Gravel Adventure
Gravel cycling is all about freedom, adventure, and the thrill of the unknown. These rides take you beyond the pavement and deep into untouched landscapes, where the only sound is the crunch of gravel under your tyres. No traffic, no distractions—just you, your bike, and the road less travelled.
At Bikestyle Tours, we offer the ultimate gravel cycling experience, carefully designed to showcase the world’s most breathtaking off-road routes. From the rolling backroads of New Zealand’s South Island to the ancient gravel paths of Europe, our tours take you through remote, wild terrain that few cyclists ever see.
Every itinerary is crafted to blend thrilling riding with unforgettable cultural experiences. You’ll explore hidden trails, historic landscapes, and stunning mountain passes, all while enjoying comfortable accommodations and local cuisine at the end of each day. Our expert guides and support team ensure you can focus on the ride while we handle the rest.
Whether you’re an experienced gravel grinder or new to off-road riding, we have routes for every level. Expect a mix of technical sections, smooth rolling trails, and breathtaking descents, with full vehicle support so you can ride at your own pace.
This is gravel cycling at its finest. Are you ready to leave the pavement behind and discover the adventure?
Our gravel cycling tours are all about adventure, exploration, and discovering the road less traveled.
UPCOMING TRIPS
We’ve been organising cycling tours for over 20 years. Book your holiday with Bikestyle Tours and enjoy the cycling tour of a lifetime!
Spectators
Watch the tour up close while exploring and sight-seeing some of the worlds most charming and amazing locations. Every year we host a range of tours suitable for spectators.
Social Riders
Aside from watching key stages of the race, you’ll enjoy guided rides with fellow riders as you cycle through beautiful routes along the tour. We design rides in a variety of difficulty levels so you can choose the type of ride you want each day.
Experienced Riders
The ultimate cycling holiday for the avid. Watch the famous races while cycling through many of the same roads as the pros. Designed for experienced and seasoned riders, these tours offer epic rides and plenty of miles and challenging climbs along the way.
About our Gravel Adventures
Gravel cycling is about adventure, exploration, and the thrill of the unknown—and our gravel tours take you straight to the heart of it.
These tours are designed for riders who love the road less travelled, offering the perfect mix of challenging terrain, remote landscapes, and breathtaking scenery. Whether you’re grinding up a rugged mountain pass or rolling through vast open plains, every route is an unforgettable ride through nature’s finest terrain.
Experience the best gravel cycling destinations, from the wild backroads of New Zealand to the historic farm tracks of Europe. Ride across untouched landscapes, winding dirt trails, and hidden routes that most cyclists never get to see. We don’t just show you the best gravel roads—we take you deep into the experience with cultural stops, local food, and handpicked accommodations that make every ride even more rewarding.
For those looking to push their limits, our gravel cycling tours feature routes that will challenge even the most seasoned riders—think long climbs, rolling descents, and sections of fast, technical gravel.
No matter your level, our gravel tours are about freedom, adventure, and discovering cycling at its purest. Are you ready to ride where the pavement ends?
30 years of experience
The Most Experienced Tour Operator at the Grand Tours
For more than 30 years, Bikestyle Tours has been designing and delivering premium cycling experiences around the world.
From the iconic climbs of Europe’s Grand Tours to spectacular coastal routes, alpine passes and culturally rich regions across multiple continents, we create cycling holidays that combine exceptional riding with unforgettable travel experiences.
With decades of operational expertise, we offer a range of thoughtfully crafted itineraries to suit different riding abilities, interests and holiday styles. Each journey is supported by professional guides, quality accommodation, premium transportation and seamless logistics, ensuring every detail is taken care of from start to finish.
Our tours go beyond the standard tourist experience. We connect guests with authentic local culture, regional cuisine and the unique character of each destination, all while enjoying some of the world’s most rewarding cycling routes. Whether you join us in Europe, Australia or further afield, Bikestyle Tours delivers world-class cycling adventures built on experience, passion and a genuine love for the sport.
Scott BuddTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. My wife (Ruth) and I joined Bikestyle tours on their 2025 Vuelta Espana Tour. Having had a really positive experience with Bikestyle on the 2011 TdF tour, we were confident that this tour would also be great, but I have to say it exceeded expectations. Firstly, the hotels were exceptional. I can only imagine how hard it was to find suitable accommodation for a group in some of these out of the way regions. The Las Caldas hotel and the Monastery at Santo Estevo were standouts but all of the hotels were great and a step up from our last tour. Secondly, we loved our guides, Eric and Claire. They were truly extraordinary and we were so lucky to have them guide us around. The group on this tour was quite small (only seven people) and so there was even more pressure on them, as they were spending a lot more time in contact with each of us. We thoroughly enjoyed their company, not just as guides but as great people. I was particularly grateful for the extra kindness and attention that Claire showed to Ruth (as the only female rider in the group and who was very self conscious about not wanting to hold people up). Claire did an amazing job of managing a variety of different riding abilities which, in a small group, was much more challenging. Thirdly, the organisation and logistics were great. The whole tour went seamlessly, even with unexpected events such as the protests that occurred. It was also great that Eric was able to wangle us into a team bus and have some contact with the Teams which was very special. There was a very good balance between riding and watching the race in the various locations and we felt that we saw as much of the race as we needed to. All in all, we had a great time. We are already looking ahead for our next one. Thanks again to Adam and the whole team. Scott ButlerTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Thanks Eric, Claire and the Bikestyle crew for a wonderful La Vuelta trip this year. The itinerary, hotels and group dinners were all first class. Thanks especially to Claire for her support in getting to the top of L’Angliru. Definitely one to tick off the bucket list! Greg TannerTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We loved every minute of our recent 2025 La Vuelta trip with my wife attending as a non-riding spectator. Eric & Claire were fantastic guides / friends throughout our Spanish journey with Sue becoming a quasi member of the Bikestyle team. We would highly recommend Bikestyle Tours to anyone considering their 1st cycling tour either as a rider or spectator. John JohnsonTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. This BikeStlye Tour was a fantastic experience! The staff was extraordinary, the accommodations superb, the scenery beautiful, and cycling challenging. I would do it again in a heartbeat. Craig DavisTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Update: Another great trip in 2025! Update: Tour de France Femmes 2023 was THE BEST. Thanks Adam, Petra, Sophie and especially Alex who rode up Tourmelet 3 times in a day to help us. Photo is Pic de Nore, gorgeous riding. Bikestyle are an absolute pleasure to travel with. Friendly, easy to get on with and really know their stuff. They're organised but flexible so everything happens but always in a relaxed laid back way. Another highlight is the great people they seem to attract, I've always met people I really like to ride with and travel with in bikestyle groups. The trips I've done with bikestyle have been some of my best memories and I look forward to travelling with them again in the future. Faye GoodyearTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Tour was very well organised and accomodation and food was good with dietary requirements dealt with well. Amazing rides and scenery. Hope to return soon! Highly recommended Michael RoyalTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. To all cycling enthusiasts out there, do yourself a favour and book a cycling adventure with BIKESTYLE TOURS. It is just an amazing experience. I was very much looking forward to the last week of the Tour de France 2025 in the months leading up to event, but when it was actually happening it was so much better than I imagined. Everything about the event was superb. The planning that goes into an event such as this is a credit to Adam and his sensational crew of people on the ground to make it an unforgettable time. I could not fault anything on the tour. They had thought of everything and were flexible and accommodating along the way. Meals, accommodation, cycle routes, transport, bikes and knowledge transfer from the staff were all first class. Being in the French Alps is a majestic experience and to be able to check out the landscape on a bike is incredible. I would like to think I can do something like this again. Having done it once it, it is most tempting to give another tour ago in the not too distant future. Fabulous time!! Michael J Royal Jodie HTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I have just completed the 2022 Giro Tour with Bikestyle. What a fantastic experience. From when I first contacted Adam, we had to battle through covid and lockdown. He was so accommodating and supportive. On the trip he is the perfect tour leader and guide, cool, calm, fun and generous with his time. He is well backed up by ex pro Eric De Clerc, super experienced, interested in talking about his life as a rider but also yours. Diego is Adam’s go to man for Italy, fluent in 4 languages, the most helpful guy who is so passionate about cycling and his country. Bruno was our driver, so good to have Frenchman along. Couldn’t get a better driver but also fun to be around and do anything for you. I achieved my goal of climbing the Stelvio on a brilliant day along with some other fabulous climbs. But more than that, we watched the Giro racing through villages and finally culminating in the arena in Verona with a win to Jai Hindley. Seems Adam can organise anything, weather and a spectacular Giro win too. Thanks guys, can’t recommend you enough. Mike BrookerTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. This was a great trip. There is nothing like doing bucket list climbs in Europe and having all the logistics sorted for you, and a great bunch of people to ride with. This was the 4th Bikestyle trip I’ve been on (each different) and each time on my own. Every time the trips are well organised, the guides are really good (exceptional experience- how often do you get to ride with a 5x TdF finisher!) and the other guests are always ‘likeminded’ and good fun. Thanks BS. dchuffmanTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We just returned from Bikestyle Tours Spectator Tour for the Tour de France. It was an amazing experience and Bikestyle had every aspect of the trip planned to perfection. The transport, the hotels, the dinners, and our two exceptional tour hosts made this trip such a pleasure. We recommend them completely and without qualification! Thank you Bikestyle for the trip of a lifetime!Google rating score: 5.0 of 5, based on 105 reviews