Buono! Squisito! Ottimo! Eccellente! Is Italian tastes…

We will experience together local Italian, homemade, historic family Italian regional recipes, from the land to the sea, to the formaggio to the local wines, beers & home made liquors.
Your Giro Odyssey includes a ‘wow’ Welcome dinner & Aperitivo, followed by the traditional Italian dinner courses including wine
Antipasto + Primo + Secondo + Formaggi + Dolce + Digestivo

To celebrate each day at the Giro, a new location, a new taste, a new memory, you will be aghast at the choice, selection, of fresh, plentiful food which will keep those legs, heart and head filled until we do it all again tomorrow, in the style of Practice Bicycle…Buon appetito!
(Drinks are not included in the daily lunches on offer)

Evenings are free for you to dine at your leisure, should you have some small gaps (stomach space to fill), a campari & olives in the village square, share a pizza, time to stroll it all off with a gelato.

We had a wonderful honeymoon at the Giro with Paul and Bridget. The small group allowed for a personalized experience, with individualized advice and rides that were customized for our group’s unique range of abilities. Paul and Bridget are experts at designing routes that are enjoyable for all while also navigating access to the race course. They are truly experts at the complex logistics of curating the ride/race watch experience. The food selection was also incredible. Every day Paul and Bridget found amazing off-the-beaten-path restaurants where we were welcomed like locals.
We also loved the home-base approach to cycling touring. It made the trip far more relaxing than scrambling to pack up every evening. This was one of the main reasons we chose Practice Bicycle and were very happy we did.
Dylan & Sharon – USA

Our Giro Bike Tour in Italy was absolutely fabulous. First class all the way. Bridget and Paul were amazing hosts. The quality of accommodation, food, day excursions (magnificent wine tasting), cycling, (everything) and care they gave us was fantastic.
We would highly recommend Practice Bicycle Tours to any customers that wish to experience an amazing cycling holiday with their partners. They would have to be the best in the business and know their stuff.
I can’t speak highly enough about how professional they are and how precisely they can tailor to the specific needs of their guests.
Carol, Paul, Margaret & Ray – Australia

Having nearly done every trip on the menu, from every bike race tour on offer, to their luxury trips to their challenging ride weeks PB are exceptional, they are a rare couple and so are their tours! We not only love them as people, they have tailored, personalised, made our many cycling holidays to various Italian locations (including fine food, wineries, bespoke accommodation). If ‘personable’, premium small group riding, relaxing roadside is La Dolce Vita!
John & Cath – Australia

Our specialty bike race viewing tours are designed to give our guests an unique insight into the world of bike racing, which includes viewing the Giro d’Italia race on a variety of different stages each year.
Tailoring the best selection of daily guided rides with a choice of routes available for all cycling abilities.
The PB Tours team have a unique skill set and a world of experience in developing great routes for riders of all levels with over 20 years of cycling the roads of Europe.
To see the quality of rides you will enjoy, take a look at the detailed daily itinerary above.

The Practice Bicycle Giro d’Italia Cycling Tours offer the perfect location of the Magnificat Hotel & Resort beautifully surrounded by the famous vineyards of Abruzzo and located 10km from the Adriatic Sea. From your hotel, guests can enjoy a breathtaking view of the Lido Riccio sea on one side, and on the other side the view of the beautiful Majella mountains.
Perfect for your great stay at the Giro d’Italia, a superb restaurant offering unique and traditional dishes is available to you each evening, everything you’ll love about cycling and Italy…including gelato.

We have the ideal package for any fan of world class cycling who does not wish to ride and prefers to spectate during our Giro d’Italia cycling tour.
The perfect solution for a non cycling wife/husband/partner to accompany the bike tour rider on their spectacular Tour of Italy bike tour.

As a Giro d’Italia Non-Cycling guest and bike race fan you experience all the spectacle, excitement and action up close and personal of this classic grand tour bike race live from the roadside.  Our support team will share with you authentic Italy culture and villages on route whilst catching up with the cycling group at our ‘unique live viewing spots’ and handpicked Giro restaurant lunch together.

For your added convenience we have quality carbon road bikes as an optional extra available to you with all our bike race tours.
Many of our guests prefer their own bikes for maximum cycling pleasure. Should logistics and travel arrangements make this too difficult then our bike hire is the perfect solution.
Depending on availability and size we have several brands available including Bianchi, Cannondale and Fuji, carbon bikes with Shimano Ultegra or 105 componentry.

Whether you have years of cycling experience or are just new to the bike you’ll love cycling and bike race viewing at the Tour of Italy.
We believe everyone can Practice Bicycle and with a choice of cycling routes available each day, one will certainly be perfect for you. Our small group policy and skilled cycling professional guides make for the perfect ride…your ride.

If its a challenge that you are looking for with your Tour of Italy bike tour, look no further!  The team at Practice Bicycle tours has an incredible history in professional bike racing and coaching.  Your host Bridget Evans spent several seasons racing professionally in Italy including participating in the Giro d’Italia Donna 1999 & 2001!

Your Giro cycling challenge does not have to include climbing in the cold and snow with the added risk of not cycling.  With our unique skill set and world of cycling experience we can find just the right challenging rides for you in Italy.

If you are looking for a ‘challenge’ with your next cycling vacation, take a look at our Challenging Bike Tours category, with fantastic cycling opportunities in superb destinations including Australia, French Alps, Switzerland, Portugal and Italy.

‘Unpack Once, Ride Everyday’
The one location Giro cycling tours experience is the brainchild of Bridget Evans (Owner/Operator). On retiring from professional cycling, it was the pure pleasure of cycling that evolved the proven Practice Bicycle formula of one hotel location.  To include everything enjoyable and removing the less pleasurable is our goal of your perfect cycling holiday experience.

Packing and Unpacking each day was tiring, stressful and time consuming. Often with insufficient time to relax, enjoy and experience the destination before it was time to move on again.
With a life spent discovering only the very best locations to Practice Bicycle with an endless choice of ride options exploring these different routes in every direction all from the one perfect location.
Experience the very best cycling of your life when you Unpack Once, Ride Everyday!