Q&A with Kate
Daunted? We talk to someone who’s done it all before – and helped hundreds more to achieve it too …
Dates for your Diary
2019 Route Rumour #7 It’s all about the mountains …
RUMOUR UPDATE #7 It’s all about the mountains … As we guessed in our first blog, we’re surer by the day that we’ll be heading west to return east, meaning Pyrenean fun followed by Alpine glory. It looks like the Tourmalet will almost certainly feature (but we’re not sure yet from which side) and maybe …
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2019 Route Rumours – Rest days are Key!
As well as wanting to know where we’re cycling next summer, a small part of our excitement should be reserved for rest days because this is where many of you will arrive and depart – and where the Grand Loopers will be heading to the laundrette! So imagine our delight to have scoured the rumour blogs …
2019 Route Rumours: The bits we want to believe…
We’ve recovered from our excitement about the beer, the champagne and the bottles of red and after a more studious look at some of the route rumours, we’re delighted to bring your attention to a few more treats that (hopefully, fingers crossed) await us next summer… The first one of real note (aside for Emily’s …
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Charity Visitors on Tour
We know that riding Le Loop can be a life-changing experience for our riders. They challenge themselves and often discover they’re capable of far more than they ever thought was possible. So it was a logical progression to invite up to 2 young people a year from the charities supported by WWMT to join us on …
What wine will we be drinking?
An important question, not just because it’s nice to have a glass of something after a long day on the bike, but also because the regions of France and their produce are part of the scenery that make up each stage. In Belgium it’s all about the beer: You pass little bars and street-side cafes …
2019 Route Rumours – what will make 2019 special?
RUMOUR UPDATE #3 What will make the 2019 Tour de France special? There are rumours of a return to the Basque country after we visited briefly for a stage 20 time trial in 2018. But we’re not so sure. We’d rather put our money on a couple of gravel roads making an appearance (if not …
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Friday Featured Riders
We’ve been posting stories from our riders onto facebook for a while now – alternate Fridays through the long hard autumn/winter months. They’re probably our most popular posts – and they demonstrate just how diverse our Loopers are. So if you’re considering riding Le Loop but are a bit nervous about your ability, your experience, …
Emily’s Cafe Tour of Great Britain
Your opportunity to meet Emily and find out more about riding the Tour de France route. Le Loop’s lead cyclist Emily Chappell will be visiting some of the loveliest cycling cafes in the country over the next few weeks, drinking coffee, eating cake (inevitably) and chatting informally about her summer riding the Tour de France …
It’s a Wrap! Fundraising 2018
It is with extreme pride that we can now announce the grand total for the 2018 fundraising. We have managed to exceed all expectations and reached a colossal £361,000 for the William Wates Memorial Trust. This means that more young people will benefit from the extraordinary support of over 20 charities nationwide that receive grants …