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Multi-Day Tours
January, 2012
1/22-27 Hawaii Casual tour: with Bicycle Adventures! Kona. The same routes as on the Classic Big Island tour, but with simpler dining and lodging. Explore the Big Island; ride the roads, explore the black sand beach of Waiohinu, famous for green sea turtles, and hike the Kilauea Crater, cruise on a catamaran, snorkel a hidden bay or play a round of golf! For more info go to www.bicycleadventures.com
1/29-2/4 Hawaii Classic tour: with Bicycle Adventures! Kona. Explore the Big Island; ride the roads, explore the black sand beach of Waiohinu, famous for green sea turtles, and hike the Kilauea Crater, cruise on a catamaran, snorkel a hidden bay or play a round of golf! For more info go to www.bicycleadventures.com
February, 2012
2/15-24 New Zealand Classic tour: with Bicycle Adventures! Explore the land of Lord of the Rings: This 10-day tour sweeps across the north end of the South Island, then curls down the west coast to Queenstown - from the Banks Peninsula through provincial farming regions, along tropical coastlines and past ancient glaciers, finally finishing in the Central Otago's splendid wine country. For more info, go to www.bicycleadventures.com
March, 2012
3/18-23 Hawaii Family inn-to-inn tour: with Bicycle Adventures! Experience the best of Hawaii's Big Island with your kids - including biking on safe, scenic roads, hiking to hidden jungle waterfalls, watching lava pour into the sea and exploring a volcano's crater. Snorkel with green sea turtles and of rainbow-hued fish, and playing in a giant thermal hot spring overlooking the ocean. For more info go to www.bicycleadventures.com
3/25-30 Cactus Classic: with Bicycle Adventures! Tucson, AZ. Imagine a landscape with azure skies, endless vistas and wide open spaces ringed with 10,000-foot peaks, 250 year old Saguaro cactus. Ride over Starr Pass, explore artists' colonies, peruse the offerings at the Bisbee Bicycle Brothel, the Best Little Wheelhouse in Arizona. For more info, go to www.bicycleadventures.com
April, 2012
4/12-19 Tour Belgium: Ardennes Classics week, with Adventure Travel Group! As part of the package, you get entry into the amateur Amstel Gold Toerversie Cyclosportif; choose from a 40 mi. to the ful 155 mi. route. Watch the Amstel Gold, La Fleche Wallonne and Liege-Bastogne-Liege pro racing events and conquer famous Belgium race climbs, including Cote de la Redoute, Cote de la Roche aux Faucons and Cote de Saint-Nicolas. For more info go to www.adventuretravelgroup.com
4/22-27 Cactus Classic: with Bicycle Adventures! Tucson, AZ. Imagine a landscape with azure skies, endless vistas and wide open spaces ringed with 10,000-foot peaks, 250 year old Saguaro cactus. Ride over Starr Pass, explore artists' colonies, peruse the offerings at the Bisbee Bicycle Brothel, the Best Little Wheelhouse in Arizona! For more info, go to www.bicycleadventures.com
May, 2012
5/6-13 Bryce Zion Classic tour: with Bicycle Adventures! St. George, UT. Pedal from the limestone spires of Bryce Canyon National Park to the high plateaus and hanging gardens of Zion National Park - plus Kolob Canyon, Brian Head, Red Canyon, and stunning Kodachrome Basin. This ride is for stronger riders; expect up to 85+ mi. on most days, (ave. daily mi. 60). For more info, go to www.bicycleadventures.com
5/10-13 Hazon Jewish Environmental Bike Ride & Retreat: Sonoma County to San Francisco. 2 days of riding; multiple riding routes from 40 to 80 mi. per day. Experience 1 day Shabbat retreat with rest, relaxation & learning. Yoga, qi gong, & meditation, farm tour and nature hikes. Learn about bicycles & sustainable transportation. A fundraiser to support Jewish environmental movement in the Bay Area and beyond. For more info, go to www.hazon.org/caride
5/10-17 Taste of Tuscany: Tuscany has long been an expression of the Italian dream. Cycle Italia so much enjoyed setting up this tour for self-guided clients they decided to offer a guided version! Enjoy a great mix of what makes the region famous and a great cycling destination. For more info, go to www.cycleitalia.com or call toll free 877-ITALBIKE
5/13-19 Big Sur Classic Plus tour: with Bicycle Adventures! Big Sur to Santa Barbara, this 7-day tour includes the stuff of legend - internationally acclaimed rides with names you'll recognize: Carmel, Lake Nacimiento and Figueroa Mountain (a Lance Armstrong favorite). Along the way you'll ride thru the Valley of the Oaks to Mission San Antonio de Padua or hike the Cone Peak Trail; visit the one of the oldest wineries in Santa Barbara County You can ride up to 80 mi. on some days, at your own pace and always with van support. For more info, go to www.bicycleadventures.com
5/17-25 Tour Campania's Cilento coast: with Cycle Italia! Every cyclist's dream is to pedal along a rocky coastline next to an azure sea, like Campania's famed Amalfi Coast. This tour discovers a different corner of Campania with all the rugged beauty but none of the crowds and tourist traps. The Cilento is a national park with the lowest population density in the region. For more info, go to www.cycleitalia.com or call toll free 877-ITALBIKE
5/20-25 Santa Fe-Taos Classic tour: with Bicycle Adventures! Enjoy a profusion of options for enjoying the region's cycling, hiking, culture and arts - and of course, its phenomenal cuisine. Ride the stunning High Road to Taos and the Enchanted Circle. You'll spend a half-day rafting on the Rio Grande, explore ancient dwellings in Bandelier and Taos Pueblo, and still have time to explore Santa Fe's renowned art district. For more info, go to www.bicycleadventures.com
5/20-27 Tour of California Race Epic tour: with Bicycle Adventures! Start in Sacramento and watch America's biggest road race and ride some of California's finest roads! Unlike many outfitters promising a trip that merely 'follows' the Tour of California, this tour rolls over much of the actual course. You'll put in 70-100 miles on each day of our tour - as well as witnessing the race's daily stages - from start, finish, and time trial to King of the Mountains. For more info, go to www.bicycleadventures.com
5/27-6/2 Land of Enchantment Classic tour: with Bicycle Adventures! Albuquerque, NM. This challenge tour features the most spellbinding cycling the Land of Enchantment can dish out. Experience the Turquoise Trail through historic mining towns beneath the Sandia Mountains, riding along the High Road to Taos beside the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, and around the legendary Enchanted Circle. Two layover days will allow time to go whitewater rafting on the Rio Grande, visit the northern Rio Grande Valley and Georgia O'Keeffe's Ghost Ranch, hike among the ancient Anasazi cliff dwellings and pueblos in Bandelier National Monument. For more info, go to www.bicycleadventures.com
June, 2012
6/3-8 Columbia Gorge Classic: with Bicycle Adventures! Starting in Portland, OR, you will bike, hike, whitewater raft and explore rolling wheat country, abundant orchards and the mighty Columbia River, all the while following portions of Lewis and Clark's epic journey. 30-50 mi. per day. For more info, go to www.bicycleadventures.com
6/3-12 Tour Vineyards to the Sea: with Cycle Italia! Monferrato wine country. A tour that combines the Monferrato wine country, climbs the Giro dell' Appennino and Liguria's Cinque Terre. Enjoy peaceful roads through meticulously tended vineyards, steep climbs and twisty descents through the Appennines and stunning views of the sea above the Cinque Terre. For more info, go to www.cycleitalia.com or call toll free 877-ITALBIKE
6/4-9 Experience Dolomiti Greats: with Granfondo Cycling Tours! Cortina, Italy. Ride like the Italians do: experience the great climbs of the Dolomites: Campolongo, Pordoi, Sella, Gardena, Valporolla and the legndary Passo Giau. Explore Cortina along with the Tre Croci & Tre Cima. 40-70 mi. per day. Stay in 3-star accommodations, all breakfasts and dinners are included in fee. Full support enroute. For more info, go to www.gftours.com or email Tobias, tobias@gftours.com
6/4-11 Eddy Merckx Granfondo Tour: with with Granfondo Cycling Tours! Enjoy some of the best passes in the Dolomites and many of Italy's toughest climbs and conclude with a great Italian Granfondo event. This tour features the Eddy Merckx granfondo located in the Dolomiti foothills. Climbing highlights of our tour include the "must ride" passes of the Passo Pordoi, Sella, Campolongo, Giau. 40-70 mi. per day. Stay in 3- and 4-star accommodations, all breakfasts and dinners are included in fee. Full support enroute. For more info, go to www.gftours.com or email Tobias, tobias@gftours.com
6/11-19 Best of Piedmont: with Cycle Italia! If ever there was a trip for lovers of Italian food, wine and cycling - this is it. Ride a landscape of rolling hills, dotted by castles, and covered in vineyards. You'll feel as if you've discovered your own private Tuscany -- except there are fewer tourists, quieter roads, a greater variety of wine and richer culinary heritage. For more info, go to www.cycleitalia.com or call toll free 877-ITALBIKE
6/16-23 Northwest Sampler: with Cycle America! The first segment of the coast-to-coast in 2012 tour begins with the Northwest Sampler, a 605 mi. trek from Seattle, WA, to Missoula, MT. On the way you'll follow the Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes into Kellogg, a quaint Idaho logging town, then conquer Thompson Pass for stunning views of the Bitterroot Mountains. 85 ave. daily mi. For more info, go to www.cycleamerica.com or call (800) 245-3263
6/16-8/18 Coast-to-Coast in 2012: Seattle to Boston with Cycle America! This tour is divided into nine Cross-State segments that make it possible to cycle a week or more, or ride all the segments for the complete Coast-to-Coast experience. For more info, go to www.cycleamerica.com or call (800) 245-3263
6/20-28 Sardegna Coast to Coast: with Cycle Italia! Enjoy the best of Sardegna, with its world-famous Emerald Coast, where ancient tombs meet jet-set mansions. Ride diagonally through rocky Gallura to the 12th century fort of Castelsardo on the northern coast, then on to the Catalan-flavored medieval port of Alghero on the eastern coast before we cross the island again via a different route and descending back to our original starting point in the heart of the Costa Smeralda. For more info, go to www.cycleitalia.com or call toll free 877-ITALBIKE
6/24 Oregon Coast Budget tour: with Bicycle Adventures! Portland, OR. Dazzling swaths of sandy beach, craggy cliffs, antique lighthouses and peaceful country valleys make the coast of Oregon a cyclist's dream. You'll bike and hike from Astoria to the fishing burgh of Florence, including the spectacular Oregon Coast Scenic Bike Route. 45 ave. daily mi. For more info, go to www.bicycleadventures.com
6/24-30 Mission: Montana: with Cycle America! The second segment of the coast-to-coast in 2012 tour takes you thru Montana and Wyoming. Experience the Grand Teton Mountains, a sudden crescendo of massive granite rising dramatically without the prelude of foothills. You will understand why the Spanish named the area Monta–a, meaning mountainous. After a final climb to Teton Pass at 8,429 feet, your reward is a thrilling descent into Wyoming. 74 ave. daily mi. For more info, go to www.cycleamerica.com or call (800) 245-3263
6/26-7/3 Tour the Italian Alps: with Granfondo Cycling Tours! Enjoy the Italian alps trilogy of the Stelvio, Gavia and Mortirolo passes, lake Como and pilgrimage to the Madonna di Ghisallo cyclist hall of fame. Included is a visit to the new Marco Pantani Memorial located on the epic Mortirolo climb. 40-70 ave. daily mi. Stay in 3- and 4-star accommodations, all breakfasts and dinners are included in fee. Full support enroute. For more info, go to www.gftours.com or email Tobias, tobias@gftours.com
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