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Dama Dream Ride

Women's Only Italian Cycling Retreat Based in The Apennines

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  • What to expect
  • Travel planning tips

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Destination
Le Marche, Italy
Activity
Biking
Level
Intermediate
Level

Perfect for the cycling newbies who already enjoy being active, or anyone who just wants to take it easy.

Pedal at a meandering pace, stopping 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.

  • Average daily distance: 35-45 miles
  • Terrain: flat and rolling

Our Athletic Beginner tours are perfect for those who aren’t avid cyclists, but are fit and love to exercise regularly.

On these trips, you’ll enjoy a flowing pace with plenty of time throughout the day to indulge in the local specialties, take in the local culture and enjoy the magnificent views. There will be an occasional hill, more rolling terrain and higher mileage than an Easy tour.

  • Average daily distance: 35-45 miles
  • Terrain: flat and rolling
  • Our guides will offer cycling clinics and one-on-one coaching in cadence, positioning and the art of shifting efficiently on rolling hills.

You love being active and cycling is your preferred way. You are in good physical condition and ride whenever you can.

Intermediate tours maintain a steady pace with opportunities to push yourself by tackling challenging climbs with great descents over stunning terrain. You’ll still have time to explore and enjoy the landscape and towns you’ll visit.

  • Average daily distance: 40-50 miles
  • Terrain: rolling with some hills

You are an avid cyclist who trains regularly, participates in bicycling events and is eager to plan their next bicycling vacation. You enjoy a vigorous ride, challenging climbs and thrilling descents.

These “Epic” and “follow the race” tours are spectacular and have plenty of classic climbs and are perfect for cyclists who covet long mileage with lots of hills and varying terrain.

  • Average daily distance: 45+ miles
  • Terrain: hilly with long climbs
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Duration
7 days / 6 nights
From $2,700 PP
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Ride with the Bianchi Damas on a very special private bike tour in the Le Marche Region of Central Italy, the heart of the Apennines!  From white-pebble beaches and cliff-backed Adriatic bays to medieval hill towns and snow-capped peaks, Le Marche is one of Italy’s little known treasures. Sandwiched between the Apennines and the Adriatic coast, this hilly region boasts a string of exquisite provincial towns.  Chief among them is Urbino, whose beautifully preserved Centro Storico (historic center) recalls its heyday as a Renaissance cultural center and the birthplace of the artist Raphael.  Much of the region remains relatively tourist-free and unknown, including its deeply traditional food.  Blessed with the bounty from the mountains, farmland, and sea, Le Marche produces a varied, seasonal cuisine and truly distinctive wines.

For seven unforgettable days of cycling, we are led by our expert native Italian expert cycling guide, Giacomo Rossi to experience the most spectacular roads in all of Italy. Giacomo will not only teach us about the history and culture of the region but each day he will host coaching clinics focusing on cycling techniques and skills.  We guarantee that by the end of the seven days you will not make new cycling BFFs, be thoroughly inspired and transformed but you WILL be a better cyclist!

Tour Essence

  • Ride the most spectacular roads of the Adriatic Coast and Urbino Montefeltro (UNESCO World Heritage Site)

  • Savor the best local and fresh cuisine of your life!

  • Indulge in super charming accommodations in a Spa Farmhouse and enjoy one sports massage

  • Discover and experience the wines of Marche and Romagna regions

  • Learn the art of cheese-making of Mondaino

  • Receive one-on-one bicycle coaching from our expert Italian guides

What to Expect

Start Location
Montefeltro
End Location
Montefeltro
Mileage
Average Daily: 30-50 Total: 170-300
Biking through Italian mountains
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What's Included

Once you have a trip confirmed, we will feed you a steady diet of additional pre-departure information that includes: How to train, prepare, pack and all the wonderful, inspirational and practical things you want and need to know before you go! Our Travel Advisors will be available to help plan your pre- and post-tour travel.

What’s Included
  • Van support 
  • Leadership of your expert, bilingual Top Guide(s)
  • Cycling skills clinics: Climbing, descending, cornering; Improving your riding confidence; Bike handling skills; Techniques to ride safer and faster; Nutrition for training and events; Basic mechanical knowledge clinic; Pacing and drafting

What’s Included

  • Carbon road bike and/or e-bike equipped with Garmin Edge Touring GPS
  • Ciclismo Classico water bottle
  • Two water bottle holders
  • Map holder on handlebars and a Garmin Edge GPS
  • Handlebar bag
  • Tire pump
  • Combination bike lock
  • Gel-padded saddle
  • Choice of pedals
  • Card with your tour leaders’ mobile phone numbers

Pedal Options

  • Flat pedals
  • Half-toe pedals (without straps)
  • Toe cage pedals

What’s Included

  • Helmet
  • Optional: clipless pedals with shoes
  • Optional: your own saddle
Bianchi Manhattan bike

Bianchi Manhattan

Electric Bike Call for Pricing.
Bianchi Manhattan bike

Bianchi Aria

Electric Bike $400 Upgrade
Bianchi C-Sport bike

Bianchi C-Sport 2.5

Hybrid Bike Included
Bianchi Intenso bike

Bianchi Intenso

Carbon Road Bike Included
Cannondale Tandem Bike

Cannondale MT 800

Tandem Call for Pricing.
Cannondale Road Tamdem 2

Cannondale Road Tandem 2

Tandem Call for Pricing.
Honey Bikes Tandem

Honey Bikes Tandem

Tandem Call for Pricing.
  • All accommodations
  • All breakfasts
  • 3 lunches or picnics
  • 6 dinners
  • Super snacks + gels, bars, on the road snacks

 

  • 2 wine tastings
  • Learn the art of cheese-making of Mondaino
  • Nights of culture and music
  • Ride the most spectacular roads of the Adriatic Coast and Urbino Montefeltro (UNESCO World Heritage Site)

Dates

2020

Jul 5-11
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From $2,700 PP
400 Optional Single Supplement
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Any of our tours can be made private. Contact us to learn more.
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Guaranteed

Confirmed tours are dates that have been selected by us that have a very high probability of reaching the minimum group size for us to run the tour and for you to receive the best Ciclismo Classico experience. These tours are confirmed as much as a year in advance, compared to our regularly scheduled tours which are confirmed around 90 days prior to departure.  When you place your deposit for a confirmed tour, you have the green light to make your pre and post travel plans and even book your flight with our personal guarantee that your tour will run!

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Optional Single Supplement

If you are traveling alone, this optional single supplement will guarantee you a room to yourself at each hotel. The cost of a single room is often more than half the price of a shared room, so this additional supplement reflects that increased cost for each night over the course of the trip.

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