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Italy by Bike: 105 Tours from the Alps to Sicily (Dolce Vita)

Italy by Bike: 105 Tours from the Alps to Sicily (Dolce Vita)
By Touring Club of Italy

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Italy’s scenery is second to none worldwide, and there’s no better way to see it than by bike. This color photo-filled guide contains 105 itineraries, including 46 easy day-rides for families and beginners, 41 challenging routes for more seasoned riders, and 18 ambitious and demanding rides for experts. Each itinerary features a detailed route map as well as technical tips on terrain and elevation gains. A list of local restaurants for each tour, along with bike rental contacts and relevant web addresses and phone numbers, makes this guide especially useful.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #374694 in Books
  • Published on: 2008-10-01
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 240 pages

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Good for recreational cyclist.4
Good route descriptions for the touring cyclist. The routes are a bit short and unchallenging for the expereinced cyclist or the cyclist seeking challenging training terrain. This is a good guide, and I have not found anything better. Recommend.

Innacurate Information1
I bought this book for the Tuscany/Umbria/Marche trip across Italy. I googled the route to get more specific direction and found the trip is not 540 km, as promised by the book, it is 450 km. All subsequent information about this trip in the book is written based upon the 540km. I have not taken the trip yet, but am wondering what other glaring mistakes are made.

Sunday Rides with the Family2
I was quite disappointed with this book. I am planning a bicycle touring trip, and I bought this book to help. Most of the rides in this book are ~30km loops meant for a sunday ride with the kids. Many are on poor roads, requiring a mountain bike, and many are not in very interesting locations. There are a few longer, more challenging itineraries.

Not a book I would recommend for someone looking for serious rides.