Spacious Cycling Friendly Four Star Accommodation.
Location
- France
2024 SPRING CLASSICS 4 DAY PARIS ROUBAIX LONG WEEKEND.
Join Ride International Tours for a VIP experience of the 2024 Spring Classics – Paris Roubaix.
Our Paris Roubaix 4 Day Weekend Tour, includes a welcome training ride, entry to the Paris Roubaix Challenge Sportif. Your Paris Roubaix race day experience includes visiting the race start, strategic viewpoint/s en route, a Champagne picnic lunch. You’ll be there at the finish of the race at the historic Roubaix Velodrome, options for the velodrome finish include entry to the General Admission area [included] or *VIP tickets are available for Roubaix Velodrome [non-inclusion], which include preferential viewing position of the finish, food and drinks package. Contact us for details and pricing.
We’ll ride the border regions of Northern France, as well as ride cycling’s legendary landmarks including: the Roubaix Velodrome, Carrefour de l’arbre, Forrest of Arenberg and visit the iconic Roubaix shower blocks.
If you’re after a shorter Spring Classics Tour these long weekend tours are ideal, or you can mix and match these shorter tours to create your own tour that best suits your needs, or so you don’t miss any of the Spring Classics action join our group on the 11-day Ultimate Spring Classics Tour
TOUR | DATE | PRICE:
4 Day Paris Roubaix Long Weekend
Tour Dates: 5 – 8 April 2024
Price: AUD$3,395pp [approx USD$2250] twin share
Single Supplement: AUD$395 [approx USD$260]
*Optional VIP tickets are available for the Roubaix Velodrome finish [non-inclusion].
2024 Spring Classics Tour
4 Day Paris Roubaix Long Weekend
You’ll experience Paris Roubaix like a local, you’ll follow the race from start to finish.
Champagne, gourmet picnic lunch is included enroute to the famous Roubaix Velodrome.
Phil Anderson co designed this tour, he was based in Belgium and France for much of his early pro cycling career, he knows the region like a local.
Our combined planning experience allows us to see the race at multiple viewing points en route, including being at the finish of the Paris – Roubaix in the velodrome.
We ride one of the world’s best amateur Gran Fondo’s, the Paris Roubaix Challenge, we ride the same course as the pro’s the day prior to the big race. The sportif can be achieved by anyone, there’s a distance to suit everyone and we’ll coach you in the art/technique of riding on this famous course. You’re guaranteed to love it it’s one of the best single days you are ever likely to spend on a bike
When we’re not at the races or riding the sportifs, we offer a unique tour where we ride more – transfer less, we have a great off-bike or non-cycling program where we’ll visit many towns, villages and iconic cycling locations of the Spring Classics.
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:
Transfers:
• Arrival: Lille TGV Trainstation
• Departure: Brussels International Airport or Lille TGV Train station
WATCH
• The Hell of The North, Paris – Roubaix, France
RIDE
• Paris – Roubaix Challenge – Sportif
MEALS
• Daily Breakfast included
• Paris Roubaix Race Day – European style gourmet picnic, champagne and drinks
• Welcome and Farewell three course dinners and drink
inclusions
- Spacious Cycling Friendly Four Star Accommodation
- Daily breakfasts (Evening Meals, Lunches, Drinks Etc As Per Detailed Itinerary)
- Paris Roubaix – Race Day, European-Style Gourmet Picnic Lunch including local/international foods, French bubbly, Belgium beer, Wine, Cool Drinks. General Admission to Roubaix Velodrome
- Complimentary entry into the Paris Roubaix Challenge (Granfondo)
- Local guides for cycling and non-cyclists
- Minimum of three guided ride options per day, to suit your preferred distance and amount of climbing
- Hotels
- All breakfasts
- Welcome and farewell dinner and drink [additional evening meals as per detailed itinerary]
- 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
- Our Premium Quality Rider Pack includes: Jersey and Custom Scicon Wet/Rain Bag
- Our Premium Quality Spectator Pack includes: Designer Ride International Tours Polo Shirt, Custom Scicon Bag
sample itinerary
DAY 1
DAY 1 ARRIVAL DAY – 5th April 2024
Arrival Day – Paris Roubaix 4 Day Weekend Tour
Pick up: 9am Lille Train Station
Our Ride Start: 12.30pm
Ride Distances: 36km-50km (Extra’s available)
Dinner: 7.30pm
About our day: Arrival Day – Roubaix Weekend Tour
Mid morning upon arriving in Lille, we’ll meet you at the Lille Trainstation or as always we suggest arriving at our Team Hotel prior for additional optional night/s, it’ll dramatically assist in reducing travel stress, and you’ll also acclimatise better.
Our Team Hotel is near to the center of Lille old town and positioned close to the Lille central train station.
While our 4 Day Paris Roubaix weekend guests ready themselves to ride, there’ll be some time in the days program for our Ultimate Spring Classics and non-cyclists to discover Lille – our new home for the next few days. Lille’s old town area with its many historic buildings is a lovely place to explore on foot.
After lunch we head over to the town of Roubaix to visit the event area, while we are there we’ll see the famous Roubaix velodrome and take a look into the historic Roubaix shower block.
Non-cycling options:
There’s some time in the mid-morning program to explore the old town area of Lille prior to heading to Roubaix in the afternoon. Let us know your interests and we’ll point you in the right direction of things to see and do in Lille.
The town of Roubaix will be a buzz with the upcoming Roubaix Challenge ride and Sundays Paris – Roubaix race, it’s a nice time to visit the Roubaix Velodrome and historic shower block for some photos.
Our Ride: Paris Roubaix Challenge Recce
Ride Start: 12.30pm • Distance: 36km-50km • Climbing: 100m • Cobbles: Yes
This afternoon we’ll ride a course designed by Phil Anderson that takes in some nice smaller roads, laneways and sections of the Paris Roubaix Challenge and race route. We are heading to the Roubaix Velodrome to collect our entries for tomorrow’s Paris Roubaix Challenge.
Enroute to Roubaix, we’ll do a “Pave bike-skills session”, coach Pat is a master of coaching riders in the art of riding on the cobbles, you’ll enjoy a more relaxed approach, and be riding beautifully over the cobbles and well equipped to fly on the cobbles the following day.
After our visit to Roubaix’s famous cycling sites, we’ll mount up and ride an alternative route back to Lille to prepare for tomorrow’s Roubaix Challenge event.
Ride Extra’s: If you fancy riding some more, we have plenty of ride options available, let us know how many Km’s you want to ride and what type of ride you want to do. Ask us how.
Après Bike:
Suggested Post Ride rehydration:
Now that we are in France’s north, maybe it’s time to celebrate our arrival with a glass of local bubbly, the Champagne region is just two hours directly south of us in Lille.
Dinner:
7.30pm: Dinner to welcome our new guests arriving on the Paris Roubaix 4 Day Long weekend. Meet Hotel Lobby for a short walk to dinner.
Accommodation:
Our Four Star Team Hotel in France. 1 of 3 Nights
DAY 2
DAY 3
DAY 4
Pricing
ADVANCED BOOKING DEPOSIT
$750 reserves your spot on the 4 Day Paris Roubaix Long Weekend
*Note, our Spring Classic Tours are new each year, we maximise your experience with race viewing, sportifs, great rides and cultural experiences*
VIP 4 DAY PARIS ROUBAIX LONG WEEKEND
Friday 5th April – Monday 8th April 2024
PRICING
AUD$750 – (approximately) USD $480 *Advance Booking Deposit
INDICATIVE TOUR PRICING
AUD $3,395pp (approximately) USD $2,175 *Twin Share
AUD $395 (approximately) USD $255 *Single Room Supplement
ROOMS / SINGLE SUPPLEMENT
* Our twin share prices are per person based on two people ie couples, partners, friends sharing one room. If you are traveling alone, you have the option to have a room to yourself by paying the additional single room supplement.
Bike Hire
Take the hassle out of travelling with your bike and hire a bike for our 4 Day Paris Roubaix Spring Classics Tour.
Our Tour
Our Spring Classics Paris Roubaix 4 Day Long Weekend Tour provides the ideal mix of “ride more – transfer less”.
The proximity of our Team Hotel in the Nothern France border region allows us to move around with ease. Our Paris Roubaix 4 Day Tour, is the ideal way to ride plenty each day, recover off the bike, combined with plenty of time available to explore northern France and the local area.
You’ll have your fill of riding, optional extra rides are available each day for those that are keen for more. Plus we visit many places of interest including Local Artisan Producers, Bike Stores, lovely cafe’s / coffee shops and restaurants. Let us know your passions, interests and things you’d like to see and do, we have plenty of great recommendations for northern France.
We’ll see different aspects of northern France, mixed with a cultural, historic, culinary and beverage experience. April is a beautiful time to visit and ride, there’s plenty of seasonal produce available, along with the bursts of Spring flowers.
The atmosphere, passion and knowledge of the fans from northern France and Europe is unrivalled, they create an electric atmosphere. We’ll show you the smaller roads, ride classic roads, see famous monuments, picture postcard villages, beautiful cities and stay in a lovely hotel in the historic center.
There’s something endearing about riding a bike in northern France, it’s a country practically born and raised on bike racing. The terrain is almost purpose-built for cyclists, cycle racing and cycling is still regarded as the nation’s number one sport on this weekend in Spring.
Our Spring Classics tours are led by our experienced team and locals who’ve been hosting tours to these races and areas for many years, we’ll get you up close and personal with the Pro riders to experience the excitement first hand. We know how to get the best out of your riding, Spring Classics experience, all in a safe, supported, team like environment.
This tour is perfect for passionate cyclists, cycling fans, non cyclist, non cycling partners or people who’d like to do a bit of riding and race watching. $750 (per person) reserves your spot for the 2024 Spring Classics Paris Roubaix 4 Day Long Weekend Tour. Come ride with us, we’re the Spring Classics experts.
We look forward to welcoming you to the Spring Classics in April.
Ciao Pat, Grace Fitzpatrick and the Ride International Team
Meet your hosts for our 2024 Spring Classics Tours
TOUR INCLUSIONS:
4 DAY ITINERARY
Paris Roubaix Long Weekend
10
Years of Experience
63
Tours Completed
1,384
Trip Guests
32,926km
Cycled on Tour
238
Hotels Visited
2024 Spring Classics Tours
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$975 – $7,650 AUD
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Long Weekend
31st March – 3rd April, 2023 (TBC)
$375 – $3,350 AUD
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Belgie Training
Camp
3rd April – 7th April, 2023 (TBC)
$395 – $2,950 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 10 days of the trip details being published. The (AUD) $750 advance reservation payment will be immediately refunded for any cancellation received within this 10-day period.
Travel Insurance:
As a Ride International Tour participant, it is compulsory to have your own travel insurance. We recommend activating your travel insurance as soon as you’ve placed your booking deposit to ensure you are covered from the outset. Please ensure that your policy includes coverage for:
- Cancellation charges
- Medical expenses in the event of an accident or illness.
- Baggage
- Cycling activities and associated risks
- Cycling equipment
We encourage each participant on our tours to contact your travel agent, and or travel insurance provider directly. Your travel insurance experts are best equipped to provide clarification, recommendations for best providers and or further information on the cover that suits your specific needs.
Final Payments:
The balance of your trip payment is due no later than 150 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:
150 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 |