Travel to the hotel

Please make your own arrangements to arrive at the hotel today, where our friendly team will be available to greet you upon arrival. We will meet at the Van der Valk Gent hotel (Akkerhage 10, 9000 Ghent) where you can park your car or leave anything you don’t want to travel with.

Airport Transfer

If you plan to fly then we offer airport transfers for you and your luggage, from Brussels International Airport, Brussels South Charleroi Airport or another airport. Airport transfers are available at extra cost and are on request by contacting our team via [email protected]

Our hotel

We will meet everyone at the Van der Valk Gent hotel and have some welcome drinks before your Team Visma | Lease a Bike hosts drive you to our hotel for the night. We will be staying at the Novotel Valenciennes hotel tonight, we will be here for 1 night before we travel to the start area tomorrow morning.

This afternoon and early evening, your Team Visma | Lease a Bike host is available for you at the hotel. During the evening meal we will provide a briefing on the exciting experience ahead, as well as offering you the opportunity to meet and greet the riders and support team. Your host will run you through what to expect from the race day tomorrow.

We will have breakfast at the hotel and check out, then your race day experience starts. You will spend the day as a guest of the team in an official TVL minibus equipped with route map and interior TV screens so we can watch the race live during the day.

On our way to the stage start we will visit the hotel where the team are staying. Here one of the team directors will give you the inside track on the team’s race tactics for the day. After this we make our way to the start location where we will visit the team bus and meet the riders as they prepare for the day ahead. There may even be time for a stroopwafel and a coffee. We will then visit the Start Village and the team paddock before setting off for the day.

You will spend the day with us in an official black and yellow TVL minibus equipped with food, drinks and interior TV screens so we can watch the stage live during the day*. You will drive on the course of the stage on closed roads and be a proper part of the support team. You will experience the race at various locations.

During the day we will be handing out wheels and water bottles during the race. We will also stop for a lunch break.

We head to the finish area to catch the finale of the race**. Hopefully we can join in with the team celebrations. After the race comes to a close your hosts will bring you to the Van der Valk Gent hotel where we will stay for the night.

To get a full lowdown of the Team Visma | Lease a Bike packages, read our review on the experiences.

*Please note that reception may be affected in certain regions which may affect transmission quality throughout the day.

**Please note that the race finish may not always be seen live due to how the race has developed and road closures.

Age Limit: No children under 12 years old. For children between 12 and 16, please be aware that the experience is a long, all day experience with a lot of travelling. Please make sure they are aware of this before booking.

After breakfast we offer an optional airport transfer back to Brussels International Airport, Brussels South Charleroi Airport or another airport. This transfer is available at an additional cost and can be requested by contacting Sportive Breaks – [email protected]