling vacation all from the shores of Lake Annecy in the French Alps with this ultimate bike tour from Practice Bicycle Tours.
The Tour de France is the pinnacle of the season for cycling fans and the Practice Bicycle team, who have a special passion for cycling and international racing ready to share with you.

The Tour de France is an annual men’s multiple-stage bike race primarily held in France. It is the oldest of the three Grand Tours (Le Tour, the Giro d’Italia and the Vuelta a Espana), and is generally considered the most prestigious.
Traditionally, the bulk of the race is held in July. While the route changes each year, the format of the race stays the same, and includes time trials, passage through the mountain chains of the Pyrenees and the Alps, and a finish on the Champs Elysees in Paris. However, due to the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad being held in Paris, for the first time in history, the race will conclude in Nice, on the French Riviera.
The modern editions of the Tour de France consist of 21 day-long stages over a 23-day period and cover approximately 3,500 kilometres (2,200 mi) total. Each year the Tour de France route includes classic alpine roads we’ve been exploring for over 20 years.
For 2024, Practice Bicycle has selected three amazing and contrasting Tour De France stages for incorporation into our exciting range of Tour De France cycling packages. These include – Stages 4, 5 and 6 of the Tour.
You want to feel like you belong and you’re not just another tourist in the group… in fact you want to totally escape, both on your bike and whilst relaxing…. a real cycling holiday! Tour de France bike tours are more enjoyable when you Unpack Once, Ride Everyday with this small group cycling vacation. With an exciting variety of 3 contrasting TDF stages on offer this year, join the action live and enjoy a selection of superb, tailored rides to suit all abilities, escape the norm and immerse yourself in authentic France.

Crazy, Chaos, Thrilling, Amazing it must be the 2024 Tour de France the greatest sporting event in the world!

The parcours for the 111th edition of the Tour De France has been officially unveiled for 2024. It’s unusual because of the Italian start and the finish in Nice, it’s different because of everything else in between.

In 2024, the Tour de France is better than ever.
Covering 3405km across 21 incredible stages, there’s enough to suit the climbers over the rouleurs, plenty for sprinters, and terrain for the puncheurs.
The 2024 Tour starts with three stages in Italy and crosses into France via the Alps before venturing north for the first time trial and a tricky helping of gravel. The second week takes the race down towards the Pyrenees via the Massif Central, for a double-header of summit finishes before the final week unfolds in the Alps.
Who will light up the roads at the 2024 Tour de France, the unpredictable new stars of cycling or will the experienced racer win the coveted yellow jersey this July?

The selection of spectacular stages from Lake Annecy, show case the ultimate Grand Tour live race viewing, with a variety of stages, the majestic alpine stage, the lakes and mountains of the Rhone region and excitement of a Burgundy stage start. Experience the best of France with your Tour de France cycling vacation, the ideal balance between quality cycling, amazing race viewing, mouthwatering restaurant lunches and relaxing in a small group environment, enjoyed by all our discerning bike riders and non-cycling guests.

Highlights:

• Magnificent Lake Annecy the most enchanting town in France, perfect Tour de France cycling holiday destination
• Experience for yourself the thrill of riding Tour de France roads and the slopes of the iconic Cols of the French Alps – ‘see it’ ‘feel it’ ‘admire it’ & ‘remember it’
• Very best flavours of France in hidden gem Restaurant lunch settings including Tour de France lunch in the majestic French Alps .
• Challenge and enjoy the French Alps, Col du Telegraphe (1566m), Cote du Puget (796m), Col du Galibier (2642m), Côte de l’Huis (390m), Cret du Chatillion (1660m), Col de Leschaux (900m), Cote de Bluffy (734m), take on one, take on all the challenge is yours!
• Experience sights & delights of France, Bauges National Park, historic medieval city of Macon, spa town of Aix-les-Bains, famous Bourgogne wine region and Valloire alpine ski village.
• Memorable Tour de France unique live viewing, Bourgogne stage depart spectacle, Ain Department Rhone River action & Majestic Col du Galibier climbing finale! 1st class service, small group camaraderie a unique experience & lots of fun

Watch the world’s very best professional bike racers in a beautiful part of France at the Criterium du Dauphine, whilst you also experience for yourself premium quality fully guided bike rides with the local French Alps bike race tour specialists. For all avid fans and discerning cyclists who may have seen the Tour de France in July, enjoy the biggest stars in cycling without the crowds, classic cycling and the majestic beauty of the French Alps at their best!

The Criterium bike race is a highlight of the season for the Practice Bicycle team, who have a special passion for cycling and International racing ready to share with you.

The Critérium du Dauphiné is the final lead up race to the Tour de France each year, which means you can expect a spectacle of racing delights with the worlds very best climbers and general classification professionals testing their physical limits. This year the race route is designed for the climbers with the final 4 stages full of new roads and new climbs a greater challenge for all the expected TDF riders.
This spectacular action packed viewing added to the best cycling of your life gives our guests an amazing cycling holiday experience brought to you with the knowledge and expertise of the professionals based in Annecy, France.

This premium bike tour brings you up close and personal with live viewing of the final Alpine stages of the 75th edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné bike race at our “unique viewing spots” only achievable from the experienced local Annecy bike tour team. Enjoy the action of Tao Geoghegan, Ben O’Connor, Primoz Roglic, Brandon McNulty, David Gaudu and Warren Barguil stars of cycling targeting the Dauphine bike race. Each day will also include the very best bike rides in the world, fully guided and tailored amongst breathtaking scenery in the French Alps and the Rhone Alps Region of France. This proven Practice Bicycle formula of the ideal balance between quality rides, race viewing and relaxing is enjoyed by all our discerning bike riders and non-cycling guests.

Highlights:

• Magnificent Lake Annecy the most enchanting town in France, perfect cycling holiday destination
• Biggest stars of world cycling live from the roadside at the Criterium du Dauphine bike race
• Breathtaking ambiance of the high pastures of the Massif des Aravis mountain range, the tranquil roads of the Vercors regional nature park & Alpine peaks of the Galibier
• Out of this world cycling deserves the very best variety of flavours of gourmet French restaurants in the Rhone-Alps.
• Ride amazing Valleys, Lakes & Cols all on offer, Cote de Mont-Brison (356m), Col du Bois Clair (394m), Cote des Grands Goulets (593m), Col de Rousset (1233m), Col de la Croix der Fer (2067m), Col de la Colombiere (1618m), & Col de Marais (843m).
• Great cafe stops during the tour at unique French Alps towns and villages; Chaintré, Rives, Aix les Bains, Saint-Sorlin-d’Arves & Thones
• 1st class service, small group camaraderie a unique experience & lots of fun

Comfortable / Challenging 40-105km / 25-65mi Various ride distances each day

This superb race in the sun the Volta ao Algarve as become an important early season race for the best professional cyclists in the world. Make this your perfect start to the year with a visit to Portugal and enjoy all the spectacle of this fantastic race route in the Algarve. An event not to be missed with this amazing cycling week in Europe this February.

The Volta is the only Portuguese stage race on the UCI Pro Series circuit, with the race route exploring the Algarve in the south of Portugal.
The format of the race stays the same each year, and includes a time trial, challenging mountains of the Serra de Monchique and Serra do Caldeirao ranges, and sprint stages. Some thing for everyone and the ideal all-round test for the professional cycling peloton.
The 50th edition of the Volta ao Algarve Tour consists of 5 stages and will cover 752.9 kilometers and have an elevation gain of 14,455 meters.

Each year the Volta route includes quiet cycling roads we’ve been exploring for over 10 years.
Bike race tours are more enjoyable when you Unpack Once, Ride Everyday with this small group cycling vacation. With an exciting variety of contrasting stages on offer, join the action live and enjoy a selection of superb, tailored rides to suit all abilities.

Highlights:

• Get close to your favourite superstars of professional cycling in a relaxed environment
• Europe’s hidden cycling secret, the Algarve ‘Rocha Praia Mar’ – cliffs, beaches, ocean
• Get your cycling season off to a flying start with kilometers / miles in the sun!
• Great cafe stops during the tour at unique Algarve towns & villages; Silves, Monchique, Portimao, Lagos, Alte, Tavira, and Albufeira.
• Spectacular rides of the natural Algarve including the challenging mountains of the Serra de Monchique and Serra do Caldeirao.
• Insight to stage race action live from the roadside each day with stage starts, sprint finishes, mountain action, time trial power.
• Amazing Algarve, friendly Portugal, superb cycling & great local food!

With its excellent weather conditions and a network of varied, amazing quiet roads, the Algarve in Portugal is the ideal destination for cycling training and quality rides especially during the winter / spring months. With a menu of endurance rides and climbing routes available during your Algarve cycling week in the sun. Join this experienced cycling team with 20 years international cycling coaching and racing experience for the very best selection of challenging and epic rides on the fantastic roads of Southern Portugal.

Start the day with the sun rising ready for a great day in the saddle. Fully charged heading out at a comfortable pace, warming up the muscles on our chosen ride option for the day. Effective training is best accomplished with a gradual increase in effort and nothing could be better when we hit the quiet country roads of the Algarve, small undulations and twisting roads are everywhere. Once in a rhythm the kilometers/miles flow by with ease as we pass Portuguese villages that haven’t changed in many years. Time to take on a small climb and stimulate those muscle fibers, early season style, small chain ring comfortable high cadence if you wish or big chain ring strength intervals if you’re looking to improve that all important muscle strength!
Looking for a coffee-break or keep it constant, fat-burning metabolism at its best, three, four or five hours every day tailored for that all important scientific progressive overload effect. Great training rides also deserve time to recover and chill Portugal style, as we return to your hotel to relax and get ready for another perfect Algarve cycling training ride tomorrow.

With quality riding on the sunny roads of the Algarve keep your legs turning through the cold wet months of home and avoid that unwanted cold or flu! Maintain your cycling condition and top up the aerobic fitness for a great year of cycling ahead. The natural setting of the Algarve offers a great variety of climbs and amazing network of cycling roads, perfect for an epic week of climbing and challenging week of endurance rides or should you prefer the balance with a combination of ideal rides each day.

Algarve cycling training camps can be tailored to your current experience and ability or cycling goals, get ready to experience unique ride routes all in one terrific training week with the PB Tours cycling professionals in the Algarve Southern Portugal.

Highlights:

• Small cycling group quality rides
• Experienced team with international cycling knowledge (over 20 years) of all ages, men and women ensuring a perfect week in the saddle.
• Variety of amazing quiet roads exploring the secret cycling destination Algarve, Portugal
• Combination of undulating and choice climbs available including Alto do Foia (900m)
• Portugal Europe’s sunny secret cycling destination

80-110km / 50-68mi, suitable for regular and avid bike riders.

Portugal Bike Tours are warm weather, beautiful blue skies, amazing scenery, and quiet cycling roads waiting to be explored. This Portugal bike trip allows you to experience life at a slower more relaxed pace and immerse yourself in the authentic alluring Algarve of Portugal. Experience an amazing value premium small group bike tour opportunity in the secret cycling destination!

Positioned in the south of the country the ideal Portugal cycling holiday location with perfect cycling terrain. An enchanting place where time has stopped, and you can escape the hustle and bustle of modern-day life stresses. A land surrounded by rocky coastline, beautiful beaches, and the breathtaking Atlantic Ocean. With the interior landscape squeezed between the Serra Monchique Mountains and the ocean with a mild winter climate, breathtaking views, small fishing villages, and white painted houses dotted throughout the landscape. This is the perfect destination for your luxury bike trip to escape by bike and soak up the atmosphere of the alluring Algarve.

Portugal Bike Tours are all about great hospitality and the friendly nature of the unique people, along with the secret hidden gems on offer each day only discovered by bike and not found in any guidebook only adds to the enjoyment of this leisure cycling holiday escape!

The pace and routes each day are tailored for you and suitable for all cycling abilities, these comfortable routes are designed with all the skills of a local cyclist that knows every bend in the road with an intimate detailed knowledge of the area. A unique cycling experience that can only be found on all the Practice Bicycle Tours.

Highlights:

• Amazing Rocha Praia Mar (Rocks Beach Sea)
• Ferragudo charming fishing village with delightful harbor
• Visit charming Silves including the Medieval Castle
• The charm of Algarve fishing village of Alvor
• Arroz de Lingueirao (clams & rice) for Lunch anyone!
• Panoramic Serra de Monchique traditional Portuguese lunch
• Abundance of Nature, Pine Trees, Cork Oaks, Eucalyptus and Chestnut trees.
• Praia dos Pescadores (fishermen), traditional fishing boats still working today.
• Lunch on the beach surrounded by bright colored fishing boats
• The citrus grove a sea of orange and green simply stunning

55-65km/34-40mi per day