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Riders on a quiet lane into Valle San Floriano, below wooded hills and olive groves near Marostica

Bassano del Grappa · Northern Italy

Cycling holidays in Northern Italy, built by the people who live here.

We are Susi and Benji. We ride these roads every week of the season, eat in the places we send you to, and build each holiday the way we would build it for a friend.

Let’s decide together Two ways to travel

Self-guided from €365 per person per day Private guided, priced for your group Season April to October Official Tour Operator of Basso Bikes

Two ways to travel

Ride it yourselves, or let us host you.

Both are private, both are planned by Susi and Benji, and both come with the tables and the people we know. The difference is who is on the road with you.

Two guests in aprons with glasses of red wine under the olive trees of a villa garden

Self-guided

Four weeks we know by heart, adapted to you.

  • Routes ridden and checked before you land, on a Basso fitted to you
  • Every hotel, table and tasting booked
  • Susi and Benji on call, around the clock

From €365 per person per day, two sharing

Priced per day because every week is still made to measure: its length, the tastings and the experiences you add.

See the four holidays How self-guided works
Guests walking between the vines below a Palladian villa, with the hills behind

Private guided

Designed from a blank page for your group.

  • Hosted by us, with a guide on riding days and a support vehicle
  • Luxury accommodation and exclusive experiences chosen for your group
  • Days planned for the riders and for everyone else

Priced once we know what you have in mind

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How booking works

From first message to first ride.

Enquire   Or book a call

  1. EnquireTell us who is coming and what you have in mind, or book a call to meet Susi and Benji and talk through ideas.
  2. Shape your tripWe turn what you told us into a first proposal. Nothing is fixed yet, and everything can be adapted.
  3. Hold your datesOnce the plan feels right and nothing needs changing, a small deposit holds your dates. The balance is due 90 days before you arrive.
  4. Ready to rideBefore you arrive we create your own trip brochure: where you stay, routes and elevation, experiences, dinners and visits, with a packing list and area guides.

What guests say

Written by people who actually came.

Every review here is from a guest we hosted, with their name on it. You can read the rest on our Google profile.

A 10/10 experience and without a doubt the best holiday we have ever had. Ben and Susi took care of everything for us, and we never felt alone even though the trip was self-guided.

Hulda SpurklandSelf-guided, Bassano, Asolo and the Prosecco Hills

They personally checked every route beforehand. We rode quiet back roads, through charming villages, and discovered places we never would have found on our own.

Lule SSelf-guided, Valpolicella and Lake Garda

One of the best cycling experiences I have ever had, from the food and wine to watching the pros in the Giro race over Monte Grappa.

William AllenGuided, Bassano del Grappa

Where you would be riding

One town, and six landscapes within an hour of it.

Bassano del Grappa from above at golden hour, the covered bridge over the River Brenta and the mountains behind

Bassano del Grappa sits where the plain stops and the mountains start. Leave town by bike and within minutes the traffic thins, the road tilts, and you are somewhere else entirely.

North is Monte Grappa, with ten roads to the summit and a 2024 Giro stage on its slopes. Further north again, the Valsugana cycle path runs traffic free for fifty kilometres to the lakes of Trentino. East are the terraced Prosecco hills, a UNESCO landscape that looks more like Asia than Italy. South are the Euganean hills, volcanic islands that rose out of a sea. West is Valpolicella, and then Garda.

Most international travellers have never heard of Bassano before they arrive. By the time they leave it is usually their favourite place in Italy.

  • 8,000 kmOf cycle routes mapped across Veneto, more than 2,500 km of them for bikes only
  • 470+Wineries in just two of the areas we ride, the Prosecco hills and Valpolicella
  • 1,775 mMonte Grappa, with ten different approaches to the summit
  • 3Airports within an hour: Treviso, Venice Marco Polo, Verona
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“We've taken many destination cycling trips over the years, but this one checked every box: spectacular routes, stunning scenery, outstanding food, and genuinely personal service.”
Amanda T · Bassano and the Prosecco Hills · July 2025

Best sellers

Four holidays we know off by heart.

Bassano · Monte Grappa · Asiago

Best of Bassano del Grappa

Five nights, one base, four very different days.
5 nights · 4 riding days

From €365 pp per day, two sharingSee the holiday

Bassano · Asolo · Valdobbiadene

Bassano and the Prosecco Hills

From the hills behind our house to the terraces of Valdobbiadene.
6 to 7 nights · 5 to 6 riding days

From €365 pp per day, two sharingSee the holiday

Bassano · Valsugana · Levico Terme

Bassano to the Trentino Lakes

Fifty kilometres of traffic free path north, then two lakes and a spa.
7 to 8 nights · 6 riding days

From €365 pp per day, two sharingSee the holiday

Valpolicella · Lake Garda · Verona

Valpolicella and Lake Garda

Amarone country, the Lessinia plateau, then Garda and a finish in Verona.
8 nights · 5 to 6 riding days

From €365 pp per day, two sharingSee the holiday

Destinations

Where you could ride.

How self-guided works
The covered wooden bridge and the old town of Bassano del Grappa on the River Brenta, with the mountains behindBassano del GrappaThe mountain, the plateau and the wine hills Houses among steep vineyard terraces in the Prosecco HillsProsecco HillsVine terraces above Valdobbiadene A mountain lake between steep wooded slopes, with the Trentino peaks behindTrentino LakesA river valley north to two lakes Malcesine and its castle on the shore of Lake Garda, under steep mountainsValpolicella and GardaAmarone country and the long blue lake
Guests in green Sip Cycle Explore shirts gathered round a table outside, one with a glass of red wine

Most of our days end up at a table like this one. That part is not an accident.

Susi and Benji at a stone wall high above the plain, Susi sitting on it, Benji in his cycling kit

Susi and Benji

We met in Thailand, and worked this out in Argentina.

We met in Chiang Mai in 2019, worked remotely and travelled for two years, and somewhere between vineyards in Mendoza started talking about combining cycling, food and wine into something of our own. That conversation became Epic Italy.

Benji has been on a bike since he was thirteen, racing or touring, and knows every climb, cafe and quiet back road around Bassano. He plans each route and rides it before you do. His brother Sam, an ex professional and a coach, works with guests in the months before they arrive.

Susi grew up here. She is training as a sommelier and has a talent for finding the family restaurants and small estates nobody writes about. Andrea runs every transfer and luggage move, and plays bass in a punk band.

Most travel companies sell destinations. We sell what we know, and the people we know. That is the whole business.

Con affetto, Susi and Benji

Book a call Meet the team

Our partners

Basso Bikes Bassano Club House (BCH) AVEO RisoBiso KASK Ca' Garibaldi

Official Tour Operator of Basso Bikes. Bassano Club House (BCH) is a partner, and where most weeks begin.

Experiences

What you can add to your holiday.

Riders in matching kit on a quiet road below the mountains

Sport

Bassano Guided Bike Tour with Winery Visit

Guests raising glasses of red wine around a table under the olive trees

Culture

Two Villas Experience: Palladian Wine & Focaccia

A Basso host taking a selfie with a rider inside the workshop

Sport

Basso Heritage Day Experience

Focacce decorated with vegetables and edible flowers on a checked tablecloth in a villa garden, glasses of white wine beside them

Hands on

FocacciArt: Focaccia Making in Villa

Spritz and a plate of cicchetti on a table

Enogastronomy

Bassano Hills Bike & Cicchetti

The front and lawn of a Palladian villa

Enogastronomy

Bassano Hills by Bike, Wine & Palladian Villa Tour

Guests making fresh pasta at a table in a garden

Hands on

Villa Ca' Erizzo Tour & Fresh Pasta Workshop

An orange leather pouch and a small purple purse on a cutting mat

Hands on

Bike in the Hills & Leather Workshop

A bowl of fresh tagliatelle with tomato sauce and basil

Enogastronomy

Tagliatelle Making & Private Wine Tasting, Prosecco Hills

Boxes and bottling equipment in a small liqueur laboratory

Enogastronomy

Limoncello Experience & Liqueur Tasting

A paraglider above the green slopes of Monte Grappa, with the plain far below

Sport

Ride Up, Fly Down: The Monte Grappa Experience

Kayakers paddling through white water on the Brenta, mountains behind

Sport

Brenta River Cycle & Kayak

A guest holding up a glass of grappa at a tasting

Enogastronomy

Bassano Hills Bike & Grappa Heritage

A group in cycling kit among the white sculptures of a gallery

Culture

Art, History & Wine in Asolo

Calligraphy on paper beside a sprig of leaves

Hands on

Ink & Paper: Creative Workshop by the Old Bridge

The colonnaded portico of a Palladian villa, with lemon trees in pots along the lawn

Enogastronomy

A tasting at Villa Angarano

A bottle of Amarone della Valpolicella lying on a bed of corks, with purple flowers beside it

Enogastronomy

An Amarone vertical, in Valpolicella

Hands painting a small clay cup

Hands on

Clay & Craft: Palazzo Sturm Pottery Workshop

See all the experiences

Questions we get asked

Before you write to us.

How hard is the riding?

Riding days run from 28 to 85 kilometres, with 300 to 1,900 metres of climbing. Every week has one deliberately easy day and at least one day you can skip entirely. We grade each holiday Rolling or Climbing so you know before you book. E-bikes are available at the same price as a gravel bike.

How many people are on a trip?

Self-guided holidays are priced for two sharing, and work just as well for families and friends. Private guided holidays are built around your group, two people included.

Can a couple travel private guided?

Yes. A private guided holiday is designed for whoever is coming, and we quote once we know what you have in mind.

What is actually included?

On a self-guided holiday: accommodation, breakfast, lunch and dinner, wine and water with meals, airport transfers, your Basso bike with helmet and fitting, mechanical support, your welcome pack, and us on call around the clock. Private guided adds a guide on riding days and a support vehicle, and is planned around your group.

Which airport should I fly into?

Venice Marco Polo, Treviso or Verona. All three are about an hour from Bassano, and transfers are included.

How do I book, and what do I pay?

It starts with a conversation, then an outline and a price. A small deposit holds your dates and the balance is due 90 days before you arrive.

The journal

Get inspired.

Mostly answers to questions guests actually ask, written from here rather than from a desk somewhere else.

Monte Grappa

How many roads go up Monte Grappa?

The question we are asked more than any other by cyclists arriving in Bassano. The answer is more than you would think, and one of them is barely a road at all.

Read this

Prosecco Hills

The osteria with no landlord

Halfway up the Cartizze terraces there is a house with no staff, a vending machine full of very good wine, and the best view in the region.

Ride there with us

Food and wine

The best half day in Bassano del Grappa

Food, history and craft in one afternoon, without renting a car or booking anything a week ahead.

Read this

Enquire

Tell us roughly what you want and we will build it.

No call centre and no sales team. Tell us who is coming, roughly when, and whether you would like to ride it yourselves or be hosted by us. Susi or Benji replies within two working days with an outline and a price.

Rather talk first? Book fifteen minutes with us.

WhatsApp+39 353 478 7980 Book a call15 minutes with Susi and Benji Emailinfo@epicitaly.cc We reply withinTwo working days
Susi and Benji smiling in an autumn beech wood, both in wide-brimmed hats
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