Tuscany · 8 days
Days are spent on the road. Rides are led by Max Lelli and Randy Warren, with the route taking in secluded Tuscan countryside and villages like Pitigliano and Sorano. The camp is based at Il Raduno, Max Lelli's estate, which is also where the home-cooked meals are served. The week builds towards the Gran Fondo Isola d'…
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Tuscany · 8 days · From USD 3500 (indicative)
Days are spent on the road. Rides are led by Max Lelli and Randy Warren, with the route taking in secluded Tuscan countryside and villages like Pitigliano and Sorano. The camp is based at Il Raduno, Max Lelli's estate, which is also where the home-cooked meals are served.
The week builds towards the Gran Fondo Isola d'Elba in Portoferraio. The group travels to the Island of Elba for the event, with the ferry crossing and race transfers included. Race entry is covered in the camp fee.
Max Lelli was born in Manciano, near Grosseto. He rode 14 Tours de France alongside riders including Argentin, Cipollini, Fondriest, Bartoli and Casagrande, and won a team time trial at the Tour de France with Ceramiche Arriostea. At the Giro d'Italia he finished 3rd overall in 1991 and 4th in 1993, won the Monviso and Selva di Valgardena stages and took the white jersey as best young rider. He rode three world championships, won the Giro di Toscana twice, became Italian time trial champion, was the first Italian to win the Tour of Portugal in 1996, and won the Core States championship in Philadelphia in 1997.
Randy Warren is a USA Cycling Level 1 coach who has coached cyclists and teams since 1987. He is a former Masters National Champion and has raced at the Masters World Championships in Russia, winning one race and placing 4th overall. He has led cycling camps since 2003 in America, Tuscany and Sardinia.
The setting is rural Tuscany around Manciano and Grosseto, with rides through Pitigliano and Sorano and a day at the Terme di Saturnia hot springs. The final days move to Portoferraio on Elba for the gran fondo.
- Eight days of riding in Tuscany - All rides led by Max Lelli and Randy Warren, USA Cycling Level 1 Coach - Max Lelli team kit - Airport transfers - Race transfers, including the ferry to Elba Island - All lodging - All meals - Race entry in Gran Fondo Isola d'Elba in Portoferraio - Max Lelli rental bike (bring your pedals) - Visit to a medieval village - Soak in the hot springs and waterfalls at Terme di Saturnia
- Airline tickets - Personal expenses - Anything not listed as included