2027 Ultimate Strade Bianche

Timeline * For guests who are already at our Team Hotel (Day 0 – Pre Tour Arrivals)

7:00am – 9:00am – Welcome group breakfast at our team hotel. Meet the team and other guests in the group.

8:00am – Meet at team Hotel if you’re staying nearby.

8:00am – 9:00am – Bike Building, and or Meet Your Hire Bike (if you haven’t already done this the evening prior)

9:00am – Non-Cycling – Free Program to explore our immediate area, enjoy morning tea prior to our ride

11:00am – Meeting in the lobby: Official welcome.

11:15am – Non-cycling group depart from hotel to explore Siena and the beautiful Tuscan countryside.

12:15am – Ride starts from Hotel

7:30pm – Meet in the hotel lobby / restaurant 3 Course Tuscan Inspired Welcome Dinner and Drink

Timeline * For guests arriving today

8:00am – Pickup Florence Airport, Italy (Transfer Approx. 1hr30 – 1hr45min to Team Hotel – Traffic)

9:00am – Alternatively we’ll meet you at our local train station, Siena Train Station.

10:30am – 11:00am – Bike Building, and or Meet Your Hire Bike, take some morning tea prior to our ride

11:00am – Meeting in the lobby prior to the ride start: Official welcome.

11:15am – Non-cycling group depart from hotel to explore Siena and the beautiful Tuscan countryside.

12:15pm – Ride starts from hotel

7:30pm – Meet in the hotel lobby / Restaurant
3 Course Tuscan Inspired Dinner and Drink

Pick up – Arrival Information Morning Pickup, Collection/Transfer options:

8.00am – Florence (Firenze) Airport, Italy. Arrival Halls Meet Point: Outside Arrivals Hall in Bus Parking Area. Vehicle transfer to our Team Hotel approx. 1hr30 – 1hr40min (traffic dependant)

9.00am – Local Train Station, Siena Train Station: Meet at our Local Train Station Local Train Station
*NB. If you’re travelling with a bike (or a bike in a bike bag) ensure you book your bike on the train too.

More about our day – Welcome to Siena, Italy and the 2027 Strade Bianche Tour!

An actioned packed first day, it’s our Official Arrival Day and start of the 2027 Strade Bianche experience.

Today we will be heading out to ride / recce the Strade Bianche Granfondo course, also doubling up as a great chance to look out for the professionals as they make their final preparations for tomorrow’s race.

Siena and the surrounding area are a beautiful place to explore, either by bike or in the comfort of our vehicles for our Non-Cycling guests.

Non-cycling options

Plenty of options today, the morning is yours to enjoy, options include yet aren’t limited to exploring our immediate area and old town Siena, it is one of the most beautiful City’s in Europe. After our official welcome we head out into the Tuscan countryside that surrounds Siena, while our riders take on a recon ride of Sunday’s Granfondo, we will enjoy the beautiful scenery in the comfort of our vehicle.

Or, If you’d like some suggestions for more active, walks, runs etc we can make some suggested routes, or relax and enjoy the comforts of our hotel, sights and places of interest around our hotel. Alternatively ask us for some options based on your personal interests, we have some great recommendations for the area.

Our Ride 25km-40km
Climbing 300m -450m

Today’s rides start from our hotel – as its arrival day we may need a little flexibility to ensure everyone’s bike is assembled and they are ready to depart on time, yet we endeavour to start prompt – “on Swiss Time”.

We’ll roll out of our hotel early and sample the Strade Bianche Team Time Trial course for ourselves, we’ll experience riding the twists and turns of the course that will lead up to two successive climbs up to the Montjuïc Olympic Stadium above Siena. It is always a unique experience riding on a Strade Bianche race route, and riding through the centre of Siena is an experience not to be missed.

Optional ride extra’s available should you need it, ask us how.

What to bring

Each day pack a day pack with additional cycling clothing, warmer type kit and warm layers to put in our vehicle, or in your handlebar bag. In Siena at this time of the year, conditions are generally fairly stable, warm, yet we generally like to prepare for all occasions in the event we have changeable conditions. Normally in March temperatures can be cool to mild. If the weather is looking to be cool, it’s best to carry warm layers – consider riding with a handlebar bag with warm layers ready. Most cycling brands offer good compact 2-3 Litre capacity handlebar bags now – we use *Rapha or Scicon handlebar bags, they are compact yet have enough room to keep your jacket/s and snacks in.

Pack a daypack with any specific hydration and nutrition you need, a towel, change of off bike clothes, shoes etc for après bike. We’ll talk about the weather forecast prior to departing so you can be well prepared.

Tonight’s Soiree

Welcome to the “Strade Bianche Tour” 3 Course Dinner and Drink. Group welcome dinner tonight, our chef is preparing a special seasonal menu to highlight regional Tuscan seasonal produce. Dinner is a great chance to relive a superb first day in Siena, Italy, and talk about the days ahead. (Three course dinner and a drink Included).

Accommodation [1 of 3 nights]

4* Chic Cycling Friendly Hotel
Siena, Italy

Non-Cycling:

Experience the joy and festivities of one of the most exciting one-day races on the calendar. Enjoy the start and finish of the Strade Bianche in Siena. We’ll use the time in between the race depart and finish to explore various parts of the Tuscan countryside and racecourse, and the wonderful small streets of old town Siena, it’s a beautiful center, where we will find a prime spot and wait to cheer on the dust covered riders as they appear in Piazza del Campo Our Rides: 35km This morning after breakfast we will head out for a ride around Siena and the Tuscan countryside, as we are all keen to see as much of the race as possible today, we will keep it short and use it as a loosener for tomorrows Granfondo. After we arrive back at our hotel and freshen up, we will head to the start location in Siena to cheer off the riders for today’s race.

Meals:

Breakfast. Dinner: Free program to explore Siena

Accommodation:

4* Chic Cycling Friendly Hotel Siena Region, Italy[2 of 3 nights]

Non-Cycling:

Explore the immediate surrounds of the old town center in the morning, we then head out to meet our riders at different strategic locations. Before returning to Siena to cheer on our riders as they finish the Granfondo in Piazza del Campo

Our Rides: 80km – 140km

This morning we will head out bright and early from our hotel and to the start area of today’s Granfondo in Siena, depending on the distance chosen, and start time we will aim to be at the start line an hour before the event start, to ensure a good position in your chosen ride. The Strade Bianche Granfondo is one of the most amazing mass start events, the course is iconic, beautiful and gruelling, you will have one of the best day’s possible on your bike. Feed stations are located at various points along the route, and we will be on route at different points in our van to help you complete your ride. After you arrive in Siena onto the beautiful Piazza del Campo, a well earned drink and plate of pasta awaits you!

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Accommodation: 4* Chic Cycling Friendly Hotel Siena Region, Italy [3 of 3 nights]

Timeline

Medio Fondo – 5:00am – 6:00am  –  Breakfast. This morning, fuel up before your Medio Fondo start: Carbs!

6:30am – Arrive at the Medio Fondo Start area

7:30am  – Medio Fondo Start

Gran Fondo – 6:30am – 7:30am  –  Breakfast. This morning, fuel up before your Gran Fondo start: Carbs!

8:00am – Arrive at the Gran Fondo Start area

9:00am  – Gran Fondo Start

5:00pm – After event – Free programme to explore Siena, and replace those lost carbs from your ride