The Biking - Intro Rivierabike can offer you the best variety, quantity and quality of trails in a variety of different locations over two countries!! So in a typical week you can descend over 15,000 – 20,000 vertical metes over some 200 - 250km. We can tailor the riding to exactly what you want, be it epic Alpine tours with huge climbs and equally huge views and descents. Maybe you want some gentle xc around the coastal hills and olive groves?  or full on DH/freeride with full vehicle uplift! With Rivierabike you will normally ride in a group of 6 – 8 with 2 guides, this gives the advantage of being able to easily manage and split the group whilst out on the trail. Smaller groups also help minimise the impact on the trails and the local environment and improve your riding enjoyment. Rivierabike will offer minibus uplift so if you want vehicle assistance all week then no problem. To help you along the way…up.. our vehicles will always be at hand. Our main bus is the “Deli Beli” an 8 seater 4wd Mitsubishi Delica. She is comfortable with twin air conditioning and the 4wd system will get us to the remotest parts of the mountain. We also use a Fiat Ducato 9 seater bus again is also air conditioned. We also understand that there is nothing worse than having unnecessary dents and scratches on your pride and joy which is often the caused by poorly built trailers.  Rivierabike  has  cut no corners, and have invested in the ultimate in bike trailers. Its a specially modified rol on roll off trailer by burtech which can carry 14 bikes and takes an average 15 seconds to load your bike so no hanging around. The only contact points with your bike is the tyres and handlebar grip…..guaranteed no damage..

So, choose your poison! . . . . .

A Typical Weeks Itinerary... A typical week will consist of a mix of  Freeride, XC/AM and the odd all day epic tour................ Day 1: An intro to our trails normally starting and finishing in Molini, with some practice switchbacks on “beginner bends”  then a gentle xc jaunt up the Corte valley that gives you an intro to the singletrack. We then jump in the bus and do a few runs from Carmo Langan at 1200m that finish in Molini for a few beers. Total Ascent: 300m. Total Descent: 2800m Total Distance 40 - 50km Day 2: will consist of an XC run in the morning taking us up the Argentina valley to Triora and Loreto and then Cetta taking in the wooded singletrack to the terrace trails. We then jump in the van and we arrive at Colla Melosa at 1550 and we descend the fast and swoopy max factor trail for lunch at Palazzio Maggiore for some delicious rustic Italian lunch. Afterwads its back to the van (or ride) with a couple more descents that finish in Molini. Total Ascent: 400–800m. Total Descent: 2500– 4000 Total Distance: 40 - 50km. Day 3: Today we experience some magnificent XC coastal riding. Climbing from the picturesque town of Castellaro to the foothills of Mt Faudo where you will witness the beautiful green landscape and clear blue Mediterranean below.  We will visit a number of hill villages which we descend on ancient mule trails. Total Ascent: 700m. Total Descent: 1200. Total Distance: 30-50km Day 4: : Today is rest day. A ride in the morning can be organised with an afternoon taking in some relaxation on the beaches or bars. Or perhaps you want to try out some other sporting activity like canyoning ….whatever you want. In the evening a night out in San Remo can be organised with a free taxi service. Day 5: For those who want to really test their legs and lungs then this epic tour of about 60-70km should just about do it. Starting from Molini we ride up to Passo Della Guardia (or you can take the minibus) we then follow the trail along the border of France up to Rifugio San Remo at 2000m. From here we descend 900m to Carmo Langan before climbing 300m up to Mt Ceppo at 1400m. We then descend 15km on singletrack and finish in Badalucco. Total Ascent: 1100 -1900m. Total Descent: 2200m. Total Distance: 60-70km. Day 6: Today is Downhill today the van will take you up and up again until your brain's faded on Agrifolgia, Terra Rossa, Kop Killer, Il Padre, The Belenda's and Numero Uno to name but a few. Total Ascent: 0.   Total Descent: 4000 - 5000m Total Distance: 50 - 60km. Trail Grading... We have graded our trails in the international format as Blue, Red and Black in terms of technical capability. BLUE trails mainly consist of fast smooth singletrack or broken up double track with the odd rocks and maybe a couple of steps downs thrown in, usually there are multiple lines that you can choose. These trails are found on the less steep areas especially in Finale Ligure. These trails compare with those found in the MTB centres of Wales such as Afan Argoed and Coed y Brenin where your speed dictates the level of difficulty. RED trails get steadily steeper with more rock gardens and quite a few switchbacks thrown in. Here you will also find berms, jumps and some north shore sections. Red trails are often our longest with descents between 9 to 20 kilometres and last on average an hour!!!. BLACK trails are often very steep with many rock gardens, drops and very tight switchbacks that will test your balancing ability as well as your skill. These trails are mainly found in the Argentina Valley and France and are usually ridden with assistance of the minibus to the trail head. With Rivierabike you will be riding all grades of trails throughout the week and some of our trails have much variety and include all 3 grades in one run. So don’t worry if you think the trails are too extreme as by the middle of the week with our assistance and coaching you will be tackling the black runs, and become a confident and skilled mountain biker.