Always a customer favorite, tour leader Alain grew up in the Emilia Romagna region of Italy, a land that fed him with a secular culture – and arguably the best cuisine in Italy! After a year-long solo bicycle tour around Europe, he discovered his passion for bike travel and met Cycle Europe (based in… Read more »
GPS Tracks For Your Bike Tour For you tech-loving riders out there we offer the opportunity to download GPS tracks of the tour route to your personal GPS device using RideWithGPS.com or you can use the Ride With GPS app on your smart phone (even when you are offline). Some tips and things to consider so you can plan… Read more »
New E-bikes In Our Fleet: Cycle Europe is excited to announce a growing fleet of e-bikes. After watching the trends and developments in technology over the past few years we are excited to announce our fleet of bikes, mostly made up of Kalkhoff and Cannondale. These bikes feature state of the art technology and are a… Read more »
This past spring, I traded some “atypical” chilly, rainy spring weather in Italy for a warm up in sunny Portugal. Our flight arrived to Lisbon in the evening, so we opted for a relaxed start to the trip and arranged for transportation from the airport to our hotel in Arraiolos. The ride from the airport was a… Read more »
The New Cycle Europe Website is Live! Explore all the new features leading you to everything you need for a bike tour. First things first – yes, we have a new name! Never fear, the same great staff and bikes are behind our new name. Although our former name certainly told it how it is … we still… Read more »
Here is your chance to show off your photography skills…or your creativity! Submit the best photo/s of your cycling trip with our bikes, vans or any other reference to Cycle Europe. At the end of the year we will pick our favorite and the winner will be entitled to a free week bike rental from… Read more »
Sicily, the largest island in the Mediterranean, is a dramatic and singular land of ancient cities, beautiful beaches, architectural wonders and enchanted ruins. A diverse crossroads of many great cultures, the island has witnessed the rise and fall of Greek, Roman, Phoenician, Byzantine, Ostrogoth and Vandal rule, just to name a few. Sicily boasts an… Read more »
Yes. You can fly to Europe, rent a bike, and put together your own itinerary, but you’ll find you spend a lot of your valuable vacation time doing travel research, studying guidebooks, trying to find the best bike rental and support service – and then once you arrive – trying be both navigator and tour… Read more »