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
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
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
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
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
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
The history or our bike jerseys… waiting the new one for 2017! The first bike Jersey was the yellow Ho voluto La bicicletta? Ora pedalo! What means? Is a way to say in Italy: did I wanted the bicycle? Now I have to pedal Is a message for client taking the bike tour or renting
Of course we are green! It is in our DNA to be ecological, is the reason we choose to arrange cycling vacation in the unspoilt part of Tuscany 22 years ago. Global warming is a reality and in last 22 years we experienced the change. Here small things we do to minimize environmental impact No
How this is true!! All you read and hear about Tuscany is true: breathtaking scenery, amazing landscape, and bunches of hills! It is so important you have on your bike only what you need, only the useful stuff! Stay light on the bike if you take a bike tour! No panniers. No stand! When you
Sunday, May 15th, 2016 it will be a time trial stage, the ninth stage of the Giro d’Italia race 2016, the Chianti Classico Stage. It will start from Radda in Chianti and will arrive in the beautiful square of Greve, between the provinces of Florence and Siena, also passing through Castellina in Chianti. 40,4 km / 25,25 Miles in the
No doubt the best period to plan a bike trip in Italy and in Southern Europe is spring and fall, from April till end of October. In the last 10 years global warming changed a lot our relationship with weather and forecast. Prediction is a gamble, a wager. Also we have new phenomena such as
Technological development has made enormous strides in the last years, until recently it was not possible to provide e-bikes in our bike tours in Tuscany and Umbria, now if we use the state-of-the art e-bikes is possible and we are working for this! We are not pushing for E-bike, as we are mostly “purists” and our motto is: Bike
More and more travellers are finding great options to ease into bike adventure with bike tours that offer riding distances for every ability, easy-to-follow itineraries with detailed route notes and GPS device, and a variety of affordable rates to top luxury. If you are thinking to sign up for your first bike tour here are SOME TIPS
After so many years I guided people in the beautiful countryside of Tuscany, I think to offer cyclocross bike tourson spectacular gravel easy roads. Cycling with cyclo-cross bikes IS AMAZING! Cycling inside vineyards and olive grooves on quiet unpaved roads, and stop in country house and farms where you can enjoy an authentic organic food and
Nice hotels we use in our bike tours & Cycling Vacations Tuscany is simultaneously luxurious and colorfully rustic, resolutely provincial and firmly forward-thinking, you might be surprised. Tuscany’s 9,000 square miles of rolling hills and lush vineyards,pine tree-lined beaches and palazzo circled squares contain the best of what draws bikers adventure here again and
An unexpected invitation to spend a week in Provence at Mont Ventoux ,staying at amazing villa near Vaison La Romaine, came to us. The most amazing villa in Provence: La verriere. We accepted immediately, of course. My husband rider mate Marco (Cicloposse founder), a strong cyclist, started to talk about the absolute “must do climb”
Do you know that Sardinia, besides magnificent beaches and rugged landscape, is one of Blue Zone? Fact: After years of extensive studies done by a group of scientists, they identified five habitats in the world, called Blue Zones, where the inhabitants demonstrate extraordinary longevity; Okinawa in Japan, Nicoya Peninsula in Costa Rica, Ikaria in Greece,
January 2015 We decided to be here in France to welcome the new year and scout for new bike tour, new back roads. We already knew Dordogne and St Emilion area, we run cycling tours in beautiful Dordogne already. We felt in love with this land of rolling hills, chateaux, cave & prehistory, and excellent food, where
L’Eroica is a race celebrating the very best of cycling heritage. You can only race on a bicycle made before 1987 and whilst wearing vintage gear, participants dress in merino wool sweaters, leather shoes and caps with raised visors. L’Eroica, which means “the heroic” in Italian, takes place always the first Sunday of October. It
