National governing body Cycling Canada has announced a new partnership with Bici Amore Mio, an operator of Italian-based cycling hotels.
Bici Amore Mio is a network of five bike hotels in five renowned cycling regions around Italy that are working together to deliver bespoke cycling holidays. The hotel network includes the Garda Bike Hotel (Lake Garda – Verona), Piedmont Bike Hotel (Piedmont – Pralormo), Silva Splendid Hotel (Fiuggi – Rome), Lungomare Hotel (Adriatic Coast, Cesenatico) and Funivia Hotel (Stelvio, Bormio).
Cycling Canada athletes, staff and partners will be provided with access to Bici’s network of hotels for training camps as well as competition projects. Bici Amore Mio will also donate vacation packages that will be used by Cycling Canada in fundraising and promotional initiatives. Additionally, Cycling Canada members will be able to access discounts and special offers through Bici Amore’s exclusive Fidelity Program. Every member will be eligible to a 10% discount on cycling packages and will be also offered customized discounted packages for teams and cycling groups.
“We are pleased to be associated with Cycling Canada and to be a supporter of the Canadian National Cycling Team,” said Gianni Marsaglia, Chairman of the Bici Amore Mio group. “This is the perfect platform through which to showcase our properties and we are thrilled to be able to host and support top Canadian riders when they are in Italy.”
“We are thrilled to welcome Bici Amore Mio to our growing family of partners,” added Cycling Canada High Performance Director Jacques Landry. “This partnership will provide unique and exclusive training and development opportunities for our National Team and NextGen athletes. It is no secret that Italy is a world class destination for cycling and we look forward to working with Bici Amore Mio to facilitate training camps for our athletes as well as exclusive holiday opportunities for our partners and membership.”
To kick-off the partnership, at its upcoming Olympic Cycling Celebration in Ottawa on 28 October, Cycling Canada will be auctioning off a week-long cycling trip for two.
Cycling Canada is the governing body for competitive cycling in Canada. Founded in 1882, Cycling Canada aims to create and sustain an effective system that develops talented Canadian cyclists to achieve Olympic, Paralympic and World Championship medal performances. With the vision of being a leading competitive cycling nation by 2020 celebrating enhanced international success, increased national participation and world class event hosting, Cycling Canada manages the High Performance team, hosts national and international events and administers programs to promote and grow cycling across the country.
Cycling Canada programs are made possible through the support of its corporate partners – Global Relay, Lexus Canada, Mattamy Homes, Louis Garneau and Bear Mountain Resort – along with the Government of Canada, Own The Podium, the Canadian Olympic Committee and the Canadian Paralympic Committee.
www.cyclingcanada.ca
www.biciamoremio.it
