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Cycling Operators Outside UK
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Style
Self-guided on road cycle tours (no mountain biking). All tours are eight or nine days long and graded from easy to challenging. Those graded easy average 25-35 miles per day. Trips to the Loire, the Cotswolds and the Finnish archipelago are graded easy, so must suitable for children. Luggage transfer, pre-booked accommodation, route maps and bikes suitable for the terrain all included.
Accommodation
Generally country properties of two, three and some four stars, or b&bs. Evening meals included in some tours.
Age Accepted
Parents choice, in part depending on whether you will be providing your own equipment for children or if the local supplier can provide it.
Bikes
Vary according to the trip as they are all from a local provider but generally 18-21 gear hybrids with tool kit, helmet, lock and water bottle. Locally you may be able to hire children's bikes and/or seats and trailers.
Where
France, Hungary, Finland, Italy, Spain, Austria and Germany.
Dates
April to November
Sample Price
Loire valley, inclusive of flights, £799 per person. Finnish archipelago costs £954 per person with air travel. No discounts for children.
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