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When we're riding, only the best is good enough. So we've applied that philosophy to everything that It boiled down to two main activities: riding and eating.

It all started with a basic idea that was so simple that it fit into a tweet:

“Thinking of doing a ride, eat, drink EOY bash here in Chianti October 12-18th.” said Joao after a long season with the Cervelo TestTeam. “Share my favorite things about this place. Who’s interested?”

Four guys signed up immediately for a trip that was then just four weeks away. There were no security deposits, no li

ability waivers, just twitter and as one guest put it, “a huge amount of trust.”

We’ve come a long way since that first trip but the spirit of the original adventure is still at the core of what we do. Find the most iconic roads Chianti has to offer pair that with amazing food and wine and then invite a few friends along to create the best cycling experience you can have. Whether it’s being pampered by Raul our professional soigneur, watching Luis our mechanic take care of your bike or riding next to one of your cycling heroes we have created the most iconic trip destinations to give you an experience that will be worthy of a check on your bucket list. See you on the road.

03/06/2026

June 3rd is , and also marks the midpoint of our 2026 season.⁠
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Since January, we have ridden, eaten and sipped our way through Calpe, Catalonia, the Algarve, Tuscany, the Spring Classics, the Basque Country, Puglia, Le Marche, Provence and the Azores. Climbs, cobbles, coastlines and vineyards.⁠
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More roads ahead...⁠
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02/06/2026

The scoop on 2027.⁠
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It’s around this time of year that, at inGamba, we start our meticulous planning for next season. Feedback is fresh from our early guests, our guides have had time to explore new destinations, and the excitement of summertime has us wanting to keep the good times rolling.⁠
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So here’s your summer scoop on what’s to come in 2027. Because just like summertime bike rides, the right number is always N+1.⁠
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In addition to many of our tried and true favorites like Chianti Classico, Northern Portugal, Catalonia and our Italian climbing trips, we’ll be broadening our French collection to include Burgundy and the French Alps. By popular demand, early-season training camps return to Spain and Portugal. Sardinia is back for 2027. We’ll be doing more themed trips in Tuscany, and we’ll be returning to both Switzerland and the Basque Country. We’re also returning to Schloss Elmau in Germany, which sold out three trips this year.⁠
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And stay tuned for one big surprise that we’d call a true trip of a lifetime.⁠
We’ve poured our hearts into creating something that embodies the best of inGamba, and we promise our full 2027 calendar is worth the wait. Just like summertime.⁠
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Open that window, grab your bike and head out. Just leave a little time to keep an eye out for our 2027 announcements. Because the right number is always N+1. For trips...and ice cream scoops.⁠
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- Katie Bolling ()⁠
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29/05/2026

Our end of season celebration!⁠
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Longer lunches. Unhurried dinners. An extra bottle on the table, because the legs have earned it, and so have you.⁠
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The Alicante Season Finale is inGamba’s end-of-year celebration, and it’s deliberately, unapologetically different from the rest of the calendar. Vermut poured from the tap before lunch. The Calpe red prawn, grilled, seasoned with nothing but sea salt. A cortado, standing at the bar, before the afternoon properly begins.⁠
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Calpe in November is pure Costa Blanca: warm enough for short sleeves, quiet enough to feel like you have the roads to yourself, and beautiful enough that you’ll stop mid-descent just to take it in. Six days of genuinely rewarding riding, WorldTour-level support from start to finish, and a table that takes its time.⁠
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This is how a good cycling year deserves to end. Hosted by our wonderful guides Manuel Cardoso and Eros Poli.⁠
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November 8-14, 2026. Calpe, Spain. From $5,950.⁠
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Learn more: https://ingamba.pro/trip/spain-alicante-2026-nov8⁠
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22/05/2026

Summer lingers a little longer here. Warm days. Golden light. Quiet roads. It’s the kind of riding that stays with you.⁠
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“There is always a certain amount of pride whenever we bring a group here,” says former Portuguese national champion Manuel Cardoso, who leads our Northern Portugal trip alongside former Tour of Portugal winner Rui Vinhas. “It is really special to be able to share these experiences because most people would never find these places without us.”⁠
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That local knowledge is at the heart of what makes these trips different. These aren’t the roads the tour groups travel. These are the roads our guides trained on, raced on, and know like the back of their hand.⁠
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A handful of trips remain available in the region this fall:⁠
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NORTHERN PORTUGAL - SEPTEMBER⁠
A point-to-point odyssey from the Atlantic coast to the heights of Serra da Estrela, this trip reveals Portugal’s best-kept secret: quiet roads, soaring climbs, precious Douro vineyards, and the kind of insider knowledge that only comes from a team who calls this country home.⁠
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ALENTEJO - NOVEMBER⁠
Portugal’s breadbasket is one of Europe’s best-kept secrets: vast cork oak plains, ancient whitewashed villages, and a food and wine culture as rich and unhurried as the landscape itself. This is Alentejo, explored entirely from the saddle, with the intimate local knowledge of a team who truly calls it home.⁠
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Join us via https://ingamba.pro/trips/?_regions=portugal⁠
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18/05/2026

Episode 4 of the inGamba Podcast is now live!⁠
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What does eating alone have to do with riding bikes? More than you’d think—and this episode makes a compelling case for both. Host Molly Hurford is joined by writer Colin O’Brien and inGamba creative director James Startt for a conversation around two features from the new issue of inGamba’s latest issue of The Magazine. Colin’s piece “Party of One” is a love letter to the art of dining solo: the freedom, the focus, and why putting the phone away is half the battle. James also takes the group to Siena, a city as close to inGamba’s heart as the races that finish there, covered in the magazine by Barry Ryan.⁠
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Then Bill Strickland, Editorial Director of the Hearst Enthusiast Group and one of cycling journalism’s most celebrated voices, joins for a wide-ranging conversation on what it means to stay in love with the sport across a decades-long career. His piece in the magazine, “The Flow,” captures something all three have felt — that state of being fully present on the bike, whether alone on a descent or tucked into an echelon with new friends. They also get into the riders they’d most want to sit down with for a meal.⁠
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In this episode:⁠
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> Colin O’Brien on the joy of dining alone, and how to actually do it without doom-scrolling⁠
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> Siena: cycling city, Renaissance city, and one of inGamba’s most beloved destinations⁠
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> Bill Strickland on “flow”: what it is, why it matters, and how inGamba embodies it⁠
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> James and Bill on how their love of cycling has evolved from racing to something richer⁠
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> The riders they’d most want to share a coffee (or a bottle) with⁠
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Listen now via the link in our bio.⁠
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15/05/2026

This October, the Chianti hills are hosting some extraordinary company.⁠
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Joining us for our Special Edition Partner Trip are Luigi Bergamo, founder and CEO of Q36.5, Douglas Ryder of Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team, and Jason Phillips from SRAM. ⁠
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Six days of riding through the finest roads in Tuscany, with three of cycling’s most compelling figures alongside you on every climb.⁠
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Borgolecchi, October 18-24, 2026⁠
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Contact us to mark your space, or learn more at https://ingamba.pro/trip/partner-trip-2026-tuscany-oct11⁠
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12/05/2026

Already last September, while enjoying a private trip through northern Portugal, Jenny Brown knew exactly where her next inGamba adventure would lead: Provence, France. Sure, for any cyclist, Mont Ventoux — the legendary climb etched into cycling lore — was the obvious draw. But there was so much more.⁠
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So this past week, Jenny, together with family and friends, soaked up everything the region had to offer: dramatic gorges, endless lavender fields, long lunches, late dinners, and plenty of glasses raised at l’Amiradou, our historic home in the postcard-perfect village of Crillon-le-Brave.⁠
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It was one of those weeks that seemed to hit every note just right, capped off with our final-day ride up the Giant of Provence — the popular moniker for the Mont Ventoux — and celebratory beers at Le Flandrien, the beautifully curated cycling café sitting at kilometer zero in Bédoin. What better way to close out an unforgettable week? ⁠
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07/05/2026

There is something special that happens when a group of women ride together for a week. It’s hard to explain until you’ve been in it.⁠
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There are long climbs and shared laughter, espresso cups crowding the table after a morning ride, conversations that start somewhere on a dusty back road and find their way back to the hotel.⁠
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By the time the week is over, something has shifted - in the riding, in the confidence, in the connections you didn’t know you were going to make. It becomes more like a family.⁠
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That’s what our Women’s Weeks are all about, and now with more than 1/3 of all inGamba guests being women, we’re expanding our program with two more beautiful trips, one in Italy and another in Portugal. ⁠
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Learn more at https://ingamba.pro/trips/?_search=Women⁠
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20/04/2026

Canada, it’s been too long.⁠
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Next week, Katie is hosting a Happy Hour in the heart of Toronto at Bar Volo. Come as you are - new friends, old friends, and everyone who just loves riding bikes. ⁠
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No registration required, though a quick note to [email protected] to say you’re coming is always appreciated.⁠
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See you there,⁠
Team inGamba⁠
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16/04/2026

Episode 3 of the inGamba Podcast is now live!⁠
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James Startt and inGamba The Magazine guest editor Edward Pickering joins cycling journalist Molly Hurford to discuss a very relevant feature in the new edition of The Magazine: A celebration of cubism and futurism that begins, surprisingly, at Paris-Roubaix. ⁠
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James was also on the ground at the race and shares his experience watching Franzi Koch, a rider we featured in The Magazine, ride to the first major victory of her career.⁠
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In this episode:⁠
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> Wout van Aert, Franzi Koch, and the drama of Paris-Roubaix 2026.⁠
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> Why the bicycle was a symbol of modernity for early 20th-century artists.⁠
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> Metzinger’s Au Vélodrome and the layers of a Cubist painting.⁠
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> Futurism and capturing movement in a still image.⁠
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> The one-word answer that explains the link between cycling and art.⁠
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Listen now via the link in our bio!⁠
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Photo: Au Vélodrome, 1912. by Jean Metzinger. Courtesy of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection

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