We did it! Sunday May 30 2021 in the brunello town Eroica vintage bike race took place. We were 1390 cyclists, 160 were women So many young, millennials, all very enthusiastic to ride the strade bianche or our beautiful corner of Tuscany – the val d’Orcia mostly! It was the 5th edition of Eroica Montalcino,
We are excited to announce that we signed up with Ride with GPS tour operator Account Cicloposse That means, our guest will have access to premium navigation features on the route we will share with them Voice Navigation in mobile app – is enough to download for free Offline Maps in our mobile app PDF
When we started Cicloposse Bike Tour in 1994, we heard about REI in Seattle: that’s why during our first trip in Us in 1998 we decided to go and visit their headquarter. It was so impressive for me and my husband. We were at the very beginning of our business and we tried to arrange
Here we are!! Yesterday Spring officially starts and we are still in the pandemic nightmare, but we can see the lights at end of tunnel. Potential guests started to contact us, planning next bike trip in Europe. We do not know yet when exactly, many of us in the Tourism business presume by summer, we
Visitors to Italy ordering their first real cappuccino and caffè espresso should remember that they’re in sacred territory. It is sure we invented the way the rest of the world prepares, serves and drinks coffee! Using our words: cappuccino, latte macchiato, Venti, Grande Using espresso machine steam driven – first pioneered by Angelo Moriondo in Turin in 1884. Fashion
In may 2020 it was planned the Lead with Love yoga retreat in Beaune, Burgundy and we were signed – of course it was cancelled as any event on the planet due to Pandemic. We joined the first LWL European retreat in 2019, in May, in the beautiful Burgundy’s capital BEAUNE, known for the annual
We are at the end of this odd year, which has been painful and overwhelming all over the world, so we want to send you our greetings, our love. In these dark days the mass vaccination campaigns have started and give hopes. WHAT WE DID: we are so proud to be part and founder of
There were 967 cyclists joining and riding the vintage race, with their vintage bikes! On August 30th, the 4th edition of Eroica Montalcino took place, in the Orcia Valley. The original Eroica, in the past years, has always taken place the first Sunday of October in the Chianti area, but this year, unfortunately, it has been
I was reading this article on The Economist: How lockdown converted the world to cycling, and the speed bumps that lie ahead Seems like after pandemic is the cycling moment and I reflect on it. First of all in all Europe and America bike shops are selling almost twice new bikes. In Italy the government give
Spring is not canceled, on the contrary is coming into full force. We want to share those photo we start to take on May 1st – when after 8 weeks of very strictly lock down in all Italy, we were allowed to go out for a ride in our town countryside It has been a strictly
The top 5 Italian cycling tour destinations for when travel restrictions are lifted and we will explore safe and confident. This is our top 5 regions as Italians, as bike travelling experts, as cycling lover! Tuscany: Evergreen Puglia: Trendy Sardinia: Emergent Piedmont: wine attraction Sicily Why not? Where to cycle in Italy? Tuscany in first
A Cycling Adventure Through Canaries islands When we can finally travel again this bike tour will be in our must-to-do list. We did the fantastic scouting bike trip at Canaries Island first week of February – we are AMAZED, as we discovered the chic eco-sustainable cyclist’s friendly Island of Lanzarote Canaries is a trendy destination for
Pienza, the little town where Cicloposse is located, has nowadays become very famous, not only in Italy. The reasons are multiple: pecorino cheese, the fact that it is one of the towns inside Orcia valley and also for being itself a turning point for history of architecture, because it can be also called “the ideal
Why more and more sport people – cyclists too- practise yoga, is not only a fancy fact or really have benefits on performances and helps as stress reliver? First of all, yoga is very similar to cycling because it takes time and constancy before you can start to see and feel results. When you start
Bike tour focus on Langhe region end in Liguria We put together a special itinerary: La Morra- Benevello – Vicoforte -Alassio Enchanting castle, towns and rural landscape for food and wine connoisseurs. This special tour on Gastronomy route took place in september 2019 with a group of friends/repeat customers: “cycle oregon” alumni We are going to offer
On our last Culinary tour in half October a film maker followed for one full day: the morning bike ride from orcia Valley to Bagno Vignoni and Sant’Antimo- destination Montalcino. Brunello wine tour at Corte Pavone with lunch at cellar. Back to country house and cooking Lesson with Paolo – Gusto Evoluto- WATCH IT!
Italy consists in 20 regions … it can be said that every region has its own taste and culture of creating food experiences that last! Each region have hundreds of pasta recipes, different cheese, wine grapes. The culinary tradition of Italy is diverse and wide, is not possible sat which are the best wine and
With e-bikes, Italy’s most cycling-friendly region is becoming more accessible. Mark Sissons, a Travel writer & photographer, joined our cycling pretrip in October 2018 Read about his experience – article from Ensemble vacation magazine “If there is one European Active holiday destination tailor –made for exploring on two wheels, its Tuscany. Undulating landscapes dotted with golden wheat
Relive ‘Nova eroica’ NOVA Eroica combines gravel, gran fondo and Eroica-style rest stops that encourage riders to Race, Ride and Relax! Open to gravel, road and cyclocross bikes, NOVA celebrates the white roads – STRADE BIANCHE of Tuscany by combining time trial segments with amazing transfer sections for the thrill of racing and an epic
june 2018 – group of southafrican fellows it was the first time in Corsica for Cicloposse – all clients enjoyed and now we offer the guided tour – Corsica bike tour NEW FOR 2019
August 2018 Umbria – green heart of italy challenging Bike tour Bike tour in Valnerina: based in Arrone we reach and lake of Piediluco, Sibillini, Terminillo, Norcia, Assisi and Bolsena lake. The delightful peaceful small lake Piediluco is surrounded by beech-covered hills – and the village is located on the side of the lake, it
2018 has been the year of food&wine bike tour at Cicloposse. Our Active gourmet bike tours feature: hands on cooking lessons, tuscany hills cycling and outstanding food. Last but not least: a lot of FUN. In 2018 we had 5 departures and feedback is super positive. We do not claim we change your life… but
We proudly tale about our participation in the Adventure Travel world summit 2018 held in Montecatini Terme on October 15th to 18th Organized by the Adventure Travel Trade Association, in collaboration with Toscana Promozione Turistica, ATWS is not just a conference but a place to network with adventure-based tour operators and media from around the world. This event have
The main reason cyclist and all bike lovers want to go and ride in Mallorca island is they want to ride where pro teams train ! Teams like Sky enjoy the great weather and no traffic road before the completion season start. So the island is now famous in the cycling community! Where the pro team
E-bike tours The joys of cycle touring are now within easier reach for people of varying fitness and experience levels thanks to the growing availability of electric bicycles — or e-bikes. Electric bikes give cyclists a helping hand — or push — to get them up and over hills or to help them keep up