Real reward for your legwork
Long Leg Tours is a company set up to offer great cycling and walking events in the UK and Europe.
My name is Simon Adams, and prior to founding Long Leg Tours I was the managing director of a successful company selling hardware to the building trade. Although I enjoyed my job and it gave me a lot of fantastic skills, I always wanted to do something more rewarding and of greater interest, as well as fitting in with my busy family life.
It all started after organising a sponsored event to bike from London to Paris in three days to raise money for a local cancer charity following the death of a family member. I hadn’t been road cycling long when I decided to undertake the challenge, so it was a hard slog in the nine months I had to build up the fitness levels needed to undertake such a distance, especially as my fourth child was due eight weeks before departure! It was all worth it though, and the sense of achievement I felt standing under the Eiffel Tower knowing I had got there under my own steam was overwhelming. It was at this point that I knew I wanted to help others achieve the same feeling. I felt sure that I could arrange more events and challenges in the future, and so Long Leg Tours was born.
I am passionate about cycling and hope to share that with others through Long Leg Tours and the events that I offer. I put 100% into ensuring that all of the rides planned, be it the sportives or the long-distance challenges, are on great routes in fantastic locations and are events that I have done or would like to do myself. To start with, Long Leg Tours will be focusing mainly on UK and French locations but I plan to move further into Europe by spring 2017.
What makes me different to others is that I am able to provide you with bespoke events and challenges for you and/or your group so that you get exactly what you want out of your ride without having to make compromises. Book onto one of the fantastic Long Leg Tours today and join us!
Uni-Varsity Cambridge to Oxford Challenge
Tour Operator: Long Leg Tours
United Kingdom
1 days (Bike: 1 days)
88 mi (~88mi per day)
Supported
Prices from
£ 50
Overview
Tour Operator Long Leg Tours
Challenge yourself on this event with its historic views, riding from Cambridge to Oxford
The route is mainly on quite rural roads, and is ideal for riders of different abilities who are looking for the next challenge !
This ride between the rival university cities of Cambridge and Oxford starts in the centre of Cambridge at the famous Expresso Libary and takes you past a number of the spectacular university buildings before heading out of the city and into the countryside.
London to Newhaven Challenge
Tour Operator: Long Leg Tours
United Kingdom
1 days
60 mi (~60mi per day)
Prices from
£ 15
Overview
Tour Operator Long Leg Tours
Ride with friends on the first part of their London to Paris 24 hour challenge
This 60mile challenge leaves London on Saturday afternoon. The route heads out of London off into the countryside of Surrey then into Sussex before arriving at Newhaven, it includes a brief food and drink stop. This challenge is for friends and family of those taking part in the London to Paris in 24 hours challenge. Regular trains operate from Brighton to London so getting back to London is straight forward.
London to Paris in 24 Hours
Tour Operator: Long Leg Tours
France & United Kingdom
2 days
180 mi (~90mi per day)
Semi-Supported
Prices from
£ 425
Overview
Tour Operator Long Leg Tours
This 180-mile challenge in 24 Hours is non-stop all the way
Are you looking for a challenge to make 2021 a year you’ll never forget, if so this event is a must for you.
We leave London at 4:00pm and cycle around 60 miles through the countryside to Newhaven. We catch the overnight ferry to Dieppe and have a few hours rest before disembarking around 5.00am local time. After getting off the ferry we cycle the remaining 120 miles before arriving in the great capital city of Paris by 5.00pm local time. After photos and celebrations at the Eiffel Tower we book into our three star hotel before enjoying an evening meal and getting some well-earned rest.
After a good night’s sleep and a great breakfast it’s time to take the Eurostar back to London with memories never to be forgotten.
St Ives To St Ives Challenge Ride
Tour Operator: Long Leg Tours
United Kingdom
4 days (Bike: 3 days)
380 mi (~127mi per day)
Semi-Supported
Prices from
£ 475
Overview
Tour Operator Long Leg Tours
This really tough challenge passes through some of the most scenic places in the UK
This its our longest and toughest ride that will challenge all those taking part. Starting in St Ives, Cambridgeshire crossing nearly the whole width of the country including ten different counties before arriving on the west cost at St Ives, Cornwall. You will be supported along the whole route by our first class support team.
Limited to just 50 places.
Paris Roubaix Challenge & Race Weekend
Tour Operator: Long Leg Tours
France
3 days (Bike: 1 days)
145 km (~145km per day)
Supported
Prices from
£ 325
Overview
Tour Operator Long Leg Tours
Hell Of The North !!!
This a tough cycling challenge that dates back to 1896.
Paris-Roubaix Challenge offers amateur cyclists the possibility of getting as close as possible to a legendary professional race. 24 hours before the professionals, amateurs from around the world will have the opportunity to measure themselves against the legend of the Hell of the North with its mythical cobbled sections.
There are three increasingly difficult routes on offer, on roads which are open to traffic but secured by numerous volunteers and motorcyclists. There is a legendary race for everyone, covering distances from 70km to 172km.