Tour 2019 - The Best Of Europe

Welcome to the RiDE Tour 2019.

You’ll find routes to ride to some of Europe’s most stunning locations,  plus umpteen great roads that are so good, just a single ride could make your biking year.

We’d like to pretend it was hell to put together, but it wasn’t. Thanks to former editor Si Weir’s “painstaking research trips” (everyone else calls them holidays) we’ve amassed thousands of miles finding the best roads.

If you’re planning a big trip this year, there’s loads here to whet your appetite. My tip: a lap of the North Coast 500 in Scotland.

Matt Wildee, Editor

Make The Most Of The North Coast 500

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Break From The Borders

The Dunoon Alternative - Download the GPX

The Great Eastern - Download the GPX

Borders Heartland - Download the GPX

Marge Simpson in the Cairngorms - Download the GPX

The Buccleuch Eight - Download the GPX

The Real Italian Job

Day one - Calais to Dole 400 miles 7.5 hours Download the GPX

Day two - Dole to Tignes 215 miles 6 hours Download the GPX

Day three - Tignes to Chivasso 205 miles 6 hours Download the GPX

Day four - Chivasso to Martigny (via Cole del Nivolet) 200 miles 6.5 hours Download the GPX

Day five - Martigny to Chaumont 285 miles 7.5 hours Download the GPX

Day six - Chaumont to Calais 300 miles 7.5 hours Download the GPX

10 Top Roads In The Picos De Europa

1 - N-621 - Unquera to Leon 118 miles Download the GPX

2 - AS-14 - AS-15 to Grandas de Salime 35 miles Download the GPX

3 - CA-261 - Solares to Ramales de la Victoria 25 miles Download the GPX

4 - BI-3231 - BI-635 to Gerrikaitz 8 miles Download the GPX

5 - N-623 - Santander to Burgos 101 miles Download the GPX

6 - LU-530 - A Fonsagrada to Lugo 37 miles Download the GPX

7 - LE-481 - CL-626 to Teverga 22 miles Download the GPX

8 - AS-260 - Colungo to Arriondas 15 miles Download the GPX

9 - CA-281 - Puentenansa to Cervera de Pisuerga 40 miles Download the GPX

10 - BU-556 - Berberana to Orduna 9 miles Download the GPX

Heaven On Earth

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5 Reasons To Ride The Col De La Machine

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