Le Tour des Pyrénées
We are delighted to announce that Le Tour de Chop is back, could this be the last? Who knows! All we do know is that this will be bigger, hotter and better than ever. Read on... LTDC 2016 Presents ... Le Tour des Pyrénées. Perpignan to Barcelona here we come!Details below including payment link to secure your place. Please pass this email on to any interested lads. Key timings:Thurs 8th SeptArrive in Perpignan at any time. Thursday night accommodation is not included [...]
The Tour of Scotland
As LTDC leaves the sunny beaches of Majorca in its wake; LTDC 2015 brings a far bigger challenge - The Tour of Scotland. I gruelling C220 mile two day ride, crossing the highlands, lowlands and some of the most spectacular and dramatic scenery that will make Mawdor look like childsplay. When you come to a day like this you know why you do it all... You will meet each other in the street in 30 years times [...]
Le Tour de Majorca
As Le Tour de Chop comes into its fourth year, the chaps have decided it’s time to leave Northern Europe and head for the sunnier climates of Majorca in the Balearic Islands, the winter training home of Team Sky.Without any doubt, this will be the longest, hardest and loosest tour yet. The internationally renowned route includes over 5km of climbing climaxing with the summiting of Puig Major, the tallest mountain on the island, a cool 8.1% climb [...]
London to Amsterdam
As the dust settles over Amsterdam in 2013 and the fundraising nudges over £22k for cancer research UK, its time to look back to the highlights of the largest tour yet. On Friday 14th September 2013, 49 cyclists met at the shiny gates of Buckingham palace to be greeted by crowds of tourists, a TV crew and our people from Cancer Research UK. This was to be the start of the largest peloton yet to hit [...]
London to Paris
In September 2012 'LTDC' embarked on its first big event, a gruelling 165mile cycle from London to Paris. Most official cycle events do this in 3-5 days, not the tour, they aimed for 24 hours. The event attracted 29 riders who after months of training around Richmond Park became a peloton to be reckoned with. On some stretches of French roads the locals were heard to be whispering "I didn't realise they moved [...]
London to Cardiff
In September 2011 a group of three gents decided to cycle from London to Cardiff, just for the craic. Giles, Ed and Jamie started that day what has now grown to over 60 lads cycling across Europe on one almighty crusade. The original tour was a gruelling 1.5 day slog through wind and rain to finally arrive in cardiff to a sunny quayside. The boys popped the champagne, hit the celebratory beers and laid down a tour blueprint [...]