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Pioneers – Rome to Bari - Cycling Tours - Ride25

Pioneers – Rome to Bari

Vatican City, Italy

Pioneers Trip is Now Full

if you are a Pioneer and want to get a place please contact John directly.

Welcome to LEG 5 of our Ride25 Pioneers’ Adventure!  This leg sees us pedal from the Vatican in Rome to the seafront in Bari taking in coastlines, ancient monuments, hilltop towns and plenty of rolling hills and outstanding views.   We will have a special pre-tour send-off from the British Embassy in Rome on evening of the Wednesday 25th May with our ‘Grand Depart’ the following morning from the Vatican. We all set off from Rome on Thursday 26th May and finish in Bari on Sunday 29th May 2016.  With a total of 33,500 ft of climbing (according to Strava!!) and 400 miles – this is another epic Ride25 challenge with the ultimate aim of raising even more vital funds for 1morechild.  Please see the itinerary below for more info. Read more about 1morechild HERE.

Please note there are limited single rooms available. These will be allocated on a first come first served basis.  If you pay for a single room and we are unable to allocate you one, we will refund the single supplement cost once all rooms have been allocated.

As in all previous Pioneer trips this is a not-for-profit trip – i.e. the cost is a sum of the direct costs of running the trip only and is reliant on the help of our wonderful volunteers.

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Next Date

May
25-30
2016

Duration

4
DAYS CYCLING

Distance

Miles
400

Av Miles Per Day
100

Cost

£620
(£150 Deposit)

Next Date

May 25-30

Duration

4 DAYS CYCLING

Distance

Miles - 400
Av Miles Per Day - 100

Cost

£620
(£150 Deposit)


BOOK YOUR PLACE NOW

To secure your place you are required to pay a £150 deposit. Please note the full cost of this tour is £620.
If you would like to book for more than 10 people, or would just like to talk to one of our team, please call 0207 947 4118 .

Itinerary


Pre-Start Pioneers
Pre-Start Pioneers
7.30pm 25th May 2016 The British Ambassador to Italy, Christopher Prentice is hosting a Pioneers drinks reception for cyclists and supporters at the Villa Wolkonsky from 7.30pm on May 25th. It will be a great opportunity to see everyone again before the cycling begins the next morning.
Day 1 - Rome to Gaeta 98 Miles & 7,995 ft
Day 1 - Rome to Gaeta 98 Miles & 7,995 ft
Meet in front of the Vatican at 7am for registration we will all ride off 8am, after a Leg5 group photo.
The hotel in Gaeta is close to a decent beach and has a swimming pool. Dinner is on the beach. It's a great route out of Rome along some amazing historic roads.
Strava Route Here: https://www.strava.com/routes/3372204
Day 2 – Gaeta to Avellino– 100 miles, 7,009 ft
Day 2 – Gaeta to Avellino– 100 miles, 7,009 ft
We leave Gaeta and follow the coastline for the first 20 miles before heading east. The afternoon involves a long steady climb with an ice cream stop in the town of Montesarchio. Home for the night is a quirky 4 star hotel in Avellino.
Strava Route Here: https://www.strava.com/routes/3392113
Day 3 – Avellino Potenza – 95 miles, 11,900 ft
Day 3 – Avellino Potenza – 95 miles, 11,900 ft
Day 3 is a day to remember and probably the best cycling all 5 legs so far. As soon as we leave Avellino we start cycling on incredibly quiet roads that continue all day with truly outstanding rural views for the whole day. This is the biggest day of climbing of all the trips so far but is also the most stunning.
Strava Route Here: https://www.strava.com/routes/3378730
Day 4 - Potenza to Bari – 104 miles, 6,500 ft
Day 4 - Potenza to Bari – 104 miles, 6,500 ft
Day 4 continues with more beautiful, quiet undulating roads. Lunch is at another agristourismo restaurant in the hills with great views. We then finish with a relatively gentle afternoon before cycling along the coastline into Bari for a celebration dinner in a Square in the old town by the harbor.
Strava Route Here: https://www.strava.com/routes/2895610

What's Included


 

  • Pre-start Drinks reception at Villa Wolkonsky
  • 4 x nights accommodation in Gaeta, Avellino, Potenza & Bari. Almost all twin rooms in 4*+ hotels.
  • 4 x breakfast
  • 4 x lunch
  • 4 x dinner including celebration dinner
  • 5 x manned support vehicles including 2 x bike mechanics & first aiders
  • Transportation of bags each day to the finish
  • Transportation of bike boxes from Milan to Rome
  • Water, fruit and emergency supplies in the vehicles
  • 4 x personalised cycling shirts including the badges achieved
  • GPS files of the routes & “get out of trouble” cloth maps

What’s not included?

  • Flights and transfers (please organise your own transport to get you to Rome and then back home again from Bari)
  • Accommodation the night before in Rome
  • A Bike
  • A bike box
  • Personal insurance
  • Coffee/cake at optional coffee stops mid morning and afternoon

BOOK YOUR PLACE NOW

To secure your place you are required to pay a £150 deposit. Please note the full cost of this tour is £620.
If you would like to book for more than 10 people, or would just like to talk to one of our team, please call 0207 947 4118 .

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