Week as a Pro

Breakfast
Everyone has their dietary habits but when you a pro cyclist, breakfast is a FUNDAMENTAL part of your performance. It is important to eat fruit, carbohydrates and follow a high protein diet. Our breakfast will be customized for the days training regime, the right quantity and combination of food is crucial for your day in the saddle. Eating the right food at the right time is important to compensate the approximately 600 kg/cal consumed in an hour of training.

Itinerary/Exercises
Today is an adjustment day. Get familiar with your surroundings and the area. We ride the Panoramic road of Gabicce Monte.

Lunch/Snack
After today's easy ride our chef will prepare a light and healthy meal consistent of lots of vegetables, 100g of bread or pasta and light meats.

Recovery
After refueling during lunch it is fundamental to eliminate any toxins and knots in our legs and muscles. We have an appointment at our wellness center for a rejuvenating sauna session and a Turkish bath. Massages and other spa services are optional. Rider and non - rider participants receive a 10% discount on spa treatments.

Briefing
This is the time of the day where we review and talk about the following days itinerary and address specific highlights of the next day.

Dinner
Our chef will focus today on a high protein-low calorie intake. We will have cooked vegetables, meat and little bread.

After dinner
Time to explore the city, cycling related activities possible.

Itinerary/Exercises
Today is another adjustment day and we will focus on agility workouts and medium climbs.We ride the Coriano Montescudo track.

Lunch/Snack
After today's demanding training the ideal meal consists of raw vegetables, carbohydrates and healthy fats as in fish, almonds and walnuts. Your body needs healthy fats to balance the calorie output and to help to recover.

Recovery
After some recovery time and a short rest you head to your sauna session to get rid of any toxins built up during your training. The two 10-minute sauna sessions will help you recover and get rid of any soreness. Massages and other spa services are optional. Rider and non - rider participants receive a 10% discount on spa treatments.

Dinner
It's time to refuel. Dinner will consist of more calories than usual to help recover from today's training. Our chef will prepare cooked vegetables and fish with little bread or alternatively pasta.

After dinner
Time to explore the city, cycling related activities possible.

Itinerary/Exercises
Today's training ride is focused on "RESISTANCE AND ENDURANCE". Cippo of Carpegna is one of the hardest departing from Rimini and climbing the Mount Carpegna for a total of 115km and altitude of around 1,800 meters on roads with range a of beautiful landscapes.

Lunch/Snack
Today is another day where we focus on our high protein - low carb diet. Our chef will prepare a good plate of pasta, raw vegetables and lean meat to increase our protein intake.

Recovery
After lunch we will have the chance to get some rest or optional activities followed by a Turkish bath to free the respiratory tracts. Massages and other spa services are optional. Rider and non - rider participants receive a 10% discount on spa treatments.

Dinner
Dinner is the time to refuel from the days training and activities. We will have a dinner waiting for us with cooked vegetables and lean meat (chicken/turkey is ideal low fat meat) with bread or a vegetable cream soup.

After dinner
Time to explore the city, cycling related activities possible.

Itinerary/Exercises
Today is dedicated to agility workouts. The main part of today's course will follow flat roads with minimal climbing. From Rimini we arrive in Cesenatico and from here we will visit Spazio Pantani: the multimedial museum entirely dedicated to Marco Pantani and the career of the "Pirate" through pictures and audiovisual contents.

Lunch/Snack
After returning from this long and intense ride we have to increase our calorie/carbohydrate intake and eat a good quantity of pasta and fruits. The right hydration is fundamental to recover from today's training and to get ready for the next day. Without the proper amount of electrolyte based beverages we would not be able to refuel the water and sodium lost during training.

Recovery
After a rest period and/or optional activities we head to the health center for a sauna session and/or Turkish bath. We finish the day with a relaxing and purifying herbal tea. Massages and other spa services are optional. Rider and non - rider participants receive a 10% discount on spa treatments.

Dinner
After today's long ride it is important to have the right combination of high protein and carbohydrates. Our chef will prepare a delicious dinner with cooked vegetables as a side dish, eggs and bread. Don't forget to refuel and hydrate after a long day in the saddle.

After dinner
Time to explore the city, cycling related activities possible.

Itinerary/Exercises
Today is dedicated to "STRENGTH" training. We can ride The Montefeltro Tour: this is a challenging course, about 95 km long, you have to take bottles of water and supplements for a trip of about 4/5 hours.

Lunch/Snack
Today's lunch will be light with just a few carbohydrates, a little protein and lots of vegetables, optional lean meat.

Recovery
After our rest period and/or optional activities you can fully recover with a sauna session and/or Turkish bath. Massages and other spa services are optional. Rider and non - rider participants receive a 10% discount on spa treatments.

Dinner
Our chef will prepare a light dinner with fresh fish, cooked vegetables and bread to ensure our high protein-low calorie intake.

After dinner
Time to explore the city, cycling related activities possible.

Itinerary/Exercises
We will focus today on "ENDURANCE". We will do another long ride: we will ride the so-called “short route” of the famous local “Malatesta Castles” road race of over 100 km.

Lunch/Snack
After our test day and the high intensity we have burned lots of calories and today's lunch will consist of pasta, some raw vegetables and a little protein. The good news for everyone who likes sweets is that after this intense ride we can even allow ourselves a small dessert. Hydration is important especially after a high intensity workout like today.

Recovery
After our rest period we have our health center available for you; perfect after today's hard miles. Massages and other spa services are optional. Rider and non - rider participants receive a 10% discount on spa treatments.

Dinner
Our chef knows that we are hungry after today's training. He will prepare cooked vegetables, protein and enough carbs to refuel after today's hard ride. Don't forget to refuel and hydrate after a long day in the saddle.

After dinner
Time to explore the city, cycling related activities possible.

Itinerary/Exercises
After days of solid and intense training today's ride will be significantly shorter. Our main focus of today is to stay loose to recover whilst riding on a slighty hilly route. Today will also consist of a special wine tasting tour. 

Lunch/Snack
The right hydration is fundamental to recover from today's training. After returning from this long ride we have to increase our carbohydrate intake and eat a good quantity of pasta and fruits.

Recovery
After a rest period and/or optional activities we head to the health center for a 3 x 10min sauna session to fully recover and help to get rid of any soreness form the weeks riding. Massages and other spa services are optional. Rider and non - rider participants receive a 10% discount on spa treatments.

Dinner
Our last dinner within our Week as a Professional; our chef will prepare a delicious dinner that helps you to recover from this week's training.

After dinner
Time to explore the city, cycling related activities possible.