Fanatical About Sport
Website: www.sportstoursinternational.com
Sports Tours International is the UK’s leading specialist in sports travel. Since inception in 1973 they have hosted thousands of participants and spectators at major sporting events worldwide. The company’s initial roots came from a devotion to running when founder Vince Regan began taking competitors to the NYC Marathon. Into the new century, thanks to a series of acquisitions, the company now embraces international cycling, running, and triathlon events and competitions, sports training camps, charity initiatives and corporate hospitality.
Clients often have the opportunity to participate in events with the pros and are encouraged to “unleash your inner hero.” When it’s not possible to compete, there’s the option to be active spectators along the routes and “watch your heroes.” Cycling events include, but are not limited to, the Giro d'Italia, Tour de France, Haute Route Rockies, Vuelta a Espana and the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100. Running events include, the Berlin Marathon, Medoc Marathon, Disneyland Paris Half Marathon. Triathlon events include the IRONMAN Lanzarote and the London Triathlon.
Tour packages differ between events but in most cases include; lodging in top quality hotels (upgrades often available), most breakfasts and evening meals, transport in a customized coach, full support for cyclists on guided rides, English speaking Sports Tours International staff, airport transfers and daily transport to the different stages, transfers between hotels, luggage handling and bike storage (if needed) and all hotel taxes.
Founded over 40 years ago, Sports Tours International offers the most comprehensive range of cycling tours and cycling holidays.
Trips range from spectating at the top cycling events in the World, to participating in well known cyclo sportives, through to offering training camps and weeklong cycling tours in the Alps and Pyrenees.
See: https://www.sportstoursinternational.co.uk/event-categories/cycling/
Sports Tours International has been taking runners to events around the world for over 40 years. They have packages available for all 6 of the World Marathon Majors and some of the biggest events in the running world. They are very pleased to offer GUARANTEED entry to many events.
See: https://www.sportstoursinternational.co.uk/event-categories/running/
Test yourself against all 3 disciplines. Join Sports Tours International for some of the toughest triathlon events in the world. They offer a range of Triathlon events from the IRONMAN Lanzarote based in the world’s number 1 sports and active holiday resort, Club La Santa to the iconic London Triathlon.
See: https://www.sportstoursinternational.co.uk/event-categories/triathlon/
Sports Tours International is the Exclusive UK and Ireland Agent for Club La Santa in Lanzarote, an acclaimed sports holiday resort. Designed to be the perfect sports and active holiday destination, guests can do as much as they want, whenever they want, with expert help on hand if and when desired.
Club La Santa was created with the dream of being the world’s greatest playground for active people. A wide variety of sports are included in the accommodation prices so everybody can enjoy the facilities, group classes and entertainment free of charge. All equipment is provided, along with coaching opportunities to help participants take part in the many sports and activities offered in the extensive weekly program.
Designed to improve one’s cycling technique with on hand tips and advice from the professions in some of the most beautiful locations in Europe. Whether it is training for an event such as the Etape du Tour, or the desire to jump on a bike and rack up some quality miles, there’s just the right training event to satisfy one’s needs.
Sports Tours International also works very closely with charities in the UK, providing them with event entries and travel services to sports events around the world. It also creates bespoke sporting challenges to assist with charity-related fundraising. Sports Tours International is the founder and organizer of top regional running events such as the UKFast We Love Manchester 10k, the UKFast City of Salford 10k, the Tour of Tameside and the MediaCityUK Santa Run.
The typical customer is a keen sports enthusiast and potentially participates in cycling, running and possibly triathlons at an amateur level for fun or on a competitive level. Sports activity is the primary focus for their leisure time and they regularly watch and participate in a variety of sports. They are affluent with a high disposable income and enjoy travel. They often travel as a couple or as part of a larger group.
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MANCHESTER, UK, March 4, 2020 – Since the event’s inception eight years ago, Sports Tours International has hosted international visitors participating in one of the most-sought-after bicycle rides in the world.
After an inaugural in the 2012 Olympics, the 2020 Prudential Ride on April 16, 2020, is today the world’s most sought-after festival of cycling. Last year 100,000 riders participated across all events.
For riders interested in the 46- or 100-mile closed road events, Sports Tours International’s specialty is making it easy for participants and spectators to access world-class competitions. For this year’s RideLondon-Surrey competition, Sports Tours International offers Guaranteed Entry and accommodation packages for international cyclists and spectators.
“Think about the vast number of riders and their guests jockeying for hotels and the riders themselves trying to gain entry into the event,” said Ross Litherland, Sports Marketing Manager of U.K.-based Sports Tours International. “What we offer is a no-brainer – one-stop shopping that clears the way to having a good time in London.”
Packages include accommodations with taxes and breakfasts at the 4-star Melia White House in near Regents Park in central London; bike storage at the hotel; services of a dedicated staff and a Sports Tours International cycling jersey made by Castelli. Lodging and ride packages (for either 46 or 100 miles) including the entry fee are from £429 per person. Rates for non-riders are reduced by £100.
In addition to the main attraction, on Sunday, Aug. 15 is a free event, 2020-Prdential RideLondon Grand Prix series and the Prudential RideLondon Freewheel event. These are also held on closed roads.
Riders are encouraged to attend a Sports Tours International race briefing at the hotel. Dedicated staff are available also at the hotel to answer questions and to lead a guided ride to the start. An area outside near the hotel will be designated for bike assembly.
The Melia White House is within walking distance to Oxford Street, Piccadilly Circus and Camden Town. The neighborhood is well served by three underground stations with a five minutes’ walk. For details please see https://www.sportstoursinternational.co.uk/events/ridelondon/
In 2017 PrudentialRide London-Surrey was folded into the London Classics, a triathlon billed as the UK’s greatest mass participation challenge. To be part of the overall Classics series, participants must enter and compete in PrudentialRide London-Surrey 100 as well as in Swim Serpentine, a two-mile swim on a lake in Hyde Park in London on Sept. 12, 2020, and in the Virgin Money LondonMarathon scheduled April 26, 2020. Awards are given for successfully participating in all three events, although participation can be spread out in different years. All successful participants will receive a specially-designed London Classics medal engraved with the words Et ego Londinium vici (“I too have conquered London”) and will be listed in the London Classics Hall of Fame.
To be awarded a London Classics medal, one must finish all three Classics events:
There is no time limit on when these are completed and they can be done in any order. For details see https://www.thelondonclassics.co.uk/
For reservations please visit online: www.sportstoursinternational.com, email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or call: (+44) 161 703 8161.
Sports Tours International is Europe’s leading specialist in sports travel. Since inception in 1973 they have hosted thousands of participants and spectators at major sporting events worldwide. With the tagline, Fanatical about Sport, the company’s initial roots came from a devotion to running when founder Vince Regan began taking runners to the NYC Marathon. Since the early 2000s, the company now embraces international cycling events and triathlon competitions, sports training camps and corporate hospitality.
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MANCHESTER, UK, Jan. 28, 2020 – Here’s a shout out to fans of competitive cycling.
Sports Tours International had Americans top of mind when it designed two European cycle and spectate vacations celebrating the Giro d’Italia 2020 this spring.
Why?
Because overseas visitors from North America can be there, right on the routes, to support two cyclists from the United States who plan to throw their prowess against Richard Carapaz of Ecuador, who will be returning to Giro d’Italia 2020 to defend his title. The Yanks are Tejay van Garderen of Tacoma, WA, and Travis McCabe, an Arizona native who rides for UCI World Team Israel Start-Up Nation.
Also expected to compete are international cycling stars Geraint Thomas of Wales; Romain Bardet of France; Jakob Fuglsang, born in Switzerland, now of Denmark; Remco Evenepoel of Belgium; the UK’s Simon Yates; current individual time trial world champion Rohan Dennis of Australia; Vincenzo “The Shark” Nibali of Italy and Peter Sagan of Slovakia.
The Giro d’Italia, along with the Tour de France and La Vuelta a Espana, is one of the Grand Tours of cycling, a key event in the pro tour calendar.
Sports Tours International’s spectator and action vacation packages include:
May 19-25: 2020 Giro d’Italia and Nove Colli is a seven-day immersion in bikes and mountains including VIP finish hospitality in Rimini, a stage of the race dedicated to the 100th birthday of film director Federico Fellini. Also heralded this week will be the late Marco Pantani whose forte was grinding up mountains and who lived and trained in Cesenatico, a host town (think 14th century) for the tour. There will also be toasts to the 50th edition of Gran Fondo Nove Colli itself, an icon of Italian amateur cycling events. If Sports Tours International guests opt to ride this gran fondo, they will cross the finish line a day before the pros advance to Stage 12 of the Giro d’Italia that follows exactly the same route as the gran fondo. This is a tough event with a distance of 205km to be conquered and 3800 meters of climbing across Nove Colle (nine hills). The shorter 130km distance takes riders across four hills.
The package includes Finish VIP Hospitality in Rimini, Cross the Finish Experience on the Cesenatico Stage, Access to the start village in Cervia, five nights lodging (sea view) with breakfasts and dinners in Cesenatico, roundtrip transfers from the Bologna airport and one night accommodation in Bologna, the services of a bike guide and mechanic, bike storage and access to a private beach on the Adriatic. There are also bike rental options and for an additional £100 guaranteed entry to the gran fondo.The per person double rate is £569 (£50single supplement).
For details please see: https://www.sportstoursinternational.co.uk/events/2020-giro-d-italia-nove-colli/ and http://www.granfondoguide.com/Events/Index/428/Gran-Fondo-Nove-Colli.
May 26-June 1: 2020 Giro d’Italia – The Final Week is a seven-day program that will showcase who can best tackle the Dolomites from Madonna di Campiglio and Passo dello Stelvio to the final Queen stage to Sestriere. Spectators and cyclists alike will enjoy VIP hospitality on the mountain stages; cyclists will appreciate the opportunity to tackle famous Giro climbs like the Stelvio, Madonna di Campiglio, Colle de Finestre and Sestriere. This vacation tour ends in Milan with the deciding time trial.
The package includes daily transportation support in customized minibuses including roundtrip airport (Milan) transfers, lodging with breakfasts and dinners (three nights in Aprica and two nights at the foot of the Colle delle Finestre) and an additional night in Milan, exclusive official Giro d’Italia VIP and hospitality experiences, opportunities to climb some of the decisive climbs of the 2020 Giro d’Italia (Madonna di Campiglio, Passo dello Stelvio, Colle delle Finestre and Sestriere. The per person double rate is from £1499 per person (£230 single supplement).
For details please see https://www.sportstoursinternational.co.uk/events/2020-giro-ditalia-the-final-week/.
Sports Tours International is an Official Tour Operator for Giro d’Italia 2020. Its vacation arrangements include lodging and meals plans and access to VIP treatment at finish lines and hospitality suites. This UK company is the world’s most experienced (30 years) provider of vacations that are built around world-class competitions.
Sports Tours International suggests booking event-viewing packages early to guarantee being in the heart of the action. For more information or to book your package please visit https://www.sportstoursinternational.co.uk/event-categories/giro-ditalia/.
For more information, available packages, space availability and reservations please visit online: www.sportstoursinternational.com, email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or call: (+44) 161 703 8161.
Sports Tours International is Europe’s leading specialist in sports travel. Since inception in 1973 they have hosted thousands of participants and spectators at major sporting events worldwide. With the tagline, Fanatical about Sport, the company’s initial roots came from a devotion to running when founder Vince Regan began taking runners to the NYC Marathon. Since the early 2000s, the company now embraces international cycling events and triathlon competitions, sports training camps and corporate hospitality. Clients often can participate in events with the pros and are encouraged to “unleash your inner hero” or when it’s not possible to compete, there’s the ability to be active spectators along the routes and “watch your heroes.”
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MANCHESTER, UK, Jan. 3, 2020– Rider alert! Cyclo-cross world champion, Mathieu van der Poel, will be riding the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix pro races in April 2020 while going head to head with his cyclo-cross rival, Wout van Aert of Belgium.
Van der Poel raced to the UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale) Cyclocross World Championshipsin 2015 and 2019. Van Aert took the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in 2016, 2017 and 2018.
Cycling enthusiasts can add their energies to this historic match by joining the sportive version of the Tour of Flanders followed by the 2020 Tour of Flanders and the 2020 Scheldeprijs before riding the 2020 Roubaix Challenge and watching the 2020 Paris-Roubaix Pro Race the following week.
For cycling fans Sports Tours International is organizing a 10-day immersive adventure around the2020 Spring Classics Tour for cycling enthusiasts who can’t get enough of this sport.
The tour combines witnessing die-hard competitors as well as opportunities for visitors to participate in sportive events. Scheduled to begin on April 4, events over 2020 Tour of Flanders Pro Race weekend include on
The 2020 Paris Roubaix Challenge includes:
Before departing Flanders guests are invited to ride with Johan Museeuw, nicknamed the Lion of Flanders, as he was particularly successful at the cobbled classics. With him they will tour a museum followed by a stop at a Belgian brewery, Huyghe, the home of Delirium Tremens.
Midweek on April 8 finds cycling guests in Mol for the start of the 2020 Scheldeprijs with opportunities to ride out to the race itself and throughout the event that draws elite cyclist to catch the race three times before returning to the finish. Scheldeprijs is one of two Flanders Classics spring races included for 2020 in the International Cycling Union’s new ProSeries.
The per person double rate for this extensive spring program in Europe is from £1699 (£550 single supplement) and includes, among others,
Sports Tours International is the go-to company for travel packages to the world’s top cycling and running events. For additional details on this program please see: https://www.sportstoursinternational.co.uk/events/spring-classics-week/
Sports Tours International suggests booking race packages early. For more information, available packages, space availability and reservations please visit online: https://www.sportstoursinternational.co.uk/, email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or call: (+44) 161 703 8161.
Sports Tours International is Europe’s leading specialist in sports travel. Since inception in 1973 they have hosted thousands of participants and spectators at major sporting events worldwide. With the tagline, Our experience will make yours, the company’s initial roots came from a devotion to running when founder Vince Regan began taking runners to the NYC Marathon. Since the early 2000s, the company now embraces international cycling events, triathlon competitions, sports training camps and VIP hospitality.
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MANCHESTER, UK, Nov. 19, 2019 –A three-week-long drama in 21 acts is the biggest annual sporting event in the world. This is Tour de France, a display of international cycling prowess since 1903.
One travel company for over two decades has specialized in making Tour de France accessible to cycling aficionados who wish to witness this spectacle. Sports Tours International (www.sportstoursinternational.co.uk/) arranges vacations to explore stages of the unfolding drama scheduled in 2020 from June 27 to July 19.
On sale now are champagne-worthy travel packages for toasting Tour de France competitors who begin this year’s charge on the French Riviera. The tour marks a milestone for Sports Tours International. This UK-based company has been named an official Premium VIP Tour Operator of Tour de France, one of only three companies so designated. Please see www.letour.fr/en/official-tour-operators.
A four-night 2020 Grand Départ - Nice vacation offers four nights lodging with breakfasts in centrally located hotels from June 25 through June 29 on the Code d' Azur where cycling competitors will engage in the first two stages of the tour that finishes in Paris. This itinerary also includes exclusive Tour de France VIP hospitality access (including the Relais Etape and a cross-the-finish-line experience), airport transfers for guests and bikes, fully supported guided rides and more. A team of drivers, bike mechanics and bike guides assist guests to feel comfortable and welcome.
For details please see (www.sportstoursinternational.co.uk/events/tour-de-france-2020-grand-depart-nice/).
Sports Tours International can also arrange other Tour de France attractions to be experienced sequentially or as one offs:
You can even follow the entire Tour De France with Sports Tours International: https://www.sportstoursinternational.co.uk/events/tour-de-france-2020-follow-the-whole-2020-tour-de-france/
For details please see www.sportstoursinternational.co.uk/event-categories/tour-de-france/. Or watch this short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mf_TbyNfnc
Avid cyclists among Tour de France visitors may choose to stay on (at their own expense) for another week in France to prepare for the 30th edition of L’Etape du Tour. Sports Tours International is an official partner of this July 5 event that challenges cyclists to tackle the Tour de France route out of Nice. The company guarantees entry at £125. Four-day 2020 Etape du Tour Full Travel Packages are from £379 per person and include, among others,three nights accommodation with breakfast, airport and luggage and transfers (and storage) and a guided warm-up ride. For details please see https://www.sportstoursinternational.co.uk/events/etape-du-tour/.
Sports Tours International has also partnering with Her Spirit (https://herspirit.co.uk/), to provide a women-only trip to the Etape du Tour. Her Spirit was founded by Mel Berry and Holly Woodford who challenge the diet and fitness industries they think are currently failing women. Their aim is to help women achieve such dreams as completing a stage of the Tour de France. The per person rates from £518 include among others, three nights accommodation with breakfast, airport and luggage and transfers, a guided warm-up ride with Mel Berry and Holly Woodford, a membership to Her Spirit for one year (a personalized coaching app for your Mind, Body and Fuel) and guaranteed entry into the July 5 event. For details please see: www.sportstoursinternational.co.uk/events/etape-du-tour-her-spirit/.
Sports Tours International anticipates there will be strong interest especially in Stages 18-20, a mountain-driven suspense before the tour enters Paris. An 11-day spectator vacation package, 2020 Tour de France – The Alps to Paris, includes
The per person double rate for this July 10-20 fully supported itinerary is £2199. Included are accommodations with breakfasts in the Alps and in Paris, airport transfers, some evening meals and privileged access to finish line excitement and hospitality. For details please see: https://www.sportstoursinternational.co.uk/events/2020-tour-de-france-the-alps-to-paris/.
For more information on all its programs worldwide, space availability and reservations please visit online: www.sportstoursinternational.com, email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or call: (+44) 161 703 8161.
Sports Tours International is Europe’s leading specialist in sports travel. Since inception in 1973 they have hosted thousands of participants and spectators at major sporting events worldwide. With the tagline, ‘Our Experience Will Make Yours’, the company’s initial roots came from a devotion to running when founder Vince Regan began taking runners to the NYC Marathon. Since the early 2000s, the company now embraces international cycling events and triathlon competitions, sports training camps and corporate hospitality. With over 45 years’ experience the company has built long-standing official partnerships with all three cycling Grand Tours, all six World Marathon majors and most other popular events. They have exclusive deals with the best hotels in all the best locations, experienced reps on hand to provide support when needed, mechanical and extra feed stop support at many events. Sports Tours International is registered with major trade and travel associations for overall peace of mind, including ABTA, ATOL, and IATA.
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MANCHESTER, UK, Aug. 23, 2019– The trio of the world’s most exciting professional bicycle competitions wraps up for the 2019 season with the 74th edition of Vuelta a España spinning through three, late-summer weeks.
This third Grand Tour scheduled Aug. 24-Sept. 15 in Spain follows the season starter, Giro d ’Italia, and the series grand dame, Tour de France.
“The line-up is looking good including World Champion Alejandro Valverde, Nairo Quintana, Miguel Ángel López and Steven Kruijswijk, the first riders to voice their ambition to succeed title defender Simon Yates. Also riding are Primoz Roglic and Richard Carapaz, who won this year’s Giro d ’Italia. After winning the Tour de France with Egan Bernalr, Team Ineos cannot be ruled out with a joint leadership of Wout Poels and Tao Geoghegan Hart,” said Ross Litherland, Sports Marketing Manager for Sports Tours International, a UK-based, officially sanctioned tour operator for this event. This is the international company that specializes in creating opportunities for visitors to vacation in the midst of the excitement of world-class cycling and running events.
As with its Italian and French counterparts, Vuelta a España is one event over three weeks composed of a series of stages. The 74th edition is a guaranteed nail biter during which cyclists devour diverse landscapes and challenges. Each stage performs like a mini start and finish, with drama and ceremonial flourishes that provide fans up-close opportunities to witness and cheer on their favorite cyclists.
This year Sports Tours International is the only company to offer stage-viewing privileges from the start to the predictably exciting finish of the tour. Following are examples of three pre-arranged vacations with a competitive cycling focus.
All programs include hotels accommodations in the most race-accessible locations, transport to watch the innovative, ground-breaking and colorful stages and ride support with airport, luggage and transfers. Exclusive VIP Vuelta stage access is included in all of its Vuelta tours.
For details on all 2019 Vuelta a Españaprograms please see https://www.sportstoursinternational.co.uk/event-categories/vuelta-espana/
For more information, available packages, space availability and reservations throughout the year please visit online: www.sportstoursinternational.com, email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or call: (+44) 161 703 8161.
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MANCHESTER, UK, June 5, 2019 – For fanatics of pro cycling, spectacles of power and speed can be washed down at leisure while sipping Lombardy’s light, red wines paired with risotto and ossobuco this fall in northern Italy.
Over the eight days of the Italian Autumn Classics, Oct. 7-13, 2019, the rough riders of three end-of-season bicycle races will defy gravity in Italy’s Apennines, buoyed by spectators who are being indulged by Sports Tours International. This is the world’s leading purveyor of vacations wrapped around world-class cycling and running events.
During the Italian Autumn Classics, cycling enthusiasts may join Sports Tours International for a week or a long weekend to chase some of the world’s top athletes up and down their stages. Well-located hotels (think Lake Como), transport and the services of cycling guides are included in these tours. Guests may opt to rent Pinarello bikes and to join hospitality and VIP race access options during the three events that define the Classics. Two One event is part of the five Monuments of Cycling.
Throughout the week, Sports Tours International’s newly appointed ambassador, Simon Warren, will be on hand to chat up his new book, 100 Greatest Cycling Climbs of Italy (https://www.100climbs.co.uk/books). For Warren’s thoughts on the last week of the Giro d’Italia which featured the climbs around Lake Como that participants will ride on the Gran Fondo Il Lombardia please see: https://www.sportstoursinternational.co.uk/why_the_final_week_is_going_to_be_amazing/
Included in the rates for both the week-long and weekend itineraries are:
The per person double Italian Autumn Classics Week is £1499 (£300 single supplement) for the nights of Oct. 7-13. Sports Tours International offers a “twin to share” option that pairs singles with another rider (of the same sex). Included are:
For details see https://www.sportstoursinternational.co.uk/events/italian-autumn-classics-week/
Lombardia Weekend Travel Package takes in the Oct. 12 pro race and the Oct. 13 Gran Fondo. The per person double rate of £475 (£160 single supplement) for the nights of Oct. 11, 12 and 13 includes:
For details see https://www.sportstoursinternational.co.uk/events/giro-di-lombardia/
Sports Tours International suggests booking race packages early. For more information, available packages, space availability and reservations please visit online: https://www.sportstoursinternational.co.uk/, email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or call: (+44) 161 703 8161.
Sports Tours Internationalis Europe’s leading specialist in sports travel. Since inception in 1973 they have hosted thousands of participants and spectators at major sporting events worldwide. With the tagline, Our experience will make yours, the company’s initial roots came from a devotion to running when founder Vince Regan began taking runners to the NYC Marathon. Since the early 2000s, the company now embraces international cycling and running events, triathlon competitions, sports training camps and corporate hospitality.
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Media Contact:
For inquiries, interviews and photos please contact Widness & Wiggins PR:
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MANCHESTER, UK, April 8, 2019– Think Dublin’s fair city, 600 roebuck grazing on an autumn green and a herd of runners, 21,000 strong, pounding through Europe’s fourth largest marathon.
This is the setting for the 40th annual KBC Dublin Marathon scheduled for Oct. 27, 2019.
Even though race entries were sold out months ago, Sports Tours International is coming the rescue of runners panting for a chance to break a sweat in an Irish mist. This company has an allocation of guaranteed entries that will get sprinters – and walkers -- to the start line; and in addition, the company can secure two- or three-night hotel and sightseeing packages as well. See: https://www.sportstoursinternational.co.uk/events/dublin-marathon/
Through Sports Tours International the Marathon entry is £80 per person (with goody bag, t shirt and medal included). A per person accommodation rate from £329 includes:
Guests may purchase tickets at £60 per person to a Post-Marathon Gala Dinner and Traditional Show. The rate includes:
Dublin is an ancient city founded over 1000 years ago by Vikings. Today the city is famous for its sightseeing, nightlife, pubs, restaurants, literary history and the very friendly 1 million inhabitants.The relatively flat marathon route is one big loop around Dublin, north and south of the river Liffey. Runners dash through many of the old villages that now make up the city. Communities compete to give the warmest reception to runners as they pass through. Competitors run through Phoenix Park (twice the size of New York’s Central Park) that will be resplendent in autumn colors, including the russet flanks of the herd of 600 wild deer that have been park inhabitants for over 300 years. The closing miles are a gentle downhill to a grandstand finish line. The course will be open for seven hours. Start times are in four waves beginning at 9 a.m., allowing both runners and walkers to be sipping Guinness in a pub by mid-afternoon.
Martin Joyce is a Dubliner who founded Sports Travel International that joined the Sports Tours International family of companies in 2018. He recommends the following sightseeing tours while in Dublin:
Sports Tours International suggests booking race packages early. For more information, available packages, space availability and reservations please visit online: https://www.sportstoursinternational.co.uk/, email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or call: (+44) 161 703 8161.
Sports Tours International is Europe’s leading specialist in sports travel. Since inception in 1973 they have hosted thousands of participants and spectators at major sporting events worldwide. With the tagline, Our Experience Will Make Yours, the company’s initial roots came from a devotion to running when founder Vince Regan began taking runners to the NYC Marathon. Since the early 2000s, the company now embraces international cycling events, triathlon competitions, sports training camps and VIP hospitality.
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MANCHESTER, UK, March 7, 2019– Serious, amateur cyclists can take on a unique and brand-new challenge this June in Europe. Sports Tours International, the continent’s leading specialist in sports travel, has created Une Semaine Monumentale (Monuments Week) spanning June 7 to 16, 2019 to cycle the five biggest one-day race routes in the pro cycling calendar. For complete details see: https://www.sportstoursinternational.co.uk/events/monuments-week/.
Sports Tours International (https://www.sportstoursinternational.co.uk/) is the go-to company for travel packages to the world’s top cycling and running events.
The Monuments Week program created and hosted by Sports Tours International begins with the Gran Fondo version of the longest one-day race on the UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale) calendar, the Milan San Remo. Then cyclists tackle the Il Lombardia before traveling north to ride Liege Bastogne Liege followed by the Tour of Flanders. Then comes the infamous “Hell of the North,” Paris-Roubaix.
“The five Monuments of Cycling are very special and difficult bike races in the world of pro cycling. Logistically the challenge of riding all these routes in one week would be very difficult to put together yourself,” notesRoss Litherland, Sports Marketing Manager for Sports Tours International.“Along the way cyclists are supported both on and off bike by our highly experienced team. This support includes convenient hotels, full mechanical support and the services of a tour soigneur.” Riders will feel what it’s like to be a Pro rider.
The per person double rate is £1899 (£489 single supplement). This includes:
Cyclists are supported on the ground by Sports Tours International’s Spring Classics team led by pro team experienced mechanic and driver Roy Pearson and Pro team Soigneur Moshe Cohen who has worked with the Israel cycling academy.
June 7 is arrival day in Milan in preparation for the June 9 Gran Fondo Milan-Sanremo, a 302km course. Participants transfer that evening to Como to be ready for Il Lombardia, a 247km course the next day. After a travel and rest day comes Liege Bastogne Liege on June 12, the oldest of the Monuments. The next day participants tackle the Tour of Flanders, a 260km route which features the longest, cobbled climb in Flanders, De Oude Kwaremont. Arguably the toughest of the five monuments is also the last, Paris Roubaix on the June 15, the “Hell of the North” at 258km and features 55km of cobblestones.
One final evening spent relaxing follows with a fair bit of celebration thrown in for good measure. On Sunday June 16, (Departure Day) participants are transferred to Brussels International Airport for flights home.
Sports Tours International suggests booking race packages early. For more information, available packages, space availability and reservations please visit online: https://www.sportstoursinternational.co.uk/, email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or call: (+44) 161 703 8161.
Sports Tours Internationalis Europe’s leading specialist in sports travel. Since inception in 1973 they have hosted thousands of participants and spectators at major sporting events worldwide. With the tagline, Our experience will make yours, the company’s initial roots came from a devotion to running when founder Vince Regan began taking runners to the NYC Marathon. Since the early 2000s, the company now embraces international cycling events, triathlon competitions, sports training camps and VIP hospitality.
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MANCHESTER, UK, Feb. 12, 2019– Two European capitals are gearing up for April 2019 when hordes of marathoners create their own spectacles while running through the ancient streets first of Rome and a few days later of Paris.
In 2018, the two cities combined hosted some 56,000 runners who took up the challenge of cobblestone streets and promenades flanked by some of the world’s most remarkable antiquities and architecture.
Sports Tours International www.sportstoursinternational.co.uk/, the pros at securing hotel packages and entry into prestigious running and cycling events around the globe, again this spring has lined up hotels (breakfasts included) convenient to the marathons and the services of its seasoned reps who will pamper and prep runners in advance of these events.
Rome Marathon 2019 is first up on Sunday, April 7. Every year 16,000 runners from over 130 countries come to Rome to explore ancient ruins such as the Roman Forum and the Colosseum during the Maratona di Roma weekend. Runners may obtain in advance a three-night (April 6-8) plan that includes overnight accommodations for three nights at the four-star Mercure Centro Colosseo, daily breakfasts, local assistance and a pasta party with beverages. The per person rate is from£529. Sports Tours International can also book entry into the marathon from now through Feb. 28 at £75 and from March 1-25 at £85. For details see https://www.sportstoursinternational.co.uk/events/rome-marathon/
After running in the Eternal City, marathoners have until April 12 to get to the City of Lights for Paris Marathon 2019 on April 14. Sports Tours International stands ready to arrange accommodation in other places along the way. In Paris itself packages are available for two, three or four nights with two hotel options from £219 per person. With accommodation and daily breakfast come running rep services and guaranteed entry into the race. An early booking entry fee available for a limited time is £75 per entry. Staff service on the Paris Marathon includes a Marathon race briefing, daily hotel visits, an escorted trip to the Marathon Expo on Friday and Saturday and an escorted trip to the Marathon start.
The Paris Marathon, attracting over 40,000 runners annually, was established in 1977 during the beginning of a craze for big city, international marathons. There are now more than 23,000 runners from abroad, making up 40 percent of the field. The 26.2-mile running and sightseeing journey begins on one of the world’s most famous streets, Les Champs Elysées. From the foot of the Arc de Triomphe the route heads towards the Place de la Concorde. From the Rue de Rivoli runners sweep through the Place de la Bastille. Then comes a glimpse of greenery in the Bois de Vincennes which has views of Notre Dame and Eiffel Tower before reaching the finish line on the Avenue Foch.
Sports Tours International’s operations executive Simon is a huge fan of this race. Find out why he loves it here: https://www.sportstoursinternational.co.uk/simons-schneider-electric-marathon-de-paris-experience/.
For Paris Marathon packages please see: https://www.sportstoursinternational.co.uk/events/paris-marathon/
Sports Tours International suggests booking race packages early. For more information, available packages, space availability and reservations please visit online: https://www.sportstoursinternational.co.uk/, email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or call: (+44) 161 703 8161.
Sports Tours Internationalis Europe’s leading specialist in sports travel. Since inception in 1973 they have hosted thousands of participants and spectators at major sporting events worldwide. With the tagline, Our experience will make yours, the company’s initial roots came from a devotion to running when founder Vince Regan began taking runners to the NYC Marathon. Since the early 2000s, the company now embraces international cycling events, triathlon competitions, sports training camps and corporate hospitality.
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For over 40 years the behind-the-scenes professionals of Sports Tours International have pampered and prepped runners in advance of all six of the World Marathon Majors as well as most of the biggest events in the running world. From meticulously sourced accommodations and guaranteed event entry, this company has put the finishing touches on one of its most popular race venues, the 2019 BMW Berlin Marathon.
The BMW Berlin Marathon, one of the six World Marathon Majors, is the current (including in 2018) Marathon World record course. It attracts both professional and amateur runners who find they often improve their own best times running in the heady environment under the Brandenburg Gate and throughout the city’s history. Last year Sports Tours International singled out for VIP treatment and hospitality in Berlin its own 650 clients in the overall field of 40,000 runners who gained coveted entry slots from among 75,000 requests.
This year’s run on Sept. 29, 2019, will again be supported with Sports Tours International’s three, four and five-night vacation event packages. The go-to company for VIP treatment at the world’s top cycling and running events, including in Berlin, it offers programs priced from £319 (this category of package already sold out)per person double inclusive of:
Part of the fun around the Berlin Marathon is sightseeing and the Berlin Marathon Expo showcasing such topics as sports performance, functional wear, endurance sports, medicine active tourism and more. The Expo is also a meet & greet arena where competitors pick up their race numbers.
An optional package add-on leads to a two-night stay in Munich for Oktoberfest. The Lowenbrau Tent is the place to be here, and Sports Tours International offers guaranteed tent seating.
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https://www.sportstoursinternational.co.uk/events/berlin-marathon/
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This Berlin event is one of the six major international marathons (Tokyo, Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago and New York City). Runners who challenge and accomplish all six receive the Six Star Finisher Medal. More marathon records have been established in Berlin than any of the other majors.
This marathon, famous for being flat and fast, started in the Grunewald forest in 1974 and moved to West Berlin in 1981. Over recent years the BMW Berlin Marathon has provided nine world records, including Dennis Kimetto's marathon world record of 2:02:57 in Berlin in 2014. The female course record 2:19:12 was also set here in 2005.
Sports Tours International suggests booking race packages early. For more information, available packages, space availability and reservations please visit online: https://www.sportstoursinternational.co.uk/, email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or call: (+44) 161 703 8161.
Sports Tours Internationalis Europe’s leading specialist in sports travel. Since inception in 1973 they have hosted thousands of participants and spectators at major sporting events worldwide. With the tagline, Fanatical about Sport, the company’s initial roots came from a devotion to running when founder Vince Regan began taking runners to the NYC Marathon. Since the early 2000s, the company now embraces international cycling and running events, triathlon competitions, sports training camps and corporate hospitality.
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