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Join us on a cultural adventure across
the ages. The 2 stages of this tour
follow in the footsteps of Caesar on a
historical exploration of six countries
on the journey from London to Rome.
LOND ON TO ROME | ( AU G U S T 2 8 - O C TOB ER 01 | 20 21)
Caesar Overview
2 OUR ROUTE | FULL TOUR – LONDON TO ROME www.rideandseek.com
TOTAL
DISTANCE: UNITED
KINGDOM POLAND
3168km | 1969mi
LONDON
Canterbury
BELGIUM
Ypres GERMANY
ELEVATION:
ft
,970 Artres
| 109
3 ,519m
3 Sedan
Tours
DURATION: available Chalons-en-Champagne
35 from
17 DAYS
Troyes
DAYS SWITZERLAND
34 Nights
Alise Saint Reine AUSTRIA
Beaune
Salins Les Bains
Autun Airolo Arabba
Montreux Sierre Bormio
Bolzano
UK BELGIUM FRANCE Belluno
Teglio
COMO Treviso
Venice
FRANCE SWITZERLAND Ferrara
ITALY
Ravenna
Bagno Di Romagno SAN MARINO
ITALY SAN MARINO
Cortona SAN MARINO
Sovana
CAESAR Campagnano di Rome
ROME
GRADING:
3 RIDE DATA | BY STAGES www.rideandseek.com
STAGE 1 | LONDON to COMO STAGE 2 | COMO to ROME
Ride Day Destination Distance Elevation Distance Elevation Ride Day Destination Distance Elevation Distance Elevation
(kilometres) (metres) (miles) (feet) (kilometres) (metres) (miles) (feet)
1 London Warm Up 12 128 7 420 1 Como Warm Up 20 187 12 614
2 Canterbury 133 1066 83 3497 2 Teglio 124 1446 77 4744
3 Ypres 102 465 63 1526 3 Bormio 51 959 32 3146
4 Artres 119 463 74 1519 4 Bolzano 130 1738 81 5702
5 Sedan 147 1189 91 3901 5 Arabba 78 2338 48 7671
6 Chalons-en- Champagne 126 840 78 2756 6 Arabba 66 1542 41 5059
7 Troyes 139 627 86 2057 7 Belluno 105 1981 65 6499
8 Troyes Rest Day 8 Treviso 105 1094 65 3589
9 Semur-en-Auxois 132 1057 82 3468 9 Venice 73 209 45 686
10 Autun 122 1699 76 5574 10 Venice Rest Day
11 Beaune 63 558 39 1831 11 Ferrara 63 558 39 1831
12 Salins les Bains 103 678 64 2224 12 Ravenna 92 165 57 541
13 Montreux 142 1896 88 6220 13 San Marino 84 723 52 2372
14 Sierre 90 537 56 1762 14 Bagno di Romagna 78 893 48 2930
15 Airolo 118 2208 73 7244 15 Cortona 131 1683 81 5522
16 Como 127 828 79 2717 16 Sovana 117 1776 73 5827
17 Como Rest Day 17 Campagnolo 127 1515 79 4970
STAGE 1 TOTALS 1675 14239 1041 46716 18 Rome 49 473 30 1552
STAGE 1 AVERAGES 15 ride days 112 949 69 3114 STAGE 2 TOTALS 1493 19280 928 63255
STAGE 2 AVERAGES 17 ride days 88 1134 55 3721
EXTRA LOOPS
ARE AVAILABLE
THROUGHOUT THE TOUR Distance Elevation Distance Elevation
FOR THOSE WANTING TOTAL DURATION:
DISTANCE: ELEVATION: (km) (m) (miles) (feet)
ft 35
MORE DAILY RIDING AND ,970
3168km | 1969mi | 109 EPIC TOTALS 3168 33519 1969 109970
19m DAYS
ELEVATION
33,5 34 Nights EPIC AVERAGES 32 ride days 99 1047 62 3437
4 A HISTORICAL ADVENTURE www.rideandseek.com The Caesar Expedition is one of our Epic Adventures. Grand, multi-region journeys with a clear start and finish. Presenting the world’s most inspiring cycling journeys Join us on a ride of historical proportions, as we ride in the footsteps of Caesar, from London to Rome. Split into 2 stages the Caesar tour traverses six countries as we meander our way on a historical, gastronomic and cultural journey across the ages. Crossing waterways, rolling over vine clad hills and taking on mountain passes in the Alps and the Dolomites we head towards the Rubicon and beyond. Our final destination is the eternal city of Rome. Discover why Caesar reigns as the greatest figure of western history through his journeys and campaigns which spanned the length of Europe. Experience total immersion into the landscape, history and culture of the places we visit as we ride this inspirational trail on the road less travelled.
5 CONTACTS AND MEETING POINTS www.rideandseek.com
First day guidance
For meeting at the start of each stage please come dressed in
regular clothes. Look out for the guides at the appointed time in
their Ride & Seek attire or simply ask at the hotel reception where
to find the group and they will direct you accordingly. The usual
first day format involves grabbing a bite to eat together and the
guides talking about the tour. We then focus on fitting bikes and
set a time to meet in bike gear for a warm-up ride before catching
up for pre-dinner drinks with the rest of the group.
Stage 1 – London to Como
Saturday 28th August – Monday 13th September
For Stage 1 and Hail Caesar riders we will meet you at 12:00,
Saturday 28th August, at the Caesar Hotel (26-33 Queen’s Gardens, Stage 2 – Como to Rome
London W2 3BE, UK) – www.thecaesarhotel.com – in the city
centre just north of Hyde Park. Monday 13th September – Friday 1st October
London has multiple international airports but the primary gateway If you are joining us in Como we will meet you at 12:00 Monday 13th September at the Borgo Antico
is Heathrow. From Heathrow there are regular trains, known as the Hotel (Via Borgovico 47, 22100 Como. +39 031 3380150) – www.borgoanticohotelcomo.it.
Heathrow Express, which bring travellers directly into Paddington
The gateway airport is Milan Malpensa (MXP) which is situated about 50km from Como, a 40 minute
Station. The Caesar Hotel is a 700 metre walk from Paddington
taxi ride. We will offer a pickup from the airport at around 10:30.
Station or alternatively a very short taxi ride.
For arrivals from other airports we recommend using the train links
into the centre of London and then, either catching a taxi directly Tour conclusion
to the hotel, or travelling via the underground railway to Paddington
Friday 1st October
Station from where you can walk or find a taxi. If you need any
advice please get in touch. The official end of the tour is after breakfast on Friday 1st October. The hotel we are staying in is
the Hotel Horti 14 – www.horti14.com/ – which is a great spot to extend your stay.
Stage 1 ends in Como after breakfast on Monday September 13th.
We will organise a shuttle after breakfast for those guests needing Taxis are available from the hotel to get to both Rome Fiumicino airport (45 minutes) and Ciampino
to travel to Milan Malpensa. (30 minutes). The taxi rates for these are standard across the city.
6 HIGHLIGHTS www.rideandseek.com
Hail Caesar! | London To Rome
TOTAL DURATION:
DISTANCE: ELEVATION:
STAGE 1 - London to Como STAGE 2 - Como to Rome
WEEK 1 - Blood and Wine WEEK 1 - Mountains to the Sea
Roll through the Kent countryside, cross the channel Navigate around Lake Como, experience spectacular
and take on the mythical cobblestones of the ‘Hell of the mountain passes in the Dolomites and the glamour
North’. Ride through Champagne country via the bloody of Cortina. Finish with a long descent to the
battlefields of Caesar’s Gallic Wars and on to the culinary Serennissima (most serene) city of Venice.
hotspot of Burgundy.
WEEK 2 - The Die is Cast
WEEK 2 - Lakes and Mountains Ride alongside the azure waters of the Adriatic, cross
Cross into Switzerland, coast alongside Lake Geneva the Rubicon where the ‘die was cast’ by Caesar and
through UNESCO World Heritage vineyards and climb over head inland, via San Marino, to the ruggedness of
the Swiss Alps into Italy. Head into the Lombardy and the Abruzzo and Molise and on to the eternal city of Rome.
scenic delights served up by lakes Maggiore and Como.
TOTAL DURATION: TOTAL DURATION:
DISTANCE: ELEVATION: DISTANCE: ELEVATION:
|56,27
3ft 17 |71,43
4ft 19
1752km | 1095mi 52m DAYS 1488km | 930mi 73m DAYS
17,1 16 Nights 21,7 18 Nights
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7 GALLERY www.rideandseek.com
8 BED TIME www.rideandseek.com
We carefully select the Hotel La Gentilhommiere, Artres
places where we stay based A great boutique hotel in this fabulous authentic village. This 18th century farmhouse
makes for a lovely first stop in France.
on their personality and
the hospitality of our hosts
Be it a Castle in England, manor houses in France or Chateau Fort Sedan
Agriturismi in Italy, we seek to connect you with the
Sleep and dine in the biggest castle in Europe, built in the early 15th century in the
places we travel in through the accommodations
beautiful Ardennes region of France.
we choose.
Park Hotel Villa, Carpenada
Villa Carpenada was built in the second half of the 17th century as the summer
residence of bishop Giulio Berlendis. It is now a boutique 4 star hotel with a great
restaurant serving fine Bellunese cuisine.
Sovana Hotel & Resort, Sovana
Situated in the beguiling medieval village of Sovana this 4 star resort transports you
back to the Etruscan age with its unique views.
Grand Hotel San Marino
Nestled in the heart of the historical centre of San Marino our 4 star spa hotel is newly
classified as a bike hotel as well. This is a great spot from where to enjoy our overnight
stay in the world’s oldest Republic.
9 DINNER TIME www.rideandseek.com
We choose our restaurants Masala Zone
because they are Rated as one of London’s best Indian restaurants we go a little left field with our first
meal of the tour in embracing ‘British’ cuisine. A selection of shared thali plates is a
exceptional and unique great way to sample this great cuisine and meet your fellow riders.
Whether they are haute cuisine, local farm fayre,
fine Italian 4 course dining or local boar stew,
every meal is guaranteed to be memorable.
Restaurant Valentino
A gourmet meal in the historic centre of Troyes in the 18th century home of Claudine
From the land of fish and chips and chicken tikka
and Gilles. Nouvelle cuisine doesn’t always suit the rigours of bike touring but it is the
masala we cross into the heartland of moules
perfect way to celebrate the end of week one.
frites, beer and chocolate. Enjoy the gastronomic
wonders of France as we travel through the lands of
Champagne and Burgundy. Classic culinary names
such as boeuf bourguignon and coq au vin are on
the menu. Fondues and raclettes fuel us over the
Restaurant Combolo
Swiss Alps and into Italy where every region offers One of our favourite gastronomic areas of Italy is the Valtellina. This restaurant is
something new – the risottos of Lombardy and the a fine proponent of it with wonderful pizzoccheri washed down with Inferno and
mountain fare of the Dolomites before we descend Sassella wines.
down to the seafood of the Adriatic and pasta delights
of Emilia Romagna. The rustic fare of Tuscany is next
before we finish off with the seasonally focussed
culinary art of Rome.
Tosco Romagnolo
Possibly the finest buffet meal on any of the tours we run. Situated on the border of
Emilia Romagna and Tuscany the renowned chef Paolo Teverini has embraced the
notion of ‘Cucina Naturale’ and serves up a feast for the ages.
Ride & Seek Picnics
We pride ourselves on providing the best picnics. These are always in spectacular
locations, be it at a historical site or a breathtaking view. The produce will always be
local, fresh and exceptional.
10 CAESAR BIOGRAPHY www.rideandseek.com ‘I Would rather be first in a village than second in Rome.’ Julius Caesar Julius Caesar was born in Rome on 12 or 13 July 100 BCE into the prestigious Julian clan. His family were closely connected with the Marian faction in Roman politics. Caesar himself progressed within the Roman political system, becoming in succession quaestor (69), aedile (65) and praetor (62). In 61-60 BCE he served as governor of the Roman province of Spain. Back in Rome in 60, Caesar made a pact with Pompey and Crassus, who helped him to get elected as consul for 59 BCE. The following year he was appointed governor of Roman Gaul where he stayed for eight years, adding the whole of modern France and Belgium to the Roman empire, and making Rome safe from the possibility of Gallic invasions. He made two expeditions to Britain, in 55 BCE and 54 BCE. Caesar then returned to Italy, disregarding the authority of the senate and famously crossing the Rubicon river without disbanding his army. In the ensuing civil war Caesar defeated the republican forces. Pompey, their leader, fled to Egypt where he was assassinated. Caesar followed him and became romantically involved with the Egyptian queen, Cleopatra. Caesar was now master of Rome and made himself consul and dictator. He used his power to carry out much-needed reform, relieving debt, enlarging the senate, building the Forum Iulium and revising the calendar. Dictatorship was always regarded a temporary position but in 44 BCE, Caesar took it for life. His success and ambition alienated strongly republican senators. A group of these, led by Cassius and Brutus, assassinated Caesar on the Ides (15) of March 44 BCE. This sparked the final round of civil wars that ended the Republic and brought about the elevation of Caesar’s great nephew and designated heir, Octavian, as Augustus, the first emperor.
What our guests have to say… www.rideandseek.com
As a previous participant on the Ride &
Seek Hannibal Tour, I couldn’t wait to do it
all over again this year on the Caesar Tour.
Once again, an unforgettable experience,
challenging yes, but it had everything a
serious cyclist could want. Get training!
Lew T
The ‘point to point’ concept was fantastic
and provided great cycling in all its guises.
Different countries, flat and hilly rides and
some good climbs all enhanced by wonderful
scenery. And don’t forget the cobbles! I loved
the challenges the ride provided. Of course,
this was tempered by the ever-present
support from the guides and the comfort of
the accommodation, swimming pools and
meals at the end of each day. On top of that,
I even learnt some history along the way.
My only regret is that I left the tour in Como at
the end of stage 1 and didn’t ride on to Rome!
Sarah R
Not just another bike tour but a complete
adventure. Places, distances, terrain, vistas,
gastronomy, history, stories and people
from all walks that you would never meet
in ordinary life, managed with care and
attention every day to get us safely to each
day’s destination.
Alex Bwww.rideandseek.com
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