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From the silence of the desert to the fascinating Calvi The Agriates desert As soon as you leave Saint Florent there’s the Silence. A 16000 square hectares desert just for us and our breath, calm and at a pace along this very gradual climb. Granite and Maquis, the Corsican shrub, design and give a distinctive […]

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“Well begun is half done” The most beautiful ring on The Finger East coast – Swinging on the sea We leave Bastia along the d80, the ocean is on right and we are immersed in a landscape that smells Mediterranean. There are some car going and coming back from Bastia, but they pass us easily. […]

Read More… from Bastia to Saint Florent, Corsica Stage – The Mediterranean Ride

Epic bike journey across 3 beautiful yet so diverse islands, Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily. What makes them unique? Ok, there is no question that we are talking about 3 cycling paradises, and certainly you fall madly in love with each one of them. But what really makes them different? The sun, the beauty and quality […]

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A very intense active season is (almost) over, I’ve met so many people in several tours in Sardinia and Europe, doing a job that, after 15 years, still excites me. It’s quite a challenge to summarize all of that on a blog page, I’ll pick among the best moments of my Sardinian tours. Ospitality The […]

Read More… from Memories from a tour season

Our SGT Randonnee will start Saturday, there are already more than 70 randonneurs from all over Sardinia, plus some foreigners, it will be a pleasure to pedal all together! Friday May the 8th: an aperitive to start We’ll be from 6 pm at Aquatica restaurant, in the beautiful location of the marina of Alghero, to […]

Read More… from SGT Randonnee 2015 about to start!

Next May Sardinia will host several events dedicated to biking and outdoor related activities. # 1 SGT-Expedition We’ll start on may 1° with our SGT Expedition , a journey across the whole island, starting from Alghero and arriving to Cagliari in 4 stages. # 2 Cagliari Half Triathlon May 2° it’s the day of the Cagliari Half Triathlon, […]

Read More… from The 5 outdoor events of May in Sardinia

Pick one, and tell us why you agree:) 1. The scenery, almost a continent We quote Marcello Serra, a Sardinian writer, from his book “Sardinia almost a continent” “The island of Sardinia really looks like a small continent, not just because of its morphology and geology, but also from an ethnic point of view, in […]

Read More… from 10 reasons (at least) to plan a bike trip to Sardinia

We’ve been asked this question many times, this is our opinion about each season, hope it helps! (by the way this picture was taken in February :)) Winter – If cold stay by the coast Yes, winter is cold also in Sardinia, but mostly inland. We’ve been guiding several tours during new years eve, and […]

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A stage that let us taste the inland before ending in Fordongianus, a place where ancient Romans settled as a base to try to conquer the heart of the island in the Barbagia region. Crossing a vast plateau We leave Santu Lussurgiu along a comfortable downhill among the olive groves on this slopes of Montiferru, […]

Read More… from Santu Lussurgiu to Fordongianus – A taste of inner Sardinia

Sardinia in spring is really a place you want to be, when blossoms have an incredible scent, sky is just perfect and the temptation to try the first dive of the season gets strong. We were about to start our Sardinia west coast tour, that crosses all island from west to east, a ride along […]

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