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Mon 3 Mar – Mon 10 Mar 2025
Sportive Breaks are proud to be appointed as an OFFICIAL PREMIUM TOUR OPERATOR of the 2025 Strade Bianche and the 2025 Strade Bianche Gran Fondo. The professionals will race the 2025 Strade Bianche on Saturday 8 March and on Sunday 9 March 2025 and you will be able to ride the Strade Bianche Gran Fondo on the white gravel roads around Siena, Tuscany.
Stay at our 4* hotel near Florence before moving to Siena in central Tuscany and ride with Giro d’Italia stage winner Andrea Ferrigato, who is Sportive Breaks’ tour leader in Italy for this week. Take part in the Gran Fondo on Sunday and join Andrea on a guided ride with a cross the finish line experience, as well as live viewing of the pro race on Saturday.
New with Sportive Breaks for 2025 is our Tuscany and Strade Bianche tour. Arrive on Monday 3 March at Florence Airport and spend 3 nights at our beautiful Tuscan hotel before moving to Siena for 4 nights. This tour includes 3 guided rides in the beautiful Tuscan countryside plus a visit to Florence before moving to Siena for the Strade Bianche weekend. In Siena you will enjoy a fantastic Cross the Finish Experience, where you will ride across the finish line just hours before the pros, as well as having your photo taken on the official podium before enjoying finish hospitality.
Also included is guaranteed entry for the 2025 Gran Fondo Strade Bianche in the front pen (1 – 300) which is not available to the general public.
Sportive Breaks are your Official Tour Operator for the 2025 Strade Bianche. On our 7-night/8-day tour you will stay 3 nights in Florence, before staying 4 nights in Siena.
Your tour leader is Giro d’Italia stage winner Andrea Ferrigato who has designed the tour and will look after you with his team.
Enjoy 3 days of guided riding in the beautiful Tuscan countryside near Florence on quiet roads before moving to Siena for the Strade Bianche weekend.
4* hotel in Florence (3 nights) and in Siena (4 nights)
All breakfasts & dinners
With Giro d’Italia stage winner Andrea Ferrigato
2 additional feed and assistance stations on the Gran Fondo route
Expert mechanic on hand all weekend
Twin, Double, Single rooms available
Front pen entry included
Cross the Finish Experience with podium photos and finish hospitality on Strade Bianche Pro race day
Road Bike or Gravel Bike
From/to Florence Airport
Stay with us in beautiful Tuscany and enjoy historical Florence and the medieval city of Siena. The Strade Bianche is a celebration of early season cycling on the famous white gravel roads. The southernmost northern classic has only been in existence since 2007 but it has already established itself as a ‘must see’ and a ‘must do’ event.
Please meet us at our hotel in Florence today where our team will meet you. If you plan to fly then we offer airport transfers for you, your luggage and your bike from Florence Airport. Our mechanic is available this afternoon to fit rental bikes and to assist you with building your own bike after travel. Bikes can be stored in your room. Your evening meal is at the hotel.
After breakfast and preparing the bikes we will ride straight from the hotel into the beautiful quiet roads of Tuscany. We will make a lunch stop on the way (at your own cost) and we will set up regular feed stops with water and snacks. We will return mid-afternoon and you have time to visit the local area around the hotel. Evening meal at the hotel.
Today we will ride to and from the hotel again. We will be back at lunch time and we will spend the afternoon in Florence to discover this beautiful city.
Evening meal at the hotel.
Today we will leave Florence and move to the next hotel on our tour in beautiful Siena which is also the location of Strade Bianche and Gran Fondo Strade Bianche.
Your luggage will be transported between hotels.
Evening meal at hotel Four Points Sheraton in Siena.
We will take it easy this morning. After breakfast you have the opportunity to visit the Gran Fondo Strade Bianche event expo. After lunch we offer a guided ride to Gaiole from Siena.
Evening meal at the hotel with a briefing on the activities for tomorrow.
Tuscany Tour Day 4 – Gaiole loop from Siena | 47.1 km Cycling Route on Strava
Cross the Finish and Podium experience and Finish Hospitality in Siena
After breakfast and preparing the bikes, we will take you on a supported, guided ride that takes in the route of the Strade Bianche including the final 25km of the pro-race route. You will ride across the finish line in Siena just hours before the finish of the Pros just hours later. After taking photos on the winner’s podium you will have access to Strade Bianche Finish Hospitality. You will have an afternoon of watching the pro-riders in action.
Strade Bianche Finish Hospitality
You will enjoy exclusive access to an outdoor hospitality area, close to the finish line. You also have access to a covered area inside the historic and atmospheric Sala delle Lupe room.
Authentic Tuscan food and drink will be on offer and the race will be broadcast live for you on large plasma screen televisions.
As the race draws to a close, you can step outside, onto the famous Piazza del Campo, to see the final moments, in person, from the finish line.
We will then head back to the hotel for you to rest and get prepared for the Gran Fondo tomorrow. Dinner at the hotel.
You were able to see how the riders of the Men’s and Women’s cycling elite handled the white roads yesterday. Today it’s your turn. Ride either the 139km route with 31 kilometres of gravel roads or 86 kilometres with 21 kilometres of gravel. The race largely shares the course with the Women Élite event. The route is twisty and undulating, with no lengthy climbs, but with punchy hills, especially on the unpaved parts. Enjoy access to the Sportive Breaks private feed stop on the course and we’ll assist with packing bikes after the race.
Dinner at the hotel.
Ciao from Italia!
After breakfast either make your own onwards plans or we offer our optional transfer back to Florence or Pisa airport. We will depart Siena at 09:00am. Our airport transfer arrives in Florence at 10:00am in line with flights that depart after 12:00pm. We will arrive at Pisa for 11:30am, in line with flights that depart after 13:30pm.
Private transfers can be booked on request.
Guaranteed entry for the 2025 Gran Fondo Strade Bianche is included with your tour. The start and finish are both in Siena at the Medici Fortress and the Piazza del Campo respectively. Grid 1-3 are positioned in Viale Cesare Maccari (between Fortezza Medicea and NH Hotel Siena) Grid 4 is in the parking under the Walls of the Fortress in front of the Stadium.
Distance | Elevation | Difficulty | |
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Long Route | 142.5km | 2,250m | 4/5 |
Medium Route | 86.8km | 1,350m | 3/5 |
A one day classic born from a sportive. The Strade Bianche has a unique history, starting in the late 90s when a group of local riders founded l’Eroica, a ride to celebrate the glory days of cycling over Tuscany’s famous white gravel roads. This became so popular that the professionals wanted a go and so the Strade Bianche was born. This is now firmly established as one of the best races of the calendar and makes for an amazing cycling weekend. The Pro races for Elite men and women are on Saturday and the Gran Fondo is on Sunday.
Sportive Breaks are part of the Destination Sport Experiences Group. When clicking on the booking link below, you will be taken to the Destination Sport Experiences booking engine. If you have any questions, please do contact our team hello@sportivebreaks.com
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Strade Bianche Tour 2025 | From £2,299.00 | Date 03/03/25 | Book now |
We have a team of highly experienced professionals who have been organising cycling trips for over 25 years. We are members of ABTA and ATOL meaning you can book with confidence.
Did you know? We offer the biggest selection of European Gran Fondo and Cyclo-Sportive events.
Our payment plan is an interest-free payment method where you will have the opportunity to spread payment for your booking. *Selected products. Terms and Conditions apply
We know the routes, we know the roads. We know how the event works and the best hotels for the start and finish. We organise everything for you; transfers, bike transport, additional feed stops, rep support and more.
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The Hotel Villa Neroli is only a short walk from the centre of Florence. This stylish and relaxing hotel with a contemporary design is set to provide the utmost comfort. There is an exclusive relaxation area, dedicated to wellbeing and rest. Here you’ll find a pool which is open during the summer season with deckchairs and umbrellas. After a long day out exploring you can also enjoy the cosy spa. The hotel provides a daily breakfast service and their is a bar to enjoy a glass of wine or cocktail in the evening. The restaurant will serve traditional cuisine with typical Tuscan ingredients alongside local wines.
Hotel Four Points Sheraton is a modern 4-star hotel located in the residential area of Scacciapensieri, close to the University Educational Complex. The hotel is close to the train station and there’s a public bus stop next to the hotel. This is an excellent location for your Strade Bianche weekend with Sportive Breaks.
Only minutes from Sienna’s walls and historic city centre, the Four Points Sheraton hotel features contemporary accommodations and modern venues. The hotel offers complimentary On-Site Parking. Hotel Four Points is a 5-minute walk from the other hotel that we feature; hotel Executive Siena.
The check-in time at Four Points by Sheraton Siena is 3:00 pm and the check-out time is 12:00 pm. The hotel has a bike storage room for the safe storage of your bike and bike box or bag.
The amenities at Four Points by Sheraton Siena include: Bar and Restaurant, free Wifi, free full American breakfast and your stay also includes 3-course evening meal with water and wine included.
Enrico Pengo was born in Vicenza in May 1972. He was a mechanic in the professional teams of Zg Mobili (93-94-95), Gewiss (96), Batik (97), Ballan (98-99) and Lampre (from 2000 to 2016); Bahrain-Merida, 2017 to 2020.
He has been the mech on 20 Tour de France, 25 Giro D’Italia and 10 word championship with national teams. You’re in very safe hands.
He is consider a legend in Italy. His nickname is “the Mitico” which we think means he is mythical.
A former cyclist born in 2000, he participated in the youth Olympics and then decided to dedicate himself to working as a mechanic. In a short time he became a mechanic for the national MTB team and for some under 23 teams. His teacher is Enrico Pengo “The Leggend”.
Andrea Ferrigato is affectionately known by his former teammates and friends as “Ferri” for his legs of “Steel”. Ferri has had a professional career spanning 15 years. He competed 8 times at the Giro d’Italia and 4 times at the Tour de France. He was a stage winner of the Giro d’Italia (1994) and his best year was 1996. In that year he won the Leeds International Classic and the Grand Prix of Switzerland.
Andrea is an extremely experienced host and he has worked with Sportive Breaks since 2022. In the last few years Andrea has hosted many cycling tours and Gran Fondo weekends for Sportive Breaks. He received truly excellent customer feedback.
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Stelvio Weekender – ‘A fantastic time , Andrea was brilliant’
Strade Bianche is a great event – and going with Sportive Breaks makes it so easy, including the support at the event of pro-cyclist Andrea Ferrigato and his team. Thanks for a great weekend!
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