Example Rides
These are just a few examples - we will happily tailor your itinerary and provide fully guided rides, van support or just the GPX route files to suit your needs and abilities. The Langhe hills are a series of connected ridges that head in a North to South direction from Alba - whilst a number of the roads were recently resurfaced for stage 12 of the 2023 Giro d’Italia (Geraint Thomas passed our house in the maglia rosa) and most are of reasonable quality there are a few that are steep and potholed, so local knowledge is essential!
The Heart of The Langhe
Difficulty: Easy to moderate
Distance: 40km
Climbing: 700m
A stunning ride through the rolling vineyards of The Langhe hills. Starting out in the hilltop town of Monforte, you will descend through the natural vine filled amphitheatres to Barolo before climbing up to La Morra for lunch. After that the road descends through Verduno and Roddi before tackling the beautiful climb through Serralunga, and ending with a largely downhill section back to Monforte. There are many variations on this route
Alta Langa
Difficulty: Easy to moderate
Distance: 85km
Climbing: 1,100m
A lovely ride up into the Alta Langa (High Langhe) where you’ll ride south along the ridge at around 800m above sea level. The ride features some amazing views back down to The Langhe, and across the Po Valley to the peak of Monviso at 3,841m. After descending to the town of Ceva, follow the River Tannaro back towards The Langhe and finish with a climb up to Monforte.
Sanremo
Difficulty: Moderate to difficult
Distance: 160km
Climbing: 1,400m
Ever dreamt of throwing your arms up on the Via Roma? This ride follows the route of the second half of the Milan-Sanremo monument. From the Passo di Turchino, the route drops down to the Ligurian coastline and follows the SS1 Via Aurelia with detours up the famous Cipressa and Poggio before the final descent into Sanremo. This route can easily be shortened and an old railway track converted to a cycling path runs close to the SS1 from Imperia (traffic on the SS1 can be quite heavy when the road isn’t closed)
Colle delle Finestre and Sestriere
Difficulty: Difficult
Distance: 92km
Climbing: 2,500m
The scene of Chris Froome’s audacious 80km solo breakaway to ride into the maglia rosa and win the 2018 Giro d’Italia. After a transfer to Susa (approx. 1 hour) the ride first tackles the Colle delle Finestre (19km climb at 9.5% average) with the last 9km to the top on gravel! From the top, the rest of the ride is on asphalt thankfully - descend off the back of the Finestre before climbing up to the ski resort of Sestriere. The final 40km back to Susa is all downhill. The Finestre is only open from June-September
