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With Six Marathons forming the series this is the ultimate challenge for those who want to experience an amazing achievement in fascinating cities. The Abbott World Marathon Majors include: Tokyo Marathon, Virgin Money London Marathon, The Boston Marathon, Berlin Marathon, Chicago Marathon and the New York City Marathon. With the exception of the London Marathon where we act as global partner to distribute entries to tour operators worldwide, Sports Tours International has guaranteed entry to all Marathon Majors for those requiring individual entries. You can find a list of our World Marathon Majors packages here.  If you would like to know a little more about the World Marathon Majors, take a look at our ‘look into the majors’ guide below: Tokyo – The newcomer on the Marathon block In 2013, the Tokyo marathon became the sixth race in the Abbott World Marathon Majors. Unlike the other five marathons in the World Marathon Majors, Tokyo Marathon started as a massive race from i...

For almost 30 years, we have been taking cyclists and pro cycling enthusiasts on trips to the amazing Spring Classics events (many of which have a cycle sportive) and for 2019 we now have more Classics events on offer than any other tour operator. This along with the fantastic feedback we always receive from our customers led us to self-proclaim ourselves as the “King of the Classics”. So as the “King” we asked Simon Warren, the Author of the fantastic 100 climbs books (@100Climbs) to explain why we shouldn’t overlook the early classics. So over to Simon… To witness the spring classics first hand is witnessing the true beating heart of professional cycling and all the races have their own unique character. Their courses and the challenges within them, whether they are climbs, cobbles or descents have remained much the same for generations, a constant to test each season’s protagonists. Us mortals can but dream of taking part in these races, of holding our arms aloft on Via Roma in ...

Join Paula Radcliffe MBE and 10,000 other runners at the Al Mouj Muscat Marathon in Oman 18 th & 19 th January 2019 If you love running and you want to continue running marathons throughout the winter months then this is the race for you. Starting in 2012 with just 135 entrants, the Muscat Marathon (now known as the Al Mouj Muscat Marathon) has quickly grown to become one of the star events in Oman’s sporting calendar. The two day festival of running features not only the marathon but also a Half Marathon, 10k, kids’ race and charity fun run. Winter racing in the sunshine With January temperatures averaging around a balmy 20°-21°, Muscat is a great option for those looking for a winter challenge away from the UK’s biting winter. The events The Al Mouj Muscat Marathon features a great choice of events taking place over two days. Friday 18th January Marathon – 42.195km Marathon Relay – 42.195km Half Marathon – 21.0975km 10km Run – 10km Saturday 19th January 2019 Kid...

United Airlines New York City Half Final information about entry for the 2019 United Airlines NYC Half will be available in late summer 2018 but you can book your travel package with guaranteed entry into the 2019 United Airlines NYC Half now with Sports Tours International. There are several ways you can enter the  2019 United Airlines NYC Half Enter the non-guaranteed entry drawing by November 30, 2018, and gain selection through the drawing on December 6, 2018 Complete four of the following six events in 2018: NYRR Fred Lebow Manhattan Half, United Airlines NYC Half, Brooklyn Half, NYRR Queens 10K, New Balance Bronx 10 Mile, and NYRR Staten Island Half; become a member of NYRR by October 8, 2018; and claim your guaranteed entry by November 30, 2018 Achieve a time-qualifying standard on a certified half-marathon or marathon course during 2018 (see the  Qualifying Standards ) and   claim your guaranteed e...

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 Sports Tours International was born in 1973 and is therefore 45 years old in 2018. To mark this occasion we will take you to all of the 73 stages of the biggest events on the UCI calendar, namely the 5 Monuments and the 3 Grand Tours of Cycling. How do we get to 73 stages I hear you ask as there are 68 stages during the 3 Grand Tours and 5 Monuments. We add 5 to this because you can ride the 5 Monuments with us in 2018 and 2019 for your very own slice of cycling history! Read more below. 2019 Milan San Remo The Milan Sanremo always offers early season excitement. The 2018 Milan San Remo was won by the Shark of Medina, Vincenzo...

Here at Sports Tours International we have been successfully helping amateur cyclists to achieve their dream of completing some of the biggest and best European Cyclosportives for many years now. We now know a thing or two about what’s needed to make the whole experience as pain-free as possible. Our aim is to provide the best support in the business so you can focus on enjoying the event without having to worry about the (sometimes complicated) logistics that come with getting to and from the event and its start and finish. On our events single travellers can join our group and we provide a race briefing, additional food and assistance points along the course and various other additional race services. So how to plan for a European Cyclosportive? Here below you will find what we do to prepare all of our customers who do the 3 bucket list European Cyclosportives: the Marmotte Gran Fondo Alpes, the Etape du Tour and the Maratona dles Dolomites. >>THE 3 MUST-DO CYCLOSPOR...

The best collection of Cycling VIP experiences and hospitality We are very pleased to present our best ever selection of cycling events and VIP hospitality access options for the 2019 cycling season. From fully organised tours with VIP access included to doing your own thing and just buying a ticket for the day and everything in between, 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. The details of what is included with each car experience vary slightly on every event but usually a VIP parking ticket...