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magicant2000 wrote:
Been doing some research online, but wanted to know if anyone had first hand experience with any cycling tours through Italy. Go to Sicylly. The people are nice, you can change the difficulty nearly each day as you like, ... It was by now the most pleasant part of our travel. Roland -- Reise durch das Globale Dorf - http://www.ImpetusInMundum.de Größte Bildersammlung einer Radreise im Netz |
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magicant2000 wrote:
Been doing some research online, but wanted to know if anyone had first hand experience with any cycling tours through Italy. Go to Sicylly. The people are nice, you can change the difficulty nearly each day as you like, ... It was by now the most pleasant part of our travel. Roland -- Reise durch das Globale Dorf - http://www.ImpetusInMundum.de Größte Bildersammlung einer Radreise im Netz |
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I also went with Experience Plus. It was very reasonably priced, wonderful
tour leaders, nice routes - they do have a website. We went in mid May - 9 riders, 3 leaders - it was very special. We did a pretty easy ride from Venice to Florence. I was 4 months pregnant so we had to change our plans from a harder ride to an easier ride and they couldn't have been more accomadating. "Sarah Clatterbuck" wrote in message om... (magicant2000) wrote in message . com... Great info - thanks very much. Being solo makes it a bit more challenging to go self-guided, although certainly not impossible (or even unlikely). Anyone had positive or negative experience with group tours? Thanks again for any advice. Hi, My SO and I have done two tours in Italy - one guided and one self-supported. They were both great. http://www.secadvertising.com/Italy2002/ http://www.secadvertising.com/Italy2004/ The guided tour was in Tuscany with some time on our own in Umbria. Wonderful. We went with ExperiencePlus. That is the 2002 trip. I would recommend Umbria and points south for April. It is too cold up north, in my opinion. Our self-supported tour was Dolomites, Alps, and lake country. Great for mega-hill lovers (though Umbria is very rolling as well). This tour would not be possible in April. Many of the mountain passes don't open until mid-May. As the other poster said, use trains in and out of big cities. They are absolute mayhem on a bike. All the local trains allow bikes. You just have to buy a 3 Euro supplement for the bike at the window. The one nice thing about being on a guided tour is that you get lost less. We had GPS and the Tour Club Italia maps on our self-guided trip and still spent a lot of time backtracking to find obscure roads we had missed. Best of luck, Sarah |
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I also went with Experience Plus. It was very reasonably priced, wonderful
tour leaders, nice routes - they do have a website. We went in mid May - 9 riders, 3 leaders - it was very special. We did a pretty easy ride from Venice to Florence. I was 4 months pregnant so we had to change our plans from a harder ride to an easier ride and they couldn't have been more accomadating. "Sarah Clatterbuck" wrote in message om... (magicant2000) wrote in message . com... Great info - thanks very much. Being solo makes it a bit more challenging to go self-guided, although certainly not impossible (or even unlikely). Anyone had positive or negative experience with group tours? Thanks again for any advice. Hi, My SO and I have done two tours in Italy - one guided and one self-supported. They were both great. http://www.secadvertising.com/Italy2002/ http://www.secadvertising.com/Italy2004/ The guided tour was in Tuscany with some time on our own in Umbria. Wonderful. We went with ExperiencePlus. That is the 2002 trip. I would recommend Umbria and points south for April. It is too cold up north, in my opinion. Our self-supported tour was Dolomites, Alps, and lake country. Great for mega-hill lovers (though Umbria is very rolling as well). This tour would not be possible in April. Many of the mountain passes don't open until mid-May. As the other poster said, use trains in and out of big cities. They are absolute mayhem on a bike. All the local trains allow bikes. You just have to buy a 3 Euro supplement for the bike at the window. The one nice thing about being on a guided tour is that you get lost less. We had GPS and the Tour Club Italia maps on our self-guided trip and still spent a lot of time backtracking to find obscure roads we had missed. Best of luck, Sarah |
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If interested in more inexpensive tours, another option would be to check
out www.wideopenroad.co.uk. I too 2 tours with them and have signed on to their Rome-Sardinia-Corsica-Nice June ride. Their trips run about US$118/day versus others at $371-435. WOR tours are supported camping with maybe 3 hotel days in a 2 week trip. Half the dinners are included 'group dinners' and you are on your own for the rest. Obviously I like them or I wouldn't be going back for thirds... Steve J "Jim S" wrote in message ... I also went with Experience Plus. It was very reasonably priced, wonderful tour leaders, nice routes - they do have a website. We went in mid May - 9 riders, 3 leaders - it was very special. We did a pretty easy ride from Venice to Florence. I was 4 months pregnant so we had to change our plans from a harder ride to an easier ride and they couldn't have been more accomadating. "Sarah Clatterbuck" wrote in message om... (magicant2000) wrote in message . com... Great info - thanks very much. Being solo makes it a bit more challenging to go self-guided, although certainly not impossible (or even unlikely). Anyone had positive or negative experience with group tours? Thanks again for any advice. Hi, My SO and I have done two tours in Italy - one guided and one self-supported. They were both great. http://www.secadvertising.com/Italy2002/ http://www.secadvertising.com/Italy2004/ The guided tour was in Tuscany with some time on our own in Umbria. Wonderful. We went with ExperiencePlus. That is the 2002 trip. I would recommend Umbria and points south for April. It is too cold up north, in my opinion. Our self-supported tour was Dolomites, Alps, and lake country. Great for mega-hill lovers (though Umbria is very rolling as well). This tour would not be possible in April. Many of the mountain passes don't open until mid-May. As the other poster said, use trains in and out of big cities. They are absolute mayhem on a bike. All the local trains allow bikes. You just have to buy a 3 Euro supplement for the bike at the window. The one nice thing about being on a guided tour is that you get lost less. We had GPS and the Tour Club Italia maps on our self-guided trip and still spent a lot of time backtracking to find obscure roads we had missed. Best of luck, Sarah |
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If interested in more inexpensive tours, another option would be to check
out www.wideopenroad.co.uk. I too 2 tours with them and have signed on to their Rome-Sardinia-Corsica-Nice June ride. Their trips run about US$118/day versus others at $371-435. WOR tours are supported camping with maybe 3 hotel days in a 2 week trip. Half the dinners are included 'group dinners' and you are on your own for the rest. Obviously I like them or I wouldn't be going back for thirds... Steve J "Jim S" wrote in message ... I also went with Experience Plus. It was very reasonably priced, wonderful tour leaders, nice routes - they do have a website. We went in mid May - 9 riders, 3 leaders - it was very special. We did a pretty easy ride from Venice to Florence. I was 4 months pregnant so we had to change our plans from a harder ride to an easier ride and they couldn't have been more accomadating. "Sarah Clatterbuck" wrote in message om... (magicant2000) wrote in message . com... Great info - thanks very much. Being solo makes it a bit more challenging to go self-guided, although certainly not impossible (or even unlikely). Anyone had positive or negative experience with group tours? Thanks again for any advice. Hi, My SO and I have done two tours in Italy - one guided and one self-supported. They were both great. http://www.secadvertising.com/Italy2002/ http://www.secadvertising.com/Italy2004/ The guided tour was in Tuscany with some time on our own in Umbria. Wonderful. We went with ExperiencePlus. That is the 2002 trip. I would recommend Umbria and points south for April. It is too cold up north, in my opinion. Our self-supported tour was Dolomites, Alps, and lake country. Great for mega-hill lovers (though Umbria is very rolling as well). This tour would not be possible in April. Many of the mountain passes don't open until mid-May. As the other poster said, use trains in and out of big cities. They are absolute mayhem on a bike. All the local trains allow bikes. You just have to buy a 3 Euro supplement for the bike at the window. The one nice thing about being on a guided tour is that you get lost less. We had GPS and the Tour Club Italia maps on our self-guided trip and still spent a lot of time backtracking to find obscure roads we had missed. Best of luck, Sarah |
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Roland Mosler wrote:
magicant2000 wrote: Been doing some research online, but wanted to know if anyone had first hand experience with any cycling tours through Italy. Go to Sicylly. The people are nice, you can change the difficulty nearly each day as you like, ... It was by now the most pleasant part of our travel. Roland My friends were he http://tabla.xenya.si/gallery/album696?page=1 there's also one movie. It's ultimate MTB destination: Monte Pasubio and Start at Pian delle Fugazze (1163m). Complete report: http://tabla.xenya.si/viewtopic.php?t=20564 Good guide: http://www-math.science.unitn.it/Bike/ |
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Roland Mosler wrote:
magicant2000 wrote: Been doing some research online, but wanted to know if anyone had first hand experience with any cycling tours through Italy. Go to Sicylly. The people are nice, you can change the difficulty nearly each day as you like, ... It was by now the most pleasant part of our travel. Roland My friends were he http://tabla.xenya.si/gallery/album696?page=1 there's also one movie. It's ultimate MTB destination: Monte Pasubio and Start at Pian delle Fugazze (1163m). Complete report: http://tabla.xenya.si/viewtopic.php?t=20564 Good guide: http://www-math.science.unitn.it/Bike/ |
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magicant2000 wrote:
Been doing some research online, but wanted to know if anyone had first hand experience with any cycling tours through Italy. Looking for nice countryside, medium to difficult riding and a one week itinerary in April. Cost in the $2k - $3k range. Self-guided is okay, but if there are groups, you've had a great time joining I'd love to hear about them. I've seen a lot of websites and ads, so I'd like to hear some un-biased feedback from anyone who cares to share. Thanks! OK, you can visit Slovenia, too. It's not far from Italy, it's cheaper and much nicer and more beautiful. If you need any info on Slovenia, please send me an e - mail to i n f o (a t) f e l t n a . c o m for start check: http://tabla.xenya.si/gallery/Skupne-ture (some biking photos from around Slovenia) http://www.freakoutdoor.com/index_ang.php |
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