Italy / River Adige Cycle Route Short Break

• Total length: 150/180 km
• Total vertical up: 310/650 m
• Terrain: 95% tarmac, 5% unpaved
• Train connection among the overnight stays: every day
• Possibility to shorten the itinerary by taking the train: day 2 and 3.

As a whole it is an easy to manage itinerary, riding on secondary streets with low traffic or paved bike paths. There are light hilly bits with short uphill sections.

Leisure cycling in mostly flat areas, with only a few short ups and downs. Little effort required, suitable for everyone.
This tour is also suitable for children. The longest stage, from Bolzano to Trento, can be shortened by taking the train.

Bolzano is connected with the following airports:
Innsbruck: 120 km, Verona: 150 km, Bergamo: 240 km, Venice: 280 km, Treviso: 280 km, Milan: 300 km

Trains
For further information on timetables and prices you can consult the following website: www.trenitalia.com.

We personally choose all the hotels mindful of your comfort as well as the proximity to cycling paths and any relevant local sites.

You will be accommodated in mainly 4* hotels, with some 3* hotels.

All rooms have en suite facilities. Some hotels located in mountainous places of northern Italy can be without air conditioning.

When you book the tour please specify the type of room requested:

• double room is a room with one double bed
• twin room is a room with two single beds
• triple room is usually a room with one double bed and a single bed or a sofa bed.

Girolibero bikes are available in different sizes and frames:

• Touring bike 27-gear Shimano Deore
• Touring bike 7-gear Shimano Nexus with back-pedal brake
• E-bike 9-gear Shimano
• Tandem www.pedalpower.de

Features:

• aluminium frame
• mudguard
• rear rack
• comfort gel saddle www.selleroyal.com
• anti-puncture Schwalbe tyres
• ergonomic bicycle grips
• Speed Lifter system

You can also rent:

• Child bikes | 20” wheels | 24” wheels
• Child seat | max 22 kg | 1-5 yrs
• Child trailer | max 35 kg | 1-4 yrs | 1 seat | www.croozer.com
• Follow-me tandem for 20” child bike | max 30 kg | 6-8 yrs | www.followmetandem.co.uk
• Family tandem | 1 adult + 1 child 6-8 yrs

These accessories can only be mounted on unisex 27-gear Shimano Deore Touring bikes.

Accessories

All rented adult bikes are equipped with:

• 1 cycle computer  
• 1 Ortlieb one-sided saddlebag
• 1 front bar bag
• 1 water bottle (0.75 l)
• 1 repair kit per room: 1 spare inner tube, glue, patch, a pump, 2 allen keys and tyre levers
• 1 combination bike lock

At the moment of booking you can also rent helmets suitable for head circumferences from 54 to 61 cm. All our helmets have a certification mark according to the DIN EN 1078 (CE) European norm.

Before your arrival, you will receive an email from us with the digital information material. It contains:

1. Link to download the App including maps, points of interest and GPS tracks (you can use the App offline, too)

2. Link to download the tour information material in Pdf:

• Tour notes
• Final tour details
• Travel guide with valuable information about the history, artistic heritage, landscapes and places of interest of the areas you pass through during your tour. Plus: local events, fun facts, suggestions on how to make the best of an extended break along the route, and tips on local wining and dining.

3. Digital travel documents:

• Final hotel list: due to overbooking or organizational needs your hotel list may be changed just before your arrival
• Hotel vouchers to show to the hotel reception upon arrival
• Luggage labels
• Garda Lake ferry-boat voucher: show this voucher to the ticket office in Riva del Garda to get your passage by ferry-boat to Peschiera or Desenzano del Garda

Welcome briefing

In Bolzano you will meet our representative who:

• will illustrate the tour
• will deliver your bikes
• will be available (about 30 minutes) for any questions you may have.

The exact time and place of the meeting will be specified in the Final Tour Details. We kindly ask you to advise if you cannot attend the meeting.

Staff support

For the whole duration of your bike tour, you can contact us as follows:

• office +39 0444 1278430 from Monday to Friday 8:30-13:00 and 15:00-18:30
• emergency phone number every day 8:00-20:00. The number will be specified in the Final Tour Details.