The Belvedere Bike Hotel sits in Riccione, a seaside town on the Adriatic coast of Emilia-Romagna. It runs training camps for road cyclists, triathletes and Ironman athletes, and the camp programme is put together around what your group actually needs rather than sold as one fixed package. That means the daily structure varies, but the components are consistent: guided rides, access to a pool and athletic track, sports nutrition from the kitchen, and recovery in the spa.

For groups of eight or more, the hotel arranges a personal trainer and a personal ex-pro cycle guide. Alongside the riding you get practical input on training methods, riding positions, nutritional strategies, recovery, stretching and performance improvement. This is the part that makes it a camp rather than a hotel stay with bikes: someone is looking at how you ride and how you recover, not just where you go.

The bike side is well set up. The hotel has a full range of free bike services for all guests, and you can hire top-of-the-range all-carbon De Rosa racing bikes at extra cost if you are not bringing your own. Cycle Club Training Camps in March and April get free entrance to the nearby 50m Olympic swimming pool in Riccione, subject to pool opening times and excluding festivities. Open-water swimming in the Adriatic is on the doorstep for triathletes who want sea time.

Off the bike, there is a 450m² spa and thalasso therapy centre with free access, and sports massages and treatments can be booked. The chef prepares sports menus selected for your specific nutritional requirements, so the food is part of the training rather than a break from it. Nearby athletic tracks are available for run sessions, subject to opening times and a supplement entrance fee.

The location gives you options beyond the training. Riccione is a beach town with a long seafront, and the roads inland climb into the hills of the Romagna hinterland. The camp is designed to work for the hard-core cyclist or Ironman athlete and equally for someone who wants a serious training week without giving up the good food and the spa.

What's included

- Accommodation at the Belvedere Bike Hotel - Full range of free bike services for all guests - Programme arranged to your group's requirements - Training sessions with a personal trainer (groups of 8 or more) - Personal ex-pro cycle guide (groups of 8 or more) - Guidance on training methods, riding positions, nutrition, recovery, stretching and performance - Sports menus prepared by the chef to your nutritional requirements - Free access to the 450m² spa and thalasso therapy centre - Open-water swimming in the Adriatic sea - Free entrance to the nearby 50m Olympic pool in Riccione for Cycle Club Training Camps (March and April, excluding festivities, subject to opening times)

What's not included

- Bike hire (all-carbon De Rosa racing bikes available at extra cost) - Sports massages and treatments - Use of nearby athletic tracks (supplement entrance fee applies) - Travel to and from Riccione - Travel insurance - Personal expenses