• Dates: 09/06/2024 - 16/06/2024
  • Tour length: 8 Days, 7 Nghts
  • Start / End: Milano Malpensa to Milano Malpensa
  • Terrain: Mountains, steep climbing, historic and iconic mountain passes.
  • Price Per Guest:

    $ 5,700

    $ 800 Single Occupancy Supplemental Fee

    10% Discount for returning guests

    Road Bike and E-Road Bike Rental-contact Willie for pricing

     

     

     

  • Non-Cycling Guest: $ 4,700
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This tour will take us on Italy’s most epic climbs located in the alps around Bormio and the Dolomites . The first 3 days we will be at the Hotel Funivia  in Bormio. The next 4 days we will be at the Hotel Melodia del Bosco in the heart of the Dolomites. You will experience some of the most spectacular mountain scenery in the world that will certainly leave an indelible memory in your minds, hearts and souls. In addition to fantastic cycling we will enjoy delicious meals and wines of the region at our dinners.

Marco Saligari, Daniele Righi, Beatrice Tonini, and Willie Joffroy will be your guides. Their knowledge of the roads and their charm will make your cycling experience a very memorable one.

Our guests will enjoy beautiful accommodations, local cuisine and wine a well as the personalized service that Willie’s World Cycling has become so well known for.

 

Food & Wine

Our meals will be the regional cuisine and we will enjoy the wines of the Valtellina, Trentino and Adige. We consider our tours to be a fine balance of the art of cycling, food and wine.

Guides

Marco Saligari

Marco Saligari

Former Professional Cyclist

Marco has an impressive resume including stage victories in the 1992, 1993, and 1994 Giro d’Italia and overall winner of the 1993 Tour de Suisse. He has also been Directeur Sportif of Team Landbouwkrediet-Colnago and Team Crelan-Euphony from 2002 to 2013. Marco has been a race commentator of the Giro d’Italia for Gazzetta Dello Sport Radio, Eurosport Television, and has had his own show, The Coach, on the Bike Channel. Marco is currently a commentator for the Italian network RAI Sports for several races including the Giro d’Italia, Tour de France and Strade Bianche to name a few. He was part of the RAI 2020 Tokyo Olympics commentary team for the cycling events.  He is affectionately know as Il Commissario. In addition to all of his accomplishments in the world of professional cycling, Marco is a great guy with a beautiful family. We are honored to collaborate with Marco. He brings a slice of cycling history to share with our guests.

Marco is married to Lela and they have two children, Martina and Giacomo.

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Daniele Righi

Daniele Righi

Cycling Guide

Daniele started bicycle racing at 8 years old and turned professional at age 24. He competed in the Junior category for various teams and secured several victories. His professional cycling career started with Alexia and after 3 years he participated in his first Giro d’Italia where his teammate Paolo Savoldelli won the tour. For the next 10 years, he rode with Lampre and was part of the team that participated in Michele Scarponi’s victory of the 2011 Giro d’Italia.

He has always played a support role for Lampre and participated in five Giro d’Italia, five Tour de France, four La Vuelta a Espana, Tour of Flanders, Amstel Gold, Coppi e Bartali, and the Tour of Poland. In the 2004 Giro d’Italia, he won the Piaggio Trophy for the most miles cycled by any participant that year. Literally, he has cycled almost all over the world in most of the races of the World Tour. In 2013, he retired from Lampre as a rider and subsequently was a Director Sportive with with UAE Team Emirates.

Daniele is married to Francesca and they have two children, Chiara and Alessandro.

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Willie Joffroy

Willie Joffroy

Founder & President

I combine nearly 30 years of experience in international logistics planning with a quarter-century of cycling experience in Italy. My expertise allows Willie’s World Cycling to offer some of the finest cycling tour experiences in Italy. From the choice of simple elegance and intimacy in accommodations, to the delectable regional cuisine of carefully chosen local chefs, (we) my wife Margarita and I impart international style and pay careful attention to detail.

I accompany every Willie’s World Cycling tour, sharing the extensive knowledge I have gleaned from 25 years of cycling in Italy. This storehouse of information includes: Italy’s premier cycling regions, scenic wine-growing regions and small wineries, unique and private accommodations, and fine regional cuisine.

Prior to establishing Willie’s World Cycling, I spent 29 years in cross-border logistics services along the U.S.-Mexico border. Throughout my business career, I have focused on providing my clients with the very best in professional and personalized service. I have instilled this commitment to the client into the values of Willie’s World Cycling.

I have been an avid cyclist for more than 35 years and regularly start my day cycling up and down Mount Lemmon, a 6,800-foot climb from my home in Tucson, Arizona. Fluent in English, Spanish, and Italian, I have a great passion for the cycling, food, and wine unique to Italy, and take great pleasure in sharing that passion. I am a believer in the health benefits that flow from regular exercise such as cycling, fresh and wholesome local food, and fine wine. A consummate host, I make certain that each of my cycling tours inspires treasured memories.

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Accommodations

Hotel Funivia

We of the Hotel Funivia have a great love for cyclists, and for that matter we are cyclists ourselves, and so we have prepared a complete set of free services that you might be interested to know about, and when you`re with us, to use.

Washing of technical clothing. A zone equipped for storing and washing bikes.

Hotel Melodia del Bosco

The Hotel Melodia del Bosco is located in the very heart of the Alta Badia region, surrounded by the stunning Dolomites. You can be sure of a warm welcome from the Irsara family in the renovated hotel where design is combined with natural materials for maximum comfort. You cannot help but fall in love with the uncontaminated countryside around Badia twelve months a year; inducing you to relax, make the most of the peace and quiet and enjoy the wide range of sports on offer.

Epic cycling!

Itinerary

  • Day 1:

    Sunday, June 09,

    Pick up group at Sheraton Malpensa at 9:00am and travel to Bormio, approximately 3.5 hours.
    Check into Hotel Funivia, have a light lunch and make final adjustments to bikes.

    Bormio to Torri Di Fraele Cancano- Short, but steep climb. Total distance 29.3km, 729m elevation gain, average gradient 5%, maximum gradient 10%. Dinner at hotel.

  • Day 2:

    Monday, June 10,

    After breakfast depart at 8:30 Hotel Funivia, Passo dello Stelvio, Umbraill Pass, Prato, Passo dello Stelvio Bormio Hotel Funivia. Total distance 100.5km, 3,305m elevation gain, average gradient 7.6%, maximum gradient 14%. Lunch on the road and dinner at a restaurant.

  • Day 3:

    Tuesday, June 11,

    Bormio-Santa Caterina-Passo Gavia-Bormio.. Total distance 50 Km, 1,400m elevation gain, average gradient 5.5%, maximum gradient 15%. Lunch at Rifugio Bonetta . Dinner will be at Hotel Funivia Mountain Cabin.

  • Day 4:

    Wednesday, June 12,

    Transfer/rest day to Hotel Melodia del Bosco in Badia, Dolomites. Optional short hike on Monte Santa Croce. Lunch on the road. Dinner at Hotel Melodia del Bosco.

  • Day 5:

    Thursday, June 13,

    Melodia del Bosco, Passo Campolongo, Arabba, Passo Pordoi, Passo Sella and Val Gardena. Total distance 67km, 2,104m elevation gain, average gradient 6% , maximum gradient 12% . Lunch on the road. Dinner at a restaurant

  • Day 6:

    Friday, June 14,

    Melodia del Bosco, Val Parola Espresso ride, 33km, 800m elevation gain, average gradient 5.3%, máximum gradient 13%. Lunch on the road. Dinner at Melodia del Bosco

  • Day 7:

    Saturday, June 15,

    Melodia del Bosco, Passo Campolongo, Passo Giau, Val Parola, San Cassiano, Melodia del Bosco
    Total distance 91km, 2,873m elevation gain, average gradient 7%, maximum gradient 14%. Lunch on the road. Dinner at Hotel Melodia del Bosco

  • Day 8:

    Sunday, June 16,

    Transfer to Sheraton Malpensa. **Please book return flight after June 16.

Pricing

  • Included:
    3 cycling guides and van support
    Lodging 7 nights
    All breakfasts
    All lunches
    All dinners
    Wine pairings with dinners
    Wine tastings as part of the tour
    Colnago Bicycle or similar quality bicycle (Guests are responsible for any damages)
    Cycling kit (jersey and shorts)
    Snacks and water on bike rides
    Cycling guide, driver, and mechanic services
    Tips for cycling guides

    Not included:
    Airfare

    Non-tour hotels

    Rental bikes- contact Willie for pricing
    Travel and cancellation insurance. (Consult with your travel agent)
    Any rental car or train service you may use outside of tour activities.
    Any purchases of a personal nature including bar and hotel mini-bar and purchases at the hotel bar.
    Any incidental expenses associated with non-cycling activities, such as cost of guide, museum entry fees, spa services, archaeological site entry fees, etc. Guides for non-cycling guests will be charged based on the activities the guests desire and are paid directly to the guides. Guide fees range between 200 and 300 euros plus tips per day.

    Please see instructions below for payment by check. Please contact us for Wire Transfer instructions & ZELLE account notification . We do not accept payment by PayPal.
    Credit card payments will have an additional 3% fee for USA transactions and a 4.5% fee for international transactions.

    Payment Instructions:

    Willie’s World Cycling prefers payment by check payable to:

    Willie’s World Cycling LLC

    4231 E. Pontatoc Canyon Dr.

    Tucson, Arizona 85718

    A *non-refundable deposit of $1,000 per person must be paid in order to assure availability of hotel rooms. At the time of deposit please advise Willie of the type of room you desire to determine the total cost of the tour. The balance is to be paid in full 60 days before the start date of the tour. Tour prices are based on double occupancy per cyclist or non-cyclist. A single occupancy supplement applies to those traveling alone and requesting their own room. If your party includes a non-cyclist, please notify us when you submit your deposit so we can put you in contact with our tour guide to plan stimulating and rewarding activities while cyclists are on the road.

    Our prices are in U.S. Dollars and are based on exchange rates in effect at the time of publication. While we make every effort to avoid adding surcharges, Willie’s World Cycling reserves the right to do so should the U.S. Dollar lose substantial value against the Euro.

    After your deposit is received, you will be sent more information regarding the sizing for your bicycle, liability waiver, and general information that will be helpful for your visit to Italy.

    We recommend obtaining travel or trip cancellation insurance. Please speak to your travel agent for further assistance.

    Willie’s World Cycling reserves the right to cancel any tour prior to departure for any reason. We will refund any payment received by Willie’s World Cycling which will constitute full settlement.

    Although we make every effort to contract the very best in outside services, we do not guarantee services provided by third parties.

    Preparation
    Please make sure you have a valid passport.

    We count on our clients to ensure they are healthy and adequately fit for this tour. This tour is rated Activity Level C – Challenging.

    *Cancellation Policy:
    Deposits are non-refundable if a guest cancels. If the guest signs up for a tour during the year of the cancelled tour or the following year then the deposit will be credited to the tour. After 1 full year the deposit is forfeited to Willie's World Cycling. Final payments are not refundable. Exceptions to this policy will be considered in cases of illness or family emergency.

    45 Days or less: Cancellation charge of 100% of the total cost of the tour.

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