Ride the adventure Giro d’Italia bike tour 2016 with the team that raced the Giro Donna in 1999! Join the passion for everything Italian – racing, food, wine and the piazza. Discerning cyclist or non cyclist? Quality every pedal stroke of the way. Join Us & share with the tifosi a Giro of a Lifetime!
2016 GIRO D’ITALIA BIKE TOUR
Day 1 – Arrival Day
Distance 40km approx ride time 2hrs route Savigliano
INCLUSIONS: Turin or Milan Airport (Italy) Transfer, Welcome Drinks & Dinner in one of Cuneo’s finest Restaurants
NON CYCLING GUEST: Share the spectacular tour day sights
Arrival Day in Piedmont and welcome to the Giro d’Italia 2016 and the start of your dream bike tour experience at the foot hills of the Italian Alps! Amazing panoramic views await you with a relaxing bike ride along the flatlands of this beautiful part of Italy. This evening relax and enjoy an Apertivo as we officially welcome you to Italy, followed by a gastronomique classic Italian dinner and finish in true Italian style with a Grappa and Gelato!
Day 2 – Langhe Vineyards
Distance 95km approx ride time 4hrs route Gallo
Distance 65km approx ride time 3hrs route Langhe Circuit
Distance 30km approx ride time 1.5hrs route Barolo
INCLUSIONS: Breakfast, Langhe Hills Wine Tasting
NON CYCLING GUEST: Share the spectacular tour day sights
With the excitement building for our first Giro d’Italia 2016 stage tomorrow, we have a great choice of bike routes available as we explore the undulating roads around Barolo. With world class wine around every corner we are spoilt with the very best world class cycling at the same time. It is easy to see why this is a UNESCO World Heritage site and a wonderful region to turn our legs and relax should you wish with a leisurely lunch.
After the perfect ride, reward yourself by spending the afternoon relaxing with local wine tasting or shopping on the streets of Fossano. Tonight is a free evening to explore and dine at your leisure.
Day 3 – View Giro d’Italia Stage 18: MUGGIÒ – PINEROLO (Colle/Finish)
Distance 116km approx ride time 5hrs route Piedmont
Distance 85km approx ride time 3.30hrs route Pramartino
Distance 60km approx ride time 2.30hrs route Pinerolo
INCLUSIONS: Breakfast, Giro Restaurant Lunch
NON CYCLING GUEST: Share the spectacular tour day sights & Giro d’Italia stage Finish
Here it is! The Giro 2016 live from the roadside, a first time opportunity to see the best professional cyclists in the world at this years Giro. Experience the full excitement of the Giro and join the tifosi at the finish line on the streets of Pinerolo or if you’re looking to prepare your climbing legs for tomorrow reach the GPM and catch the final attacks of the stage.
Included in this amazing day is an unforgettable Italian restaurant lunch experience, so much to experience at the Giro d’Italia 2016!
Day 4 – View Giro d’Italia Stage 19: PINEROLO – RISOUL (Colle)
Distance 95km approx ride time 4hrs route Colle dell’Agnello
Distance 67km approx ride time 2.5hrs route Pontechianale
Distance 50km approx ride time 2hrs route Sampeyre
INCLUSIONS: Breakfast, Giro Restaurant Lunch
NON CYCLING GUEST: Share the spectacular tour day sights & Giro d’Italia in the Alps
After yesterday’s Giro d’Italia super-fast stage finish and a relatively stress –free day for the peloton, today the professional riders will test their legs to the limit with 161km and the Colle dell ‘Agnello before finally arriving in France at the Ski resort of Risoul.
We will feel like pro’s ourselves as we to have a choice of great ride options in the Italian Alps and the view of the Monte Viso all, the way. Monte Viso (3841m) is the highest mountain of the Cottian Alps standing out with its pyramid shape and making it clearly visible from as far away as Milan!
With the Colle dell’Agnello (2744m) the highest peak of the 2016 Giro d’Italia, it has the special award ‘Cima Coppi’ after the Italian Champion Fausto Coppi for the rider cresting the summit first. It could also be your target for the day, a challenge for only the most determined of us or enjoy the climb to the Lago di Castello (1614m) before relaxing over a leisurely lunch the Italian way. An amazing and unforgettable day whichever ride option you decide at the Giro d’Italia…with all the action of the Grupetto live from the roadside.
Day 5 – View Giro d’Italia Stage 20: GUILLESTRE – SANT’ANNA DI VINADIO
Distance 80km approx ride time 3.5hrs route Sant’anna di Vinadio
INCLUSIONS: Breakfast, Giro Restaurant Lunch
NON CYCLING GUEST: Share the spectacular tour day sights & Giro d’Italia stage action
The Giro Organisation have left no doubt that the winner of this Giro d’Italia will be a true cycling great! After 3 weeks of racing and yesterdays monument climbing stage they back up with a monster day in the saddle with three giant French Alps all over 2000m before crossing back into Italy and the GPM finish line in Sant anna di Vinadio!
Today we have called this the ‘flexible day’, with the option to take a well-earned rest day from the bike and enjoy the comfort of the support vehicle to witness the atmosphere of a very exhausted Grupetto at the final summit finish of the Giro 2016! You might prefer an easy ride followed by relaxing in Fossano and all the action from the live TV coverage.
Like fine wine, the team at PRACTICEBICYCLE offer refined Bike Tours with a choice of superb ride and relaxation options. Tonight feel more Italian than you thought possible with a traditional evening promenade and dinner of an Italian feast at your leisure.
Day 6 – View Giro d’Italia Stage 21: CUNEO – TORINO (Start/Finish)
Distance 60km approx ride time 3hrs route Fossano
Distance 30km approx ride time 1.5hrs route Cuneo
INCLUSIONS: Breakfast, Farewell Dinner to remember!
NON CYCLING GUEST: Share the spectacular tour day sights & Giro d’Italia Start & Finish
What could be more unique than experiencing live the Giro stage Start in Cuneo, followed by the stage Finish on the streets of Turin all in the same day! That’s our goal and after a great week of riding and the excitement of the Giro d’Italia 2016, what could be a more fitting final location than Turin
Enjoy the razzmatazz of the Giro d’Italia 2016 Stage start and all the flash and glitz of a fashion parade at one of the biggest bike races in the world! Amongst the start look out for your favourite teams and cycling stars in a tired but tranquil mood after the tension of a Grand Tour bike race. It’s a great opportunity for you to get that special memento picture of the Pink of the Giro!
Tonight join us to celebrate a great Giro d’Italia together with that marvelous Italian institution Farewell Dinner
