The best 2018 cycling Hospitality and VIP experiences

The stars of men’s elite professional road cycling battle it out every year on the UCI WorldTour. In total there are 38 World Tour events taking place in 2018 in 16 different countries worldwide.

You can’t beat the excitement of a bike race, either as a cyclist or as a spectator. We offer a fantastic selection of exclusive hospitality access and VIP experiences on the 3 Grand Tours, the 5 Monuments of Cycling and some of the other big races on the 2018 UCI WorldTour cycling calendar.

The biggest events on the professional cycling calendar are:

The 3 Grand Tours – 3 week multi-day tours; Giro d’Italia, Tour de France, Vuelta a Espana
The 5 Monuments of Cycling – Milan San Remo, Tour of Flanders, Paris – Roubaix, Liege Bastogne Liege, and finally Giro Lombardia

2018 UCI World Tour review

March 2018

After making its debut on the UCI World Tour calendar in 2017 the Strade Bianche takes place again in Tuscany, Italy (March 3). After this two big stage races take place in the run up to the first big Spring Classic which is Milan San Remo. In March the 2 big stage races are; Paris – Nice, also called the race to the sun and the Tirreno-Adriatico, also called the race between 2 seas. The one-day clash between the end of Paris-Nice and start of Tirreno-Adriatico continues in 2018. The Milan San Remo (March 17) is the longest one day race on the calendar and traditionally kicks off the classics season in Europe.

April 2018

In April the cycling classics season follows the same date order traditionally with the Tour of Flanders (April 1) which will start in Antwerp and also the Muur van Geraardsbergen will feaure on the course again. Next up is the Hell of the North, also called the Queen of the Classics; Paris – Roubaix (April 8) – Our fully supported 10 day Spring Classics tour lets you ride and watch Flanders, Scheldeprijs and Paris – Roubaix

Next up are the Ardennes Classics; Amstel Gold race with the Fleche Wallone mid-week on the Wednesday before Liege Bastogne Liege (April 22). Our 10 day fully supported Ardennes Classics tour lets you ride and watch all these events.

May – August 2018

The first Grand Tour of the year is the Giro d’Italia which will have its 101st edition and it takes place between May 5 and 27. The Giro is the first Grand Tour to ever have its start outside of Europe in Israel.

The Tour de France takes place between July 1 and 23 this year and it features a start in Le Vendee and a visit to Brittany, the Roubaix cobbles, the Alps, the Pyrenees and finally Paris. The first British World Tour event, the Ride London-Surrey Classic is taking place on July 29.

The end of the season

The season comes to a close with the final Grand Tour of the year, the Vuelta a España (August 25 to September 16) with the final Monument of Cycling; the Giro Lombardia taking place on Saturday 13 October.

Ghent Six Days Track cycling

Our favourite season end is the yearly odyssey to Ghent to watch the Ghent 6 days track cycling event in November. The 2016 edition was fantastic with the win of Wiggins and Cavendish. We offer standard tickets for every night as well as hospitality on the weekend nights. The VIP Cafe is particularly good value for money as the open bar is open from 18.00 until 01.30 on Saturday. Hotel stays are also available or even a coach trip from the UK – More information here

VIP experiences and hospitality

We are very pleased to present our best ever selection of cycling events and VIP hospitality access options for the 2018 cycling season. From fully organised tours with VIP access included to doing your own thing, we have it all covered.

A day on the race course in an official car

The ultimate experience is to spend the whole day on the course during an actual stage. Your day starts with hospitality and access to the start village where you will meet your guide at the welcome desk. After the start village experience you will get in your official race car and spend the day out on the course. You will have lunch en-route and drive through all the crowds for a unique insider experience. At the finish you will enjoy finish line hospitality.

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A helicopter flight over the race course

The above car experience with a bird’s eye view from a helicopter as well. What a day.

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Hospitality at a Grand Tour Finale in Milan, Paris or Madrid

A fantastic selection of exclusive hospitality options to enjoy the grand finale of the 3 Grand Tours of cycling in style on the Piazza Duomo in Milan, the Champs Elysees in Paris and the Paseo del Prado in Madrid. Excellent opportunity to make a nice city break out of it.

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Stage Start hospitality

The 2018 UCI World Tour teams, event organisers and entourage travel around with the riders. The team buses park within an enclosed and restricted area. An expo type village is created at the start of each one of the stages. It is usually here that everyone who is linked in any way to the events like TV, sponsors and celebrities from the cycling world will show themselves. Also local companies will be keen to show off their wares. Your VIP passes will give you access to the village and the rider’s paddock. If you are into collecting autographs, this is the best place for it.

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Stage finish hospitality

All UCI World Tour events set up a limited number of areas located on course within the final portion of the stage. Access to these areas is usually reserved and by invitation only. You will see famous ex-cyclists, sponsors and team guests. Typically these areas are within 200 metres or so of the finish line. There is also a spectator friendly elevated viewing area. You will be served with drinks and snacks and there is a big screen to watch the LIVE action as it unfolds. After watching the finish, you will celebrate the victory with Champagne before watching the daily podium ceremony.

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Cross the finish line experience and Relais Etape

Cross the finish-line Experience

As part of selected tours on the Giro d’Italia, the Tour de France and the Vuelta a Espana we have accreditation to do a ‘cross the finish line’ VIP experience. We will take our tour vehicle to a designated area where the cyclists will start their ride and the the non-cyclists will be taken directly to the finish. The riders will ride the final 50km section of the stage to cross the official finish line of the day’s stage. Both cyclists and spectators will then all get together for photos on the official podium followed by a back stage tour and watching the arrival of the riders.

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2018 Giro d’Italia – Final 10 day tour
2018 Giro d’Italia – Lake Garda to Rome
2018 Giro d’Italia – Alpine Finale
2018 Tour de France – Roubaix weekend
2018 Tour de France – Vendee to Roubaix

The Relais Etape is a hospitality area which takes the form of a small village in a prime position along the route, just a few kilometres from the finish line of each stage. This inspiring package mirrors the excitement of the race and includes:

A clubhouse
Welcome aperitif and unlimited buffet
Entertainment and live coverage of the race on a giant screen
Champagne celebration of the day’s action
Tour de France gift

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Tour de France

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