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BIG START
ISRAEL 2-6/05/2018
Jerusalem - Haifa - Tel Aviv - Be'er Sheva
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For the first time ever, a Grand Tour will start outside of Europe! Come to Israel to be a part of history in the making! Israel will host the first three stages of the 101 edition of the Giro d’Italia 2018 and you can be a part of it!
Israel will host the first three stages of the 101 edition of the Giro d’Italia 2018 and you can be a part of it!
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BIG START - ISRAEL
Come 2-6/05/2018 to Israel to be a part of history Come to Israel to be a part of in the making! history in the making!
Jerusalem ------ Haifa ------ Tel Aviv ------ Be'er Sheva
For the first time ever, a Grand Tour will start outside of Europe! Israel will host the first three stages of the 101 edition of the Giro d’Italia 2018 and you can be a part of it!
Giro d'Italia 2018 The Big Start in Jerusalem 3rd-6th May 2018 The 2018 Giro d’Italia will take place from Friday May 4th until Sunday July 27th.
Join us
for a historical weekend of world class cycling in Israel for the Big Start of the Giro d’Italia.
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Gran Fondo Israel, the leading road cycling company in Israel, offers travel packages to the 2018 Big Start.
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Spend a unique experience of cycling vacation in Israel for the Big Start of the 2018 Giro d'Italia. Our travel package to the Big Start of the 2018 Giro d'Italia will include 4 nights and 5 days of pure and exciting cycling experience, following the action from the front seat.
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THE FIRST 3 STAGES Friday 4 May:
STAGE 1
Jerusalem > Jerusalem, 10.1 km, ITT. Saturday 5 May:
STAGE 2
Haifa > Tel Aviv, 167 km. Sunday 6 May:
STAGE 3
Be'er Sheva > Eilat, 226 km.
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ACCOMODATION We follow the action! Our hotels are located close to the Corsa Rosa route so we move as the race moves. (I would put what kind of hotels, 3 star, 4 star‌double occupancy, showers, breakfast included?)
We will stay in Hotels in Jerusalem, Haifa, Mitzpe Ramon and Eilat, covering 2/3 of the length of Israel!
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ITINERARY WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY
Arrival day Our team will meet you at the Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) to take you to the hotel in Jerusalem, where we will organize the bikes and gear for the ride next day. In the evening we will explore the beautiful city of Jerusalem. The Giro will already be there, so we will give ourselves some time to be apart of the atmosphere of the race: Teams cars and busses, riders, reporters - will be there too! A short ride is planned for this day to check the bikes after assembling.
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ITINERARY THURSDAY, 3 MAY – PRESENTATION
Riding day and Team Today we will stretch our legs a bit on the scenic roads around Jerusalem. After a nice Israeli breakfast we will go out and ride in the green hills surrounding Jerusalem. Our support cars will escort you so you can relax and enjoy the ride and the view. The weather in this time of the year supposed to be good. Expect climbing and fast descending today. After climbing back to our hotel, we'll go out for a traditional Israeli lunch in the city. After lunch we will go back to the hotel for a rest and then go out again to watch the Team Presentation, a ceremony that every team is presented on stage. After the Team Presentation we will continue to explore the old walls of Jerusalem at night, a unique spectacle!
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STAGE 1 - JERUSALEM ITT 4TH MAY 2018 - 10,1 KM
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STAGE 1 - JERUSALEM ITT 4TH MAY 2018 - 10,1 KM Another short morning ride is planned for this big day, around the race venue and the ITT course. After 109 years, and for the first time ever, the Giro d'Italia, starts outside of Europe, in Jerusalem. On this historical day, we will watch history in the making. We will approach the riders warmup, the start ramp and of course, and the ceremony at the end of the stage. We will see the riders from the first one, scheduled around 1pm, until the last one, probably Tom Dumoulin, the defending Giro champion and time trial world champion that will try to hold on to his pink jersey. At the end of this exciting day we will take the bus to the city of Haifa, located on the of the Mediterranean Sea coast. >>
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STAGE 1 - JERUSALEM ITT 4TH MAY 2018 - 10,1 KM
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STAGE 1 - JERUSALEM ITT 4TH MAY 2018 - 10,1 KM
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STAGE 2 - HAIFA - TEL AVIV 5TH MAY - 167 KM
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STAGE 2 - HAIFA - TEL AVIV 5TH MAY - 167 KM We will visit the signature's podium at the start of stage in Haifa. After the peloton will roll away, around 2 pm, we will follow part of the race route, riding to historical cities of Acre, Zichron Ya'acov, and Caesarea. After the ride, we will stop for lunch and a shower, and take the bus to Mitzpe Ramon, a city located on the edge of one of the oldest canyons on Earth!
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STAGE 2 - HAIFA - TEL AVIV 5TH MAY - 167 KM
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STAGE 3 - BE'ER SHEVA - EILAT 6TH MAY - 226 KM
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STAGE 3 - BE'ER SHEVA - EILAT 6TH MAY - 226 KM Today marks the farewell day from the Giro in Israel, after three stages the pink race is going back to Europe. We will start our day watching the sun rising over the Ramon canyon, a sight you're not going to forget so quickly‌ The race will start around noon at Be'er Sheva, the biblical ancient city; named by Abraham, the father of the Hebrew nation (Genesis 22). Now days, Be'er Sheva is one of the most fast developing cities in Israel, a national center of high tech in cyber, science and medicine, and, the local football club is the national champion in the last 2 years. We will start to ride early in the morning, before the race, on the same course, but "shortened" ("only" 150 km, the stage is 226 km long) in order to reach the ever sunny city of Eilat, so we can watch the fast and furious sprint to the line. Eilat is a tourist's city – sunny, lots of hotels and lovely beaches and it's located on the shore of the Red Sea.
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STAGE 3 - BE'ER SHEVA - EILAT 6TH MAY - 226 KM
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STAGE 3 - BE'ER SHEVA - EILAT 6TH MAY - 226 KM
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EILAT - BEN GURION
After 150 km of spectacular riding we will be treated to a nice meal and hot shower, pack our bikes and gears and head back to Ben Gurion International airport.
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What's included? A special edition Giro d'italia cycling jersey, designed by Gran Fondo Travel. 2 nights in Jerusalem, 1 in Haifa and 1 in Mitzpe Ramon. 4 breakfast, dinner and lunch meals. Airport transfers and daily transport to watch the different stages, transfers between hotels for you, your luggage and your bike and bike storage at the hotels. Bike guide and support vehicle. Bike storage at the hotels and all hotel taxes. 1 stage with VIP access to the official Giro d’Italia start village. 1 stage with VIP access to the official Giro d’Italia finish grandstand.
Also available: Bike rental Travel insurance
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How to book? To book for the Giro d'Italia 2018 Big Start package click here
BOOK At time of booking we require a non-refundable deposit per person plus any applicable entry fee. The balance of your travel package must be paid, at the latest, 12 weeks before departure to avoid the cancellation of your trip. Please click here for our full booking conditions. Single traveler: If you would like to join our group as a single traveler we can offer you two options. A single room or we can pair you up with another rider (of the same sex) and you can enjoy the event without having to pay extra. Travel Insurance: For details of specialist sports travel insurance for our travel packages, please visit our insurance page. You must ensure that your travel insurance policy covers you to participate in cycling events.