2025 Tour of Spain - Basque Country and Asturias
Mon 1 September – Mon 8 September 2025
Mon 1 – Mon 8 September 2025
7 nights, 8 days
Limited to 12 places
Pre book from
£125
Key Features of our Basque Country and Asturias Tour
- 7 nights | 8 days
- Stay in 3 Locations
- Spend a day as a guest of Team Visma | Lease a Bike
- Fully supported tour with experienced local guides
- Ride the same iconic climbs as the pros including Angliru
- LIVE Stage viewing on 4 stages
- Return airport transfers from Madrid Airport
- Starts in Madrid Monday 1 September
- Finish in Madrid on Monday 8 September
- Spread your payments - Interest free payment plan
- See the Sights, Enjoy Spanish Cuisine
The second week of the battle for the Red Jersey with Sportive Breaks.
After a great TDF success now the 2025 Vuelta organisers are also keen to watch the sea of Basque apasionados lining the route! The race then moves west through Cantabria and onto Asturias. Get ready for the Stage 13 and 14 summit finishes on the mighty L’Angliru and Farrapona climbs. Spectacular cycling and viewing awaits
Join Sportive Breaks for this fully supported and guided tour to ride and watch during the second week of the final Grand Tour of the year in Spain.
Week 2 of the 2025 Tour of Spain will see our tour start and finish in Madrid. Stage 11 starts and finishes in Bilbao similarly to the Tour de France start in 2023. The super steep Angliru features on stage 13 followed the day after by the Alto de La Farrapona on Stage 14. On this stage you will be a guest of Team Visma | Lease a Bike for the day.
Sportive Breaks are official Hospitality Travel Partner of Team Visma | Lease a Bike so on the Mountain Stage 14 you will join the team for a full day behind the scenes of this high profile Word Tour Team.
Spread your payments: Our interest free payment system allows you to spread out your payments for the tour
Ride iconic climbs: Test yourself on ‘L’Angliru which is a special summit finish and one of the toughest climbs in world cycling! Ride beautiful sections of the Basque coastline.
Excellent hotels included: Enjoy our hotels in Bilbao and Oviedo
Watch the Race for Red from up close: Be with us for the exciting final stages of the 2025 race. Ride and watch critical kilometres from the second week of the 2025 Vuelta – Angliru & Farrapona
LIVE race viewing: 4 distinct live encounters with the 2025 Vuelta; 2 summit finishes, 1 stage start and 1 sprint finish. Get up close and personal to all the Vuelta action!
Itinerary
Arrival Day - Madrid to Bilbao
Date
Location
Madrid
Stage
Rest Day
Our guides will be available to collect you from a central Madrid location at around 10am. There will be a 4.5hr transfer to Bilbao the capital of Spain’s Basque Country.
Depending on interest, mid-drive we can organise a lunch stop and quick visit to Burgos along route.
Back to Bilbao – with its trendy pintxo bars (tapas in Basque language) and famous museums such as the Guggenheim, there is always plenty to see and do.
During the late afternoon there will be time to help those who require a hire bike fitting. This evening over dinner listen-in to the amazing week of Vuelta cycling we have in store for you!
Daily Highlights
- Meet our hosts in Madrid
- Fitting of rental bikes. Assistance with bike building
- Hotel in Bilbao
- Madrid - Bilbao Transfer
Rides
No rides today
Meals
Dinner
Cycle the Basque Coastline
Date
Tuesday 2 September 2025
Location
Bilbao
Following breakfast we will head in search of the rugged Basque coastline. This will be a great chance to get familiar with your bike and roll out the legs.
The beginning of the ride will follow sections of tomorrow’s Vuelta Stage 11 route. The first challenge will be the ‘San Pelayo’ climb. It is a 4km climb with a 7.5% average grade. You will see first-hand the type of terrain that the Vuelta riders will be up against tomorrow.
At the top of the climb we will be sure to show you the lookout point over to ‘San Juan de Gaztelugatxe’. This is a small island that has been connected to the mainland via an impressive staircase and houses a small chapel at the top – talk about emblematic! Post-ride and back in Bilbao there will be time for an afternoon visit to the Guggenheim Museum. The Guggenheim has really put Bilbao on the map and it always is a highly recommended cultural experience.
Evening meal at the hotel.
Daily Highlights
- Fully Supported
- Guided Ride
- Hotel in Bilbao
- Transfer
Ride
80km / 1400m elevation gain
Meals
Breakfast and Dinner
Medium Ride
Stage 3 in and around Bilbao
Date
Location
Bilbao
Stage 13
Bilbao – Bilbao
Today the 2025 Vuelta will showcase a stage which starts and finishes in Bilbao. There are some beautiful coastal and inland roads immediately to the north of Bilbao to enjoy so why not join us on a morning ride covering approximately 90km and 1500m of climbing.
The cycling route on offer includes what we believe is some of the most rewarding road cycling in Basque Country. In particular, the Balcon de Bizkaia climb awaits! Starting from Guernika township (which is also the name of what is probably Pablo Picasso’s most famous painting) there is a 14km climb at 3% average grade up to the ‘Balcon’.
For those looking for a challenge the climb to ‘Oiz’ could now be treated as an optional extra. Oiz measures 5km and it is 12% average grade makes for a real workout. There are no less than 12 ramps which range between 15-25% – ouch! This is a special category climb which is not included in the 2025 Vuelta. However, it makes for a great detour and was last used as a summit finish during Stage 17 of the 2018 La Vuelta. We will have you back in time to watch the stage finish in Bilbao later in the afternoon. This will be a lot of fun as the Basque love cycling and they also know how to enjoy themselves!
Daily Highlights
- Fully Supported
- Guided Ride
- Hotel in Bilbao
Ride
90km / 1500m elevation gain
Meals
Breakfast and Dinner
Medium & Long Ride
Stage Start and move to Oviedo
Date
Location
Stage 12
Today we head in search of the 2025 Stage 12 Vuelta start. The peloton will ride out from the lovely coastal village of Laredo. Laredo has one of the most expansive beaches in northern Spain and is always a favourite with La Vuelta race organisers. We will ride out from one of the nearby Bilbao beaches and through to Laredo in time to get close to the team buses and riders at the stage start.
Our ride will begin in Basque Country and cross into the Cantabrian countryside. There will be a couple of 5-7km climbs to contend with which average around the 6% average grade. Tomorrow there is the mighty Angliru climb to conquer so we will need to keep the ride distance and elevation gain in check today.
As the peloton departs Laredo we will transfer 2.5hr in the vans to our spa hotel in Las Caldas (Oviedo) which will be home for the next 3 nights. Now we are in perfect striking distance for L’Angliru tomorrow!
Daily Highlights
- Fully Supported
- Guided Ride
- Premium hotel
Ride
65km / 1350m elevation gain
Meals
Breakfast and Dinner
Medium Ride
L'Angliru
Date
Location
Oviedo
Stage
L’Angliru
Road cycling enthusiasts will know all too well that Asturias since the 1980’s has been home to some of the most iconic Vuelta stages. In no time at all climbs such as Lagos de Covadonga, La Cobertoria and El Angliru have become household names.
Today is all about taking advantage of riding L’Angliru only hours before the professionals. Are you ready? El ‘Alto del Angliru’ was first introduced by La Vuelta organisers during 1999. The 12.5km climb with 10.2% average grade we think puts it in the top 3 of all European road cycling climbs. Sounds tough right! But wait for it, the final 6.5km average 13.5% with half a dozen extended ramps ranging between 19 to 23.5%. ‘Un autentico infierno’ as the locals would say! As soon as L’Angliru made race news, it spread like a wildfire across the cycling world. There have now been 9 stage finishes since 1999 and Alberto Contador is the only rider with multiple stage wins. Primoz Roglic won the stage during 2023 as the whole ‘who is leading Jumbo-Visma dilemma’ unfolded!
Daily Highlights
- Fully Supported
- Hotel in Oviedo
- Transport
Ride
80km / 2000m elevation gain
Meals
Breakfast and Dinner
Medium Ride
Full day with Team Visma | Lease a Bike
Date
Location
Oviedo
Stage 14
Farrapona
After four days on the bikes today we will take a rest to take advantage of a special Vuelta VIP race experience. Through our partnership with Team Visma, you will spend a day with the pro-team! Things will kick off by being dropped off at the TVL team hotel before enjoying a ‘start to finish Stage 14 experience’. This will be our final race viewing for the 2025 Vuelta Week 2 experience. What a way to say goodbye to the race. After soaking up all the backstage Vuelta excitement there will be a 1.5hr drive back to Las Caldas spa hotel. If you haven’t done so already be sure to use the spa baths tonight!
Daily Highlights
- Fully Supported
- Hotel in Oviedo
- Team Visma | Lease a Bike Experience
Ride
No Ride
Meals
Breakfast and Dinner
Cycle through to Castile y Leon province
Date
Location
Astorgas
Today we head ‘back in time’ to ride an important section of the 2024 Stage 15 Vuelta race. We will use our Asturian base to also tackle the gruelling ‘Puerto de Pajares’ and ‘Cuitu Negru’ double climb. Following a 25min drive we will be near the base and ready to ride towards a major summit finish from last year’s Vuelta race. Cuitu Negru is a narrow asphalted road which finishes at the top of the Valgrande ski station.
Cuitu Negru has only been used twice at La Vuelta. The 4WD track was asphalted specially for the 2012 Vuelta! The summit of the climb is situated 3km above the Puerto de Pajares climb. The two climbs when combined include 19km at a 7% average grade. It is the 3 final kilometres though which are gruesome. An inconsistent 13% average awaits with a number of ramps touching 20 and 22%.
Now that you have added another summit to your cycling CV it will be time to enjoy the ride and descend towards Leon. Post ride there will be a 1hr drive to Astorga which is the final tour night destination. Astorga is located on the Camino de Santiago pilgrim route and even houses architecture from none other than Gaudi!
Daily Highlights
- Fully Supported
- Guided Ride
- Hotel in Astorgas
- Transport
Ride
85km / 1725m elevation gain
Meals
Breakfast and Dinner
Long Ride
Day Seven
Date
Location
Departure/ Madrid
Following breakfast our guides will be available to transfer you directly to Madrid (approximately 3.5hr). We can have you in the city centre by approximately 1:00pm so please keep that in mind if you are organising any onward travels. We trust you have enjoyed your Vuelta cycling experience and we look forward to seeing you again soon!
Daily Highlights
- Departure Day
Meals
Breakfast
Tour Dynamic
Daily Rides
We offer a guided ride each day. We have Paul as your bike guide on the road with you. We also have a support vehicle with driver who is also a mechanic. We will either transport everyone to a location from where we will start the daily rides, or we will ride straight out from the hotel. We offer vehicle support for the riders and the spectators will be transported to the day’s vantage point to watch the race.
Transportation
On days where we move on to another hotel, we will transport luggage, bike boxes and bikes and we will offer an adapted itinerary depending on the day’s logistics.
Spectators
Riders and spectators are reunited together. We attempt to keep hotel changes and transfers to a minimum.
What's Included?
Accommodation
7 nights in excellent hotels
Included Meals
Daily breakfasts and 6 nights have dinner included
Transfer
Tour starts and finishes in Madrid at a central location.
Bike Rental
Carbon road bike and E-Bike hire available
Daily Programme
For cyclists and spectators
Tour Start and Finish
Tour Start – Monday 1 September 2025
Our tour starts in Madrid at a central location.
Tour Finish – Monday 8 September 2025
On departure we provide transport to the airport. We will arrive by 1030 so please allow enough time after this to check in for your flight.
Pricing
Tour prices
- £2599 per person based on two people sharing a twin (2 single beds) or double (one bed for couple)
- £600 supplement per person for the single occupancy of a room
Bike Rental
- Carbon road bike with Shimano 105 mechanical shifting, compact cranks, 11/32 rear cassette, rim brakes – £220
- Carbon road bike with Shimano Di2 105, compact cranks, 11/34 rear cassette, disc brakes – £330
- Carbon road bike with Shimano Di2 Ultegra, compact cranks, 11/34 rear cassette, disc brakes – £435
- E-road bike hire, disc brakes – £435
Who is this tour for?
Cyclists and Spectators
Our tour is suitable for both cyclists of any level and non-cycling spectators. The hotels we stay at are in excellent locations with the world-renowned Spanish cuisine we all enjoy so much. Our daily, guided rides give cyclists the opportunity to ride some of the most beautiful climbs that feature on this year’s route. Spectators can enjoy Vuelta culture in style and comfort.
More About Our Tour
4 race interactions
- Stage 11 – Bilbao
- Stage 12 – Stage Start
- Stage 13 – 5 September – Angliru
- Stage 14 – 6 September – TVL Experience
Hotel locations
- Bilbao
- Oviedo
- Astorga
You're in safe hands
We have a team of highly experienced professionals who have been organising cycling trips for over 25 years. We are members of ABTA and ATOL so book with confidence.
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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, rep support and more.
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Paul loves the Spanish culture for cycling and La Vuelta is his favourite grand tour race. He loves surprising guests with picturesque cycling routes.