Join Us for a Cycle Adventure in Tuscany, Italy

Custom Fall Training Camp led by Giulia Isetti
September 17-26, 2010

Enjoy the beauty and charm of quintessential Tuscany on two wheels. Explore ancient hill towns and sunbathed textured landscapes. Cycle the rolling hills of the Amiata and the valleys leading to the Tuscan Coast known as the Maremma. Relax each evening in a fine hotel.

Your first stop, is Albergo Le Macinaie, www.lemacinaie.com, our deluxe 3 star Tuscan hotel located in Castel del Piano. It has a renowned kitchen featuring local Tuscan cuisine. You will not be disappointed. To the north is the Val d'Orcia, with the towns of Montalcino, San Quirico, Pienza, and Montepulciano.

To the southwest, the area of the Maremma with the towns of Cinigiano, Pitigliano, Sovano and Scansano. The Tuscan massif area where your hotel is located can be seen from a great distance. The scenery of the Amiata is spectacular with ancient woods, fascinating rock formations, and clear streams. This is an almost perfect area for cycling, where the roads are less traveled.

After 5 nights at our first hotel you will spend 3 nights in the Maremma at our 4 star agriturismo, Agritursmo Montebelli, www.montebelli.com.

This country hotel is set within a building constructed in the 13th century. It was first used as a flour mill, and later as an olive press. It has been renovated and transformed into a modern hotel, respecting its original structural features and the surrounding environment. Amenities include a swimming pool, tennis courts, horseback riding, and hiking trails.

The farm at the agriturismo is completely organic. The property is characterized by hills, valleys, olive trees and vineyards, orchards and sunflowers, cypresses and secular oaks, lawns and Mediterranean vegetation, representing a wonderful perspective of the Tuscan countryside. The dining room is well known in the region, featuring local organic ingredients and wines. Located close by, the towns of
Grosetto, Massa Marittima, and the seaside towns of
Castiglione della Pescaia and Punta Ala, both of which have wonderful beaches. Our trip includes:

• Overnights at Le Macinaie and Agriturismo Montebelli
• Buffet breakfasts
• Luggage Handling
• Welcome cocktail at Le Macinaie
• Dinner each evening
• Typical regional wines with dinners at Le Macinaie
• Bottled mineral water only at Agriturismo Montebelli - allows you to choose from a selection of organic wines made on the property
• Coffee, cappuccino, decaffeinated and tea after dinner Le Macinaie
• Presentation of the tour (what is happening day by day and maps)
• Cycle guide to lead out daily rides
• Laundry service for cycling wear at Le Macinaie
• Rest day itinerary options (if included)
• Transfer from the airport to Le Macinaie
• Transfer and support taxi to reach Montebelli on
changeover day
• Transfer from Montebelli to the airport on departure day

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About GreatCycling

GreatCycling is a family-run business whose owners are passionate about European cycling. The company promises seamless, custom-made international biking vacations for the true connoisseur. Founded in 2004 by biking aficionado Ernie Singer, his sons Eli and Arieh and his daughter Rachel, GreatCycling has gained a reputation for world class biking getaways in Italy, France, Spain and Portugal that are unique and thrilling combinations of challenging and casual courses by mountain and sea.

From pick up to drop off, clients experience the full complement of a cycling getaway: tasting the flavors of European destinations, cycling in the mountains and rolling hills of provincial Italy or or climbing and descending the rocky mountain crags in France. At each of our venues you will enjoy local wines and authentic regional cuisine. Out on the road you can challenge yourself on climbs like the breathtaking Alpe d’Huez, or cruise the coastal byways of the Tuscan Maremma and Adriatic Coast, at all times exploring hidden back roads and luxuriating in GreatCycling's various rest day options.

GreatCycling is also the home of Triathlon Training Camps, Challenging Biking and Bike Training Boot Camps in Italy and France. For more on GreatCycling's Next Generation of Big Boy Cycling tours and hardcore 2010 Marquee Rides, visit www.greatcycling.com