Why exercise?
He who has health has hope and he who has hope has everything
Don’t let your age control your lifestyle, let your lifestyle control your age
Suck it up and one day you won’t have to suck it in
Why cycle?
‘When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road without thought on anything but the ride you are taking’ – Arthur Conan-Doyle
‘Life is like riding a bicycle. In order to keep your balance, you must keep moving’ – Albert Einstein
‘Bicycles are almost as good as guitars for meeting girls’ – Bob Weir (Grateful Dead)
‘I relax by taking my bicycle apart and putting it back together again’ – Michelle Pfeiffer
‘Cycle all day and not only will you see, hear, smell, and feel the world around you but you will burn thousands of calories and be able to eat as much of whatever you want’ – Nick Pannaman
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Day 3 – 9 September 2025 – Magliano in Toscana to Tarquinia
Sep 10, 2025
58 miles ridden – 1007m climbed – temperature 28C Day 3 is usually my tough day. My body is complaining but my mind is happy to be out on the bike – mind over matter! The very first thing we had to negotiate was a 12% hill just to get out of the hotel but after that...
Day 2 – 8 September 2025 – San Vincenzo to Magliano in Toscana
Sep 8, 2025
63 miles ridden – 696m climbed – temperature 30C Today was a better day. I cycled most of it with three others which makes it more enjoyable. Overall today was about covering distance as the road were largely uninteresting and busy and although most of the drivers...
Day 1 – 7 September 2025 – Pisa to San Vincenzo
Sep 8, 2025
65.9 miles ridden – 861m climbed – temperature 30C After a breakfast buffet tussle with an elderly French group of walkers I set off with two riders – both previous Bike Adventures riders – just before 8am when it was still autumnally fresh in advance of a hot day....



