Cycle Tours - The Chain Gang Brochure

The Chain Gang Cycle Tours Limited was founded on the idea of exploring a beautiful and interesting region by bike with like-minded people, while eating tantalising local food, experiencing a genuine adventure and having a good, honest laugh along the way. Its ethos offered a unique way of bringing strangers together, enjoying a wonderful week and making the most of a fantastic pastime.

Destinations and Regions

Chain Gang Cycle Tours explored a range of special regions, each with its own character and highlights.

• Burgundy, Umbria, Devon and the Dordogne
• The Loire Valley, with its amazing renaissance chateaux
• The Bordeaux Winetrail, following a week of fascinating vineyard visits
• Tuscany, with wonderful wines, beautiful scenery and amazingly preserved renaissance towns and villages

A Typical Day on Tour

Tours averaged about 30 miles spread out across each day, meaning that anybody with moderate fitness could keep up. By the end of the day riders may have felt they had earned a good dinner, but without flogging themselves they would also have explored chateaux, vineyards, caves and other captivating sites.

Experienced Guides

A key part of the tours were the experienced guides. They ensured that riders did not need to know anything about bikes, and that a friendly, professional and enthusiastic person was constantly on hand to help along the way. In short, a Chain Gang tour meant a week in the great outdoors, drinking the best local wines, eating the best local food, exploring the most interesting sites and laughing at a very mixed bag of jokes.

Frequently Asked Questions

What were Chain Gang Cycle Tours about?

They were built on exploring a beautiful and interesting region by bike with like-minded people, eating tantalising local food, experiencing a genuine adventure and bringing strangers together for a wonderful week.

Which destinations did they cover?

Destinations included Burgundy, Umbria, Devon, the Dordogne, the Loire Valley, Bordeaux and Tuscany.

How far did riders cycle each day?

Tours averaged about 30 miles spread out across each day, so anybody with moderate fitness could keep up.

Did I need to know anything about bikes?

No. The experienced guides ensured riders did not have to know anything about bikes, with a friendly, professional and enthusiastic person ready to help along the way.

What could I expect to see on a tour?

Riders explored chateaux, vineyards, caves and other captivating sites, alongside scenery and renaissance towns and villages depending on the region.

What was included beyond the cycling?

A week in the great outdoors with the best local wines, the best local food, the most interesting sites and a good, honest laugh along the way.

This brochure is part of the Catalink archive and may no longer be available to order. The information above describes The Chain Gang Cycle Tours Limited. For current details, visit the company's official website.