
31 Jan Private Event – Tour of Austria Bike Ride, June 21st – 25th 2017
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June 21, 2017 - June 25, 2017
6:00 am - 8:00 pm
Highlights:
- Parts of the Tour of Austria (the Austrian equivalent of the Tour de France)
- The beautiful lakes and mountains of Austria
- Cycling the highest road in Austria
- Featuring the highest mountain in Austria, the Grossglockner
- Finish in the magnificent city of Salzburg
- Spas every night!
Date:
Wednesday June 21st – Sunday June 25th 2017
Route:
There will be two route options available from the below to the two guided groups.
Epic | Tough with Grossglockner | Tough without Grossglockner | Challenging | |||||
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Kms | Ascent | Kms | Ascent | Kms | Ascent | Kms | Ascent | |
Day 1 | 47 | 788 | 38 | 615 | 38 | 615 | 38 | 615 |
Day 2 | 165 | 2285 | 152 | 1995 | 152 | 1995 | 94 | 1251 |
Day 3 | 141 | 3176 | 140 | 1973 | 137 | 1730 | 114 | 1431 |
Day 4 | 125 | 1331 | 125 | 1165 | 102 | 750 | 98 | 776 |
Total | 481 | 7580 | 455 | 5748 | 433 | 4565 | 344 | 4011 |
Day 1 – Wednesday June 21st 2017
Transfer times from airports:
- Munich – 2 hours
- Salzburg – 30 minutes
We will be providing one group transfer in each direction – time TBC.
Routes:
- We will do a bike set up for those that need it.
- ½ day circular loops from the hotel on Fuschlsee to Mondsee, Attersee and Wolgangsee to explore the lakes and mountains
- afternoon stop en route
Hotel:
- Doubles, twins and singles available with safe area for bike storage.
- Evening meal provided.
Day 2 – Thursday June 22nd 2017
Route:
- Fuschlsee to Altenmarkt
Highlights:
- Hallstatt – UNESCO Heritage Site (a copy of which is in China!)
- Bad Ischl – Summer Royal Residence and spa town
- Radstadt – moated castle
Hotels:
- Doubles, twins and singles available with safe area for bike storage
- Evening meal provided
Day 3 – Friday June 23rd 2017
Route:
- Altenmarkt to Kaprun
The Highlights:
- Routes from the Tour of Austria – Dientner Sattel (1370m). Cat 2 climb
- The Grossglockner – from 800m to 2600m & back the same way (Cat 2 climb)
- Record held by Christian Pfannberger 47mins 20 seconds
- The hotel spa
Hotels:
- Doubles, twins and singles available with safe area for bike storage.
- Evening meal provided.
Day 4 – Saturday June 24th 2017
Route:
- Kaprun – Salzburg
Highlights:
- Forests of Salzburg
- Finishing in front of the Mirabelle Gardens
Finish Hotel:
- Doubles, twins and singles available with safe area for bike storage.
- Evening meal provided.
Day 5 – Sunday June 25th 2017
- Free day / return to UK
Itinerary and accommodation subject to change
Costs
- £1785 per person plus £295 single room supplement.
You are welcome to split your payment into 2 parts. £500 payable as a deposit on registration, £1285 payable 8 weeks before departure on the 18th April. If booking a single, the supplement should be added to the final balance.
Costs include:
- 4 nights half board accommodation in twin rooms in 3-4 star hotels
- 4 x evening meals in hotel / restaurants
- 2 x refreshment stops each day
- 4 x lunches
- 1 group coach transfer in each direction from/to Salzburg airport
- Daily gels and post ride food
- Medic
- Pie guide
- Tour leaders
- Choice of routes per day (numbers dependent)
- Transfer of bikes from single point (TBC) in UK to start of ride and back again
- Physio on event costs covered
Costs do not include:
- Flights
- Travel insurance – once you have paid us a deposit and or full balance, we encourage you to book travel insurance to cover you for cancellation should you need it.
- Bike insurance
- Personal expenditures
- Drinks with meals
- Transfer to/from Munich
Booking Process:
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A PRIVATE EVENT .
To register for this event please go to the eventbrite page below.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tour-of-austria-lakes-and-mountains-tickets-31482251261
The password is: TourofAustria17
For payment details please contact Tina@pieevents.co.uk
You are welcome to split your payment into 2 parts. £500 payable as a deposit on registration, £1285 payable 8 weeks before departure on the 18th April. If booking a single, the supplement should be added to the final balance.
Looking After You
The route will be fully recce’d and will be along a selection of small, safe routes making the cycling fun as well as challenging.
The event is fully supported with guides at a ratio of approximately one guide to 8 cyclists, support vehicles, tour leaders and medic. Each day you will have breakfast at the hotel before setting off, morning and afternoon refreshment stops while on the ride, a substantial lunch plus dinner and twin room accommodation each night.
How to Adapt a Road Bike for the Tour of Austria
This is a challenging event with significant ‘hilly bits’! If you are not an experienced cyclist then we suggest you check you have the right gearing on your road bike to help you get up some of the Austrian inclines and steep hills. Some of the climbs are optional but as we all know, the country is generally hilly! There are many named climbs on the route including the famous Grossglockner out and back.
Download our PDF on “How to Adapt a Road Bike for the Tour of Austria”
Further Information
For more information, please contact Tina Makin at pie: Tina@pieevents.co.uk