Comfortable fitted and fully-equipped bikes for your cycling pleasure.
You can either make arrangements to bring your own bicycles or hire IberoCycle's own models. Most airlines will carry bicycles for a small extra charge or even free. Cyclists who choose to hire will be provided with a comfortable quality bicycle to suit their particular measurements and preferences. We place great importance on getting the bikes right.
Too many cyclists on trips with other companies have complained about past experiences where they have had to put up with uncomfortable saddles, the wrong sized bike etc. Measurements are requested on booking so the right bike is waiting for you on arrival.
You are provided with hybrid-type tourist bicycles with conventional handlebars and with triple chain ring and easy-to-change gear ratios for comfortable and easy cycling. Road bikes are also available on request.We can provide tandems, which make for great cycling fun, and are also ideal for those with children.
And last but not least, e-bikes. An absolute revolution in the world of cycle tours, and of course available on all our rides.
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| Ladies bike (Trek FX) | Men's bike (Trek FX) |
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| Hybrid e-bike | Road e-bike |
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| Road bike (Cube carbon) | Female road bike (Cube carbon) |
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| Tandem (a fun way to ride, and also ideal for helping smaller children - Dawes Duet) | |
Hybrid bikes will carry a handlebar bag, useful for carrying money, documents, camera and lots of other useful items which may be needed close at hand. This bag is easily removed it from its click fastening and carried around with the shoulder strap. They are also equipped with a rear luggage rack and one or two panniers, or a rear rack bag to carry just what you need for each day's cycling. Road bikes carry a seat post bag if required.
In addition, all cycles are equipped with pump, spare inner tube, water bottle, bike lock and basic toolkit. Extras such as lights or toe clips are available on request. Iberocycle provides cyclists with a fine bicycle in tip-top condition to make cycling an absolute pleasure.
Childrens Bikes
Children's bikes, and child seats are available on request.
We think cycle touring is the ideal way to travel in Europe and that is why we are very pleased to launch European Bike Adventures, as it allows us the opportunity to offer a whole new set of experiences to people we know will appreciate them.
Accordingly we have taken our time in selecting the portfolio of cycle tours you find listed here.
A selection of hand-picked bike trips in spectacular places throughout Europe that focus on fun with the same attention to detail and quality that hundreds of our very satisfied clients have been enjoying with Ibero Cycle Tours since 1999.
There is plenty on offer for vegetarians to eat. Restaurants tend to be fairly flexible and in general have no trouble in catering special requirements. The same also goes for different allergies such as gluten, lactose etc. Please let us know when booking and we will make sure that the hotels are fully aware.
On a self-guided tour, you are basically independent. IberoCycle transports luggage to the next hotel.
Riders are expected to complete each day's ride, unless there is an emergency, or a mechanical problem.
Cyclists do not travel as part of a group or with a guide, although they may coincide with other cyclists on the same trip.
Our "IberoCycle On Call" service means we are always available for help or advice.
Cyclists are provided with our own detailed Route Guide and maps for their chosen route.
Fitter cyclists may extend stages at will.
Personalised tours are available for groups of 4 or more riders. You may like to add extra days, choose a different arrival day, modify the itinerary.
Please contact us if you would like to personalise this tour.
Accommodation with en-suite bathroom
Breakfast
Information Pack (Route Guide and maps)
Luggage transport between hotels
Lunch & dinner
Bicycle hire (see price list)
Holiday extension - i.e. extra nights at eginning and end of tour
Transfer to and from arrival and departure points. IberoCycle will normally meet clients at Bilbao hotel on first riding day after breakfast. IberoCycle services finish at Ribadesella hotel after breakfast on departure day, unless clients have contracted transfer to departure point.
Customers are responsible for arrival at the first hotel in Bilbao. The preliminary meeting will take place after breakfast on the first riding day. Here riders will receive their bikes and equipment and a briefing on the tour.
Bilbao Airport is easily accessible from a variety of international destinations. It is also easy to reach Bilbao by bus with ALSA or by train with RENFE. There is a train service running west aong the coast to Santander with RENFE FEVE and also east with Euskotren to San Sebastíán. It is also possible to arrive at Santander Airport and then take an ALSA bus or the RENFE FEVE train to Bilbao. Please note that the train from Santander to Bilbao runs only 3 times a day, and takes almost 3 hours to cover around 100 km.
At the end of the tour, clients depart from Ribadesella. It is possible to take the ALSA bus to Santander or Bilbao. The bus leaves Ribadesella at 10.00 and takes around 2 hours to Santander (city or airport) and 4 hours to Bilbao. It is also possible to take the ALSA to Oviedo, capital of Asturias, and then from there to Asturias Airport.
Santander and Bilbao are connected to the United Kingdom by ferries run by Brittany Ferries. This may be a fun and interesting way to travel if you have the time (the crossing takes around one day), but tends to be more expensive than the many flight options.
We can also provide a transfer service. Prices for transfer to Santander Airport or city are as follows:
Transfer time is around 1 hour 30 minutes.
Prices for transfer to Bilbao Airport or city are as follows:
Transfer time is around 2 hours 35 minutes.
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The last few years have seen a revolution in the use of e-bikes. We now offfer e bikes on absolutely all of our rides. There are of course multiple advantages to using one on a bike tour:
The difficulty level is lowered by a grade. Thus an intermediate level tour becomes an easy tour as the motor assists pedalling.
The distance you can cycle on each day is effectively "reduced". Longer distances become accessible to a greater range of riding abilities.
Ability levels between riders on the same tour are levelled out as riders can choose an e-bike to enable them to keep up with stronger riders.
No more worrying about the hills!
So if you are in any doubt about whether a particular tour might be too challenging for you, then take the e-bike option. You can still get a good workout by keeping the pedal assistance level low. E-bikes are now available on all of our tours. And many have both the standard e-bike and also the road e-bike.
