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The Newbie: Bicycle Touring 101
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July 18, 2018

The Newbie: Bicycle Touring 101

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Are you a newbie to cycling or just to touring by bicycle? Our recommended first-time bike tours––a kind of bicycle touring “”101″”––are just what you need! On these trips, you’ll pedal at a comfortable pace, stop to take pictures, savor a leisurely lunch, and explore the surroundings. Enjoy quiet roads along flat and rolling terrain zigzagging through vineyards, olive groves, and farmland.

For those who just want to take it easy.

trulli1-153891-editedFrom the verdant, garden-laden valleys of Italy’s heel to the fable-like “trulli” houses in Alberobello, you’ll find our La Bella Puglia trip one of several tours perfectly designed for you–the newbie!

Or how about Venice con Gusto? Stroll in and out through the canals of Venice and Chioggia’s tiny, romantic canals, hang out with local fisherman, and revel in this region’s tasty seafood and superior cuisine. Sip lovely spritz at the end of your day’s ride.

Did you know that the Veneto is the capital of the infamous aperitivo?

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Now’s your chance to find out the

difference between a Rossini, a Bellini

and the “Mistaken” Negroni!

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Or get your newbie self to wondrous heights in the Dolomites on our Sud Tyrol Roll. You’ll pedal through places you only dreamed you could cycle. That’s right folks: alpine cycling without the climbs! We make this happen for you. What newbie wouldn’t want to cycle along the Strada del Vino (the wine road) or the Ciclopista del Sole (the sunny bike path)–surrounded by jagged, awe-inspiring Dolomite peaks?

Check out these and other newbie trips awaiting you here.

 

 

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