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  Our Ambassador and Double Olympic Champion, Joanna Rowsell Shand is supporting Press for Progress see her video message above. Joanna is an exceptional athlete and shares our desire to promote cycling to the masses and to get more women into cycling. Now, more than ever, there’s a strong call-to-action to press forward and progress gender parity. People around the world are Pressing for Progress by motivating and uniting friends, colleagues and whole communities to think, act and be gender inclusive. Working together with Joanna on a number of initiatives across all of our brands we aim to tackle the boundaries of women’s cycling and provide an inclusive sporting environment for all women. Joanna is a truly inspirational person and is a fantastic role model for women in sport. She will be at the centre of our new campaign #GirlsGoCycling which looks at involving more women in cycling and providing unique cycling holidays specifically for women. We believe that sport is for e

  Hello! I am delighted to be writing my first blog since becoming a community ambassador for Sports Tours International. I have taken part in Sports Tours International events before and I am so excited to partner with a company which shares the same values as I do. I am very passionate about sport at every level and about the difference that physical activity can make in people’s lives. I suppose it is fitting that my first blog falls on International Women’s Day. In my sport of boxing, as a little girl despite loving the sport and doing all the same training as the boys in the gym, I never had the opportunity to compete, since boxing was banned for females back then. I faced a lot of name calling in school as a girl who chose to do ‘boys sports’ since I also loved football too, and even now as an adult, there are people who refer to me as a ‘tomboy’ instead of as an athlete who has represented my country in two sports (football and boxing.) I do lots of talks, particularly in sc

The Alder Hey 10k is back! Alder Hey Children’s Charity, one of the biggest of its kind in the UK, will be returning to at Croxteth Hall and Country Park on Sunday October 14 th . After the success of the 2017 event where over 1,000 participants took on the 10k route, it’s projected that even more will run in 2018 with £1 in every entry going direct to the charity. Kevin Harmer, UK Events & Sponsorship Manager said ; “Sports Tours International are delighted to be working again with Cath and the team at Alder Hey Children’s Charity this coming October. For the Charity to continue to have its very own 10k and Family Fun Run, it will be a key contributor in raising their profile in the sporting sector even further”. Cath Harding, Head of Community Fundraising at Alder Hey Children’s Charity said; “Alder Hey Children’s Charity are delighted to welcome back the Alder Hey 10k & Family Fun Run this October. The event will enable the charity to raise vital funds and awareness to

At Sports Tours International we are about quality and value for money. We’re known for the best selection of events across running and cycling events and active leisure holidays. Virtually all hotels that we offer on our events are 4 star now, our customer feedback scores are consistently over 90% and we have a very high customer return rate. We find that once someone has been on one of our tours, they will book again and again. A big part of our success is that we keep a very close eye on everything that is going on in our market so we keep on offering what our customers want. So what does 2018 have in store for the sports participation travel market? Below is what we think. The world gets smaller in March 2018 In 2018 a non-stop flight to Australia will become reality thanks to the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The 17-hour flight from London to Perth will start services in March 2018. These new aircraft are a great choice for traveling athletes as they ensure that you arrive in better sh

Il Lombardia is the final Monument of the year and since last year this great event has its own Gran Fondo so amateur riders can take on the route the day after watching the Pros. There was a Gran Fondo called Gran Fondo Guanella previously which took place in the same weekend but now there is a proper Gran Fondo Lombardia organised by RCS, the Giro d’Italia organisers and also organisers of ‘Il Lombardia’ Sports Tours International is an official travel partner of the 2018 Gran Fondo Lombardia. 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 and the 5 Mounuments: The 3 Grand Tours  – 3 week multi-day tours;  Giro d’Italia ,  Tour de France ,  Vuelta a Espana The

  Today we are very proud to have confirmed that professional Team GB and England boxer Stacey Copeland will be joining our team as our first ever Community Ambassador. The three-time national champion Stacey, from Hyde, Tameside, joins Olympic Gold medallist Joanna Rowsell-Shand and running legend Ron Hill MBE as an ambassador for Sports Tours International. Commenting on her new role, Stacey said:  “I’m delighted to be an ambassador for a company which represents so many of the values which are close to my heart. I’m passionate about encouraging people to be active because of the positive impact it has on our overall wellbeing, and I know the difference it can make not only on individuals but also on whole communities. For me personally, sport has been an incredible force in my life, I hope to inspire others so that they can experience that, too!” As part of her role Stacey will be supporting a number of UK events, including competing in the iconic Tour of Tameside running eve

The route of the 2018 Paris – Roubaix has been announced. The route of the 2018 edition of the Queen of the Classics, with a total length of 257 km, offers a significant amount of racing across the cobbles with 54.5 km spread over 29 sectors. During the parade preceding the departure of Compiègne, the peloton will pass through the Glade of the Armistice which is the French national and war memorial in the Forest of Compiègne. It was built at the location where in 1918 the Germans signed the armistice on November 11, 1918 that ended World War I. A brand new stretch will be introduced to the route in the Cambresis but the usual difficulties are the Trouee d’Arenberg, Mons-en-Pévèle and finally the Carrefour de l’Arbre … where the traditional finish at the Velodrome of Roubaix is almost in sight! The sector of Saint-Python is back on the course after a year off, but will be done in the opposite direction compared to 2016. The 1500m long section between Saint-Hilaire and Saint-Vaast will