Day 1: Thursday 27th June > Arrival Day & Team Presentations
Location : Florence
Hotel: Ambasciatori Hotel (half board basis)
Meals: Dinner at Hotel
Daily Highlights:
- Watch live the Team Presentations in Florence.
- Explore the stunning city of Florence.
Today's Ride: Bike fitting at hotel
Arrive in Florence , transfer to the hotel, meet and greet in the afternoon at the hotel, we will depart on foot as a group to watch the Team Presentations live.
Day 2: Friday 28th June
Location : Florence
Hotel: Ambasciatori Hotel (half board basis)
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner at Hotel
Daily Highlights:
- AM - Ride the Chianti hills
- PM - TBC
Today's Ride: 100km 1600M
Following breakfast, we will depart the hotel by bike to ride out to Rada in Chianti taking in views of the beautiful landscape. This will be a great chance to get familiar with your bike and roll out the legs.
In the afternoon we will enjoy a guided city tour.
Day 3: Saturday 29th June
Location : Florence to Bologna
Hotel: NH Bologna de la Gare (half board basis)
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner at Hotel
Daily Highlights:
- Watch Stage 1 depart from Piazzale Michelangelo in the centre of Florence
Today's Ride:
Today the 2024 Tour de France will commence with the stage starting Florence. We’ll enjoy a leisurely morning before we regroup at the hotel and walk to the start area. Once the race has departed, we will head out Barberino de Mugello to start our ride. You will climb up the Futa Pass, a famous climb in Appennino. The route will then take us back down into Bologna.
We will arrive into Bologna early evening and enjoy dinner at the hotel.
Day 4: Sunday 30th June
Location: Bologna
Hotel: Bologna de la Gare (half board basis)
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner at Hotel
Daily Highlights:
- Ride the final section of today's Stage 2
- Watch Stage 2 live, finish area in Bologna
Today's Ride: 40km | 1150m Climbing
We will depart the hotel after breakfast and follow a route where you will ride the last 40km of the Tour de France Stage. We will then be in a great position to see the finish of the race on the final climb on the San Luca.
After the race, we will enjoy a tour of Bologna. More details coming soon.
Day 5: Monday 1st July
Location: Bologna to Turin
Hotel: Novotel Torino Corso Giulio Cesare (half board basis)
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner at Hotel
Daily Highlights:
Today's Ride: 80km
We will depart the hotel in Bologna and drive to the spectacular Monferrato hills. We will ride circular route of 80km starting and finishing in Alba. Here is where we will see the Tour de France come past.
We will finish the day with evening meal at the hotel.
Day 6: Tuesday 2nd July > Departure day
Location: Turin
After breakfast we say goodbye, your transfer will leave the hotel at 08:00 and arrive at Milan Malpensa Airport at 10:00am in time for any flights departing after midday.
Depending on your flight time or if you wish to extend your trip for an extra night, you could watch stage 4 depart in Turin. Contact us to book extra nights
Today's Ride: No Rides.
Meals: Breakfast
