Giro d’Italia "Ride Every Kilometre" - all 21 stages - the ultimate cycling challenge

The 'Ride Every Kilometre' tours will give you the opportunity to ride the entire journey – every, single kilometre – with your friends. You can choose to ride 3, 6, 9 or even all 21 stages of the race. You and your companions will need to be strong cyclists to achieve this challenge, but you don't need to be a pro athlete ... ours is a journey, not a race, and we'll leave enough time on each day to enjoy our lunch breaks and photo stops.

• Level of fitness: Advance - fit enough to ride 5 to 7 hrs or 130 to 200 km some days at a steady pace and with rest in between
• Good experience on big mountain climbs and descents, long distance riding, and back-to-back days on the bike.
• Adequate training in advance of the trip … you will be attempting to ride several stages of a pro race - it is achievable when you have trained well.
• Time is an important factor on this trip. In order to achieve our goal of riding every kilometre before the pros, we must stick to a strict timetable. This includes starting early in the morning as instructed and adhering to the time allocated for our food breaks during the ride.
• If for some reason you are behind the group due to fitness or mechanical reasons, you may be asked to jump into the van to catch up with the rest of the group.
• Vice versa if you are too fast and ahead of the group … you may need to wait for the group.
• The guides will set clear parameters such as road rules, food breaks, and waiting at the top of a pass. His/her instructions must be followed at all times.
• The safety of all our team members is our first priority. You are required to ride safely, respect all road rules, and follow the instructions of our guides and of any officials, for your benefit and for the other team members.

• 25 days | 24 nights in charming hotels hand picked by our experienced team
• Meals : breakfast & dinner
• Picnic lunch during rides
• Energy nutrition
• Knowledgeable and experienced guide(s)
• Fully supported tour with vehicle and mechanic
• Cleaning kit and tool kit available for use
• Grand Tours Project cycling kit
• Road book including all the details you need to know on your trip
• Gpx files - for Garmin device upload
• Transfers from and to a designated airport, within a predefined time window
• Copy of ‘Il Garibaldi’ the official 102nd Giro d’Italia book
• VIP entry to stage finish

What’s Not included ?

• Flights / transportation to the defined pick-up/drop-off locations
• Travel insurance
• Lunches on non riding days
• Alcoholic & non alcoholic drinks
• Bike rental available on request

I reached the summits of the Colle dell’Agnello, Col de la Bonnette, Risoul, and the Colle della Lombarda and flew like a bird down the descents, enjoying the sheer luxury of closed roads perfecting my descending technique on velvet tarmac.

Read Beth's full story here.