Available Months 21st to 25th September
Nights 4 Nights
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Italy Coast to Coast Italy

Is This Trip For Me?

This is a 4 night break riding from the sandy beaches of Emilia Romagna to the Tuscan Coast across Italy's stunning middle. This small group raid is led by our expert guides & support vehicles. We all ride together on the flats and at our own pace on the climbs. Afternoons are spent relaxing with a couple of beers and some amazing local food.

Tour Highlights

Tour Highlights

  • Ride the rolling hills of the Nove Colli: Our ride starts in beautiful Emilia Romagna, home of the popular Nove Colli. We take on two of the hills from this sportive on the training roads of Marco Pantani.

  • The famous Tuscan white roads: Nearly all of this ride is over smooth tarmac but being in Tuscany we can't resist a short spin on the strade bianche. The gravel roads here are legendary due to L'Eroica and the new classic season starting pro race.

  • The World's Best Food!: Emilia Romagna & Tuscany both claim to be the food capitals of Italy, and therefore the world. Fill your boots on guilt free calories and judge for yourself which region is the best.

Avg Daily Distance Avg Daily Elevation Difficulty
Front Group 113 2221 3/5
Mix of climbing & flatter days suitable for most riders.

What's Included

Accommodation

4 nights in great 3* & 4* local hotels

Transfer

Transfers from Bologna & Pisa

Included Meals

All breakfasts & dinners

Guided Rides

Daily rides led by our guides & support vans

Mechanic

Expert mechanics on hand

Private Feed Stop

Set up every 35km

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Italy Coast to Coast Cycling Holiday

Is there a better long weekend of riding than this? Starting on the beach in Cattolica on the Adriatic, we ride east into the heart of Emilia Romagna taking in some of the climbs of the Nove Colli before heading to Tuscany with some gravel roads, rolling hills and sleepy hilltop villages. We finish on Saturday evening on the Tuscan coast in time to watch the sunset with a glass of prosecco. A perfect long weekend of riding.

Itinerary

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Day One : Arrival & Warm Up Ride

Arrival day. Our transfer leaves Bologna at 11.30 getting into Cattolica for 1pm. We have time for a spot of lunch while the mechanics build bikes and then a short spin in the afternoon before our welcome dinner.

Day Two : Cattolica to Bagno di Romagna

Distance Elevation Difficulty
Main Bunch 102km 2212m 3/5
Rolling terrain with the occasional climb.

We roll out at 9.30am and head down the coast for a glorious stretch of road that hugs the Adriatic. We then turn inland to take on some of the climbs of the Nove Colli before finishing in the spa town of Bagno di Romagna.

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Day Three : Bagno di Romagna to Chianti

Distance Elevation Difficulty
Main Bunch 100km 2181m 3/5
Rolling terrain with the occasional climb.

After a relaxing evening we roll out at 10am and are straight onto one of our longest climbs that finishes on the border of Emilia Romagna and Tuscany, Today is in the very rural middle of the country and we finish in stunning Chianti.

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Day Four : Chianti to Vada

Distance Elevation Difficulty
Main Bunch 139km 2272m 4/5
Plenty of climbing but suitable for most regular riders.

A stunning ride through Tuscany going through Chianti & riding through famous hilltop towns including Volterra & San Gimignano. We finish before sunset on the Tuscan coast for a beer and celebratory meal.

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Day Five : Departure Day

Departure day. We will pack up bikes the night before so you can have a lazy breakfast and still get home to enjoy the most of your Sunday.

Accommodation

Italy C2C Hotels

Cattolica, Bagno di Romagna, Figline Valdarno & Vada

We move around each night on our Italy Coast to Coast. Starting on the Adriatic coast in Cattolica, our hotel is a family run 4* hotel with excellent food. Moving onto the spa town of Bagno di Romagna our hotel has a great wellness area and even better food. Into Tuscany we stay out in the hills before the last evening on the coast. A mix of 3 & 4* hotels seeing the best of this part of Italy.

Airport Transfers

Our team will be in arrivals waiting for you. We run transfers on Wednesday from Bologna and Sunday back to Pisa.

Airport
Arrival Times
Departure Times
Bologna (BLQ)
11.30am (arrive by 11am) & 3.30pm (arrive by 3pm)
Depart after 12pm (transfer arrives at 10am)

FAQs

Italy C2C

Yes, you can choose to rent a bike (£139) or bring your own,. If you bring your own our airport transfer includes your bike box and we transfer it to the finish hotel on the Tuscan coast.
Yes, this is a small group tour (avg size 8-14) and we ride together on the flats (at avg 25km/h) and climb at your own pace, regrouping at the summit. This is a social tour and we eat meals all together and have a post ride beer together.

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