Biking tours
in the Alps

Ride where the champions
wrote the history of cycling

Welcome to the Alps

What Italian does not feel his heart leap in his chest at the sight of the Alps, and who does not feel the same emotion as one who reaches the seashore for the first time? For do not these mountains form the boundary and stronghold of Italy? 

Carolina Invernizio, Italian authoress

Alps and their highest passes - some of them above 2500m - have provided fame or infamy for cyclists over the past hundred years during Giro d’Italia, Tour de France and many other professional races.

Cycling fans use to write the names of their favorite champions on the asphalt of Giro and Tour ascents, right where the champions have written the history of our favorite sport. The names of these Alpine mountain passes might be daunting to some: Stelvio, Mortirolo, Gavia, Foscagno, Cancano, Colle delle Finestre, Sestriere in Italy; Galibier, Izoard, Alpe d'Huez, Croix de Fer in France, to name a few.

We want to ride together you where legends like Fausto Coppi, Charly Gaul, Gino Bartali, Louison Bobet, Felice Gimondi, Raymond Poulidor, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault, Greg LeMond, Miguel Indurain, Marco Pantani, Alberto Contador, Vincenzo Nibali, Chris Froome wrote unforgettable pages in the history of cycling.

These hall-of-fame names explain why Alps are on the bucket list of committed cyclists from around the world.

OUR CYCLE TOURS IN THE ALPS

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Tour of the legendary climbs of the Alps

A week of road cycling in the Alps in conjunction with the Tour de France
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On the roads of Giro d'Italia in the Alps

Bormio is ideal to ride some of the most iconic and sometimes intimidating climbs in the world, like the famous 48 hairpins up Stelvio, the wild and beautiful Gavia Pass as well as the famous Mortirolo Pass.
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Highlights from our rides

Because it's not just cycling

Corte, our favorite town in the center of Corsica

Mortirolo

A challenge you won't ever forget.

Yes, Mortirolo is really unforgettable. Our legs can't actually forget that Hors Catergorie ascent. It's one of the toughest climbs in Europe and one of the most famous. A brutal stretch where cyclists from everywhere catch up with one goal: just getting to top, no matter the climbing time! Come with us to discover why it is great accomplishment!

Riding up Col de Verde

Stelvio

Is this the nicest climb in the world?

For sure is one we don't get tired of. 48 unforgettable hairpins and 2750m for a climb that - since decades - challenges either pro or simply committed cyclists from around the world. But if we consider Stelvio a challenge, let's keep in mind that the guy in this photo - Fausto Coppi - and his fellow racers rode up an unpaved Stelvio with 15kg bike and a ridiculous gearing. That's one reason why we call 'legendary' these climbs!

Are you interested in
riding on the Alps?

FIND OUT WHY YOU SHOULD, WHEN AND WHERE!

  • When is the best time for cycling?

    It is easy: from late spring to summer. The travel window for these high mountains is very narrow, just before June and until the beginning of September.

    Towards the extremities, the weather is less stable. So we use to organize our trips inside the 'safe' window, as the weather is more stable. Facing bad weather on a mountain ride is not pleasant: it means a drop in temperature of several degrees, and if you are on the Stelvio at 2700 metres when it happens... well, let's put it this way: it's no fun.

    Some days with rain can happen in the core of the good season, but if you go towards the beginning or end of the season, the possibility of a long bad weather increases dramatically, making, not just a single day, but the whole trip an epic experience, but one that you would never want to make.

  • What's the best cycling area in the region?

    The Alps are large and encompass areas that Italian cyclists are used to dividing into very different areas: we call the mountains in the western belt, enclosed mostly in Lombardy, Piedmont and Valle d'Aosta, the Alps, while the Dolomites are further east and in the territory of Trentino and Veneto.

    The two areas are considered very different in many respects, socially, economically, touristically and in terms of language. But cycling is also very different. Generalising, the Alps make us imagine very long climbs: starting from around 1000m, one reaches very high altitudes, such as the Stelvio (2750m) or the Gavia (2650m).

    Therefore, doing more than one climb a day is not for everyone. The Dolomites have shorter, but constantly steep (the 9% rule) climbs. A famous area for cycling is Valtellina and its main town is Bormio. We often use it as a base for our weeks in the Alps.

  • Where can I fly to?

    Depending on the trip, we suggest either Milan MXP or Bergamo BY.

  • How are roads?

    Asphalt is as good as mountain asphalt can be. The frost of winter slowly damages the asphalt. There is nothing critical. Repaving takes place quite often.

    Traffic must be taken into account, especially when travelling up some iconic climbs like the Stelvio, which is very popular with motorists and motorcyclists, or when riding from Bormio to Livigno.

Weather and
rainfall in the Alps

We have (so far) four offices accross Italy. Contact us via email, call us or drop by.

Cagliari

General headquarters

Via Vittorio Emanuele, 43
Quartu Sant'Elena, Italy
+39 070 204 10 29
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Costa Smeralda

@ Hotel Airone

SP59 to Baia Sardinia
Arzachena, Italy
+39 070 204 10 29
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Letojanni

Sicily headquarters

Via Vittorio Emanuele, 130
Letojanni, Italy
+39 340 342 6320
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Châtillon

Valle d'Aosta and Piedmont headquarters

Via Tollen, 46
Châtillon, Aosta, Italy
+39 3356456037
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Lucca

Tuscany headquarters @ Ciclismoplus
Corso Garibaldi, 101
Lucca, Italy
+39 349 140 3598
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Bergamo

Lombardy headquarters

via Finazzi, 6
Bergamo, Italy
+39 329.3781686
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