Tuscany Women's Bike Coaching Escape

We will collect you from the airport in Florence or Rome at a pre-arranged time and take you to our fantastic hotel. After checking in, we will have time to reassemble and set up the bicycles before starting off for the welcome ride through the Val d'Orcia.

Back at the hotel you can relax and enjoy the view. At the aperitif we will discuss the weather and plans for the coming days, and then enjoy our first dinner in the hotel's gourmet restaurant.

Like the rising sun, our awakening will include the sun's salutation, a series of breathing and stretching exercises that will allow us to awaken our bodies and prepare us for the bike ride.

After an energetic breakfast, we will head into the heart of Tuscany and in particular the UNESCO World Heritage cultural site. We will head south to the the classic Tuscan towns of San Quirico d'Orcia, Pienza and Montepulcino. Along the way, your coach will give you advice on how to cycle as a group, the various signals, and answer all your queries. Following a light lunch, we ride back hotel where you can relax by the pool or enjoy a pre booked pleasant de-contracting massage to release any tension.

Anyone who is a fan of wine but also of cycling will certainly have heard of Chianti. Today, after a short transfer, we will train in the Chianti Mountains, with a succession of beautiful landscapes marked by dense vineyards, chestnut, oak and holm-oak forests, picturesque medieval villages, romantic castles and charming farmhouses - you will be inspired. Your professional coach will advise you on the different ways to exploit the hilly terrain, recommend some technical and metabolic climbing exercises, and how to tackle the various slopes. You will be instructed on how to safely tackle long, fast downhill straights and hairpin bends. Knowing how to tackle bends with confidence keeps you safe and to stay up with friends... and more fun!

Back into the van for our destination in the centre of Siena where we will have our hotel for the last two nights.

The grand finale of our training camp includes one last climb, the final ascent of Mount Amiata, an ancient extinct volcano, with its sinuous shapes, is considered a Mother Mountain by its people. Before that, however, we will make an obligatory stop in Montalcino, one of the most picturesque villages in the area, where we can catch our breath and recharge our batteries for the grand finale. The climb is tough, but the view from the top is worth more than any effort. Enjoy the view and on the way, take the opportunity to receive further advice from our guide. Don't be frightened by the mileage and elevation gain, our GTP van will always be at our support and service.

On your return to the hotel, relax and recharge your batteries because we have a celebratory dinner.

Ride, laugh, emotions, flavours, but the time to say goodbye has come. Have a leisurely breakfast and after checking out, we will accompany you to the airport for your next destination.

Have a good trip, take in your heart all that you will see and who you will meet.

See you soon!