“Rides to Fit YOU, Picked Fresh Daily”
On our bike tours in southern France and northern Italy, we’d love to show you a few truly wonderful places that are surprisingly still undiscovered and far from the usual, overcrowded international tourist destinations. If you really enjoy getting around by bicycle & appreciate the unique charms of the landscape you’re pedaling through, we’re your kind of bicycle tour. However, if you’re all about distance ridden & elevation climbed, it scarcely matters where but for bragging rights to famous landmarks conquered; or pedaling a few token miles to rationalize dining on staggering meals and other idle indulgences, our tours may not be to your tastes.
Our regular tours—every week May–August in France, May–September in Italy—adapt their choice of destination to you day-by-day as the week progresses. You get a customized tour in a small-group setting at prices well below conventional tours with inflexible, cookie-cutter itineraries. For groups of 6–12, we’re happy to design and lead very affordable tours custom-designed expressly for you in southern France’s Rhône-Alpes or Languedoc-Roussillon & northern Italy’s Piedmont or Dolomites.
We also do special event-oriented tours around the Giro d’Italia, the Tour de France, and 1-day event rides, called granfondo in Italy and cyclosportif in France.
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.
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.
2008 Giro d’Italia–Dolomites: Our Giro d’Italia special tour is closed as of April 22. May 6 The Giro has published its official roster. Astana is included, with Leipheimer, Contador and Klöden. High Road is NOT fielding Hincapie. Slipstream-Chipotle’s stars are Zabriskie, Vandenvelde and Millar. Other big names are DiLuca and Savoldelli for LPR Brakes; Bettini for Quickstep; Riccó for Saunier Duval; Simoni for Diquigiovanni; McEwen for Silence-Lotto; Voigt, McGee, O’Grady for CSC; Zabel for Milram.
2008 Tour de France: Our Tour de France special tour is closed as of March 10. April 9 Stage 15 altered for safety reasons, climbs Col d’Agnel from Embrun instead of Col de Larche from Digne-les-Bains.
2009 start in Monaco The 2009 Tour de France starts in Monaco, not far from our Italian home base in Piemonte. We’ll know more after the official presentation in October.
