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Cinghiale Cycling Tours' trip through Tuscany includes wine tastings and cooking lessons.
Cinghiale Cycling Tours' trip through Tuscany includes wine tastings and cooking lessons. (Photo: Enrico Caracciolo)

Burn and Bike: 7 Epic Cycle and Gourmet Foodie Trips

Pedal the world鈥檚 best dine-and-wine destinations, then sleep in style

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(Photo: Enrico Caracciolo)

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By some stroke of topographic luck, some of the best roads for biking are located in the world鈥檚 top food and wine territory. Here鈥檚 where you can feed your burn like a king.

California

TerraVelo Tours photographed by Justin Hackworth
TerraVelo Tours photographed by Justin Hackworth (Courtesy of TerraVelo Tours)

TerraVelo Tours
Just when glamping fatigue was setting in, TerraVelo Tours came along and reimagined the fancy camping concept for cyclists. Launched in 2014, TerraVelo runs itineraries in Utah and Wyoming, but gourmands should head to California. Start at Point Reyes National Seashore, hit Napa Valley, Highway 1, redwoods in the聽, and finish up with surfing on the Lost Coast聽in Mendocino County. Daily rides range聽from 20 to 89 miles. In addition to canvas tents with memory-foam beds, perks include a juice and wine bar, sunrise yoga, an in-camp masseuse, and a team of chefs preparing pork loin sandwiches and duck confit chile rellenos.

from $5,990.


Italy and Sicily

Cinghiale Cycling Tours' trip through Tuscany includes wine tastings and cooking lessons.
(Enrico Caracciolo)

Cinghiale Cycling Tours
Andy Hamsten鈥攖he only American cyclist to win the Giro d鈥橧talia鈥攍aunched Cinghiale Cycling Tours in 1997, focusing exclusively on rides throughout Italy. Trips are geared toward more serious聽riders, with most rides between 30 and 40 hilly miles per day. Itineraries geared toward super-serious riders tackle mountain passes and intense descents daily. Tuscany is the classic itinerary鈥攍oaded with cooking lessons, wine tastings, and authentic restaurant meals鈥攂ut Cinghiale also offers trips to Sicily and the Dolomites.

from $3,450.


France

(Gourmet Cycling Travel)

Gourmet Cycling Travel
What happens when a former pro cyclist and a chef with Michelin-star experience team up? Gourmet Cycling Travel. The founders, cyclist Simon Kessler and chef Jonathan Chiri, personally聽lead every trip鈥攊n Spain, France, and Italy. Kessler鈥檚 love for the Tour de France inspired him to created a TdF Final Week itinerary, which takes riders through three regions to see three Alpine stages of the Tour, including Alpe d鈥橦uez, plus the finish stage in Paris. Each day of the eight-day trip has options for noncyclists, so while you climb Ventoux, your companion can take a cooking class or go on a hike. The day鈥檚 adventures are exchanged back at cush hotels over lengthy, wine-fueled meals.聽

, $6,495.


Australia

Gray and聽Co.
Gray and聽Co. prides itself on catering to the world鈥檚 most discerning active travelers. The guest-to-guide ratio is two to one, and trips include a full support team and accommodations ranging聽from villas to chateaus. Over-the-top itineraries span the globe, but food and wine lovers looking for an unexpected experience should consider Australia. Gray and聽Co. can craft trips for the Barossa Valley and Kangaroo Island, Tasmania and Daylesford, or Western Australia. Days include plenty of pedaling, plus stays at luxe foodie hotels like the Louise and Southern Ocean Lodge.

聽per day.聽


Cambodia and Vietnam

(Courtesy of Trek Travel)

Trek Travel
If you鈥檙e a fan of Trek bikes, then you鈥檒l definitely be a fan of Trek Travel:聽You鈥檒l ride聽a Trek bike that鈥檚聽selected to match your riding style. Itineraries span the globe and can be customized to satisfy both the hardcore and those just learning to use clipless pedals. Trek Travel鈥檚 12-day Cambodia and Vietnam itinerary takes riders past rice paddies, temples, and beaches. Day four offers serious riders the challenge of tackling Paradise Pass, the highest pass in southern Vietnam. Each night, cyclists retire to a five-star hotel, such as Evason Ana Mandara, and days are sprinkled with visits to food markets, traditional restaurants, museums, and local villages. Bonus: Anyone who takes a Trek Travel vacation receives $300 off any 2015 5 Series or 6 Series Trek Domane, including Project One, and the Trek Emonda SL6 and SL8 models.


Argentina

(Courtesy of DuVine Cycling + Adv)

DuVine Cycling and聽国产吃瓜黑料 Co.聽
DuVine Cycling and聽国产吃瓜黑料 Co.鈥檚 itineraries are packed with fancy hotels, awesome food, and top-of-the-line bikes from brands like Cannondale and Giant. The most challenging part of the six-day Mendoza trip is avoiding a hangover. Cyclists pedal through the Luj谩n de Cuyo and Uco Valley vineyards; rest stops take the form of wine tastings at Catena Zapata and Salentein. The trip is geared toward weekend cyclists, with daily mileage ranging from nine to 28.6. Calories burned are quickly replenished with local specialties, such as empanadas and chimichurri. At night, guests recharge in luxe hotels, including the Vines Resort and聽Spa, where they鈥檙e treated to a meal cooked by celeb聽chef Francis Mallmann.聽

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