Location
Lisbon, Portugal to Madrid, Spain
Duration
From 5 days to 25 days
Length
133-199km daily
Climb
730 - 2,974 m
16 Aug 2024 - 9 Sep 2024
At Grand Tours Project, we simply love Spain (and Portugal!). And our 2024 tours are now open for early bookings. We're the experts in guiding passionate cyclists in riding every kilometre of this amazing race, just a few hours ahead of the pros. We're also experts in guiding a more relaxed tour in each week of the race (50-100km each stage). Join us in Spain, and be ready to be surprised by this incredible cycling destination.
With our "Ride Every Kilometre" tours, we're offering the opportunity to ride the entire route - Every. Single. Kilometre. You can choose to ride 3, 6, 9 or all 21 stages. You will need to be a strong cyclist to achieve this challenge, but you don't need to be an elite athlete ... ours is journey, not a race, and we'll leave enough time on each day to enjoy our lunch breaks and photo stops. Once we cross the finish line each day, we'll sit back and watch the race as the "fight for red" takes place only a couple of hours after us.
If this is a bit too challenging for you, then join us on one of our more relaxed "Experience" tours, as we ride 50-100 km on each of the stages of the race. You will have more time to watch the race at the finish line, visit the "special areas", enjoy poolside drinks at the hotel, and explore the village or town you stay at each evening.
There are very limited spaces on these tours - with a maximum of 7 riders on each tour, supported by 1 expert guide and 1 driver. This small group will ride together and will always have the support van close by – with drinks, snacks and dry clothing. Riding on the race course just a few hours before the pros, with the support of the crowds and our team, makes this an unforgettable experience.
Please note that we are not an official tour operator for the Vuelta a España 2024.
Total price: Upon request
LISBON TO CASTELO BRANCO, PORTUGAL
5 Nights | 6 Days (Stages 1 to 3) + Discover Lisbon
The Grand Tour of Spain is here! It is the third and final of the three Grand Tours and the last chance for teams to establish themselves on the world stage of UCI cycling. This year, the race will commence in Lisbon, Portugal! You will have the opportunity to hit the roads starting with an Individual Time Trial in Lisbon; Stage 2 from glamorous Cascais on the coast to Ourem; and a mountain Stage 3 from Lousa over the Serra da Lousã and finishing in Castelo Branco. Come and discover a cycling paradise and cheer on the riders through Portugal!
LISBON, ANDALUSIA AND GRANADA
10 Nights | 11 Days (Stages 1to 9)
Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, once again hosts the start of Spain’s premier cycle race. The last time was in 1997. And it is only the fifth time that the 2024 race has started outside of Spain. The route goes from the cool refreshing Atlantic coast and interior of Portugal into central Spain, down into and across Andalusia, to finish in the Moorish city, Granada.
GALICIA, ASTURIAS, LEON
7 Nights | 8 Days (Stages 10 - 15)
Week 2 of the Tour of Spain heads north and stays in the region. Hilly and mountainous stages through Galicia, Asturias, Leon and the region known as Green Spain. Very different from the dry and hot Andalusia of southern Spain.
NORTHERN SPAIN, THE BASQUE COUNTRY & MADRID
7 Nights | 8 Days (STAGES 16 - 21)
As is traditional, the race will finish in magnificent Madrid. The ride through the city will be amazing with crowds lining the route. Grand Tours Project will organise special activities and you will be able to watch the sprinters arrive and cheer on the winner of the La Roja. After the presentations, the team will escort you back to the hotel before regrouping for a final dinner nearby.