Ciclismo Classico
About
Ciclismo Classico is an Arlington-based bike tour company that leads cycling vacations for the culturally curious, with trips suited to riders of all experience levels. Itineraries reach across Europe, with Italy as a particular focus, covering regions from Tuscany, Umbria and Puglia to Sicily, Sardinia, the Dolomites and the Amalfi Coast. Tours also run in France, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Croatia, Norway, Greece and a number of other European countries.
Director Lauren Hefferon founded the company in 1989, and it describes itself as the first female-founded bike tour company of its kind. Its mission is to inspire active travelers to embrace cycling as a soulful form of travel that connects them with the world. Trips are built around innovative itineraries led by experienced local guides, with food and cross-cultural education as central threads. Past guests are welcomed as part of what the company calls the Ciclismo Famiglia.
What to Know
- Domestic tours include Martha’s Vineyard, Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire and New York.
- Custom group bike tours in Europe can be arranged for people who want to travel together.
- Some trips are billed as easy cycling with epic scenery.
- A combined Belgium and Netherlands tour covers two cycling cultures in one trip.
- It is listed by the Arlington Chamber of Commerce.
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