Paris-Roubaix Road Bike Experience
Location: Flanders, Belgium
Distance: 1000 km (131 km/day)
Type: guided
Interest:
Type of Biking: Road Bike
Duration: 11 days / 10 nights
About your bike tour
Ride the queen of the classics like a pro in this summertime Gran Fondo!
Enjoy a week of amazing fully supported road biking in Flanders, Belgium on this guided ten day bike tour (ask us for shorter versions too).
You’ll share this summer version of the Hell of the North with over 5,000 other cycling fanatics and spend a week biking the roads of Flanders like a pro, with expert guides and full vehicle and mechanical support.
We'll make our home in a 4-star hotel in Mouscron, Belgium, just outside of Roubaix. Breakfast & dinner are included each day. All you have to do is enjoy the experience and ride the classics!
Paris-Roubaix is the Queen of the European classic road races, a spectacle that pushes the riders to the limits of human endurance. First run in 1896, Paris-Roubaix takes the riders over the notorious cobblestone hell of northern France and finishes with an unforgettable entrance into the Roubaix Velodrome. Although the terrain is relatively flat, the famous course „pavés”, some of which date from the 19th century, are brutal!
The Vélo Club Roubaix organizes an amateur version of the race route every two years that follows almost the entire stretch that the professionals run, including the victory lap in the Roubaix Velodrome. The route covers 210 kilometers from the start and this year‘s 32nd amateur tour includes 54 kilometers over 34 herculean cobblestone sectors.
A shorter version of the tour for those participants with limited time is also available.
What we love
- sharing the experience with thousands of other bike fans on the Paris-Roubaix Cyclotourisme (Gran Fondo)
- riding Paris-Roubaix in June when the weather is nice
- conquering the infamous pavés
- the victory lap in the Roubaix velodrome
- feeling like a pro with the full support of the tour team, including coaching and mechanical support
What to know
- top quality road bike rental included in tour price
- shorter versions of this trip are available (1 week or 5 days), tell us what you prefer
- you need to be in good form - these rides are tough!
- the Paris-Roubiax Cyclotourisme (Gran Fondo) has two choices of distances: a 210km/131mi version with 54km of pavés and 120km/75mi choice with 32km of pavés
- finish the event and get a bike jersey and a pavé trophy
- this event is special, takes places every two years
Photos of this bike tour
Travel destinations on the map
— Day 1: Brussels (Bruxelles-Capitale)
We pick you up at the Brussels airport or Roubaix train station and head to the hotel for check-in Mouscron, Belgium, just outside legendary Roubaix.
We meet our guides, support staff and the team we'll be cycling with for the next week or so, have dinner together and get ready for our first day of riding tomorrow.
120 km Day 2: Roubaix (Nord-Pas-de-Calais)
Breakfast together at the hotel, then our mechanical staff help us fit our bikes so they're perfect for you.
The we're off for our first training ride as a group. We'll visit the famous Roubaix Velodrome to get inspired right off the bat.
Dinner together back at the hotel.
120 km Day 3: Mouscron (Walloon Region)
Today's ride takes us through Flanders to the le Carrefour de l'arbre, one of the decisive sections of cobblestones near the end of the race.
After a strong ride with the team, we'll have dinner as a group.
120 km Day 4: Mouscron (Walloon Region)
Today we ride to the infamous Arenberg Forest and train on the toughest of the cobblestone sections - the Trruée d'Arenberg. Our guides will give us tips on riding on the cobbles and surviving!
We enjoy a nice dinner after an exciting training ride together at the hotel.
120 km Day 5: Mouscron (Walloon Region)
Optional rest day.
After breakfast together, we suggest you take a day off and let your body rest. Head into Roubaix and do some sightseeing or just relax. Or you can head off for a ride on your own.
After dinner together, we'll have a few beers and watch the legendary movie about Paris-Roubaix: A Sunday in Hell.
120 km Day 6: Mouscron (Walloon Region)
Fresh from our rest day, we're off for a nice supported group riding in Flanders.
Dinner as a team at the hotel.
120 km Day 7: Mouscron (Walloon Region)
We're heading back to more legendary cycling routes in Flanders today and take another visit to the velodrome in Roubaix.
In the evening, we gave dinner and then get inspired for the Paris-Roubaix Cyclosport by watching another classic film, The Hell of the North.
120 km Day 8: Mouscron (Walloon Region)
After breakfast, we're off for a last supported group ride through Flanders. Afterwards, a final inspection of the bikes and we pack them on the support vehicles.
After dinner, our coaches give us final words of wisdom and advice about tomorrow's event.
210 km Day 9: Roubaix (Nord-Pas-de-Calais)
A Sunday in Hell!
We take our breakfast on the bus and head off to the start of Paris-Roubaix Cyclotourist along with 5,000 other cycling fanatics from around the world. And we're off for a ride of lifetime, 210 kilometers (131 miles) of cycling history. We fight our way through the cobblestones like the pros and finish with a well-deserved victory lap in the Roubaix Velodrome!
After the ride, we have dinner together as a team, tell war stories about the cobblestones and celebrate an amazing experience together.
— Day 10: Brussels (Bruxelles-Capitale)
After a last breakfast, our tour comes to an end.
We take our tired but happy legs and catch a shuttle back to the airport in Brussels or train station in Roubaix.
Arrival Info
shuttle service from the Brussels airport or central train station is included
Departure Info
shuttle service to the Brussels airport or central train station is included
Koga road bike
included in tour price
Focus road bike
included in tour price
Koga Road Bike
Focus Road Bike
Included
- 10x nights in a 3-star modern hotel
- 10x breakfast
- 9x dinner
- 6x training rides with two support vehicles
- bicycle mechanical services
- fully guided
- all transfers during tour
- high quality road bike rental included
- Starter Packet (Start, registration documents und training ride route descriptions)
- bike jersey und cobblestone trophy for completing Paris-Roubaix Cyclotourist 2012
- Roubaix Workshop includes watching classic films about Paris-Roubaix (as if you'll need more motivation!)
Not included
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Description of Accomodation during the bike tour
The Best Western Hotel Alize is a 3-star luxurious and contemporary hotel, including a sauna and a fitness room for use, free of charge. All the rooms have air-conditioning and a bed of 210cm long, a large 32” flat screen television, radio & alarm clock, movable desk, tea & coffee facilities, direct telephone line, free wireless internet (WIFI), fully equipped bathroom with bath or walk-in shower, separate toilet, hairdryer, handkerchief, etc.
Accommodation & Rates
- $1,723: Double Room (1 bed)
- $1,723: Double Room (2 beds)
Photos of Accommodation
Photos are examples, actual hotel & room may vary.
Tour Season
June 2nd – June 11th 2012
Tour Dates
- Sat, Jun 02 2012 → Book now!
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