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  • START | END

    Milan Malpensa Airport, Italy

  • TOUR DATES

    FRI 11TH – MON 14TH OCTOBER, 2024

  • DURATION

    4 Days | 3 Nights

  • LOCATION

    Lombardia Region, Italy

  • ILombardia Official Tour Provider

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The Giro di Lombardia race in Italy ​[officially ILombardia, also known as The ​R​ace of The Falling Leaves] is ​the final of the five ​- one day cycling monuments​ to be held in Europe each year.

Our 4 Day Ilombardia tour visits some of Italy’s most celebrated landscapes, challenging and inspiring riders in equal measure. The Lombardia region of Italy offers unique destinations with rich history, fine Italian produce will keep you fuelled on and off the bike.

You’ll witness the historic ILombardia race as a VIP, and participate in the Gran Fondo ILombardia.

Let us know if you’d like us to send a previous itinerary. It’ll give you a great indication of the look and feel of the tour – on and off the bike. Feel free to give us a call, email or video call we’re here to help. Contact Us Now

ADVANCED BOOKING DEPOSIT

Secure your position on the VIP Ilombardia tour with a $750 AUD [Approx: USD $500, GBP £400] Advanced Booking Deposit, this reserves your place on the 4 Day VIP ILombardia tour.

*Note, our ILombardia Tours are new each year, we maximise your experience with race viewing, sportifs, great rides and cultural experiences*

2024 INDICATIVE TOUR PRICING

* See below for indicative tour pricing based on the 2023 ILombardia program. The final pricing will be confirmed with guests as soon as the race organisation provided all of the official details for the 2024 event with us.

AUD $2,950pp-$3,350 (approximately) USD $1,950-$2,200 *Twin Share
AUD $495-$595 (approximately) USD $325-$400 *Single Room Supplement

ROOMS / SINGLE SUPPLEMENT

* Our twin share prices are per person based on two people ie couples, partners, friends sharing one room. If you are traveling alone, you have the option to have a room to yourself by paying the additional single room supplement.

$750.00 AUD

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No hidden Credit Card fees.

VIP ILombardia 4 Day Tour

ILombardia Tour Highlights:

Welcome to our Ilombardia VIP 4 Day tour, our program is perfect for cyclists of all fitness and experience levels [whether you are an experienced rouler, or you enjoy moderate cycling], cycling fans, non-cyclist, non-cycling partners ,or people who’d like to do a bit of riding and race watching. We have a dedicated non-cycling guide and vehicle, you’ll have your own itinerary, meet up with partners and the cycling group at various point each day.

You’ll quickly feel at ease as you enjoy our inclusive, supportive team environment both on and off the bike. Our tour groups are a place where we all share the love and passion for cycling, for supporting each other, and cheering on the professional riders at the Tour of Lombardia one day classic.

For us Italy is our European home, we’re based in sunny Tuscany, and love the Lombardia region on and off the bike, we’ve spent much of the last ten years running cycling tours to the Giro d’Italia, Lombardia, and all of Italy’s beautiful regions. We love everything about Italy, its cycling, it’s enthusiastic cycling fans the “Tifosi”, its food, its passion and love for “la dolce vita”.

Our program offers a well rounded Ilombardia experience, we’ll have a taste of what it’s like for the professional riders at the ILombardia race, plus we ride the ILombardia the day after the professional race to live it for ourselves. Plus, we’ll be there to witness the final section and finish of the race from the comforts of the VIP area..

Our tour will conclude after our farewell team breakfast on the Monday morning after our Ilombardia weekend, we include a complimentary airport transfer on this final day, with a transfer included to Milan Malpensa, International airport, or to our well connected local train station, it’s on the main line to Milano, it’s perfect for onward train journeys.

*Note, each of our Ilombardia itineraries is new – unique to each year of the Ilombardia event. We adjust to the racecourse route and the direction the course loops around the Lombardia region, as the course varies for each edition of the race. We adjust our itineraries each year to maximise your Ilombardia experience, to include wonderful rides, transfer less and include the best strategic race viewing points.

inclusions

  • VIP Day Tour to experience the IL Lombardia race including a gourmet Italian picnic lunch, Premium Prosecco [Italian Champagne], Artisan local foods and cool drinks.
    See race start, midpoint and finish.
  • VIP access to IL Lombardia race finish area
  • Preferential [guaranteed] starting number for IL Lombardia Granfondo event.
  • Transfers to and from events.
    Designated Airport Transfer from Milan – Malpensa airport, or local trainstation Day 1 of Tour and Day 4 final Day of Tour.
  • 4* Hotel Accomodation, All breakfasts, Evening Meals as per detailed itinerary.
  • Welcome and Farewell Dinners, and drink.
  • Experienced local and international guides, mechanic, cycling-specific support vehicle

Tour Highlights

VIP Ilombardia race and gran fondo, Lake Como

Lombardia region, including the Cycling Chapel “Madonna Ghisallo”, Wall of Surmano, Lake Como, Belagio and Bergamo

Tour Program

Day 1: FRIDAY 11TH OCTOBER – Arrival Day

Airport pick up: Milan Malpensa Airport
Tour Start: 9.30am. Assemble bikes
Ride: 11am. Local loop Ride
Non-Cycling: Morning – Explore the local area or prepare for the trip ahead.
Overnight:  Lombardia region
Meals: Welcome to Italy, Lombardia Dinner and Drink

Day 2: SATURDAY 12TH OCTOBER

6.30am-7.30am: Breakfast
7.30am: Depart Hotel Transfer to Race Start.
Experience: VIP Giro d’Lombardia – Ilombardia race including: Start, Midpoint and VIP Finishline area
Overnight: Lombardia region
Meals: Breakfast.

Day 3: SUNDAY 13TH OCTOBER

6.00am-6.30am: Breakfast
6.30am: Depart Hotel Transfer to Gran Fondo Event Start.
Ride:  Ilombardia Gran Fondo
Non Cycling: Explore the region and beautiful Lake Como
Overnight: Lombardia region
Meals: Breakfast, Farewell Dinner and Drink

Day 4: MONDAY 14TH OCTOBER Departure Day

7.00am – 8.30am: Farewell Group Breakfast.
Non Cycling: Relax over our farewell breakfast, explore our local village/ town, prepare for your onward journey.
9.00am: Depart Hotel, Includes transfers to Milan Malpensa Airport or local Train Station for onward journeys, for international flights after 1pm.

We are looking forward to welcoming you to Italy on your VIP Ilombardia 4 Day Tour.

Ciao the team from Ride International

Advance Bookings:

We open up our Advance Reservations for trips early so you can book and plan well ahead. We guarantee your position by booking prior. If you’d like to organise and book your trip further out than the dates/years we have listed on our website, please contact us via email, phone, & or video call and we’ll arrange everything so you can place an advanced booking.

An advance booking, accompanied by a fully refundable $750 AUD (Australian Dollar) ensures priority booking status when the trip details are announced. Note, an advance booking is not considered final until payment is received.

Once specific trip itinerary details are finalized, we’ll contact everyone on the advance reservation list via email, we’ll include the itinerary and offer a priority booking position before opening up bookings to the wider community.

If a trip fills – as it often does in the advance bookings, we create a waiting list and then offer reservations on a first-come, first-serve basis (based on the date the advance reservation was made) once our advanced booking guest have finalised.

To cancel an advance reservation a cancellation request must be submitted in writing/ via email within 10 days of the trip details being published. The (AUD) $750 advance reservation payment will be immediately refunded for any cancellation received within this 10-day period.

Final Payments:

The balance of your trip payment is due no later than 150 days prior to your trip departure date, we will forward via email your final payment invoice. You can choose to make full payment earlier if you prefer to finalise your trip payment early, contact us and we will arrange for an invoice to be sent.

What if I have to transfer, change or cancel my trip:
We understand you may not be able to go on your trip, cancel, change or transfer due to personal or medical reasons. We want to make it as easy as possible for you to transfer to another trip that has places available. If you have a question give us a call or email.

Due to the high demand, limited hotel availability and the advance payments expected by our hotels and restaurants we use, the following cancellation conditions apply to all of our trips.

* PLEASE NOTE: For Phil Anderson to attend this tour, there needs to be a minimum of 4 guests booked. In the event that Phil does not attend this tour, our experienced, professional team of Australian and local on and off-bike guides will host your tour.

AFTER BOOKING, IF YOU CANCEL:

150 days prior to departure 50% cancellation fee of the trip price
90 – 61 days prior to departure 75% cancellation fee of the trip price
60 days and less prior to departure 100% cancellation fee of the trip price
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