Sportive Breaks

2025 Giro d'Italia Final 10 day Tour

Route TBC. Expected dates – Thu 22 May – Sun 1 June

Expected dates – Thu 22 May to Sun 1 June

10 days/ 9 nights

VIP stage access included

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$200 pp

Key Features

Pre-book your 2025 place on one of Sportive Breaks Giro d’Italia Tours now for $200 per person with our refund guarantee.

After the Giro d’Italia route announcement in October 2024, you will benefit from the following privileges:

  • First pick of our 2025 Giro tours.
  • Option to cancel with full refund or move to another Sportive Breaks event if you no longer wish to come to the Giro d’Italia.

Your tour leader is Giro d’Italia stage winner Andrea Ferrigato who has designed the tour and will look after you with his team.

 

The Final 10 days of the 2025 Giro d'Italia with Sportive Breaks. Official Premium Tour Operator of the Giro d'Italia

Sportive Breaks are your Official Tour Operator for the 2025 Giro d’Italia.  We offer unforgettable VIP Hospitality experiences and Giro d’Italia cycling and spectator tours with hotels, transport, daily support, and VIP experiences all included. 

Your tour leader is Giro d’Italia stage winner Andrea Ferrigato who has designed the tour and will look after you with his team.

The dates of the 2025 Giro d’Italia are Saturday 10 May to Sunday 1 June 2025. This is a week later than in 2024. It has been rumoured that the Grande Partenza will be in Trieste. Other rumours include a mountain top finish on the Stelvio on the penultimate stage. The final stage will be in Rome or Milan most likely.

The 2025 Giro d’Italia route will be announced at a ceremony in Milan or another Italian venue in October 2024. Soon after this you will be able to book Giro d’Italia  cycling and spectator tours with Sportive Breaks as well as hospitality tickets for every stage of the 2025 Giro d’Italia.

 

 

What's Included?

Accommodation

9 nights in excellent hotels

Included Meals

Daily breakfasts and 8 nights  have dinner included

Transfer

Airport transfers at set times.

Bike Rental

Carbon road bike hire available

More information here

Daily Programme

For cyclists and spectators

Official Giro Hospitality

Start Village, Cross the Finish Experience, Finish Hospitality included

2024 Itinerary | Guide Only | 2025 to be confirmed

Day One - Benvenuto en Italia

Date

Thursday 16 May 2024

Location

Venice Airport | Lake Garda

Meet your tour guides at Venice Marco Polo airport and get your tour off to a relaxed start. 

Our head guide, Giro d’Italia stage winner Andrea Ferrigato, and the Sportive Breaks team, will be at the airport awaiting your arrival. Our transfer will then leave the airport at 12.00pm. Please ensure that you arrive in plenty of time before our departure time.

Group transfer details here – Link

Bikes

If you are travelling with your own bike, then we will transport your bike and bike box or bag for the duration of the tour. When we move to the next hotel, there’s no need to re-pack your bike. Alternatively, we also offer bike rental for the duration of the tour. Bikes can be stored at the hotel.

This afternoon and early evening, our tour leaders and bike mechanics are available to help you.

Guided Warm Up Ride

This afternoon Andrea will offer an optional guided bike ride in this beautiful area. The hotel’s proximity to the lake offers a great opportunity to discover the area by bike.

Later this evening we will gather for an evening meal together at the hotel restaurant. After dinner you are free to head into town to explore.

Daily Highlights

Rides

Possible light afternoon ride along Lake Garda taking some scenic trails around the lake, and getting used to riding in Italy.

Meals

Welcome Dinner

SHORT Ride

Day Two - Enjoy the Lake

Date

Friday 17 May 2024

Location

Lake Garda

Join us on a guided and supported ride in the area. Our hotel is located on the shores of Lake Garda. This is a beautiful part of Italy with lots of great roads to explore.

We offer a Desenzano warm up ride along the lake with a coffee break in Peschiera del Garda and return to the hotel.

To end the day we invite you to explore the hotel and its surroundings. This is a beautiful area with lots to explore.

Evening meal at the hotel.

Daily Highlights

Ride

Guided ride along Lake Garda

Meals

Breakfast and Dinner

Medium Ride

Day Three - Desenzano del Garda Time Trial

Date

Saturday 18 May 2024

Location

Lake Garda

It’s our first encounter with LIVE Giro action today. We offer a guided ride to Desenzano del Garda from our hotel. 

Once there, we will have a great experience for both cyclists and spectators. Our status as official Giro d’Italia Tour Operator gives us access to official Giro Hospitality.

Finish hospitality offers a superb vantage point along the finishing straight. Non-stop catering and open bar service are included. Plasma TV screens broadcast the race until the riders come into view live.

After the stage we will head back to the hotel for an evening meal.

Daily Highlights

Ride

Desenzano – Valeggio sul Mincio Loop.

Meals

Breakfast and Dinner

Medium Ride

Day Four - Livigno Finish

Date

Sunday 19 May 2024

Location

Livigno | Bormio

Early start this morning as we leave Garda for the next stop on our tour; Bormio. The transfer will take about 3.5 hours.

The stage finish is in Livigno today, located at 35km from Bormio.

Depending on the weather we offer two options today:

  1. Transfer to Aprica for two hours then ride to Livigno where we wait for the arrival of the riders
  2. Ride from Bormio to Tirano and Passo Foscagno to Livigno

After the stage finish we will take you to our hotel in Bormio where we will stay one night.

Daily Highlights

Ride

Two ride options finishing in Livigno

Meals

Breakfast and Dinner

Medium Ride

Day Five - Ride Alta Badia

Date

Monday 20 May 2024

Location

Alta Badia
The beautiful Stelvio mountains visible during Stelvio cycling Weekenders

As the riders enjoy their rest day in Livigno, we will enjoy a local ride from Passo Valparola to Passo Campolongo.

We will then enjoy a relaxing evening at the hotel.

Daily Highlights

Ride

Passo Stelvio

Meals

Breakfast and Dinner

Long Ride

Day Six - Val Gardena Giro Finish

Date

Tuesday 21 May 2024

Location

Alta Badia

After breakfast we guide you around one of Europe’s most beautiful routes. We will ride the Sella Ronda Loop to the finish line of today’s Giro stage in Cristina di Valgardena.

Cross the Finish Experience

Feel like a pro for the day and cross under the official finish line of an actual Giro stage. We will guide you over the final kilometres of the stage and you will cross under the finish line before we take photos on the winner’s podium.

Finish Hospitality

Finish hospitality offers a superb vantage point along the finishing straight. Non-stop catering and open bar service are included. Plasma TV screens broadcast the race until the riders come into view live.

After watching the riders finish, we will transfer back to our hotel in Alta Badia.

Daily Highlights

Ride

Sella Ronda

Meals

Breakfast and Dinner

Long Ride

Day Seven - Passo Stelvio - Alta Badia

Date

Wednesday 22 May 2024

Location

Feltre
The beautiful Stelvio mountains visible during Stelvio cycling Weekenders

Ride from Alta Badia to Passo Brocon in time for the arrival of today’s Giro stage.

Finish Hospitality

Finish hospitality offers a superb vantage point along the finishing straight. Non-stop catering and open bar service are included. Plasma TV screens broadcast the race until the riders come into view live.

After the stage we will transfer to the next hotel on our tour in Feltre. Here we stay on a bed and breakfast basis to allow you to eat out the next couple of nights.

Daily Highlights

Ride

Passo Stelvio

Meals

Breakfast and Dinner

Long Ride

Day Eight - Giro Start Village

Date

Thursday 23 May 2024

Location

Feltre

Today we will enjoy the start of the Giro in Fiera di Primiero from the Start Village.

Start Village

Every day, in the start town, the Start Village offers a VIP Area at the start. Guests watch the riders get ready and witness the sign-on ceremony whilst enjoying drinks and snacks.

Our daily ride will take us from Feltre to Fiera di Primiero and back.

This evening you are free to go out for dinner.

Daily Highlights

Ride

Feltre to Fiera di Primiero

Meals

Breakfast 

medium Ride

Day Nine - Feltre to Bassano del Grappa

Date

Friday 24 May 2024

Location

Bassano del Grappa

Ride from Feltre to Bassano del Grappa. There is an amazing bike path along the valley. We will then ride the Foza Climb, ride on the Asiago plateau, and down to Bassano for a typical spritz on the Alpini bridge.

Daily Highlights

Ride

Feltre to Bassano del Grappa

Meals

Breakfast and Dinner

Long Ride

Day Ten - Monte Grappa

Date

Saturday 25 May 2024

Location

Bassano del Grappa

Decisive stage of the Giro if there are close gaps in the GC. After a rather flat approach featuring the Muro di Ca’ del Poggio, the riders will climb the Monte Grappa twice, both from the Semonzo side. After the second descent, the race continues straight to the finish.

We will ride Monte Grappa today ahead of the riders and enjoy watching the decisive stage of the 2024 Giro d’Italia from the roadside. We are close to Andrea’s home today so we will have a party to celebrate the days we have spent together on our Giro tour.

In the evening, we’ll enjoy our final dinner together. Our team is available to assist you with putting your bikes away for travel tomorrow.

From the hotel we ride to Monte Grappa where we’ll organize our food/ area and where we’ll wait the double pass of the Giro stage.

Daily Highlights

Ride

Monte Grappa

Meals

Breakfast and Dinner

medium Ride

Day Eleven - Ciao!

Date

Sunday 26 May 2024

Location

Venice Airport or Train

As we bid you farewell, we will offer airport transfers to Venice Airport. 

Today’s final Giro stage in Rome is far away. It will give the riders a transfer by plane to get to Rome. 

We offer two options today:

  1. Rome extension. Transfer to Venice Train station and train to Rome. One night stay at hotel Mediterraneo in Rome.
  2. Departure from Venice airport

Transfer and transport options here – Link

Stage 21 in Rome

The 2024 Giro d’Italia winner will be crowned after a sprint stage on the uncomfortable roads of Rome. The setting could not be more iconic with the Fori Imperiali ruins and the Colosseum as a backdrop.

Daily Highlights

Meals

Breakfast

Tour Overview

Daily Rides

We offer a guided ride each day. We have Andrea as your bike guide on the road with you. We also have a support vehicle with a driver who is also a mechanic. We will either transport everyone to a location from where we will start the daily rides, or we will ride straight out from the hotel. We offer vehicle support for the riders and the spectators will be transported to the day’s hospitality venue or to a vantage point to watch the race.

Transportation

On days when we move on to another hotel, we will transport luggage, bike boxes and bikes and we will offer an adapted itinerary depending on the day’s logistics.

Who is this tour for?


Cyclists and Spectators

Our tour is suitable for both cyclists of any level and non-cycling spectators. The hotels we stay at are in excellent locations with the world-renowned Italian cuisine we all enjoy so much.

Our daily, guided rides allow cyclists to ride some of the most beautiful climbs that feature on this year’s Giro d’Italia. 

Including exclusive Giro d’Italia, Hospitality experiences elevate this tour to another level. Spectators can enjoy Giro culture in style and comfort. Riders and spectators are reunited to enjoy the hospitality and VIP experiences together. We attempt to keep hotel changes and transfers to a minimum.

Pricing in AUD

Tour prices

  • $6,998 AUD per person based on two people sharing a twin (2 single beds) or double (one bed for couple)
  • $8,098 AUD per person for the single occupancy of a room

Rome Extension*

  • $540 per person based on two people sharing a twin (2 single beds)
  • $495 per person based on two people sharing a double (one bed for a couple)
  • $655 per person for the single occupancy of a room
Includes:
  • Transfer to Venice train station
  • Train ticket to Rome on high-speed train
  • One night in Rome at Hotel Mediterraneo.

*Not guided. Please make your own way in Rome from the train station to the hotel.

Bike Rental

Giant TCR Adv Pro 1 Disc, Carbon wheels, mechanical Ultegra 32/34 cassette – Full spec here

  • $845 AUD for the tour

2025 Giro d'Italia

The dates of the 2025 Giro d’Italia are Saturday 10 May to Sunday 1 June 2025. This is a week later than in 2024. It has been rumoured that the Grande Partenza will be in Trieste. Other rumours include a mountain top finish on the Stelvio on the penultimate stage. The final stage will be in Rome or Milan most likely.

The 2025 Giro d’Italia route will be announced at a ceremony in Milan or another Italian venue in October 2024. Soon after this you will be able to book Giro d’Italia  cycling and spectator tours with Sportive Breaks as well as hospitality tickets for every stage of the 2025 Giro d’Italia.

Pre-book your 2025 place on one of Sportive Breaks Giro d’Italia Tours now for $200.

After the Giro d’Italia route announcement in October 2024, you will benefit from the following privileges:

  • First pick of our 2025 Giro tours.
  • Option to cancel with full refund or move to another Sportive Breaks event if you no longer wish to come to the Giro d’Italia.

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