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Cycling Operators Outside UK

Alternative Travel Group
Backroads
Belle France
Bents Bicycle and Walking Tours
Breton Bikes
Chain Gang Cycle Tours
Continental Cycle Drive Holidays
Cycling for Softies (Susi Madron's)
Exodus Travels
Freewheel Holidays
Headwater
HF Holidays
Inntravel
Irish Cycling Safaris
LB Freedom Tours
Phil's Cycling Holidays
Saddle Skedaddle
Sherpa Expeditions
Sierra Cycling Holidays

Specialist Reports Activity Holidays Cycling Holidays Cycling Operators Outside UK Chain Gang Cycle Tours 

SPEC

Chain Gang Cycle Tours http://www.thechaingang.co.uk

30 Prospect Park,
Exeter EX4 6NA
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tel: (01392) 662262

Style

Guided tours in groups of up to 15 (which may divide) with one or two guides.. Luggage is transported and “nobody is ever left behind”. Routes are designed for those with a reasonable level of fitness. Guide repairs bikes if there are any problems. Evening activities particularly focus on sampling local cuisine.

Accommodation

Good two and three-star three-star hotels all en suite, including evening meals.

Age accepted

Around 12 (though have had 10-year-olds) because of distance cycled.

Bikes provided

Trek 7300 FX Hybrids good quality 24 gear hybrid bikes) and a variety of road bikes. Helmets are also provided (though prefer if bring own), along with waterproofs, panniers and water bottles.

Where

In France: the Dordogne, Bordeaux, Provence, Burgundy and the Loire Valley. In Italy: Tuscany and Umbria.

Dates

Departures from May to early October for seven days.

Sample Price

Price £940 per person, £1080 for Italian tours (Tuscany) including accommodation, airport transfers and meals (except lunch). Excludes transport.

         

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