Arrival day. After a short transfer to the hotel and some time to check in, our mechanics are on hand to fit you to your rental bike or help build your bike. At 7.30pm we have a welcome dinner to go over the week.

	Distance	Elevation	Difficulty
Front Group	95km	1560m	1/5 A flat or short easy day.
Main Bunch	67km	1045m	1/5 A flat or short easy day.

Breakfasts are from 7am. We meet at 9.15am by the bike room for roll out at 9.30am. Our first ride takes us out of Paphos on the main road before turning inland into the Troodos mountains and some gentle climbs to start the week.

	Distance	Elevation	Difficulty
Front Group	101.8	2230	4/5 Plenty of climbing but suitable for most regular riders.
Main Bunch	66	1177	3/5 Rolling terrain with the occasional climb.

We meet at 9.15am for a 9.30am roll out on a ride taking us to the picturesque village of Kathikas. We head north along the coast before heading inland for a 10km, 5% climb and coffee in the town square. For the Front Group, there is one more long climb before lunch and then mostly downhill. The Main Bunch head back from Kathikas for lunch on the beach in Paphos.

	Distance	Elevation	Difficulty
Front Group	138km	3074m	5/5 A Queen Stage day: multiple classic climbs and an epic ride.
Main Bunch	98km	1705m	4/5 Plenty of climbing but suitable for most regular riders.

One of the best day's riding in Europe. The Paphos Forest is a glorious stretch of road in a picturesque pine forest with almost no traffic, pretty much the perfect 40km bike path on super smooth tarmac! The road goes up to 1,200m so this is a big day for the Lead Group. The Main Bunch starts with a transfer to the forest section with lunch in the pretty traditional Cypriot village of Lysos before heading back to Paphos.

	Distance	Elevation	Difficulty
Main Bunch	73km	832m	2/5 Flat to rolling day with max one main climb.

An easier day sandwiched between two big rides. A later start at 11am gives you the chance for a swim or lazy morning before we head off all together along the coast towards Aphrodite's Rock and a cracking stretch of road hugging the coast. After a short climb we descend into Pissouri for lunch at a lovely restaurant with sea views and great food before rolling home.

See end of week sportive below.... After getting back from the ride, we head into Paphos for a celebratory meal in a traditional Cypriot restaurant.

Time to say goodbye. Our mechanics are on hand to help pack bikes. Checkout is 12pm and we run transfers for all UK & Irish flights.