Itinerary

17 days of cycling + 3 rest days en route and 3 nights in Rome at the end Major Highlights: Amsterdam, riding along the Rhine, riding thru the Black Forest, Switzerland riding, Gotthard Pass, Bellagio on Lake Como, riding through Tuscany, Florence, and Rome Trip Totals: 1205 mi and 65k+ feet of climbing; climbing portions of the ride (factoring out Rhine and Po valleys) are about 90 ft/mi (Austin area rides range from 75 to 105 ft/mi) All of the hotels have been chosen for their location and decent value. We splurged in a few places, but tried to stick to a reasonable budget. Additionally, Paul got us free rooms in Amsterdam, Florence, and Rome at some swanky places - woo hoo!! A quick description of the daily rides, a map, and an elevation profile are available by clicking on the links below or navigating to them under Itinerary in the menu system. To make sense of the information below, it reads as follows: overnight stops, overall trip distance, daily distance July 23 - Amsterdam (12 mi from airport to our hotel) July 24 - Arnhem, 59 mi, 59 mi July 25 - Düsseldorf, 134, 75 July 26 - Linz am Rhein, 197, 63 July 27 - Bingen am Rhein, 263, 66 July 28 - Heidelberg, 328, 65, July 29 - Baden-Baden, 387, 59 July 30 - off day in Baden-Baden July 31 - St. Georgen, 475, 88 August 1 - Zurich, 545, 70 August 2 - Flüelen, 603, 58 August 3 - Bellinzona, 679, 76 August 4- Bellagio, 736, 57, 5999 August 5 - off day in Bellagio August 6 - Cremona, 831, 95 August 7 - Modena, 903, 72 August 8 - Florence, 996, 93 August 9 - off day in Florence August 10 - Montepulciano, 1083, 87 August 11 - Viterbo, 1150, 67 August 12 - Rome, 1205, 55 August 13-14 - Extra nights in Rome August 15 - Depart for home