A passion for the bicycle and cycling, combined with the attachment and knowledge of our territories, prompted us to found a “service” activity linked to the world of “bicycle tourism”.
The primary objective is to make our guests experience high quality levels, combining the pleasure of pedaling together with the riches and unique values of our lands: nature and landscape, food and wine, historical heritage – cultural, museums, fairs and events, relaxation and well-being, becoming a reference where you can find competence, professionalism, passion and courtesy to make unforgettable trips and holidays by bicycle.

On a warm summer evening, four friends sitting on the Po river banks chat about the next bicycle trip. Slowly, jovially, accompanied by charcuterie a bottle of good wine, the idea of creating a “project” linked to the cycle travel and vacations, with high quality services and locations, takes shape. What was a common routine for us, we turned it into a travel experience for everyone.

With the arrival of 2020, we therefore decided to “get on the saddle” and move from the idea to the project, embarking on this new adventure. Strengthened by the past experiences and beauty of our Italy, for the year 2020, we decided to organize two cycling trips / holidays in our country. Italy is known all over the world as a bicycle paradise both by the most demanding cyclists, hunting for challenges on climbs or legendary routes, and by less frequent cyclists. The variety of landscapes, the natural beauty of the area, culture, history, gastronomy and its long cycling tradition make the Italian territory a world unique destination for two-wheel lovers.

With exclusive travel / holiday packages, including every service, we will take you to pedal in our country, letting you live unforgettable experiences linked to two wonderful territories:

• Emilia, which represents the place where we were born and raised,
• Tuscany, where time stands still and encounters unspoiled nature, a refuge of
  leisure and relaxation for our bike rides for decades.

Emilia is a territory that expands in the vast Po Valley. it ranges from the flat plain on the banks of the Po river to heights of over 2000 meters in the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines National Park, a vast area of protection (UNESCO MAB), dominated by the mountain of which Dante wrote in the Divine Comedy, the Pietra di Bismantova. Emilia has a variety of landscapes and a truly natural wealth with few equals.

It is the home of “how to live”, first and foremost for gastronomy, with unique dishes such as the first homemade cheeses (anolini, tortelli, lasagne, gnocchi, etc. ..) cured meats, (salami, mortadella, Parma ham, Culatello di Zibello), and Parmigiano Reggiano the king of cheeses, which make this land perhaps the main place in the world for culinary art and typical products. If we combine these with Balsamic vinegar and Lambrusco wine, this area is unrivaled worldwide for the quality of food and well-being at the table.

It is also the home of automobile history; Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, Pagani, make it all something inimitable. If we then add the music with the great masters, Verdi, Toscanini, Pavarotti, literature with Guareschi and the “Peppone and Don Camillo” movie series.
How can you think not to visit and experience Emilia?
To think that today, for many it’s still an unknown and unfrequented territory. We will be riding at your side and guide you to discover the secrets and excellences of this land, where we were born and raised, sure to make you live an unforgettable experience.

Location
Borgo Cadonega Relais & SPA
Viano (Re)
www.cadonega.it

Number of participants: 8 – 12

From SUN 20/09 to SAT 26/09 (7 days, 6 nights)
Riding Guest: € 6890
Non Riding Guest: € 3990

• Overnight in double room with half board (breakfast, brunch and dinner).
• Resort services (swimming pool, spa, gym, wellness center)
• Sessantallora cycling kit (1 short sleeve jersey + bib shorts)
• 1 Sessantallora T-shirt
• Scott Addict RC15 Disc bike
• Look Keo pedals (or your own)
• Bryton cycle computer
• Washing Bag and laundry service
• Bicycles Cleaning and mechanical inspection
• Enervit Integrator Kit
• Expert, bilingual cycling guide and support vehicle for technical and logistical
  assistance during the rides
• All the “Experiences” provided within the bicycle rides

Experiences included:

• Cheese and salami tasting at the Boutique del Formaggio in Scandiano (RE)
• Wine and balsamic vinegar tasting at the Venturini and Baldini Winery in Roncolo (RE)
• Visit of the Ferrari Museum in Maranello (MO)
• Dinner-meat tasting at the Osteria Viandante, Castello di Rubiera (RE)
• Visit of the Peppone and Don Camillo Museum in Brescello (RE)
• Po River cruise with typical boats of the coastal towns
• Visit of the historic Salumificio Fratelli Veroni, Correggio (RE)
• Emilian cooking class at Ermellina -Rubiera (RE)

For any particular need, do not hesitate to contact us.

• Airfare
• Gratuity for Sessantallora guides and staff
• Wine and alcoholic beverages (except Experience wine tasting and dinner)
• Massages, wellness treatments and / or other extra paid services
• Shoes, helmet and any other technical clothing; these can be purchased on request or on site
• Anything that is not expressly indicated under “What’s INCLUDED on your trip”

• Overnight in a single room
• Transfers to / from the airport
• Photoshoot
• Cannondale Synapse e-Bike

Sunday 20/09

• Welcome greeting and hotel accommodation, followed by brunch
• Staff presentation meeting and weekly program. Technical material distribution and bicycle setting.
• Short tour around Viano of about 30km

Monday 21/09

• Breakfast
• Tour of the Reggio Emilia-Modena Apennines of about 4 hours
• Brunch in the hotel
• Experience: Cheese and salami tasting at the Boutique del Formaggio in Scandiano (RE)

Tuesday 22/09

• Breakfast
• Tour of the Reggio Emilia-Modena Apennines of about 4 hours
• Brunch in the hotel and relax at wellness center
• Experience: Wine and balsamic vinegar tasting at the Venturini and Baldini Winery in Roncolo (RE)

Wednesday 23/09

• Breakfast
• Tour of the Reggio Emilia-Modena Apennines of about 2 / 3h
• Brunch in the hotel
• Visit of the Ferrari Museum in Maranello (MO)
• Experience: Dinner-meat tasting at the Osteria Viandante, Castello di Rubiera (RE)

Thursday 24/09

• Breakfast
• Bike ride departing from Viano to Brescello and the Po River
• Experience: Visit of the Peppone and Don Camillo Museum in Brescello (RE)
• Po River cruise with typical boats of the coastal towns
• Experience: Visit of the historic Fratelli Salumificio Veroni – Correggio (RE)

Friday 25/09

• Breakfast
• 5h bike ride to reach Monteorsaro – Zamboni Refuge
• Brunch in the hotel and relax in the wellness center
• Experience: Emilian cooking class at Ermellina – Rubiera (RE)

Saturday 26/09

• Wake up and breakfast
• Greetings and let’s keep in touch for the next experience

Tuscany “is a magical landscape where everything is kind around, everything is old and new”. It’s the cradle of the Italian language, Middle Ages and Italian Renaissance great masterpieces and artists. In the heart of Tuscany there is a magical territory that is even called the world’s eighth wonder.
Val d’Orcia is a land of rare beauty, where history, nature and tradition intertwine: beautiful medieval villages, abbeys and castles immersed in a unique landscape of rolling hills where cultivated fields, cypresses, vineyards and olive groves alternate. This magnificent region located in the southern part of Tuscany extends between the provinces of Siena (north) and Grosseto (south-west), where Monte Amiata, the highest extinct volcano in Italy, watches over the landscape.
Today, the valley is a protected natural and cultural park which, since 2004, has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list. The absolute protagonist of the Val d’Orcia is its nature of rare beauty, which shows off a riot of different colors according to the various seasons, and especially so at the beginning of autumn.
The Valley is also a paradise of thermal sites and a treasure trove of high quality food and wine products known all over the world.
The great red wines (Brunello di Montalcino, above all), but also cured meats, cheeses, extra virgin olive oil, mushrooms, chestnuts, truffles, the finest cattle breeds meats and many other specialties.
We will take you through the wonderful “Val d’Orcia history” in a week, let you discover all the beauties of this land by bicycle.
With different levels and types of cycling routes, we will merge with the nature of the area to savor its history, culture, gastronomy, peacefulness and well-being.

Location
Adler Spa Resort Thermae
Bagno Vignoni (SI)
www.adler-resorts.com

Number of participants: 8 – 12

From SUN 11/10 to SAT 17/10 (7 days, 6 nights)
Riding Guest: € 7990
Non Riding Guest: € 4990

• Overnight in double room with half board (breakfast, brunch and dinner).
• Resort services (swimming pool, spa, gym, wellness center)
• Sessantallora cycling kit (1 short sleeve jersey + bib shorts)
• 1 Sessantallora T-shirt
• Scott Addict RC15 Disc bike
• Look Keo pedals (or your own)
• Bryton cycle computer
• Washing Bag and laundry service
• Bicycles Cleaning and mechanical inspection
• Enervit Integrator Kit
• Expert, bilingual cycling guide and support vehicle for technical and logistical
  assistance during the rides
• All the “Experiences” provided within the bicycle rides

Experiences included:

• City of Siena, visit of the Palio Museum and
  lunch in a typical Tuscan tavern inside the
  historic center (excluding alcoholic
  beverages)
• Wine tasting and visit to a Montalcino
  winery
• Dinner at the Michelin star restaurant
  Osteria Perillà located in Rocca D’Orcia
  (excluding alcoholic beverages)
• Ride to the sea and lunch on the beach
  (excluding alcoholic beverages)
• Saturnia Thermae

For any particular need, do not hesitate to contact us.

• Airfare
• Gratuity for Sessantallora guides and staff
• Wine and alcoholic beverages (except Experience wine tasting and dinner)
• Massages, wellness treatments and / or other extra paid services
• Shoes, helmet and any other technical clothing; these can be purchased on request or on site
• Anything that is not expressly indicated under “What’s INCLUDED on your trip”

• Overnight in a single room
• Transfers to / from the airport
• Photoshoot
• Cannondale Synapse e-Bike

Sunday 11/10

• Welcome greeting and hotel accommodation, followed by brunch
• Staff presentation meeting and weekly program. Technical material distribution and bicycles setting.
• Short bike ride around Bagno Vignoni

Monday 12/10

• Breakfast
• Bike ride from Bagno Vignoni to Siena, through some sectors of the famous Strade Bianche, arrival in Piazza del Campo. City tour and lunch / tasting at a typical Tuscan tavern. Return to hotel via private minibus.

Tuesday 13/10

• Breakfast
• 4 hour bike ride with a visit and food/wine tasting at a Montalcino winery
• Brunch at the hotel and afternoon of relax

Wednesday 14/10

• Breakfast
• Bike ride from Bagno Vignoni to the Tyrrhenian Sea, arrival in Castiglione della Pescaia, lunch / food tasting at the sea at a typical Tuscan tavern. Return to hotel via private minibus.

Thursday 15/10

• Breakfast
• 4 hour bike tour from Bagno Vignoni to Monte Amiata
• Brunch at the hotel and afternoon of relax

Friday 16/10

• Breakfast
• Bike ride from Bagno Vignoni to Saturnia Thermae. Thermal path and brunch at the typical local tavern. Return to hotel via private minibus.
• Experience: dinner at Osteria Perillà in Rocca d’Orcia

Saturday 17/10

• Breakfast
• Greetings and let’s keep in touch for the next experience

No problem, we are able to plan and package CUSTOMIZED bicycle TRIPS tailored solely to your requests and needs. We offer you the opportunity to make your trip unique and incomparable.

How? You just have to tell us what you want to do, how and with whom, and we will take care of creating your experience, tailor-made for you.
You can be alone, in two, in three or as many as you want, it’s not a problem. You may want to tackle one or more legendary climbs of cycling history, retrace a historic stage of the Giro d’Italia, ride on bike lanes in the middle of nature, visit cities of art, or other destinations at your leisure.

Tell us all your wishes for the holiday you’re dreaming of, and we will construct a custom bicycle trip, tailored to you like a fine Italian suit.

Scott Addict RC 15
Bike with Addict RC Disc carbon HMX frame, Addict RC HMX fork, equipped with the Shimano Ultegra Di2 Disc 22 speed groupset and Syncros Capital 1.0 35 Disc carbon wheels.
The Addict embodies the value of lightness like no other road bike. Our bicycles are supplied with Look KEO pedals (or yours) and Bryton cycle computer.

Made entirely in Italy with cuttingedge material, light, breathable and with super soft fit.

You can request extra clothing such as:

• windproof long sleeve vest,
• windproof sleeveless vest,
• arm warmers,
• leg warmers,
• balaclava,
• neck warmer,
• technical bike glove,
• and technical underwear.

Fabio Gilioli. 40 years old.
30 years spent on the bike.
10 years as a professional cyclist.
600.000km riding the bike.
10 years as a professional guide.
I was able to train and compete almost all over the world but most of these kilometers I riding in Emilia and Tuscany being able to discover and map every road and every mountain.
I was born in Emilia, on the plain and since I was a child the desire to discover new places led me to the mountains, I climbed all of them, everywhere and still today the desire is to see and discover new roads by bicycle.
My job as well as managing Sessantallora Store (multifunctional cycling center) is to accompany people on bikes, in training, competitions and travel, wherever there is the desire to share the passion for cycling, for food and for a good glass of wine.

Romano Brizzi. I am 45 years old and live in Parma, where I was born and raised. My roots are half connected to the Po valley and half to the mountain and the Apennines.
I think I covered every meter of road that runs through my land by bicycle, appreciating its colors, the scents that come out of the taverns, the sweat of heat and fatigue, the chills of the cold, always bringing with me the desire to know and discover new places and new stories. I love all those sensations that the bicycle allows me to experience: amazement, photography, stories of people and places, company, friendship, a sense of freedom and adventure, stops in bars, effort.

Matteo Malagoli. I am 47 years old and live in Medolla, a town in the area north of Modena. I am a computer engineer and after 18 years in the biomedical industry to create life-saving products I decided to take an opportunity and give a change to my life: together with my friends, create a reality that combines one of my great passions, cycling, and nature, the beauty of pedaling in a good company, doing sports and enjoying what is beautiful in our country.

Giulio Petrucci. Born in Rome in 1981, after classical and economic studies, I approached the world of tourism in 2005 following in the family footsteps; in 2009 I obtained the Rome tourist guide license and in the following years I started a path of professional transformation alongside the work of tourist guide with that of  incoming services manager, initially opening a cooperative company and subsequently, in 2017, becoming General Manager of Giva Tours SRL, with a management of 100,000 people per year.
I approached the cycling world for personal passion / curiosity in 2011, getting to know Fabio Gilioli for a biomechanical test; after a short time I joined the Sessantallora team.

Below is a list of all the bike tours / trips that we have organized in these years.

2011

• Tuscany, Maremma – Bike Camp, stay (5 days, 4 nights) with guided cycling tours along the roads of the Maremma through the most characteristic villages with food and wine tastings
• Franciacorta (BS) – Bike Day on Iseo Lake with food and wine tasting at Montenisa – Antinori Winery
• Piedmont, Canelli (AT) – Bike Day on the Langhe hills with food and wine tasting at Contratto Winery

2012

• Tuscany, Maremma – Bike Camp, stay (5 days, 4 nights) with guided cycling tours along the roads of the Maremma through the most characteristic villages with food and wine tastings
• Tuscany, Tirli – Bike Day in Maremma with food and wine tasting at the ‘’Le Mortelle‘’ – Antinori Winery
• Friuli Venezia Giulia – Gorizia – Bike Day with food and wine tasting at Jermann Winery

2013

• Tuscany, Maremma – Bike Camp, stay (5 days, 4 nights) with guided cycling tours along the roads of the Maremma through the most characteristic villages with food and wine tastings
• Tuscany, Bolgheri – Bike Day in Maremma with food and wine tasting at Ca’ Marcanda – Gaja Winery
• Trentino, Loc. Montagna – Val di Cembra Bike Day with food and wine tasting at Franz Haas Winery

2014

• Tuscany, Maremma – Bike Camp, stay (5 days, 4 nights) with guided cycling tours along the roads of the Maremma through the most characteristic villages with food and wine tastings
• Belgium, Bruges – The great classics of the North: Tour of Flanders
• Dolomites, Pozza di Fassa – Bike camp, stay (4 days, 3 nights) with guided cycling tours on the most famous Dolomite climbs of the Giro d’Italia

2015

• Veneto, Peschiera del Garda – Mini camp, short stay, South Garda cycling tour
• Tuscany, Maremma – Bike Camp, stay (4 days, 3 nights) with guided cycling tours along the paths of the Maremma through the most characteristic villages with food and wine tastings
• Belgium, Bruges – The great classics of the North: Tour of Flanders
• Piedmont, Val di Susa – Colle delle Finestre for the Giro d’Italia stage
• Parma – Marinella (MS), Bike Day from Parma to the Tyrrhenian Sea with a final fish lunch by the sea.
• Dolomites, Canazei – Bike camp, stay (4 days, 3 nights) with guided cycling tours on the most famous Dolomite climbs of the Giro d’Italia
• Emilia, Torrechiara (PR) – Bike Day in the Parma Apennines with food and wine tasting at Lamoretti Winery
• Veneto, Peschiera del Garda – Bike Day at Garda Lake
• Elba Island, Marina di Campo, Bike Camp, stay (3 days and 2 nights) with guided road, mtb and e-bike cycling tours

2016

• Tuscany, Maremma – Bike Camp, stay (4 days, 3 nights) with guided cycling tours along the roads of the Maremma through the most characteristic villages with food and wine tastings
• Belgium, Bruges – Cycling Monuments: Tour of Flanders
• Parma – Riva Trigoso (GE), Bike Day from Parma to the Ligurian sea with a final fish lunch by the sea
• Emilia, Parma – Bike Day of the Bassa (Northern Parma lowlands) with food tasting at November Porc fair in Zibello (PR)
• Elba Island, Marina di Campo, Bike Camp, stay (3 days and 2 nights) with guided road, mtb and e-bike cycling tours

2017

• Tuscany, Marina di Massa – Bike Day in Versilia
• Tuscany, Maremma – Bike Camp, stay (4 days, 3 nights) with guided cycling tours along the roads of the Maremma through the most characteristic villages with food and wine tastings
• Holland, Maastricht – Ardennes Classic: Amstel Gold Race
• Romagna, Villa Verucchio – Legendary climbs, the Carpegna by Marco Pantani
• Parma – Sestri Levante (GE), Bike Day from Parma to the Ligurian sea with a final fish lunch by the sea
• Piedmont, Sestriere – Bike Camp, stay (4 days, 3 nights) with guided cycling tours on some of the most historic climbs of the Tour De France
• Emilia, Torrechiara (PR) – Bike Day in the Parma Apennines with food and wine tasting at Lamoretti Winery
• Veneto, Peschiera del Garda – Bike Day at Garda Lake and Lumini climb
• Elba Island, Marina di Campo, Bike Camp, stay (3 days and 2 nights) with guided road, mtb and e-bike cycling tours

2018

• Liguria, La Spezia – Bike Day at Cinqueterre
• Tuscany, Maremma – Bike camp (road, mtb, e-bike), stay (4 days, 3 nights) with guided cycling tours along the roads of the Maremma through the most characteristic villages with food and wine tastings
• Como Lake – Legendary climbs, Madonna del Ghisallo and Muro di Sormano, with final snack
• Parma – Bocca di Magra (SP), Bike Day from Parma to the Ligurian sea with a final fish lunch by the sea
• Trentino, Maso Warth (TN) – Bike Day in Val Cembra with food and wine tasting at Moser Winery
• Marche, Conero – Bike camp (road, Mtb, e-bike), stay (4 days, 3 nights) with guided cycling tours along the Conero routes through the most characteristic villages with food and wine tastings
• Tuscany, Montalcino – Bike Day from Siena to Montalcino (on some sectors of the Eroica) with food and wine tasting at Banfi Winery
• Emilia / Lombardy, Po River – Bike Day on the Po river bike lanes with food and wine tasting at E-bio in Casalmaggiore
• Lombardy, Desenzano – Bike Day at Garda Lake and Forra climb

2019

• Tuscany, Maremma – Bike camp (road, Mtb, e-bike), stay (4 days, 3 nights) with guided cycling tours along the roads of the Maremma through the most characteristic villages with food and wine tastings
• Liguria, Sanremo – The legendary climbs of Milano – Sanremo (I tre Capi, Cipressa and Poggio) with a final snack.
• Emilia, Mattaleto (PR) – Bike Day in the Parma Apennines with lunch in a farmhouse
• Piedmont, Canelli (AT) – Bike Day on the Langhe hills with food and wine tasting at Contratto Winery
• Parma – Lerici (SP), Bike Day from the Parma to the Ligurian sea with a final fish lunch by the sea
• Emilia, Po River – Naturalistic excursion in the floodplain between Suzzara and Guastalla with lunch in a local tavern and subsequent guided navigation tour on the Po river.
• Trentino, Maso Warth (TN) – Bike Day in Val Cembra with food and wine tasting at Moser Winery
• Emilia / Lombardy, Po River – Bike Day on the Po river bike lanes with food and wine tasting at E-bio in Casalmaggiore
• Tuscany, Chianti – Bike Day in Chianti with food and wine tasting at Antica Macelleria Cecchini
• Lombardy, Pozzolo sul Mincio (MN) – Bike Day on the lower Garda morainic hills

Are there any curiosities left?
Send us an e-mail, we will be happy to satisfy them.

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travel@sessantallora.com

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