inclusions
- Spacious Cycling Friendly Four Star Accommodation.
- Daily breakfasts (Evening Meals, Lunches, Drinks Etc As Per Detailed Itinerary Below).
- Tour of Flanders – Race Day, European-Style Gourmet Picnic Lunch including local / international foods, French bubbly, Belgium beer, Wine, Cool Drinks
- Paris Roubaix – Race Day, European-Style Gourmet Picnic Lunch including local / international foods, French bubbly, Belgium beer, Wine, Cool Drinks
- Complimentary entry into the Tour of Flanders Sportif – and Paris Roubaix Challenge (Granfondo)
- Local guides for cycling and non-cyclists including former Australian Pro Rider Phil Anderson
- Minimum of three guided ride options per day, to suit your preferred distance and amount of climbing
- Pro mechanical support on tour
- Support vehicle each day to carry daypacks, spare parts, hydration and ride snacks
- Separate Spectator Itinerary for Non-cyclists
- Itinerary, including daily ride maps
- Free download of our GPS Ride Routes
- Complimentary return airport – or Train station transfers
- Daily Bike Spa including Bike Wash, Mechanical check and tune, by a Pro Mechanic
- Cyclists Receive Our Premium Quality European Rider Pack including: Jersey, Knicks, Socks, Cycling Cap and Musette Bag
- Non-Cyclists Receive a Spectator Pack including Designer Ride International Tours Polo Shirt, Socks, Cap and Musette Bag
itinerary
DAY 1
ARRIVAL DAY + RIDE – 2nd April 2021
Pick up time: 9am Brussels Airport – or 11am: Aalst Train Station
Arrival Day Ride Distance: 45km Climbing: 200m
Dinner: 7.30pm Welcome Dinner
Accommodation: Flanders
More About Our Day:
Welcome to the Belgium, The Spring Classics and The Tour of Flanders.
This morning is welcome day, we’ll meet you at the location of your choice: 9am Brussels Airport – or 11am: Aalst Train Station.
Alternatively we always highly recommend arriving at least one day prior to a tour start, it’ll alleviate travel stress, you’ll recover from your travel better and it’ll build in some wiggle room in the event your travel and connections don’t flow as smoothly as you’d like.
Once at our Team Hotel, we’ll assist you to build up your bike, or do the final fitting, put your pedals onto your hire bike etc.
After a quick bite to each for lunch, we’ll ride from our hotel to the Tour of Flanders event area to collect our registrations for the following day.
Non-cycling options:
Discover our local town, it’s a lovely place with plenty of heritage.
1pm: Join the group as we head across to the Tour of Flanders event area, here you can explore the beautiful town, it’s vast town square shops and visit the Tour of Flanders Museum, botique, cycling restuarant and bar.
Late in the day return to our hotel and prepare for our Spring Classics Welcome Dinner.
Our Ride:
Ride Start: 1pm • Distance: 45km • Climbing: 200m
Welcome Day, warm up ride to get the legs and body moving, we include a pave riding skills session enroute from our Team Hotel to the Tour of Flanders Sportif event area. We’ll collect our entry packs, then visit the Tour of Flanders Cycling Museum.
Late in the day we return to our hotel to prepare for tonights welcome dinner and the following mornings Tour of Flanders Sportif.
Après Bike:
Suggested Post Ride rehydration: Hops helps recovery, Belgium is the spiritual home of beer, be sure to enjoy a lesser know local Pils beer, they are light and freshing, you may want to leave the more famed, stonger Belgium beers for another night.
Dinner:
Meet in the Hotel Lobby, tonight is our Tour of Flanders welcome dinner
Accommodation:
Our Four Star Team Hotel in Flanders, Belgium 1 of 3 Nights
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DAY 11
Pricing
advanced booking deposit
$750 reserves your spot on the 2021 Ultimate Spring Classics Tour.
*Note, our Spring Classic Tours are new each year, we maximise your experience with race viewing, sportifs, great rides and cultural experiences.
11 day tour – forecast dates only
2 – 12 APR 2021 | $825 AUD/pp | $7,550 AUD/pp* Twin Share
Payment Options
ROOMS / SINGLE SUPPLEMENT
* Our twin share prices are per person based on two people sharing one room. If you are travelling alone, you have the option of sharing a twin room with another tour participant that we’ll match you with or alternatively, have a room to yourself by paying the additional single room supplement.
BIKE HIRE
Take the hassle out of traveling with your bike and hire a bike for our 11 Day Ultimate Tour of Flanders & Paris Roubaix.
YOUR HOSTS
2021 Spring Classics Tours
4 DAY
Tour of Flanders Long Weekend
2 – 5 APR 2021
$375 – $3,350 AUD
5 DAY
Belgie Training Camp
5 – 9 APR 2021
$395 – $2,950 AUD
4 DAY
Paris Roubaix Long Weekend
9 – 12 APR 2021
$395 – $3,395 AUD
OUR GUEST REVIEWS
Advance Bookings:
We open up our Advance Reservations for trips so you can book well ahead. Guarantee your position by booking up to 12 months prior.
If you’d like to organise and book your trip more than 12 months prior, contact us via email or phone, we’ll arrange everything so you can make an advanced early booking.
An advance booking, accompanied by a fully refundable $750 AUD (Australian Dollar) ensures priority booking status when the trip details are announced. Note, an advance booking is not considered final until payment is received.
Once specific trip itinerary details are finalized, we’ll contact everyone on the advance reservation list via email, we’ll include the itinerary and offer a priority booking position before opening up bookings to the wider community.
If a trip fills – as it often does in the advance bookings, we create a waiting list and then offer reservations on a first-come, first-serve basis (based on the date the advance reservation was made) once our advanced booking guest have finalised.
To cancel an advance reservation a cancellation request must be submitted in writing/ via email within 14 days of the trip details being published. The (AUD) $750 advance reservation payment will be immediately refunded for any cancellation received within this 14-day period.
Payments
We offer increased payment flexibility – Book your cycling escape with confidence.
Payments from June 2020 onward are 100% refundable, should you need to alter your travel plans due to unforeseen Covid19 issues
Final Payments:
The balance of your trip payment is due no later than 120 days prior to your trip departure date, we will forward via email your final payment invoice. You can choose to make full payment earlier if you prefer to finalise your trip payment early, contact us and we will arrange for an invoice to be sent.
What if I have to transfer, change or cancel my trip:
We understand you may not be able to go on your trip, cancel, change or transfer due to personal or medical reasons. We want to make it as easy as possible for you to transfer to another trip that has places available. If you have a question give us a call or email.
Due to the high demand, limited hotel availability and the advance payments expected by our hotels and restaurants we use, the following cancellation conditions apply to all of our trips.
AFTER BOOKING, IF YOU CANCEL:
120 – 91 days prior to departure | 50% cancellation fee of the trip price |
90 – 61 days prior to departure | 75% cancellation fee of the trip price |
60 days and less prior to departure | 100% cancellation fee of the trip price |