Dynamically customized bicycle tours in Italy and France
Every week, May–September: Our main focus is weekly bike tours in southern France and northern Italy. The sheer variety of routes and stunning natural beauty, as well as enticing regional cuisine, wines and appealing destinations of historical and cultural significance compelled us to choose Italy’s Piedmont (Piemonte) and France’s Rhône-Alpes as the only 2 still undiscovered & unspoiled locations where we offer fully-supported bicycling holidays all season.
Value: We specialize in dynamically-customized cycling tours, which match our choice of destination to your state-of-being and aspirations day-by-day. We’re far more affordable than the big-name tour companies, and because we take no more than 8 guests each week, you get our full attention, you’re never lost in a crowd. Because we stay in the same village the whole time, you’re not just an anonymous, transient tourist—you get to know some of people, and see how locals really live.
Special tours: From time-to-time we offer some special tours—to see the Tour de France Live or the Giro d’Italia Live, or focused around 1-day event rides, called cyclosportif in France and granfondo in Italy. We can also lead bike tours custom-designed exclusively for you in the Languedoc-Roussillon or Rhône-Alpes regions of southern France, or Dolomites or Piedmont regions of northern Italy, at rates typically under what other tour operators charge for their standard, cookie-cutter bike tours, all without skimping or cutting corners.
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2009 Giro d’Italia Denis Menchov of Rabobank is the overall winner, with Danilo DiLuca of LPR Brakes 2nd and Franco Pellizotti of Liquigas 3rd. Astana had the best team performance.
What our guests say…
We were really impressed with the quality and variety of the local rides in Piemonte: the rolling hills of the wine country, well-surfaced and quiet back roads in the vicinity of our home base. We wished we had more time to explore even farther afield! Staying at a hotel owned by cycling enthusiasts and finding invariably delicious food wherever we went just added to the enjoyment. Your Tour all’italiano was everything we had hoped for: an excellent Tour watching experience without the hassles normally associated with following it from town to town. — Hisako & Roger C., 2008 Piemonte, Italy.
We loved riding the routes of the Tour de France and seeing the race at arm’s length. It was an incredible experience and we will never forget it. Piemonte is an interesting area and we would like to explore it more. — Gail & Duncan S., 2008 Piemonte, Italy.
Eat, sleep, ride, and repeat. It was the perfect vacation for me. Agile Compass designed a great tour for a group of riders with different abilities to see the Giro d’Italia. — Brad H., 2008 Dolomites, Italy.
Italian drivers are incredibly conscientious and courteous to cyclists! Frankly, I felt safer biking in Italy than in the US … people were VERY respectful of cyclists. It was an incredible trip with Agile Compass. — Dave N. & Rich B., 2007 Piemonte, Italy.
Being with Agile Compass was one of the highlights of my European trip, I enjoyed your company very much, your extensive local knowledge made the whole experience extremely interesting. The riding was fantastic and I enjoyed your strong leadership during the rides. — David R., 2007 Piemonte, Italy.
I want to encourage anyone perusing these pages and thinking about taking a tour with Agile-Compass: do not waste any time but make your plans now! … All levels of riders can enjoy this tour as they adjust rides to your ability … My husband and I both enjoyed our trip very much! — Kat M., 2006 Rhône-Alpes, France.
Agile Compass provides top-notch bicycle tours at a reasonable price. Our guide and host, Michael, was very knowledgeable and the entire experience was great. We even got to see stages of the Tour de France! It ranks as one of our best vacations we’ve had. — Michelle D. & Andy R., 2006 Rhône-Alpes, France.
We both really enjoyed your Tour: excellent accommodation and food, great rides, great company and a healthy dose of the Giro. What else could anyone ask for! — Hisako and Roger C., 2006 Dolomites, Italy.
It was a great trip with great people and experiences and I will remember it always. — Bill B., 2006 Dolomites, Italy.
Your ‘Giro’ exceeded our expectations … Great memories! — Chris and Stef H., 2006 Dolomites, Italy.
