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Thomson Takes You Inside the Most Exciting Tour de France in Years

August 2, 2017

What a month! Thomson Bike Tours staff have just finished delivering our most ambitious Tour de France offering to date: two major routes, five different itineraries featuring three difficulty levels each, and...

Welcome to the 2017 Tour de France: The Greatest Show On Two Wheels

Rick Vosper

July 12, 2017

PHOTOGRAPHY

Greetings live from the Tour de France and welcome to a guest's-eye-view of our 2017 Tour de France packages. We say "packages" in the plural, since we have 5 different Tour experiences on offer. Each brings i...

In the Belly of The Beast: Climbing Mt Ventoux

Rick Vosper

July 5, 2017

STORIES

Le Geant de Provence, they call it. God’s Tomb. The Bald Mountain. Or simply, The Beast. "The Ventoux is a god of Evil, to which sacrifices must be made. It never forgives weakness and extracts an unfair tribu...

The Most Exciting Vuelta In Years: See it. Ride It. Live It.

Rick Vosper

June 19, 2017

PHOTOGRAPHY, STORIES

The one thing your less-informed cycling friends know for certain about the Vuelta a España : it’s the one that's not the Giro and not the Tour. Funny thing is, they’re right. Here's what sets the Vuelta apar...

Trans-Pyrenees Challenge: If It Were Easier, It Wouldn’t Be So Much Fun.

Rick Vosper

June 12, 2017

PHOTOGRAPHY, STORIES

Conquer the Pyrenees from the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean, along the spine of the French/Spanish border. But between the two coasts lies one of the most challenging routes in the Thomson playbook: t...

100th Giro d’Italia Photo Gallery

Chris Tarlton

June 9, 2017

PHOTOGRAPHY

We were fortunate to have great weather for the whole of the Giro d'Italia trip. Here is a selection of photos from the stage to Monte Grappa and our last day in Milan at the time trial. More photos are ava...

The Ruta Negra Italia. 15 Days. 20 HC Climbs. 47,000 Vertical Meters.

Rick Vosper

June 5, 2017

PHOTOGRAPHY, STORIES

This is the Ruta Negra Italia. Designed for those who think our Trans-Alps and Trans-Dolomites would be more fun if they were just a little harder. OK, a lot harder. The goal is simple: ride the and conquer ...

Trans-Dolomites Challenge: Like the Sign Says, Welcome to the Gates of Hell

Rick Vosper

May 12, 2017

PHOTOGRAPHY, STORIES

If the cols of the Tour de France are the heart of cycling, the Giro's Dolomites are its soul. As make-or-break stages in the Corsa Rosa, they challenge legs and lungs of the world's toughest climbers. For t...

The Davos Rides: 5 Days of Riding, 4 Nights of Luxury

Rick Vosper

May 1, 2017

STORIES

This August, join TBT and our partners Bianchi and the five-star InterContinental Davos Hotel & Resort for the perfect antidote to your post-Tour doldrums—The Davos Rides Powered by Bianchi. ...

These Are The Climbs That Try Men’s—And Women’s—Souls: TBT Trans Alps KOM Challenge

Rick Vosper

April 25, 2017

PHOTOGRAPHY

Come join us for the 2017 TBT Trans Alps Challenge. 8 days and 7 nights of brutal climbs and great times as we go up and over the KOM passes of the greatest race in world. From Morzine to Mont Ventoux, you'l...

Cycling Weekly - 13 stunning cycling photos from the last 12 months

Eye Candy: Take The adidas Eyewear Challenge And Look Like A Movistar

Soigneur – Rider on Mont Ventoux

Peloton Magazine – The Paved Roads of Belgium

Rouleur – The last wet Paris-Roubaix

Soigneur – Roads to ride

Soigneur – Birth of the cool

Etape du Tour 2017: Like Racing The Tour With 12,000 Friends

Gran Canaria: Winter Playground for Merckx, Indurain, Pantani, and Now You.

Thomson Takes You Inside the Most Exciting Tour de France in Years

Welcome to the 2017 Tour de France: The Greatest Show On Two Wheels

The Most Exciting Vuelta In Years: See it. Ride It. Live It.

Trans-Pyrenees Challenge: If It Were Easier, It Wouldn’t Be So Much Fun.

100th Giro d’Italia Photo Gallery

A few words with Sergi ...

Climbing Monte Zoncolan: Conquering the Heart of Hearts

Gran Canaria: Winter Playground for Merckx, Indurain, Pantani, and Now You.

Welcome to the Mothership: Behind The Scenes With The Campagnolo Experience

Thomson Takes You Inside the Most Exciting Tour de France in Years

In the Belly of The Beast: Climbing Mt Ventoux

The Most Exciting Vuelta In Years: See it. Ride It. Live It.

Thomson Takes You Inside the Most Exciting Tour de France in Years

Welcome to the 2017 Tour de France: The Greatest Show On Two Wheels

In the Belly of The Beast: Climbing Mt Ventoux

The Most Exciting Vuelta In Years: See it. Ride It. Live It.

Trans-Pyrenees Challenge: If It Were Easier, It Wouldn’t Be So Much Fun.

100th Giro d’Italia Photo Gallery

The Ruta Negra Italia. 15 Days. 20 HC Climbs. 47,000 Vertical Meters.

Trans-Dolomites Challenge: Like the Sign Says, Welcome to the Gates of Hell

The Davos Rides: 5 Days of Riding, 4 Nights of Luxury

These Are The Climbs That Try Men’s—And Women’s—Souls: TBT Trans Alps KOM Challenge

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