Tour de Cure, Haute Route and more riding news

The latest news 

Tour De Cure

Haute Route

Swiss MTB

Le Tour - Provence to Paris Deluxe Tour

NZ MTB (info to be released soon)


Tour De Cure - Come April I will be working with Tour De Cure - a cycling event riding from Sydney to Melbourne. If you can assist, a dollar or even by forwarding this post, it will greatly benefit awareness, research, support and prevention. As part of my fundraising I am also offering a three course Sydney harbour-side dinner including alcohol, for the person, and their partner, who makes the largest donation. Here is view below! To sponsor click here.


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The Haute Route is drawing closer: 

We are offering an 11 day fully catered adventure including:

Entry to the inaugural 7 day La Haute Route from Geneva to Nice

Five star accommodation before and after La Haute Route - Geneva we will be staying at Le Richemond - Nice we will be at Hotel Negresco

Gourmet food including Welcome and Farewell Dinners

Premium Accommodation Package while on tour

Dedicated mechanical support 

Tours of Geneva and Nice

Cycling Kit included

Partner Program for those who not ride - daily activities

For more information please click on the French flag below.

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Swiss Lakes and Alps MTB - riding some of EU's best single track (MTB based)

Welcome to the beautiful to Swiss Alps, where the grass is green, the snow is on the peaks and there are cows and trails everywhere. For the riders we have some breath taking trips going through amazing scenery and riding flowing trails. For the non riders you will have a wonderful time with our guide who will take you on hikes and show you places of natural beauty.

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TdF Provence to Paris Deluxe Tour - last week of le tour (road based)

The Tour de France here we come, a cyclist dream! Experience six TDF Stages including Alpe d'Huez and the Paris finish. Riders conquer Mont Ventoux and Alpe d'Huez. Grandstand seating in Paris for the finish; optional morning ride on Champs Elysées on race day.
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twowheeltours.com.au is a bike tour company which was created to take cyclist on tours to amazing destinations. Many companies offer cycling trips, yet our subtle difference is that not only do we take those who cycle but we also take their loved ones (other than their bikes) along for the adventure. We offer a client focused adventure which is activity based for both the cyclist and non cyclist.
 

We are an Australian company which is based in Europe during their summers. We offer luxury bike tours encompassing both road and mountain biking. We are primarily based in France and Switzerland including the Pyrenees and Alps. We also offer Australian and New Zealand based tours, including Sydney for it's famous New Years Eve celebration, Tropical North Queensland for its 2012 Solar Eclipse and MTB tours to Rotorua, home of single track heaven.

Another week another MTB and Cycling adventure

Hello all you riders out there in computer land - sitting in front of a computer instead of sitting on your bike, how sad this can be! It was another whirlwind week for all parts that are the three co's.

MTB Day Trip
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Haute Route Accommodation
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Facebook Pages for mtnbike & twowheeltours
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MTB Skills Clinics for Ladies 
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MTB Day Trip:
On Saturday 26 Feb we took our first official MTB Day Trip up to Ourimbah and Awaba MTB parks. We all had a great time besides a few minor incidents ... below are just two clips from a two 'mis-jedgements' - the other clip from our trip can be found here.

What are these day trips about ... they're all about taking Sydney riders North to hit up the MTB trails at Ourimbah and Awaba. mtnbike departs from two locations in Sydney, 1) Super Centre at Moore Park and 2) 120 Pacific Hwy North Sydney. Cost is $89 and includes transport of you and your bike plus lunch. The trails up there are flowing and full of single track. Book Now to get your spot sorted. If I come along what should I bring? Check out our FAQ section.

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Haute Route Accommodation

Accommodation has been booked for La Haute Route. Five star accommodation pre and post race in Geneva and Nice. Below is a brief review of what is in store for those lucky enough to be coming along for the racing adventure. 

Accommodation Geneva

Le Richemond  Set on the banks of Lake Geneva, overlooking the famous Jet d’Eau, with the snow-capped Alps in the distance, the historic Le Richemond is one of the most prestigious hotels in Geneva. All rooms are decorated in a contemporary style and equipped with a unique individualized heating/cooling system, dual-line telephones with voice messaging, LCD flat-screen television with interactive video on demand, satellite, cordless keyboard with internet access through the TV, data port with high speed internet connection, in-room safe, minibar, hairdryer, heated towels rack and many enjoy views over the peaceful Brunswick Gardens or Lake Geneva. In addition, in all Suites: docking station for Ipod, plasma screen in bathrooms, and DVD player.

Le Negresco Set on the shore of the Mediterranean, the Negresco is much more than a luxury hotel; it is the result of human adventures, of meetings, of anecdotes, of artistic flair – from the situation itself and its collections. The decoration of each one of our 94 guestrooms and 31 suites has been inspired by the most outstanding periods of French art and history. Rooms have been individually decorated to reflect styles as different as Louis XIII and art deco. The most recent technology has not been forgotten and every room is equipped with LCD television sets and Wifi Internet access.

Accommodation Nice

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Facebook Pages for mtnbike & twowheeltours

It is with great honour that we now classify as 'amateur sports teams' on facebook! We are closing down the standard pages and now moving to 'liked' pages. If you are a member of facebook and are not FRIENDS of mtnbike & twowheeltours click the links and join in to see what we are all about.

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MTB Skills Clinics for Ladies 

We are just about to start another block of Skills Clinics for Ladies on MTB's. Below are more details and we will be running another block of four in April. Dates to be released in the very near future.

Skills Sessions 2011 - Each month we will be running a block of four skill sessions at Moore and Centennial Park.

Details are:

In March they will take place on Tuesday 1, 8, 15 and 22

Cost - $100

Time - 6:15pm - 7:30pm

Equipment - we reccommend that you at least have a comfortable pair of cycling shorts, a helmet and a working recently serviced mountain bike.

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Have a good week and see you out on the trails/road.

Will Levy

will.levy@twowheeltours.com.au

+61 (0) 430 121 776

www.twowheeltours.com.au

www.bikeshuttle.com.au

www.mtnbike.com.au

Mooloolaba Triathlon - Ben Henderson - Switzerland MTB - Haute Route

Some busy times for the three facets of the family - bikeshuttle, mtnbike and twowheeltours

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bikeshuttle

The Mooloolaba Triathlon is coming up ....

This is for Sydney based triathletes who do not want to pack their bikes and put them on the flight up North, then once the competition is over do it all again to bring it home.

The details are:

Thursday 24 March 10pm-5pm Drop off Cheeky Monkey 28 Clovelly Rd Randwick

Saturday 26 March 10am Collection Car park across from Landmark Resort 10 Brisbane Rd Mooloolaba

Sunday 27 March 5pm Drop off Car park across from Landmark Resort 10 Brisbane Rd Mooloolaba

Tuesday 29 March 10am-5pm Pick up Cheeky Monkey 28 Clovelly Rd Randwick

In October of 2010 we took 14 bikes from Sydney for the Noosa Triathlon. Just last week we got back from the TDU in Adelaide, we transported 17 bikes on this trip.

Please note that we have a maximum number of bikes that we can transport, total 25.

Cost $200 - includes bike and a 5kg bag transported from Cheeky to Mooloolaba.

Transport will be in a specially made bike trailer.

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mtnbike - two things are on the horizon that need a little more attention

1) Swiss Trip - August 6-12 - more info can be found here! Two bookings have just been received!

2) Saturday 5th March to Sunday 6th March 2011 will be an epic weekend with BEN HENDERSON. This is the perfect weekend to learn and train with one of Australia's best. Late 2010 Ben won the Opening Round of the Jayco Australian National Series at the You Yangs in Victoria.

Saturday will be a three to four hour session with Ben on his route which he used to train for the World Championships in 2009. That evening Ben will take an hour session talking about his training principles, MTB nutrition and recovery. Sunday will see another three to four hour session with Ben, departing directly from the Australian Institute of Sport and ending up on the flowing trails of Mt Stromlo.

Spots are limited to ONLY 10 riders

This will be the perfect training weekend, especially if you're one of the lucky ones with an entry in The Mont, April 9 - 10.

Please note that this is a weekend where you need to have a high level of fitness.

This will be similar to our regular weekends, depart Sydney on Saturday morning and return Sunday night. All transport for you and your bike included, accommodation at the AIS and food food food.

If you know of anyone that may be interested tell them to get in fast. We have sold four of the 10 possible seats!

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twowheeltours

Things have heated up for the Haute Route - the ad is about to appear in RIDE Cycling Review and enquiries have already started to filter in. The trip will go from 19 through 29 August 2011. It is an 11 day fully catered adventure, including entry to the first edition of the 7 day Haute Route, one of the highest and hardest cyclosportive in Europe 5 star accomodation, gourmet food, dedicated mechanical support and tours of Geneva and Nice.

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So it is an exciting time and life is NEVER dull!

Will Levy

will.levy@twowheeltours.com.au
+61 (0) 430 121 776
www.twowheeltours.com.au

www.bikeshuttle.com.au
www.mtnbike.com.au

Tour Down Under 2011

It is funny - today I heard from a guy who has been down to Adelaide for the past few years - he was going to write another report but he thought that everyone would think that he had just copied and pasted it from years past - 'every year is just amazing' he said and I could not agree with him anymore.

 Perfect weather, great riding locations, very people, excellent food and cyclists everywhere - what more could one want!? I could bore you with the day to day goings on of the time in Adelaide but that would be tedious.

In sum I spent time on the road and mountain bike - all of it amazing riding! I look forward to bringing a week long trip for MTB'ers sometime in the near future.

In regards to shuttling it was a huge success! We shuttled 14 bikes over from Sydney to Adelaide and brought back 17! Those three people who took us up on the return trip mentioned how difficult it was to transport bikes to such a large event! In talking to people, many had their bikes delayed and damaged - no airlines are to be mentioned here - one guy had his derailuer bent so bad he needed a new one!

The trip over and back was without issue - then again I would never want to be a truck or bus driver. Doing this a few times a year is a hoot - I love a good road trip! Everyone appreciated the level of service and will be using us again in the future for their bike shuttling needs.

We did work for Shimano and also a tour company down there - taking the issues away from transporting bikes is what we are here for. It was great to be invited along to the Shimano gig on one night where we got to meet a heap of the riders in a very relaxed environment - thanks to Greg from Shimano for the invite.

It was also amazing to ride with the Liquigas-Cannondale team, their Monday recovery ride was just that. Nobody was in a rush, everyone was in a good mood and those who tagged along all had an amazing experience. It was fantastic to really be apart of the L-C team - even if just for a morning.

Attending the L-C launch was also pretty darned amazing, having them talk about their day to day goings on, how many in their team, what a day entails and even their nutrition was certainly eye-opening. Also to meet the management team of the Cycling Sports Group Australia - it is good to know that we are in good hands and the future certainly does look bright for CSG. Thanks to Al, Lucien, Martin and Mario Stein for the invite and for making us feel so welcome.

So to end it all up - Adelaide TDU - if you're a cyclist and have not been get your tyres over there! To everyone that made our trip so great (even Bongo the Emu) I salute you:)

Till next time - Cheers - Will

PS Haute Route Cycling Race - Aug 2011 - accommodation is being booked this week - make sure you get in early as we only have very limited spots. It really is going to be amazing!

Haute Route - Here We Come

twowheeltours and Ride Cycling Magazine 

heading to Geneva - Nice and all the Col's between

This is the advert that will be placed in Ride Cycling Magazine in the next issue

For more information click here - you can also email info@twowheeltours.com.au for more details.