Ride with Eddy Merckx!
March 27, 2006 (PRLEAP.COM) Business News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ride with Eddy Merckx!
Granfondo Cycling Tours announces a tour with Eddy Merckx as guest star!
Poway, Calif.—Granfondo Cycling Tours has just inked an exclusive deal with Eddy Merckx to ride with its clients in the hills of Tuscany. The tour will pass through Tuscany and feature a full day of riding with the greatest cyclist of all time. Granfondo’s founder, Tobias Panek said, “We’re thrilled to offer our clients this exclusive opportunity. The chance to ride with such a living legend only comes once in a lifetime.”
They will also be featuring the new Eddy Merckx AXM Record bike most recently featured on the cover of Bicycling. They are offering amazing prices and this bike can be waiting for you in Florence Italy build and ready to ride.
The eight-day tour will pass from Florence to Rome and take in roads Merckx himself raced on his way to winning the Giro d’Italia five times. The tour runs from May 13-20. Daily rides will range from 40-70 miles. Accommodations will be three and four star hotels for only $3,150.
Granfondo tours were recently lauded by Bicycling Magazine as a “Must Ride,” singling out the tour company as particularly knowledgeable of Italian touring. In addition to the riding with Merckx, the tour will take in the local culture and cuisine, visiting a world-renown wine festival along the way.
For more information about the tour or to book your opportunity to ride with Eddy Merckx, contact Granfondo Cycling Tours at: www.GFtours.com, 858-668-1739 or Tobias@GFtours.com.