TUSCAN APENNINES
(TOTA) Topbike's Tour Highlights
Based in Pracchia, small Italian hamlet in Tuscany.
One Location. Loads of climbing.
Ride the pros training circuits with Annabelle and Jamie.
September 18-25 | Tour of Tuscan Apennines | $6400.00
(One location. Loads of climbing)
ONE Location:
Pick up / Drop-Off: Pracchia (or Drop-off Bologna is also possible)
TOUR TYPE: This is a climbing tour for fit cyclists.
EACH DAY: Ride quiet climbs with a 1000m vertical minimum each day and some difficult gradients
Ride the pros training circuits with Annabelle and Jamie.
With Topbike’s Tuscan Apennines tour we explore the lesser-known Tuscany, and neighbouring Emilia Romagna by bike. This is not the Tuscany from the Gladiator or about which Frances Mayes writes about. Rather, we are in wooded forests of the Apennine mountains passing small villages and climbing on roads with few cars.
We start this tour each day from the small hamlet of Pracchia, a popular mountain retreat for the well-to-do folks of Florence and Bologna in the 1920s. Somewhat forgotten today, it is the perfect quiet place to base ourselves for a week to cycle. We stay at the local hotel and focus on the serious business of mountain climbing, river valley rolling and whizzing down hills.
Each ride is a loop which covers different terrain and scenery. Some days are harder than others, with long climbs up to ski villages and hilltops used in the Giro d’Italia. Others are cruisier, following the steady grades along valleys. Every day includes some climbing. This tour is not for the untrained.
TOUR of TUSCAN APENNINES
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Past Tour Participants
Hi Annabelle
Thks again to you and Jamie for a great cycling trip. I’ve done 5 European cycling trips now and this was definitely one of the best. The Apennines are certainly a great place to ride and did not disappoint.
I think the routes you chose and the balance between hard and easier days was just about perfect. As you probably gauged I tend to like the more challenging rides so was very satisfied with the trip.
In summary, it was a great cycling trip. Great hosts and great company of fellow riders and great hotel hosts too.
Gavin.
Our week was full of wonderful local food, endless flowing descents, proper climbs and stunning scenery captured with new friends. Tuscany, not as you expect it.
Mark R.
Hi Annabelle,
I wrote two feedback options as I couldn’t decide on a favourite.
Either way it was a marvellous trip; thanks so much to yourself and Jamie.
Pleasantly challenging, professionally and delightfully supported.
Loads and loads of fun
Ride
Climb
Climb some more
Descend
Eat
Laugh
Repeat
Mark B.
