The catalogue splits into three styles. Classic tours are guided, with set departure dates, a tour leader and vehicle support. Gravel Explorer trips use gravel bikes on Tuscany's strade bianche, the white roads that 92 cyclists rode out of Gaiole in Chianti in 1997 to protest against paving. Self-guided tours run on any set weekday between March and October, with no leader or van en route, and are priced by season.

Lengths run from seven days to fourteen. Cycling Italy's Lakes District is seven days at level 3.5, taking in Lake Maggiore, Lake Lugano and finishing on Lake Como. Cycling Italy's Alpine Valleys is eight days at the easiest grade, 1.0, on bike paths through the Venosta Valley with Alpine peaks and glaciers in view. Cycling the Dolomites is eight days at 2.5, and the Plus! version adds the Sella Massif over eleven days at level 3.0. Cycling Sardinia's West Coast runs eight days at level 3.0, with stops at the Phoenician site of Tharros, the Bronze Age Su Nuraxi and Byzantine Nora.

Self-guided options start lower on price. Bicycle Romagna, seven days from Ravenna to Bologna, is the cheapest at USD$1,950 in low season. The Taste of Italy trip through Emilia-Romagna includes two-night stays in Parma and at a farm estate with its own parmesan cheese factory. Southern Tuscany runs Cortona to Siena via Montepulciano, Pienza and Montalcino, crossing the Val d'Orcia. The Alpine Valleys self-guided route is graded 1.5 and the operator notes it suits couples, friends and families of mixed abilities, including children.

Several departures are marked confirmed to go, and a few are filling fast or down to one or two spaces. Some dates are listed as private departures not available to the public, with a USD$1,000 per person deposit. A Re-Cycle discount space appears on some confirmed departures; the operator also notes when those discounts are no longer available. Where a trip has a longer and shorter version, the operator invites guests to ask about switching.

The page does not give day-by-day schedules, hotel names, room types or a full list of inclusions for any individual tour.

What's included

- Multi-day cycling route as described for the chosen tour - Overnight stays for the length of the tour (properties not named on this page) - Vehicle support on Classic tours - Tour leader on Classic tours - Luggage transfer on self-guided tours - Two-night stays in Parma and at a farm estate with its own parmesan cheese factory on the Taste of Italy self-guided trip - Two-night stays and a cooking class on Emilia Romagna's Culinary Delights Plus! Bologna

What's not included

- International flights - Travel insurance - Bike hire, where not stated as included - Meals and drinks, where not stated as included - Personal expenses - Re-Cycle discount, where no longer available