Practice Bicycle Bike Tours

With Covid restrictions preventing the World Tour professional cyclists from racing down under for the last two years, 2023 will see the best cyclists in the world racing back on the roads of Adelaide.
With a new stage race format including an opening street circuit prologue the race will be electric from the very first day.
Experience Australia at it’s very best with new cycling routes and climbs, unique cycling down under and a true taste of Australia. Be part of all the action of the 2023 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 guides. Start your year in style cycling the best roads in Australia and enjoying this amazing Tour Down Under cycling trip!

With a world of cycling experience and unique small group cycling skill set, Practice Bicycle Tours are the best way to enjoy your bike race holiday, whether you’re looking for day after day of challenge or a cruise on the most beautiful cycling roads of Australia.

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 the Adelaide region for many years, designing each day of this thrilling tour to give you amazing cycling and time to relax ready for the next action packed day.

Enjoy the spectacle of each stage of the Tour Down Under race action, with amazing fully guided rides each day. Relax and reward yourself with the best bike rides in South Australia with complete confidence in all the details with your 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

Giro d’Italia Grande Partenza will depart from the Abruzzo region and begin with an individual time trial along the Costa dei Trabocchi the most beautiful cycle path in the world, that’s just the start of your Italian Odyssey…18.4km of Adriatic Coastline with speed, colour and the blue sea as your backdrop…A fabulous start to your Practice Bicycle bike race adventures at the Giro in 2023!
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 3 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 Tour of Italy!

For the second time in its history, the Giro d’Italia will start from the Abruzzo region on the Trabocchi Coast. Will the World Hour Record Holder and prolific time trial star Italian Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) take this year’s first Pink Jersey on the Abruzzo Coast?
In 2022 the Australian Jai Hindley (Bora–Hansgrohe) took the coveted victory with Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers) from Ecuador and Spanish climber Mikel Landa (Bahrain-Victorious), joining him on the final podium.
Every stage of the Giro is unpredictable and full of excitement, who will challenge for the first of the Grand Tours in 2023, could Vuelta winner, World Champion and Belgium super star Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step Devo) light up the roads of Abruzzo?
Join us for all the Giro partenza action in 2023, whether you are among the Italian fans on the climbs of Chieti, up close to the fastest time trialists on the Costa dei Trabocchi cycle path or among the razzmatazz of the stage start in Vasto, 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 106th 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

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.

Unpack Once, Ride Everyday. With the perfect Riviera dei Fiori cycle path start each day with the sun rising over the sea exploring a stretch of Liguria.

Highlights:

• Santo Stefano al Mare charming Italian village 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

• Unpack Once, Ride Everyday
• Our Australian cycling holidays show case the very best cycling down under in Adelaide, a unique Aussie experience!
• Enjoy the magnificent picturesque roads by bike and amazing sight-seeing opportunities of the south coast of Australia. The city of Adelaide is the cosmopolitan coastal capital of South Australia, highlighting all the charm on offer with a visit to Australia.
• Cycling the coastline, exploring the old settlements in the Adelaide Hills or riding among the McLaren Vale wineries full of world-class wines.
• Adelaide is the perfect destination for your Australian cycling adventures

Come and experience the opportunity of a lifetime at the 2023 Tour de France with your spectacular cycling vacation in Annecy the French Alps with the ultimate bike tour from Practice Bicycle Tours.

The epic 2023 Tour de France route includes classic alpine stages on roads we’ve been exploring for over 20 years. Escape the norm and immerse yourself in authentic France with this premium quality small group guided cycling vacation.

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. 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!

Crazy, Chaos, Thrilling, Amazing it must be the Tour de France 2023 the greatest sporting event in the world! Gone are the traditional routes of previous editions, this year’s route will be difficult from the first week in the Pyrenees to the third week in the French Alps, with thrilling racing all the way to Paris. With a selection of spectacular stages in the French Alps, show casing the ultimate Grand Tour race viewing, stage depart, individual time trial, and two classic alpine stages, experience the best cycling of your life with this superb cycling package and make your own life time memories at this year’s Tour de France.
Who will light up the roads at the 2023 Tour de France, the unpredictable new stars of cycling or will the experienced racer win the coveted yellow jersey this July?
Experience the best of France with your Tour de France cycling vacation, the ideal balance between quality cycling, amazing race viewing, mouth watering restaurant lunches and relaxing in a small group environment which is enjoyed by all our discerning bike riders and non-cycling guests.

• Unpack Once, Ride Everyday
• The Perfect Tour de France Bike Tours Cycling Destination Annecy French Alps.
• Annecy is one of the most beautiful towns in France. Nestled on the shores of spectacular Lake Annecy and surrounded by the majestic French Alps and stunning countryside. This makes Annecy an unforgettable place to visit and the perfect one location for your Tour de France cycling vacation.
• The PB Team have been thrilled to show our cycling guests all the action, excitement and atmosphere of the Tour de France live from the roadside since 2009.
• Lake Annecy at the base of the Grand Alps and surrounded by many of the Tour de France Cols offers our guests the best of cycling and relaxation, the Ultimate Tour de France bike tour. This is your bike race tour experience with a difference.

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

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. Visit Portugal and enjoy all the spectacle of this fantastic race route in the Algarve an event not to be missed. Superstar Remco Evenepoel (Deceuninck-Quick Step) took the victory in 2022 with Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates) and Daniel Martínez (Ineos Grenadiers) completing the final podium. Grand tour winners are choosing these great roads to start their cycling season join them in 2023. Watch the World Tour teams including; Alpecin-Deceuninck, Equipe Arkéa Samsic, Astana Qazaqstan Team, Bora-hansgrohe, Cofidis, Groupama-FDJ, Ineos Grenadiers, Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux, Team Jumbo-Visma, Trek-Segafredo and UAE Team Emirates.
In addition teams from; France, Belgium and Portugal make this a truly International event and the perfect place to be this February for great cycling and action in the sun of southern Portugal.

This premium bike tour brings you up close and personal at the Volta ao Algarve race with our “unique viewing spots” only achievable from the experienced Algarve based bike tour team. Enjoy an amazing variety of tailored rides, fully guided among breathtaking scenery in the natural Algarve, Portugal. This proven PB cycling formula of the ideal balance between quality rides, race viewing and relaxing is enjoyed by all our discerning bike riders.

Escape to Portugal in February and be motivated among the hot race action in the Algarve. Stars of the future and present show why they are world class on the roads of southern Portugal. A fantastic week of cycling and variety of race viewing with a combination of sprint stages, mountain summits and a Time Trial see the best stage race riders fighting for the overall classification on the challenging roads of the Algarve!

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 miles in the sun!
• Spectacular rides of the natural Algarve including actual race routes
• Insight to stage race action live from the roadside each day with stage starts, sprint finishes, mountain action, time trial power.
• Amazing value, 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.

Riding in all directions you are in the hub of this secret European cycling destination. Great bike rides require the perfect environment with a variety of terrain, challenges and directions. If you are anything like Practice Bicycle who can’t get enough of cycling, its the constant changing views, landscapes that keeps us asking for more!

It could be the Cape St. Vincent coastline and the tip of Europe. The Serra de Monchique mountain range and the challenge of Foia (902m / 3000ft) the highest point of the Algarve or one of the many smaller challenges around this forest mountain range. The undulating hinterland with a net work of quiet traffic free roads. Algarve Centre Based Cycling.

Highlights:

• Small training group individual coaching advice
• Quality ride weeks 300 – 650 km (185 – 400 miles)
• International professional coaching (over 20 years) of all ages, men and women ensuring a perfect week in the saddle.
• Different training routes each day on quiet traffic free roads of the secret Algarve
• 9 choice climbs available including Alto do Foia (900m)
• Portugal Europe's sunny secret cycling destination

Portugal bike tours are warm weather, beautiful blue skies, amazing scenery and quiet cycling roads waiting to be explored. Our Natural Algarve 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!

The Algarve is 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 place to escape by bicycle and soak up the atmosphere of the alluring Algarve.

Unpack Once, Ride Everyday. The town of Portimao and beaches of Praia da Rocha are the ideal location for your luxury Portugal bike trip.

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

When you want to ride in Italy it all starts with the famous professional bike race, Milan to Sanremo, the Spring classic or “La Classicissima” an epic journey across the Mountains and along the Mediterranean coastline to the finish in Sanremo. The final kilometres twist along the Italian Riviera sandwiched between the blue ocean and the green terraces, mountains, and Italian Alps. Passing over the Capo Cervo and the famous Cipressa and Poggio before descending into the streets of Sanremo!
Your Liguria cycling tour week starts in true Italian style with a welcome ride over these same well-worn roads that all aficionados of cycling must experience once in their lives, followed by the best cappuccino in the world on the streets of Sanremo.

The perfect Italian cycling week is waiting with a centre based location, press on the pedals during the day and relax in the perfect village on the Mediterranean coast at night.
Enthusiasm and motivation are on a high with the perfect start to each day, fueled by Italian breakfast delights and the Mediterranean coast roads to warm up the legs!
It won’t be long before we take one of the valleys away from the coast and among a choice of tranquil, breathtaking climbs ideal cycling each day. What goes up must come down, isn’t it a perfect feeling working hard going up followed by the rewards of spectacular views as you cruise back down to the coast for some well-deserved rest and relaxation.

Highlights:

• Ride the spectacular Riviera dei Fiori cycle path with panoramic views of the Mediterranean
• Iconic Italian climbs Cipressa & Poggio amonst the man-made terraces, and hilltop villages
• Challenging Italian cycling week with 500km/310mi & 6000m/20000ft of climbing
• Imperia Climbs; Colle d’Oggia (1187m 13km @ 6.8%), Colle Testico (470m 7km @ 4.6%), Passo Ghimbegna (898m 21km @ 4%), Pompeiana (266m 5km @ 5%) and Diano Arantino (418m 5km @ 4%)
• Discover the valleys of Valle Argentinia & Nervia and hilltop villages of Pigna & Apricale
• Cappuccino or 2 on the Piazza Bresca, Sanremo, plus many more!