THE MONUMENTS TOUR

Tour Overview
The Spring Classics are a bucket list item for any hard core cyclist but the appeal of riding those iconic cobbled roads in the freezing cold rain, mud and wind turns many off. Well now you can pit yourself against the famous capi and pavé in dry lycra bathed in sunshine on this amazing premium tour in the month of June.
You will ride the legendary Arenberg Trench, test yourself on the Passo del Ghisallo and Wall of Sormano to name just a few, as you traverse some of the best one day classic courses across 3 countries; Italy, France and Belgium.
Featuring stopovers in premium accommodation in beautiful Siena, Lake Como, Sanremo and the home of cycling, Oudenaarde in Belgium this tour ticks all the boxes.
Can't get that much time off work? Why not do the 8 days in Italy where you can depart the tour at Milan Airport after riding the white roads of Tuscany, the Milano San Remo and the Giro d'Lombardy courses.
Alternatively, you can begin your tour in Paris, ride the Paris-Roubaix course and finish off with the Flanders classics and a visit to the John Monash Centre and Villers-Bretonneux War Memorial.
Special Comment: This tour is not suitable for novice riders. You will ride big distances each day and some routes take us on cobbled and dirt roads so only confident riders with above average bike handling skills should consider this tour.

client review

Couldn't wait to get hold of the photos Kim took on USB as I was eager to re-live the experience as soon as I got home. Looking forward to the next trip!
Craig S
Mooloolaba, QLD

from $8,995.00

Difficulty level: 4/5
★★★★★
  • Top quality accommodation
  • All transfers inc flight from Milan to Paris
  • 4 nights Oudenaarde (4 star)
  • 3 nights Siena (4 star)
  • 2 nights Lake Como (4 star)
  • 1 night each Acqui Terme, San Remo, Saint Quentin, Saint-Armand-les-Eaux (3 star)
  • All breakfasts
  • All 3 course dinners
  • Entry Ghisallo Cycling Museum
  • Visit to John Monash Centre at Villers-Bretonneux War Memorial
  • Experienced riders on the road with you
  • Support van stocked with food, gels, electrolyte, bananas, etc
  • Mechanical spares
  • 2 x cycling kits inc jersey & knicks
  • T-shirt, cap, backpack, laundry bag
  • Photo package on USB posted after the tour
  • 3 x Newsletters bi-monthly
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Or email us for a copy of the itinerary. Price is twin share & subject to change. Price does not include lunch, bike hire, insurance or alcohol
FULLY SUPPORTED
All our tours are fully supported with Velo Tours' riders on the road and vans stocked with food & water so you can call it a day at any time.

WHAT TO EXPECT ON THIS EPIC TRIP CROSSING 3 COUNTRIES

Below is a list of the places visited and the courses covered on our 2019 itinerary.
Beautiful Siena and the Piazza del Campo, the perfect place for a post ride lunch
Some of the stunning sights you see as you ride the 150km Lombardia course.
The view across the river from our hotel in the centre of Oudenaarde.
SIENA (3 nights)
  • Despite lacking 'Monument' prestige we have included it in the tour because it has all the appeal of a one day classic with its gravel sterrati and epic finish in Siena's iconic Piazza del Campo
  • Staying inside the city walls of Siena
  • Riding 150km of the race course
AQUI TERME | SAN REMO | SAINT QUENTIN | Saint-Armand-les-Eaux (1 night)
  • To keep the distances below 200km per day across the 14 day tour we stayover in iconic towns that feature in each of the race courses.
  • The 170km ride and finish in Sanremo is as manic as it is on race day offering authentic atmosphere!
LAKE COMO (2 nights)
  • Staying in lakeside luxury on the shores of Lake Como
  • Visiting the cycling museum and Ghisallo Chapel
  • Riding 150km of the race course, including the Ghisallo Pass and Muro di Sormano
OUDENAARDE (4 nights)
  • Staying in 4 star luxury just metres from the city centre
  • Ride 180km of the Paris-Roubaix course split across 2 epic days including the famous Arenberg Trench and Carrefour de l'Abre to finish in the velodrome in Roubaix
  • 100km each of the Ghent-Wevelgem and Tour of Flanders courses taking in all the famous cobbled climbs such as the Koppenberg, Kemmelberg, Muur van Geraardsberge, Paterberg and Kwaremont.

Tour snap shots