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Spring Classics Bike Tours

Experience the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix

Tour Duration

11D / 10N

Trip Style

Race

Rider Level

3

Hotel Level

Luxury

Bikes

Trek Domane SL 7

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Starting from

$3,899.00 per person

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Join us in Belgium and Northern France on the ultimate Spring Classics bike tour to experience VIP race access, ride the famed cobbles, and sip coveted Trappist beer.

The Spring Classics inspire reverence among cycling's hardcore elite. They combine drama, savagery, pageantry, and suffering. Join us in Belgium and Northern France to ride the famed cobbles, sip coveted Trappist beer, and enjoy a VIP race experience. Tackle Flanders' fearful sections of pavé like Oude Kwaremont and Paterberg in the Ronde van Vlaanderen Cyclo (the citizen's ride) then watch the pros battle on the same steep climbs and teeth-chattering roads. You will have access to the VIP village on Oude Kwaremont, the centre of the race, where you will be served culinary treats throughout the day while you watch this epic race. If you're up for the test, more cobbles and treachery await at the Paris-Roubaix Challenge. This incredible 11-day Spring Classics cycling tour culminates at Paris-Roubaix, with VIP seats inside the velodrome to watch as another “Hell of the North” competitor crosses the line victorious. Choose to join us for five days at the Tour of Flanders, for five days at Paris-Roubaix, or for the entire 11-day Ultimate Experience that expertly combines the two and also features exclusive access to the Lidl-Trek service course. Whichever you choose, we promise a VIP race trip of a lifetime. See our three different itinerary options below. Official Tour Operator of the 2024 Tour de France

Trip Wows
  • Tackle the legendary Ronde van Vlaanderen Cyclo and Paris-Roubaix Challenge the day before the pros race

  • Enjoy a VIP exclusive viewing at the summit of famous Kwaremont and witness both the women's and men's races live from a premier front-row seat

  • Experience premier seating at the Roubaix Vélodrome race finish and catch the exciting finish of the Paris Roubaix Femmes

  • Visit the fascinating Tour of Flanders Centre and Museum in Oudenaarde

  • See behind-the-scenes race preparations with exclusive access to Lidl-Trek Service Course, including a private tour and catered lunch event

Paris-Roubaix racers on the pave

Cobble Fever

Conquer the legendary cobbles of Ronde van Vlaanderen Cyclo and Paris-Roubaix Challenge just before the pros, and then savor exclusive VIP viewing at Kwaremont's summit, enjoying both the women's and men's races from the ultimate front-row seat.


What Guests are Saying
Rider cycling on the cobbles

Absolutely epic. Nothing better than spring in Belgium, riding cobbles, winning races, creating memories. This is what life is all about.

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Michael, Trek Travel Guest

TT van in Belgium with guests

This trip was incredible. We had 16 riders do the Tour of Flanders sportive and we did the last 100 km of Paris Roubaix - it was totally dialled. The VIP Flanders experience was terrific. Big Kudos to Trek Travel and their team.

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Robbie, Trek Travel Guest

Rider cycling on a cobbled hill in Belgium

This trip is amazing, the cycling in Belgium and Northern France is truly special, from the varied cobblestone and pave sections, to riding on the tarmac, you see why the locals love their racing & riding. The days are filled with great routes, exploring historical sites, Belgian waffles, chocolate, pomme frites, and of course the Belgian Beer. Riding the famous cobbles of Northern Europe is a once in a lifetime experience.

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Hershy, Trek Travel Guide

Race - fly by viewing on Paris-Roubaix

It was 110% of what I expected. The race was over the top cool. Rockstar seating!

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Bob, Trek Travel Guest

Cyclist on a bike

I had extremely high hopes for this trip and it exceeded all my expectations. Just a wonderful bucket list experience for me.

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Matthew, Trek Travel Guest

We really enjoyed the VIP experience at the Ronde. The visit to the Trek Concourse was excellent. The stop at the Remco Evenpool Fan Cafe was cool. The St. Bernardus Brewery was fun...

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Ed, Trek Travel Guest


Person riding a bike on a cobblestone road

Great Ride

Ronde Van Vlaanderen Citizens Ride

Experience Great Ride #14 on our List of Great Global Rides. Choose your ride and tackle some of the famed cobbles of the Tour of Flanders for yourself.

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Dates & Pricing

Book early for the best price

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  • Join Waitlist

  • Private

  • Limited Availability


Itinerary
Rider Information

Hotels
Hotel Harmony exterior view
Hotel Harmony guest room suite
Hotel Harmony guest room suite
Hotel Harmony guest room suite with a view
Hotel Harmony breakfast area
Ghent, Belgium
Hotel Harmony
Luxury

Hotel Harmony is a lovely historic boutique hotel in the heart of the old center. The structures date back to the 18th and 19th centuries. This luxury family-run hotel is located in the Patershol district of Ghent, on a cobblestone street overlooking the Leie canal, one of Ghent’s main waterways.

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Terrace at Park hotel
Jules Bar at Park Hotel
Bed at the Park Hotel
Jules Bar at the Park Hotel
A room at the Park Hotel
Kortrijk, Belgium
Park Hotel
Luxury

Centrally located, and recently redesigned and renovated, the Park Hotel offers a premier guest experience combining excellent facilities and superb access to the heart of Kortrijk’s historic center. The chic, minimalist styling is sure to leave an impression and the attentive service, onsite bar and restaurant, fitness center and spa, ensure a comfortable and pleasant stay in this ancient Belgian city.

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Bikes & Gear
Ride the Best Bikes in the Industry
New in 2023 Domane SL 7 Road
Trek Domane SL 7

Experiencing your cycling vacation of a lifetime is not complete without a world-class bike and the latest Trek Domane is the best way to enjoy the ride. It raises the bar to deliver incredible endurance road bike comfort without sacrificing performance and features highly responsive disc brakes and electronic shifting. This new bike is lighter than ever before, and carbon wheels come standard on every bike. The road-smoothing IsoSpeed technology lets you ride as long as you want with less fatigue. The bike you ride on a biking vacation matters. That is why we provide the newest and best bikes in the business.

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Two cyclist and one rider

Trek Travel Guides

The World’s Best

From the moment you meet our guides, you'll understand the difference. You'll feel the genuine care they take to make your vacation perfect. From their expert support to sharing their favorite hidden spots, they tailor every moment to you.

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Additional Gear
  • Trek Travel Santini cycling jersey to keep
  • Trek Travel Santini cycling socks to keep
  • Lidl-Trek Pro Team Santini cycling kit to keep
  • Trek Travel water bottles to keep
  • Cinch sack day bag to keep
  • Bontrager saddle
  • Bontrager helmet
  • Bontrager front and rear Flare R lights
  • Garmin Edge 1030 GPS computer with pre-loaded routes
  • Shimano SPD-SL road style pedals, Shimano SPD mountain style pedals, caged, or flat pedals
  • A flat pack containing a tube, levers, and a CO2 cartridge with inflator
  • For the most comfortable ride, we recommend you bring your own saddle. If you prefer, you can bring your own pedals and helmet on the trip and our guides will install your gear on the first day during your bike fit.
A collage of cycling gear guests will use on a Trek Travel Pro Race Bike Tour.

Trip Inclusions

Additional Details

Know Before You Go!

We want you to be fully prepared for your cycling vacation of a lifetime. This involves making sure that you choose the appropriate trip for you and that every aspect of your experience is flawless. Each Trek Travel trip is unique to ensure maximum enjoyment every time.

Your Trip Need to Knows:

  • The Trek Travel Race Trip Difference: As Lidl-Trek’s Official Hospitality Partner, Trek Travel will deliver you to the world’s biggest races like you’ve only dreamed, and you can ride a Trek Domane SL 7 Disc bike with us on the very same routes just hours before the pros. Learn about our Race Trip Difference.
  • Our itineraries are created with the best information we have available to us at the time. Unforeseen events can affect the race, the race course, and this itinerary. Access to VIP areas and race viewings can require early morning starts, shuttles and delays in race traffic. The routes, timing, hotels, activities, etc. listed here may change at the discretion of the trip designer or guides in order to maximize the trip experience.

Before and After Your Trip

Weather

Average monthly temperature and precipitation

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High (°F) 43.0° 44.0° 52.0° 60.0° 65.0° 70.0° 75.0° 73.0° 68.0° 60.0° 51.0° 45.0°
High (°C) 6.1° 6.7° 11.1° 15.6° 18.3° 21.1° 23.9° 22.8° 20.0° 15.6° 10.6° 7.2°
Low (°F) 34.0° 35.0° 38.0° 43.0° 48.0° 53.0° 57.0° 56.0° 52.0° 47.0° 42.0° 36.0°
Low (°C) 1.1° 1.7° 3.3° 6.1° 8.9° 11.7° 13.9° 13.3° 11.1° 8.3° 5.6° 2.2°
Rain (in) 2.4° 2.1° 2.06° 1.06° 2.44° 2.44° 2.98° 3.1° 2.19° 2.78° 3.16° 3.27°
FAQs

Special race trips call for special bike setups. The Domane SL 7 Disc will be modified to handle the rigors of the Spring Classics. We recommend bringing your favorite saddle from home and SPD M540 mountain-style pedals and shoes for easy walking when you are off of the bike. Spring in Belgium can bring all kinds of weather - cold, rain, wind, fog, or sun, therefore warm layers and a waterproof shell are highly recommended. Daytime temperatures are usually between 30-60ºF (1-16ºC).
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To reserve your space on a trip, you can either call us at 866-464-8735 to speak with an expert Trip Consultant or book online any time by clicking the “BOOK THIS TRIP” icon near the upper right of each destination’s overview page.* Once you have submitted your reservation online, a Trip Consultant will contact you within one business day to answer any questions you may have and to confirm space, bike, and room availability on your desired trip. Your booking will be finalized once your no-risk deposit is paid. If you make a reservation more than 90 days prior to the trip, a $750 no risk deposit is due at the time of booking.** If you reserve your trip less than 90 days prior to the departure, the full balance is due at the time of booking. Once your booking is complete you will receive an email confirmation with important information pertaining to your trip.

*Please note that select trips cannot be booked online at this time. For those trips, please call a trip consultant at 866-464-8735.

**Deposit amounts vary for all Race, Cross Country, Special Edition, Ride Camp, Discover, and Self-Guided tours. Please confirm deposit amounts for all trips with your Trip Consultant at time of booking.

When a trip is booked, a guest confirmation email is immediately sent out. One week prior to the trip start, you’ll receive an email containing your trip start meeting location reminder and any last-minute information that you’ll need to know. You will also receive instructions to download the Ride with GPS app before your trip to provide you the day to day plan and daily route guides.

With one person booked on a date, the trip becomes guaranteed.*

In the case where trips are at one or two guests, we will contact you prior to final payment to give you the following options:

Pay a small trip fee of $500 per person for two guests or $1000 for one guest, which ensures your preferred trip date will run. If there are three or more guests before departure date, the fee will be refunded in full.

or

Switch to a different trip or different departure date. Should there be any difference in trip price between your original trip and the new one, you will be expected to pay the difference, or we will refund you accordingly.

Offer only valid if Trek Travel contacts a guest to discuss these specific options. Trips with fewer than three guests may operate with only one guide. The guide will support all rides with a Trek Travel van. If you would like to discuss the option of having two guides, please speak with your trip consultant.

The small trip supplement for Ride Camps is as follows – for two guests an additional $250 or for one guest an additional $500.

*Cross Country, Discover, Race, and Special Edition trips as well as a small number of select departures have a minimum guest count to guarantee. Please check with your Trip Consultant for more information.

Unforeseen events may make it necessary to cancel or modify a trip. Our Guest Services team will update you with any changes. We reserve the right to cancel departures in cases of force majeure or the failure of third parties—such as hotels—to honor their reservations, in which case all payments received to date will be refunded, which constitutes full settlement. Trek Travel is not responsible for expenses incurred in preparation for any canceled trips, such as airline tickets, or for costs that are incurred due to travel delays, flight cancellations, or illness. We strongly encourage Travel Protection for complete coverage.

We understand things happen in life and sometimes you have to cancel or change your bike tour. We want to make it as easy as possible to do so and below you’ll find our timeline.

Have a question? Just give us a call, 866-464-8735.
Read our Cancellation Policy

Trek Travel recommends that you purchase a travel protection plan to help safeguard you and your travel investment against the unexpected. We offer a travel protection plan through Arch RoamRight that provides coverage for unforeseen events that could affect your ability to travel with us. Learn more about our Travel Protection

We've collaborated with a specialized travel agency committed to delivering tailored vacation planning, ensuring your entire Trek Travel journey is nothing short of unforgettable. Learn more about our Travel Services

Sharing the joy that comes with wow moments

Trek Travel guides are dedicated to making moments that last a lifetime, and we invite you to thank them with a trip gratuity. These are customary and at your own discretion, to recognize service, hospitality, and the little extras that surprise and delight. For the Ultimate Spring Classics Pro race trip, we suggest a tip for your guides between $770-$880 per guest and for both Flanders and Paris-Roubaix, we suggest a tip for your guides between $350-$400 per guest. Of course, you may choose to give more if your guides made your trip an unforgettable experience.

Like everything else about your vacation, the Trek Travel team is here to make this experience easier for you. While local currency is preferred, you may also tip through the following options:

Via PayPal (please have this account set up in advance when possible) or with your guest services representative on the phone before or after the trip.

Gratuities will be divided among the guide team, so feel free to leave your gratuity with whomever you choose at the end of your trip.

You cannot put a price on a wow. But you can show your thanks for an exceptional experience.

Didn't find what you were looking for? Check out our General FAQs section. You will find answers to the most common questions that don't necessarily pertain to a specific trip. See FAQs


Guaranteed Trips

Our trips are guaranteed to run once we have one confirmed booking on the trip. Click here to view our full guarantee policy.

Trek Travel reserves the right to cancel trips with zero guests, therefore you must book with Trek Travel before making travel arrangements for the trip. We are not responsible for travel arrangements made prior to confirming your Trek Travel Trip. Select trips are not guaranteed.

Sold Out/Waitlist

This trip is currently sold out, but you may be added to the waitlist in the case of availability.

Limited Availability

If a date is marked with Limited Availability, there are few spots left to book. We will secure additional rooms from our hotels before confirming your reservation.

Looking to travel with a small group? Ask our trip consultants about private trips and learn more.

What are your trip styles?

Classic - Reserve:

Savor the finer things as you relax in luxurious 5-star accommodations and wine, dine, and ride in some of the most unforgettable destinations around the world.

Classic - Signature:

Explore beautiful destinations by bike, enjoy extra inclusions, savor delicious local cuisine, and enjoy the perfect mix of accommodations.

Classic - Discovor:

Enjoy a casual cycling vacation with fantastic routes and comfortable accommodations.

Ride Camp:

Train like the pros in some of their favorite riding destinations.

Pro Race:

See the pros in action at the biggest cycling events of the year.

Cross Country:

Tackle an epic adventure that takes you point-to-point across mountains, countryside, and more.

Self-Guided

Enjoy a bike tour on your schedule with just your chosen travel companions.

Private

If a date is marked as Private, it is reserved for a private group.

Looking to travel with a small group or looking for a custom date?
Call our trip consultants at 866-464-8735

What is the Difference?

Ultimate Luxury:

Savor some of the most spectacular, 5-star properties in the world. Exuding luxury and elegance, these one-of-a-kind accommodations offer the chance to rejuvenate at award-winning spas, dine at Michelin-starred restaurants, and more.

Luxury:

Enjoy luxurious accommodations handpicked for a refined experience. From signature spa treatments to delicious local cuisine, you’ll be more than provided for; you’ll be pampered.

Explorer

These handpicked hotels provide relaxation and fun in a casual and comfortable environment. Delicious cuisine and great service mix perfectly for a memorable stay.

Combined

On select cycling vacations, you’ll stay at a mix of hotel levels, from Explorer to Luxury to Ultimate Luxury. Rest assured, no matter which level of hotel you’re at, our trip designers carefully select every accommodation.

Activity Level

Level 1:

Road: 1-3 hours of riding. Up to 25 mi (40 km). Up to 1,000 ft (300 m).

Gravel: 1-3 hours of riding. Up to 20 mi (35 km). Up to 1,000 ft (300 m).

Level 2:

Road: 2-4 hours of riding. 20-35 mi (35-60 km). Up to 2,500 ft (750 m).

Gravel: 2-4 hours of riding. 15-30 mi (25-45 km). Up to 2,000 ft (300 m).

Level 3:

Road: 3-5 hours of riding. 25-55 mi (40-85 km). Up to 4,500 ft (1,500 m).

Gravel: 3-5 hours of riding. 20-40 mi (35-60 km). Up to 3,000 ft (900 m).

Level 4:

Road: 4+ hours of riding. 40-70 mi (60-110 km). Up to 8,000 ft (2,400 m).

Gravel: 3-5 hours of riding. 30-50 mi (45-80 km). Up to 4,000 ft (1,200 m).

What are your trip styles?

Classic - Reserve:

Savor the finer things as you relax in luxurious 5-star accommodations and wine, dine, and ride in some of the most unforgettable destinations around the world.

Classic - Signature:

Explore beautiful destinations by bike, enjoy extra inclusions, savor delicious local cuisine, and enjoy the perfect mix of accommodations.

Classic - Discovor:

Enjoy a casual cycling vacation with fantastic routes and comfortable accommodations.

Ride Camp:

Train like the pros in some of their favorite riding destinations.

Pro Race:

See the pros in action at the biggest cycling events of the year.

Cross Country:

Tackle an epic adventure that takes you point-to-point across mountains, countryside, and more.

Self-Guided

Enjoy a bike tour on your schedule with just your chosen travel companions.

Single Occupancy

Sometimes it’s more convenient and comfortable to have your own room while on vacation. We understand and that’s why we offer a Single Occupancy option. The additional price guarantees a private room all to yourself