Monday
Please meet us at our hotel in Florence today where our team will meet you. If you plan to fly then we offer airport transfers for you, your luggage, and your bike from Florence Airport. Our mechanic is available this afternoon to fit rental bikes and to assist you with building your bike after travel. Bikes can be stored in your room. Evening meal at the hotel.
Tuesday
After breakfast and preparing the bikes, we will ride straight from the hotel into the beautiful quiet roads of Tuscany. We will make a lunch stop on the way (at your own cost) and we will set up regular feed stops with water and snacks. We will return mid-afternoon and you have time to visit the local area around the hotel. Evening meal at the hotel.
Wednesday
Today we will ride to and from the hotel again. We will be back at lunchtime and we will spend the afternoon in Florence to discover this beautiful city.
Evening meal at the hotel.
Thursday
Today we will leave Florence and move to the next hotel on our tour in beautiful Siena which is also the location of Strade Bianche and Gran Fondo Strade Bianche.
- Your luggage will be transported between hotels.
- Evening meal at hotel Four Points Sheraton in Siena.
Friday
We will take it easy this morning. After breakfast, you can visit the Gran Fondo Strade Bianche event expo. After lunch, we offer a guided ride to Gaiole from Siena.
Evening meal at the hotel with a briefing on the activities for tomorrow.
Saturday
Cross the Finish and Podium experience and Finish Hospitality in Siena.
After breakfast and preparing the bikes, we will take you on a supported, guided ride that takes in the route of the Strade Bianche including the final 25km of the pro-race route. You will ride across the finish line in Siena just hours before the finish of the Pros just hours later. After taking photos on the winner’s podium, you will have access to Strade Bianche Finish Hospitality. You will have an afternoon of watching the pro-riders in action.
Strade Bianche Finish Hospitality
You will enjoy exclusive access to an outdoor hospitality area, close to the finish line. You also have access to a covered area inside the historic and atmospheric Sala delle Lupe room.
Authentic Tuscan food and drink will be on offer and the race will be broadcast live for you on large plasma screen televisions.
As the race draws to a close, you can step outside, onto the famous Piazza del Campo, to see the final moments, in person, from the finish line.
We will then head back to the hotel for you to rest and get prepared for the Gran Fondo tomorrow. Dinner at the hotel.
Sunday
You were able to see how the riders of the Men’s and Women’s cycling elite handled the white roads yesterday. Today it’s your turn. Ride either the 139 km route with 31 kilometres of gravel roads or 86 kilometres with 21 kilometres of gravel. The race largely shares the course with the Women Élite event. The route is twisty and undulating, with no lengthy climbs, but with punchy hills, especially on the unpaved parts. Enjoy access to the Sportive Breaks private feed stop on the course and we’ll assist with packing bikes after the race.
Dinner at the hotel.
Monday
Ciao from Italia!
After breakfast either make your own onward plans or we offer our optional transfer back to Florence or Pisa airport. We will depart Siena at 09.00. Our airport transfer arrives in Florence at 10.00 in line with flights that depart after 12.00. We will arrive at Pisa at 11.30, in line with flights that depart after 13.30.
Private transfers can be booked on request.
