Milan San Remo
La Classicissima with a twist
Milan Sanremo, also called ‘The Spring Classic’ or ‘La Classicissima’, as you probably know, is an annual cycle race between Milan and Sanremo, in Northwest Italy. With a distance of 298 km (185.2 miles) it is the longest professional one-day race in modern cycling and is the first major classic race of the season, usually held on the third Saturday of March.
In our version of this classic bike race we don’t propose to replicate every detail of the route of the professional race. Slavishly following an actual route (they often change annually anyway) would mean many miles of riding on major roads, and to avoid this we have taken the spirit of the race and given it our own twist. After a day and a half shadowing the race route from Milan we divert into the beautiful the Piedmontese hills north of Acqui Terme before rejoining the race route to climb the famous ‘Poggio’. And rather than attempting to ride the whole route in one day as the professionals do, we’ve made it a little more accessible by splitting the route into three distinct stages.
Photo: The Piazza del Duomo in Milan where our Milan San Remo Tour starts
““An excellent tour company. Well organized, the team take care of everything, offering great support throughout the ride. The guys themselves are really helpful and very friendly.
Definitely recommended.””
The Harbour at the Italian Riviera resort of San Remo - our final destination
What you get
- Quality accommodation in a variety of 3 and 4 star hotels on a B&B basis
- Inbound transfer from Milan Malpensa airport
- Outbound transfer to Nice airport
- Full vehicle support to transport your luggage
- On roid ride leader/s to help guide you
- Full itinerary and route information in advance
- GPX files on request
price
Early Adopter Price (8 minimum) £936 (4 nights)
This is based on 2 sharing a twin room and does not include flights*, lunches or drinks although the following are available on request:
Single room supplement – £200 per person
Please note that all prices quoted above are based on current estimate of costs, contain a 10% contingency and are without early adopter discount. The final price paid will depend on the number of participants and the confirmation of prices with suppliers. This means the final price paid will almost certainly be lower.
You can access the estimated costs spreadsheet via this link
itinerary
Just like the professional race Our Milan San Remo Tour starts in the Piazza del Duomo in the heart of Milan before heading southwest, over the plains of Lombardy and Piedmont, towards the cities of Pavia, Voghera and Tortona, except that we follow the slightly more circuitous but quieter back roads wherever possible. Our route then heads westwards to Alessandria, our first overnight stop. On day two we diverge from the race route which heads almost directly south and enter the Piedmontese hills north of Acqui Terme, making our second overnight stop in the small town of Mondovi. Day three is the hardest of the tour as we continue to climb out of Piedmont and into Liguria. passing through the picturesque villages of Pieve di Teco, Carpasio and Badalucco before finally turning westwards again after the small town of Taggia. It is then not long before we rejoin the route of the professional race to climb the famous Poggio on our way into Sanremo itself - our final destination. A queen stage day to finish our tour.
The stunning hilltop town of Mondovi where we’ll stay on night two. Photo by LBM1948 Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International