100-130 kms per day round Northern Portugal, including Portugal´s highest mountain range, the Serra de Estrela. Airport pick-up and luggage transfer between hotels. 3 star accommodation, with evening meals and breakfast. No minimum group number and no fixed starting dates. Fernando Carvalho is an ex pro-cyclist; he won the Tour of Portugal in 1990 and has competed all over the world in various pro-teams. He retired in 1996 and now runs a semi-professional cycling team with his brother Alberto. They teamed up with Charlie Cutler, a Brit living in Portugal, to set up Fernando Carvalho Training Tours, having organised similar trips on an informal basis for several years. |