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How we transport your bikes and luggage When you travel to take part in an international cycling tour or event with Sports Tours International, you have a number of options of what to do about a bike. Fly with your own bike Fly but ship your bike using our overland bike transport service Coach tour from the UK (only on Paris – Roubaix) Rent a bike Our tour vehicles We are pleased to be working with a selection of British, French and Italian transport companies in 2018. The vehicles are of excellent quality and are equipped with specialised bike trailers. Your bike will be transported in a trailer, especially designed for this purpose. Additional support for both spectators and cyclists will come from our customised minibuses. Airports When you arrive at the airport, our airport staff will meet you and you will be escorted to the waiting transfer vehicle. Your luggage will be transported under the coach and your bike will be transported in its box or bag inside the trailer. O

As the leading specialist participation sports tour operator, here at Sports Tours International we are always on the look out for new events to present to our customers. 2018 is no exception and we will again add a nice selection of to choose from. Have a look at our round up below and if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate and Contact Us Our sports travel consultants are more than pleased to put together an itinerary which 100% suits your requirements –  Contact us here  or call us on 0044(0)161 703 8161 New with Sports Tours International for 2018 – Our new cycling events for 2018 Below you will find a rundown of the travel packages with guaranteed entries to new events we are offering for 2018.  Especially of interest are our new VIP and hospitality experiences to give our customers access to an unrivaled selection of cycling hospitality for next year. The Tour of Oman – February 2018 Join us in February 2018 for our ‘inside the Tour of Oman’ cycling experience with

THE TOUR OF TAMESIDE 1981-2000 “THE TOUGHEST CHALLENGE IN BRITISH ATHLETICS” Over a period of twenty years from 1981 to 2000, the Borough of Tameside hosted an unusual and ultimately unique athletic event. Six varying races over the course of a week – 52 miles in all – a distance which runners in particular will recognise as a double marathon. It was billed as “The Toughest Challenge in British Athletics”, a description which was rarely disputed. The event was the brainchild of Olympian Dr Ron Hill MB, the Tour of Tameside.  You will see the event year by year, the leaders, the winners and indeed many of the also rans. You will notice the background changes, the still present 1970’s hair styles of several of the competitors, the transformation of the canal, and the “Dark Satanic Mills” re-emerging as “Status Abodes” for the aspiring professionals of the 2000’s. During the events twenty years, literally hundreds of local athletes took part, but thanks to generous sponsorship it was

Our ambassador Alice Morrison, is a highly experienced adventurer and travel blogger. Alice has featured her latest blog on one of the world’s best ultra marathons the  Mount Blanc Marathon . The below will give you everything you need to know about taking on this giant. Alice’s blog Anyone who runs 43km deserves a big round of applause and a large cake or large beer or both, depending on what they fancy. Anyone who runs the Mont Blanc Marathon instantly gets hero status and never-ending acclaim. It is a beast, a beautiful beast, but nevertheless a beast and absolutely one for the bucket list. I was never a runner, in fact I would go so far as to say I hated running. But, then, a friend of mine persuaded me to sign up for a massive challenge – the Marathon des Sables. I knew I would have to give it everything to get the job done. So, I did and I did it. One of the greatest moments of my life was seeing that finishing line ! Taking on something so difficult, is life-changing. For m

Explore Corsica is a unique concept that combines a boat cruise and a multi-day cyclosportive around the beautiful island of Corsica. The event is hosted by the organisers of the Tour de France and allows amateur cyclists to replicate the feeling of what it would be like to ride in the Tour de France. The 2018 Explore Corsica  will be the second year of this fantastic cyclosportive, so we look back on last years race and give you an insight from the perspective of two of our customers who competed in 2017 and what it was like to participate in a cyclosportive like no other. The two customers who this post features are brothers, Marcus and Nicholas Fink who rode the 2017 Explore Corsica with us. The competitive element of the race Marcus and Nicholas knew previously that the race had timed elements, they had done their research finding out that each stage had a rouleur section and a timed climb. They emphasised that the event had a good mixture of serious and casual riders which m