Spacious Cycling Friendly Four Star Accommodation.
Location
- Belgium
2024 SPRING CLASSICS.
Join Ride International Tours for a wonderful experience of the 2024 Tour of Flanders Spring Classic.
Our 4 Day Tour of Flanders Spring Classics Tour includes both the Tour of Flanders sportif, as well as our Tour of Flanders Race day experience. We have a full-day experience for the Tour of Flanders race day, we’ll attend both the Elite Women’s and Men’s start and finishes. A VIP optional extra is available for the Tour of Flanders finish line marquee, we highly recommend this experience to enhance your Tour of Flanders.
We’ll based in the Flanders region of Belgium for the duration of the tour. Ride the famous Tour Flanders sportif and Flanders region of Belgium and visit cyclings iconic landmarks including the Koppenberg, Kwaremont, Muur van Geraardsbergen and the Tour of Flanders Cycling Museum.
We have broken down our 11-day Ultimate Spring Classics Tour into 3 smaller modules so you can mix and match to create your own tour that best suits your needs and travel dates, we supply the transfers between tours. You may want to look at our 5 Day Best of Belgium – or our 4 Day Paris Roubaix weekend Tour.
2024 Spring Classics Tour
4 Day Tour of Flanders Weekend
Tour Highlights:
WATCH
• Tour of Flanders Race, Belgium
VISIT
• Tour of Flanders Museum
RIDE
• Tour of Flanders Sportif – Granfondo
2024 Spring Classics Tour of Flanders Tour. Join us in Belgium.
You’ll spend the famous race days of the Tour of Flanders on a wonderful experience designed in co-operation with Phil Anderson, we intercept the race at strategic points in our vehicles. You’ll enjoy the day as a local.
Phil Anderson who co-designed this tour was based in Belgium for much of his early pro cycling career, he was passionate about doing well in these early season Spring Classics races, including winning the Amstel Gold Race in 1983, 2nd at the Tour of Flanders and Liege, plus many podium places in the one-day monument races.
Our combined experience allows us to plan our days to intercept the race including being at the finish of the races
Additionally, We ride one of the world’s best amateur Gran Fondo’s, the Tour of Flanders Sportif the day prior to the big race [entry included]. The sportif can be achieved by anyone, and is likely to be one of the best days you’ll ever spend on a bike. There’s a distance to suit everyone and we’ll coach you in the art/technique of riding these famous courses. You’re guaranteed to love it, you’ll return home more relaxed on the bike and ready to take on new challenges.
When we’re not at the Tour of Flanders race or riding through the many towns, villages and cycling locations of the region, the Tour of Flanders Tour offers a unique insight/cultural immersion into Belgium life, and their unrivalled passion for cycling and it’s famous races.
inclusions
- Spacious Cycling Friendly Four Star Accommodation.
- Daily breakfasts (Evening Meals, Lunches, Drinks Etc As Per Detailed Final Itinerary).
- Tour of Flanders – 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
- Expert Local guides for cycling and non-cyclists
- 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
- Hotels
- All breakfasts
- Welcome and farewell dinner and drink [additional evening meals as per detailed itinerary]
- Separate Spectator Itinerary for Non-cyclists
- Electronic itinerary, including daily ride maps
- Free download of our GPS Ride Routes
- Complimentary return airport – or trainstation transfer
- 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 – 29 March 2024
ARRIVAL DAY + RIDE
Pick up time: 9am Brussels Airport – or 11am: Flanders Train Station
Arrival Day Ride Distance: 45km Climbing: 200m
Dinner: 7.30pm Welcome Dinner
Accommodation: Flanders
About our day:
Welcome to 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: Flanders 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 in Flanders, 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 on sections of the Tour of Flanders course for you to experience the course prior to your ride tomorrow. Once at the event area we’ll 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, boutique, cycling friendly 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 on the sections of the Tour of Flanders route and then 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
DAY 2
DAY 3
DAY 4
Pricing
ADVANCED BOOKING DEPOSIT
$750 reserves your spot on the 4 Day Tour of Flanders Long Weekend
*Note, our Spring Classic Tours are new each year, we maximise your experience with race viewing, sportifs, great rides and cultural experiences*
4 DAY TOUR OF FLANDERS
Friday 29th March – Monday 1st April 2024
PRICING
AUD$750 – (approximately) USD $480 *Advance Booking Deposit
INDICATIVE TOUR PRICING
AUD $3,350pp-$3,750 (approximately) USD $2,150-$2,400 *Twin Share
AUD $395 (approximately) USD $250 *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.
For the Men’s and Women’s Races, we highly recommend enhancing your Tour of Flanders race day experience at the finish line VIP Marquee. Prior to heading to the finish line area, we arrive to our race viewing point to see the men’s race pass, start of the Women’s Tour of Flanders, then we make our way to the special VIP area. Here you have the option to watch the race from the open space general admission area, or enjoy the race from the comfort of a spacious marquee and gain an exclusive insight into the biggest day in Belgian Cycling.
Here are some additional perks of the VIP Marquee area:
- Alfresco viewing stands on the finish line
- Protection from inclement weather
- Inclusive offerings of food, open bar, big screen TVs and creature comforts.
Are you ready to take your Tour of Flanders race day to the next level? VIP Tour of Flanders Finish line Marquee Ticket price is AUD$795
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Bike Hire
Take the hassle out of traveling with your bike and hire a bike for our 4 Day Spring Classics Tour.
Our Tour
Tour of Flanders 4 Day Weekend provides the ideal mix of “ride more – transfer less”.
The proximity of our Team Hotel in West Flanders allows us to ride plenty each day, and recover off the bike, combined with time available to explore our local areas.
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 local places of interest including Artisan Producers, Bike Stores, Cycling Museum, lovely cafe’s / coffee shops as we indulge in a Tour of Flanders Spring Classics immersion. Let us know your passions, interests and things you’d like to see and do, we have plenty of great recommendations for the region.
We’ll see different aspects of Belgium mixed with a cultural, historical, 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 in Belgium is unrivalled, the enthusiastic local cycling fans 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.
There’s something endearing about riding a bike in Belgium it’s a country practically born and raised on bikes and cycling racing. The terrain is almost purpose-built for cyclists, cycle racing and cycling is still regarded as the nation’s number one sport 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, inclusive, 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 Ultimate Spring Classics Best of Belgium 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
2021 Spring Classics Tour With Phil Anderson
11
Years of Experience
67
Tours Completed
1,423
Trip Guests
36122km
Cycled on Tour
267
Hotels Visited
2024 Spring Classics Tours
11 DAY
Ultimate Tour of
Flanders & Paris Roubaix
31st March – 10th April, 2024 (TBC)
$975 – $7,650 AUD
5 DAY
Belgie Training
Camp
3rd April – 7th April, 2024 (TBC)
$395 – $2,950 AUD
4 DAY
Paris Roubaix
Long Weekend
7th April – 10th April, 2024 (TBC)
$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 10 days of the trip details being published. The (AUD) $750 advance reservation payment will be 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 |