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 perfomances and helps as stress reliver? First of all, yoga is very similar to cycling because it takes time and costancy 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
HAPPY NEW YEAR We just Close Out 2017 Glorious Year It was a wonderful Year – one of the most amazing Bike Trip was in Sardinia Island at beginning of May- the same date the Giro d’italia starts in the same town: Alghero! We end in Pula so we across all island from north-west to south
Tuscany offers an ideal scenario for cycling enthusiasts of all level to pedal calmly while enjoying the beauty of the region; where the air has a special scent, time seems to slow down, days become longer and sunsets delight the heart. There are reasons why Tuscany as a whole has become a must destination for cyclists in
We started proposing 3-4 days self guided bike tours just two years ago, which we called Short Escape Tuscany and we’ve had a great success since then. Now it is almost the best seller together with our Classic Tuscan Wine country.We understood many people do not want to risk and take a tour of 6/7 nights
2017 will be Giro D’Italia 100th edition, a historic milestone that will start from the scenic setting of Sardinia for the third time in its long history. WE decide to offer a Unique Bike Tour in Sardinia dedicated to celebrate the 100th edition of the Giro D’Italia with its Grande Partenza starting on the island of
Test on Sram Red eTap Gear. I had the pleasure to ride on a Supersix Evo Hi-Mod Red Etap Cannondale in the beautiful country side of south Tuscany where I live. 4 full days of riding and testing the high-end bike: I explored Val D’orcia: Pienza Montalcino, Montepulciano, Chianti area: Gaiole, Castellina and all Crete
Cicloposse team has recently been on a bike trip in Mallorca – November 2016. It was a scouting trip as well as dreamed vacation- It was very successful we had a blast – we already have up-dated our Mallorca bike tour- self guided. In this post I just want to share our admiration for Spanish people