Company providing bike tours in Italy

Guest's Comment

October 2008
Dear Guiliana and Marco,

We are now back home and already dreaming of our next trip to Tuscany.  Thank you so much for organizing an amazing tour for us!  We had a fabulous time and would not want to have changed a thing. The routes were so well planned and we marvelled how each day was a little different from the day before.  Such beautiful cycling!
 We loved the Tuscany countryside so much that we would really like to come again with our two boys and stay for a while longer.  I am considering a house exchange so if you know anyone who would like to spend some time around Vancouver please let me know (we are only 20 minutes away from Vancouver, 20 minutes away from a ski mountain and 5 minutes away from the famous North Shore mountain biking trails).
I hope your house painting went well!
Thanks again,
Tamara and Doug R.
(From Vancouver - Canada, Tuscany & Umbria bike tour)  

October 2008
Hi Marco and Giuliana,
I just wanted to send you a short note to thank you both again for a wonderful trip and to let you know that I have posted some of the pictures from our Tuscany tour on my web site.  The URL is http://www.les-ryan.com .  Click on the “Italy 2008” link to get to the photo album for the trip.
Sincerely,
Les Ryan
(from Usa, Wine classic bike tour)

October 2008
Hi giuliana and marco!  Just wanted to let you know that we had a great last ride to Monteriggioni today and made it to Rome this afternoon no problem.  Thanks so much for a fantastic trip!  We really could not have imagined a more beautiful 5 days.  We will write more
when we are back.  For now, THANKS!!! And best to you both.
Kristen and Colin
(from san Francisco, wine classic bike tour)   

September 2008
Buongiorno!!
I sure do miss getting up this morning and riding with you two!  Instead, I am back at the office in San Francisco.  No more pane' for me!!!
Just wanted to thank you again for an absolutely wonderful time and cannot wait to see you in a few months when you are out here (hopefully!).  Tuscany was beautiful, and we hope to show you a similar delightful ride here in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Marco, can you tell me what is the size of the chain ring and cassette on the bikes we used?  I'm getting ready to buy some new Shimano components and wanted to get the same size. Can you please let me know?
Grazie mille!!
Jan V.
(from San Francisco, cycling and cooking bike tour)

September 2008
Hi Giuliana:
I wanted to drop you a short e-mail to let you know that we had a wonderful biking trip in Tuscany and to thank you and Marco for helping to make our trip so successful. As you know we had some rain on three of the five biking days, but the only really bad “rain day” was Day 3, going from Montalcino to Siena. Our accommodations were very good, but the accommodation in Pienza, Montalcino and Castellina were truly superb. Also, your dinner recommendations in the various towns were excellent.
Thank you again for making our trip a memorable one.
All the best,
BOB C.
(from Toronto - Canada, Terre di siena bike tour)  

September 2008
Hi Giuliana
Thanks so much for you and Marco organising the ride for us a bit of hard work for some and not so hard for others. A great day well organised and the Lunch was fantastic. All the best and hope to do again someday in the future
Greg B.
(from Australia, guided day trip)  

June 2008
Dear Giuliana and Marco,
Though it was very, very hot for riding, we had a great time, and found the routes and the hotels quite wonderful.  (We did get lost going out of Siena, however; it was the only place where we found the directions hard to follow.) I was very impressed with the bike I was riding, and if it is not trouble, I would like to know the size of the frame, its geometry, and what it is made of, since I would like to put something similar together back home.  Also, the size and angle of the stem, and the size of the tires.  It was the only bike I have been on that really fit me, and was great for going up hills!
We are now back in Firenze, and leave Italy in the morning.  Thanks for all your help and good advice!
Ciao!
Sue H.
(from Vermont, wine classic bike tour)

June 2008
Hi  there fellow ciclistas and Marco, Simone and Giuliana
The only parts of me that are happy to be back are my quads and my…. you guessed it.
Thank you each of you for making this trip so fantastic for all of us ( if I may speak for all of us). Lastly, thank you Marco and crew. You are all fantasticooo.
And thank you Pat for organizing everything so smoothly for us.
Mirta  Mirta to you all
Ciao
Nick S.
(from South Africa, guided bike tour in Sardinia)

June 2008
Dear Marco & Giuliana,
Our Tour with you in Sardinia was excellent – and very much enjoyed. ‘Multo Grazie’. As we also arrange & run cycle tours, we know just how much effort & trouble that you went to to arrange everything so well – and how well you were able to deal with the very ‘high maintenance’ group that we are. Simone was also outstanding in how well he looked after us – and coped with Marco (who is such a perfectionist and definitely Italian in temperament!).  
Sarah & I are happy to be home after a fabulous 6 weeks in Europe & the UK. The 8 days cycling in Sardinia exceeded expectations – good ‘vibes’, un-spoilt landscapes, smooth roads, spectacular routes, very comfortable hotels and too much good dining & wining.
Life is GOOD! And we are ENJOYING the RIDE!!
Best regards,
Bruce and Sarah R.
(from South Africa, guided bike tour in Sardinia)

June 2008
A huge thank you to you all for making this tour of Sardinia one the most memorable and fun filled times.   I don't think we have ever laughed so much on and off the bike, our stomach muscles are certainly well trained now.  We will certainly recommend your company without any hesitation as everything went so smoothly and we could not fault anything.
Take care
Denise and Terry M.
(from South Africa, guided bike tour in Sardinia)

June 2008
Guiliana and Marcos,
Thank you so much for a wonderful day. We are back in the States now 
and trying to recover from jet lag. We really enjoyed our time with 
you and hope that one day we will return to Italy. It is our favorite 
place in the world!!!
If you ever get this way please get in touch, we would love to take 
you riding in Georgia.
I would love to see the pictures you took if its not a problem.
Thanks again,
Leslie M.
(from USA, guide day trip)

June 2008
Marco and Giuliana
Here is the picture we took of the two of you after our wonderful  bike trip.  Thanks so much for hosting us, we had a great time.  The  rest of the trip was fabulous as well, but I couldn't find a radio  station that had the Italian rap music we were listening to on the  way back   (Rotten World?)...bummer.
Good luck to Italy today in the Euro 2008...we'll be watching.
Thanks again,
Marcus
(from USA, guide day trip. The Italian rapper is Mondomarcio www.mondomarcio.net)

June 2008
Hi Guiliana,
We wanted to say what a wonderful time we had on our bike trip.  All the route details were mapped out well and so easy to follow.  The tips about where to stop were wonderful.  The bikes were also high quality and made those hills a bit easier to climb.  We saw so many amazing views of the countryside while riding.  The towns we stopped in were also all so wonderful.  I've attached a few pictures of us.
Thanks,
Evelyn & Bryan
(from Medford MA, wine classic bike tour)

June 2008
Glad you liked your shirts.  We really had a wonderful time biking and again I want to thank you for encouraging me to ride the final day.  It really looked worse when we drove it in the car.  Here are a few photos of us with our bikes.  Keep in touch. 
Joyce and Doug  P.
(from USA, Biking Umbria)