2015 Giro d’Italia Sanremo Liguria Italy is here! The sun is shining, the Mediterranean is blue and the roads are PINK…Let the FUN begin! Take a look at how the Professionals ride and experience the best of Italy with Practice Bicycle Tours.
Thursday 8th May â Arrival Day in Santo Stefano al Mare – Ride famous Riviera dei Fiori cycle path
Distance 30km, route Cycling Riviera (Riviera dei Fiori cycle path)
NON CYCLING GUEST: Share the spectacular tour day and Visit San Remo
Arrival Day on the Liguria coast and welcome to the Giro dâItalia 2015 and the start of your dream bike tour. Amazing panoramic views await you with a relaxing bike ride along the winding coast of Italy. We are truly on the Italian Riviera with an ideal place to take a break amongst the cafes and palms of this coastal playground of the rich and famous.
This evening relax with welcome drinks followed by a classic Italian dinner and finish in true Italian style with a Grappa and Gelato!
Highlights
Spectacular ride on the Riviera dei Fiori Cycle Path
San Remo the âTown of Flowersâ and famous for its Casino built in 1905
Classic Gastronomique Italian Welcome Drinks & Dinner
Friday 8th May â Classic Route Milano â San Remo
Distance 40km Ascent 430m route Milano-Sanremo
La Cipressa (239m) 5.6km @ 4.1%, Poggio (160m) 3.7km @ 3.7%
INCLUSIONS: Breakfast, Liguria Hills Wine Tasting, Giro dâItalia Team Presentation
NON CYCLING GUEST: Share the spectacular tour day sights & Hilltop Villages
With the excitement building for the opening stage of the Giro dâItalia 2015 tomorrow. We have our own historic ride route on the mythical roads of the Italian classic race Milan â Sanremo with the climbs of La Cipressa (239m, 5.6km, 4.1%) and Poggio (160m, 3.7km, 3.7%) available to you along with some of the best views in the world, so many dreams all on one ride.
Be amazed by the man-made terraces and savour these hill top villages made famous by the bicycle, whilst relaxing like a true Italian at the café.
After the perfect ride, reward yourself by spending the afternoon relaxing with a leisurely lunch by the sea or Wine Tasting deep in the hills of Liguria. This evening the Giro dâItalia stars of the Peloton will be presented for the world to see before they embark on three challenging weeks of bike racing around Italy.
For Dinner, weâll give you suggestions of Restaurants where to eat in Santo Stefano.
Highlights
Feel like a Pro on the Classic roads of Milano – San Remo
Experience the Iconic Italian climbs Cipressa & Poggio
Explore the man-made terraces and hill top villages
Panoramic views of the Italian Riviera and Mediterranean
Saturday 9th May – Giro d’Italia Sanremo Liguria Italy – View San Lorenzo al Mare > Sanremo (TTT)
Distance 54km Ascent 400m route Imperia
INCLUSIONS: Breakfast, Giro dâItalia Lunch & Race Viewing
NON CYCLING GUEST: Share the spectacular tour day sights & Giro dâItalia stage Team Time Trial
Here it is! The Giro 2015 live from the roadside, a first time opportunity to see the best professional cycling teams in the world racing in tight formation at maximum speed with a Team Time Trial (TTT) along the Riviera dei Fiori cycle path. This historic stage gives you a very special and unique view of all the stars of cycling as they pass you at regular intervals at this amazing day at the Giro dâItalia!
This morning we have a great choice of bike routes available as we explore the roads around Imperia. With coastal villages and glitz towns on offer or for more of a challenge with a winding road into the Liguria hillside and the Valli di Diano.
This afternoon sit back for the ride of your life, whilst you enjoy all the spectacle of the Giro dâItalia Stage 1 at your âunique live viewing spotâ, including a Ligurian Italian lunch experience (compliments of PRACTICEBICYCLE), so much to experience at the Giro dâItalia 2015!
For Dinner, weâll give you suggestions of Restaurants where to eat in Santo Stefano.
Highlights
History making Giro Stage on Riviera dei Fiori cycle path and the fifth Liguria start, previously San Remo in 1987
Explore Imperia, composed of Porto Maurizio and Oneglia the historical centre
Diano Marina, coastal town known as the City of Oranges after its Orange tree lined streets
Italian Ligurian lunch at the Giro dâItalia 2015
Sunday 10th May â Giro d’Italia Sanremo Liguria Italy – View Stage 2 Albenga > Genova (Colle)
Distance 47km Ascent 500m route Colle Testico
INCLUSIONS: Breakfast, Giro Restaurant Lunch
NON CYCLING GUEST: Share the spectacular tour day sights & Giro dâItalia stage action
After yesterdayâs opening Giro dâItalia stage full of speed and precision of the Team Time Trial, today the professional riders stretch their legs with 173km of winding spectacular coastal roads of the Mediterranean. With two relatively small hills on route at the start and finish of the stage this will give a golden opportunity for an early break away to attempt stage victory in Genova.
We will feel like proâs ourselves as the bike wheels turn easier than normal on the smooth bitumen of the coastal roads in this region of Italy, âstreets arenât measured by kilometres, but by emotionsâ⊠perfect for cycling!
Let your imagination get the better of you as we turn away from the coast and enjoy the slopes of the Colle Testico the first climb of this years Giro before relaxing over a leisurely lunch the Italian way!
Highlights
Ride the roads of the Giro dâItalia and the first major colle of the Giro 2015 Race Route
Unique roadside live action Giro dâItalia 2015 Colle Testico
Giro dâItalia roadside Lunch
Riviera delle Palme (Riviera of Palms) Marina di Andora
The Hillsides of the Italian Riviera
Monday 11th May – Giro d’Italia Sanremo Liguria Italy – View Stage 3 Rapallo > Sestri Levante (Start)
INCLUSIONS: Breakfast, Coastal Restaurant Lunch and Wine Tasting
NON CYCLING GUEST: Share the spectacular tour day sights & Giro dâItalia stage start
Today will be the ideal time for a REST DAY and leave the work to the Professional Peloton as we transfer by vehicle to catch up with the Giro stage in the National Park Region of Portofino. This may only be stage 3 although this testing route will force the Giro dâItalia contenders to have good legs as they spend the stage climbing and descending before they return to the coast at the stage finish in Sestri Lavante.
Enjoy the razzmatazz of the Giro dâItalia Stage start witness all the flash and glitz of a fashion parade at the departure of one of the biggest bike races in the world! Look out for your favourite teams and cycling stars in a relaxed mood before they sign-on for work at the podium and itâs also a great opportunity for you to get that special memento picture of the Pink of the Giro 2015!
Like fine wine, the team at PRACTICEBICYCLE offer refined Bike Tours with a coastal Restaurant Lunch and the opportunity for unique Italian wine tasting. Enjoy an amazing and unforgettable day at the Giro dâItaliaâŠ
Tonight feel more Italian than you thought possible with a traditional evening promenade and dinner of an Italian feast at your leisure.
Highlights
Experience all the razzmatazz Italian style at the Giro dâItalia Stage 3 Depart
The town of Rapallo a Ligurian Sea Port
Escape in the picturesque Italian fishing village – Portofino
Restaurant Lunch on the Harbour
Unique Wine Tasting made of Sun and Sea
Tuesday 12th May – Dolceacqua
Distance 40km Ascent 200m route Dolceacqua
INCLUSIONS: Breakfast, Wine Tasting, Farewell Dinner to remember!
NON CYCLING GUEST: Share the spectacular tour day sights and the village of Dolceacqua
With the Giro dâItalia Grupetto heading to the South of Italy we have one last ride opportunity together with the spectacular blue Mediterranean Sea as our back drop. Our choice ride route today heads west along the coast towards the frontier with France before turning inland and the unforgettable charm of Dolceacqua. This region is known for its terraces formed over many years and a distinction of the hard work necessary to utilise this unique landscape with olive and wine production. After a great week of riding and the excitement of the Giro dâItalia 2015, what could be a more fitting location than this!
Enjoy a leisurely lunch and Wine Tasting before we will head back to the coast where you can enjoy your final afternoon with a well-deserved drink on the beach. Tonight join us to celebrate a great Giro dâItalia together with that marvellous Italian institution Farewell Dinner.
Highlights
Ride the blue Mediterranean Coastal roads
Relax in the beautiful coastal town of Bordighera
Explore Dolceacqua: the small, medieval and picturesque town full of charm with its bridge that is a jewel of lightness, as the impressionist painter Claude Monet described it.
Discover the Ligurian Wines: from Rossese di Dolceacqua to Ormeasco di Pornassio the entire region offers fine wines.
