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Welcome to the first of our five month series of articles supporting you in your training and preparation for L’Etape du Tour 2019. Over the coming months we will guide you through your training; whether this is your first time and you are hoping to complete your ride with a smile, or you are chasing a decent time. We will cover everything from training, bike prep, through to psychology and nutrition. The 2019 L’Etape du Tour We hope you are already looking forward to what is sure to be a fantastic experience this summer. While these trips are the best and you’ll remember it for years to come, it will require hard work to get there to achieve your goal . So this first article is to lay some groundwork as to what is required to ensure you and your bike are ready for the challenges ahead. The Route The 2019 Etape du Tour will start in Alberville and finish 135km and 4,563m of climbing later at the ski resort of Val Thorens. It will also be the highest finish ever for the Etape, as

As Europe’s 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. 2019 is no exception and we will again add a nice new selection of top class participation events to choose from. Have a look at our round up below and if you like what you see, click on the event name for more information or to book. If you have any questions or you want to do things slightly differently to make it just right, then please don’t hesitate to contact our sports travel consultants who 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 – Our new cycling events for 2019 Below you will find a rundown of the travel packages with guaranteed entries to new events we are offering for 2019.  Especially of interest are our new VIP and hospitality experiences to give our customers acc

Our Community and Running Bee Foundation Ambassador Rhianna Parkinson explains her tips for getting back on it this New Year. Rhianna knows a thing or two about this, as in the space of three years she went from couch to competing at the triathlon middle distance worlds championships. It’s amazing, what some behavioral change, hard work and dedication can achieve. Over to Rhianna for her tips: Everybody finds it difficult to get back into exercise after tucking into delicious Christmas dinners, along with mince pies and cream (my personal favourite!) and the endless supply of sweet treats consumed over Christmas and New Year. For those making New Years resolutions, and maybe taking up regular exercise for the first time, it can often be a daunting task to begin and more importantly, stick to the new schedule, so here’s my top 10 tips for getting back into the swing of things! 1.       Book your next event If you have an event booked in the calendar, you have a goal to work towards a

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 its v

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