Each one of our cycling tours is designed to offer you the best way of seeing the world. Our expert team spend weeks trialling different routes to create the best possible journey. We don’t necessarily take you on the fastest route or perhaps the most traditional cycling route, but we will make sure you get to see the most beautiful landscapes and scenery with good road surfaces to reduce punctures. We plan routes that contain the least amount of traffic, so all you have to concentrate on is soaking up the most cultural experience possible.

We have designed bespoke route maps including all essential information to make sure you get the most out of each day. All routes are also provided in a file format for use with bike navigation systems such as Garmin.

We provide all the support and assistance that you need so that you can forget any worries and just enjoy the ride. From the second you arrive at the starting point through to your celebratory meal at the end of the tour, we organise every step. Whether it is transporting your overnight bags and bike box to your next hotel or providing technical and medical back up, or providing spare bike parts, pumps or the expertise of a mechanic – we will be on hand to help.

If you have had enough cycling any day and wish to be taken back to the hotel you can call the support crew and be picked up.  No questions asked and no-one needs to know.

The only things we do ask you to organise yourself is your insurance, flights and bringing your bike to the start. This gives you the flexibility to arrive and leave as you wish. You may wish to extend your holiday at the end of your tour or have a few more days’ preparation before the leg starts, so we leave that bit up to you.

We will supply you with two new, bespoke, high quality, breathable cycling shirts for use on your trip. These will be fully personalised for you with digitally printed Ride25 badges showing the number of legs you have completed so far.  The support vehicles will be stocked daily with fresh fruit and water and all your meals plus the celebratory meal at the end of the trip, are included.

We will also give you lots of training and nutrition ideas, tips for maintaining and mending your bike, packing suggestions, special offers and freebies from our partners and opportunities to attend training sessions before the tour so that you are fully prepared.

At the end of every leg we organise a special celebratory meal at the final destination to applaud everyone’s achievements. This is included in the overall trip price.  Friends and family who may have flown out to join you at the end of your trip are welcome to join us at this meal (just let us know beforehand and charges will apply).

At the very core of Ride25 is our desire to give something back.

That is why for every person who takes part in one of our cycling tours, Ride25 donates a bike to Africa through our corporate charity, Re-Cycle. We also raise up to £100,000 each year for the African children’s charity 1moreChild and encourage every cyclist who takes part to also fundraise for a charity close to their heart.

All the hotels we choose provide good, clean, comfortable rooms. We try to book three star hotels wherever possible but on some nights, due to sheer lack of options, we may be in more basic accommodation. We know it might not be the lap of luxury, but you will always have a comfortable bed to rest in and recharge your batteries ready for the next day!

Our trips generally involve groups of between 25 – 100 people. We encourage people from all backgrounds and of all shapes, sizes and fitness levels to take part. We have a real mix of people on our trips, from Olympic athletes to overweight (at their own admission!) businessmen and women to university students to full-time mums.

Ride25 is not a race and it’s not a leisurely holiday – it’s somewhere in between. We don’t record times and we really couldn’t care less who arrives first or last at any given destination. Ride25 is all about finding your own pace and your own group of people who ride at the same speed as you. If one day you’re feeling a bit speedy you can join one of the faster groups, but if on another day you would like to take it a bit more leisurely you will always find a group of people who are going at the same pace.

However, Ride25 IS a challenge. Clocking between 70-100 miles a day is not a walk (or cycle!) in the park, and on the days we cover fewer miles the terrain will be more challenging and may involve large hills and mountains. After all, we can’t get to Geneva without crossing the Alps!

Arguably the only thing better than being on an adventure is being able rub it in to your mates back at home or in the office! We provide Wi-Fi hotspots so you can share photos, statuses and tweets from anywhere in the world, whether you are at the top of a mountain or in a rural town at the back of beyond.