Cycling UK LEJOG tours 2019 (Our 85 yr old rider in Sept 2018 now ratified by Guiness)
Posted: 16 Oct 2018, 4:07pm
CTC Tours (which are part of Cycling UK) have spaces on the June and September LEJoG tours. The tours are aimed at those who wish to do it in comfort with a bit of luxury along the way. This version of the tour has been run some twenty five times, so is well tested.
Dates are 31 May - 19 June and 30 August - 18 September 2019. The itinerary, info and online booking for June and September are available at http://www.cyclingholidays.org and more detail at http://www.2cycle2.co.uk/
The tour uses good quality hotels, including a couple of 4 star establishments and almost all evening meals and breakfasts are included and we bus people back down to Inverness from JoG.
The tours are fully supported with a van to carry your luggage and assist you during the day. Group size is usually around 16 - 18 persons.
The route is very scenic but, as you probably know, hilly. There is no flat route from LE to JoG! To avoid going around/through Manchester we detour into the Peak District and then the Yorkshire Dales. To avoid going through Glasgow we take a route through the gap between Edinburgh and Glasgow. This, we think, makes the tour more interesting than those that plough the usual northward furrow.
Average distance per day is about 65 miles. Longest day is about 80 miles.
Included in the cost, we loan Garmin GPS units to tour members, who have found these to be the easiest way to navigate.
We have a rest day at Stirling before the Scottish Highlands and 18 days on the road, allowing a more gentle pace than the 10 or 12 day tours of some companies.
Again full details and online booking can be found at http://www.cyclingholidays.org and more detail at http://www.2cycle2.co.uk/
CTC Tours are open to members of Cycling UK and national organisations that are ECF members.
CTC Tours are part of Cycling UK, a registered charity. Our basic remit is to encourage and support people to go cycling and we've being doing that since 1878 (Cycling UK, also called the Cyclist's Touring Club or CTC, is the oldest cycling club in the world).
You do not need to be British or live in the UK to be a member, there will usually be at least one or two visitors from abroad on the ride.
Cost in 2019 is £2195 per person.
Dates are 31 May - 19 June and 30 August - 18 September 2019. The itinerary, info and online booking for June and September are available at http://www.cyclingholidays.org and more detail at http://www.2cycle2.co.uk/
The tour uses good quality hotels, including a couple of 4 star establishments and almost all evening meals and breakfasts are included and we bus people back down to Inverness from JoG.
The tours are fully supported with a van to carry your luggage and assist you during the day. Group size is usually around 16 - 18 persons.
The route is very scenic but, as you probably know, hilly. There is no flat route from LE to JoG! To avoid going around/through Manchester we detour into the Peak District and then the Yorkshire Dales. To avoid going through Glasgow we take a route through the gap between Edinburgh and Glasgow. This, we think, makes the tour more interesting than those that plough the usual northward furrow.
Average distance per day is about 65 miles. Longest day is about 80 miles.
Included in the cost, we loan Garmin GPS units to tour members, who have found these to be the easiest way to navigate.
We have a rest day at Stirling before the Scottish Highlands and 18 days on the road, allowing a more gentle pace than the 10 or 12 day tours of some companies.
Again full details and online booking can be found at http://www.cyclingholidays.org and more detail at http://www.2cycle2.co.uk/
CTC Tours are open to members of Cycling UK and national organisations that are ECF members.
CTC Tours are part of Cycling UK, a registered charity. Our basic remit is to encourage and support people to go cycling and we've being doing that since 1878 (Cycling UK, also called the Cyclist's Touring Club or CTC, is the oldest cycling club in the world).
You do not need to be British or live in the UK to be a member, there will usually be at least one or two visitors from abroad on the ride.
Cost in 2019 is £2195 per person.