Cycling tours of Italy? Trek Travel?

[bluebug32]

Here is the write up I did on our Italy trip with Trek Travel:

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...ong-56k-Beware

Great write-up. Very cool, and I think this is exactly what we're looking for. I'm wondering if you know how early they encourage you to book to ensure a spot? Also, I saw that you saved 10% by booking through Trek? How does that work?