Cycle Tuscany with Nova Eroica
(Fully Booked)
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Details & Cost
Dates: June 17-23rd, 2025 (6 nights, 7 days)
Location: Tuscany
Cost: $4,250.00 pp twin-share; Bike Hire: $550.00 (includes helmet, lock, water bottle and set-up).
$200 supplement for bike cases/bags if taking own bikeInclusions: 6 nights accommodation, guided rides, bus transfers, support bus, 2 x dinners, 1 x lunch, breakfast daily, welcome drinks, Eroica entry, spa entry, Solo Bike host 24/7.
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Nova Eroica Buonconvento
The Eroica is a series of vintage cycling events that celebrate the heritage and culture of cycling. The original event, "L'Eroica," was founded in 1997 in Gaiole in Chianti, Tuscany, Italy. It was created to celebrate the golden age of cycling and to promote the preservation of the Tuscan landscape and local traditions.
NOVA Eroica Buonconvento is an All Road cycling event in pure Eroica style. Open to all those who are looking for a unique and epic experience in the saddle of their modern racing, gravel or cyclo-cross bikes. NOVA Eroica celebrates the beauty of the white roads, the thrill of a challenge and the fun of cycling in the company of friends.
With 5 events to choose from including the EPIC 290km, all the way down to the short route of 52km.
TRIP ITINERARY
Join us for a week of cycling splendour in central Tuscany. Our 7 day/ 6-night itinerary we stay in Italy’s most famous wine location, the medieval hilltop town of Montalcino, and the beautiful countryside of Radda in Chianti.
Both locations offer Italy’s most idyllic countryside roads for cycling, as well as slow cultural immersion making this itinerary the perfect cycling holiday.
The trip climaxes with our participation in a unique cycling event, L’Eroica Buonconvento. A mass-participation event that sees hundreds of riders ride a route that includes sections of Tuscany’s famous white gravel roads. The event offers a choice of riding routes for varying fitness levels and motivations and encompasses a 3-day cycling event that celebrates the beauty of road cycling in Tuscany.
ITINERARY
June 17th: Arrival Radda in Chianti
Group pick up from Siena station and transfer to Radda in Chianti, renowned for its stunning landscapes, historic architecture, and world-class wineries. Here we stay in 4-star spa hotel, Relais Vignale & SPA.
Bike set-ups are followed by welcoming drinks and evening dinner together in hotel.
Meals: D
18th June: Southern Chianti loop ride (approx. 80km/ hilly)
Our first ride in the Chianti focuses on the beautiful rustic countryside of Southern Chianti. Our loop ride from our hotel in Radda takes us via the charming village of San Gusme and peaceful roads and atmosphere of Castelnuovo Berardenga. In fact, Castelnuovo is a designated Città Slow (Slow town) for its authentic Tuscan style of slow living.
Meals: B
19th June: Northern Chianti loop ride (approx. 80km/ hilly)
Today’s ride takes us on a discovery excursion of Chianti’s northern terrain. This loop ride from our hotel in Radda takes us via the sleepy hilltop villages of Montefiorelle and Panzano, and ancient Florentine chianti market town of Greve. The area is renowned as a gastronomic hotspot of Tuscany, as well as for its rural beauty so idyllic for cycling.
Meals: B
20th June: Montalcino (approx. 90km/ hilly)
We leave Chianti by bike for the hilltop town of Montalcino, home of Italy’s World-famous red wine, ‘Brunello’. Here we stay 3 nights in Hotel Vecchia Oliviera, formally an oil mill, perched spectacularly on Montalcino cliff-face overlooking the UNESCO World heritage listed landscapes of the Val d’Orcia.
Meals: B
Day 5 – 21st June: L’Eroica Buonconvento (51km/ 75km/ 104km/127km)
Highlight day of the trip, Eroica Buonconvento. With a selection of rides from 51km to 127km, this event showcases the best of cycling in Tuscany.
All routes are on the areas most beautiful cycling roads, with the long route (127km) riding via the Crete (Tuscan Desert) and Chianti. And for those who want to be competitive, there are timed sections on route to challenge and reward the ‘strongest’ riders on the day.
However, for most riders, it will be more than enough ‘immersing’ in the beauty of the day, including the end of day pasta party celebrations.
Day 6 – 22nd June: Val’ d’Orcia Loop Ride (75km)
Our final day of riding explores the roads of the UNESCO World Heritage listed landscapes of the Val d’Orcia. Highlight on route is the picture post-card town of Pienza, a renaissance hill-top town that sits like a balcony within the heart of the Val d’Orcia. Here the views over the countryside are extraordinary, as is the riding within this most beautiful region of Italy.
Meals: B, D
Day 7 – 23rdJune: End of Trip
Transfer return to Siena station.
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Accommodation
Radda in Chianti - 4 star Relais Vignale & SPA
The Relais Vignale & Spa is an 18th century manor house, recently renovated respecting the original and traditional architecture, in a warm and elegant setting.
The Relais is an authentic gem in the heart of Chiantishire, one of the most beautiful and renowned cultural areas in Italy and the world.
Montalcino - 3 Star Hotel Vecchia Oliviera
Hotel Vecchia Oliviera is located in the historic centre of Montalcino and stands next to Porta Cerbaia, one of the six ancient gates to the city of Montalcino. Montalcino is the home of the Brunello wine and a favourite town of many of our guests.
What our guests are saying…
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The tour operated by Darren and Kerri is once in a lifetime for me and I am grateful for the opportunity to participate with the other riders. I thoroughly enjoyed my self with the challenges that were put to me and I will encourage other members of my cycling club and well as my wide range cycling friends who I feel should consider the Solo Bike Tour.
Jeff Hibberd
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It was an absolutely terrific trip. So well planned and executed. Your team are first rate. I will (of course) be recommending you highly
Jeremy Shapiro (4 trips with SB)
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”Out riding today, the second ride since returning home, we were discussing the trip and again commenting on how fortunate we were to have toured with the Solo Bike team, the quality of our fellow participants and new friendships we have made. Thanks”.
Brad & Kate Sewell (4 trips with SB)
