Sportive Breaks About Us page - Etape du Tour 2023

With you for the ride.

Sportive Breaks launched in 2015 with the innovative idea to collate all the best hotels for cyclists centred around European Sportives and Gran Fondos.

Not long after, we launched the ‘perfect long weekend’ – Weekenders – for cyclists with a range of four-night trips in four iconic destinations synonymous with cycling: Alpe d’Huez, Mont Ventoux, Mallorca and the Dolomites. The trips, dubbed ‘The Perfect Long Weekend’, follow the same formula, with intrepid riders arriving on Wednesday and going on to enjoy four days in the saddle, taking in a combination of classic cols and local favourites. Check out our Tours and Weekenders trips.

Sportive Breaks also offer the biggest selection of European Gran Fondo and Cyclo-Sportive events. From the 5 Monuments (Milan Sanremo, Lombardia, Paris Roubaix, Liege Bastogne Liege and the Tour of Flanders) to the Big Six (Marmotte, UCI Gran Fondo World Championships, Gran Fondo Stelvio Santini, Etape du Tour, Nove Colli and Mallorca 312) and many more. Check out all our Sportive and Gran Fondo trips.

The Sportive Breaks Cycling Hospitality and VIP Experiences programme includes all the big races on the Pro calendar like the Giro d’Italia, Vuelta a Espana, Tour of Flanders, Paris Roubaix, Tour of Britain and many more. Check out our VIP and Hospitality programme.

We have a team of highly experienced cycling and travel professionals who have been organising cycling trips for over 25 years. You are in safe hands with us. We are members of ABTA and ATOL, allowing you to book with confidence.

We know the routes, we know the roads. We know how the event works and the best hotels for the start and finish. We organise everything for you; transfers, bike transport, additional feed stops, guide support and more.

See you out on the road, gravel or track!

Etape du Tour 2023 Sportive Breaks

Why book with Sportive Breaks

 

Spread your payments

Our payment plan is an interest-free payment method where you will have the opportunity to spread payment for your booking

The biggest selection of Sportives & Gran Fondos

We offer the biggest programme of European Sportives and Gran Fondos.

Fun, supportive and social small group trips

Our small group tours (normal group size on the road is 12) ride together, enjoy coffee breaks together and celebrate with a beer at the end of the ride together. The people you meet on Sportive Breaks trips will become friends before you reach your first summit.

Expert support & local knowledge

We take enormous pride in our team of guides & mechanics who work tirelessly to make sure your trip is the best cycling holiday you have ever been on. We work with ex pro cyclists, expert mechanics and great local guides.

The best rides in Europe

Our routes are meticulously curated by our expert tour managers to take in bucket list climbs, secret local routes and the right level of difficulty for you.

Don't just take our word for it

Meet Our Team

Our passionate and knowledgeable team are here to make your trip memorable. We know the events, we know the routes & the roads. 

Director
Operations Manager
Simon Davies
Operations Manager
Kieran Gascoigne
Performance Marketing Analyst
Adam Gearing
Content Manager
Customer Service Executive
Ross Litherland
Marketing Manager
Head of Product
Head of Business Development
Customer Service Executive
Customer Service Executive
Sam Varley
Product Manager
Jade Wright
Head of Marketing
Product Manager