This blog post was originally posted on the Gillingham & District Wheelers Cycle Club – link to original post   At the start of July a handful of Wheelers and friends headed out to Courchevel in the French Alps for a week of riding up and down the mountains, some of whom had never ridden […]

  ‘Am I good enough to cycle The Alps?’   This is the most common first question we get when we receive enquiries from new customers. Whilst the answer is almost always ‘YES’, we will give some advice on how the cyclist can best prepare for the trip. In this blog post, we’ll detail a […]

There’s nothing quite like the wind blowing through your hair, the sun beaming on your face and looking out to incredible alpine views. You wouldn’t want that to be ruined by being unprepared – preparation is key and will make your cycling holiday all the more enjoyable! From exercising to bike prep, this is how […]

In June we ran our inaugural weekend trip to Annecy aimed at riders who wanted a challenge but who also enjoy some flat lakeside cycling. Eight riders signed up for the trip and we all arrived on a sunny Thursday mid June and the forecast looked favourable.  If there is  a nicer place to ride […]

Arrival Day We are four riders on this trip which was brought about by a conversation with Kevin and Pete who rode with us in the Dolomites last September. They brought along 2 friends, Darrell and Paul, both of whom had never ridden in the Alps before. As you can imagine they had some in-trepidation as to […]

One of our most popular cycling trips is the Tour de France week – an exciting chance to ride the route of this famous event just hours ahead of the professionals, before taking in some of the world-class action right by the roadside. Running from Sunday 17 July to Sunday 24, this tour is aimed […]

When people get it touch with us to book their tours, one of their first questions is usually ‘what’s the best way to travel to France for our alpine cycling holiday?’ In this blog post, we’ll take a look at all the options. Flying Flying is the most popular choice for our riders. Unless otherwise […]

We want you to have the best possible experience on your holiday with Alpine Chain Gang. We do everything to make sure every eventuality is considered and we appreciate it’s not easy to prepare for a trip when you’re not sure exactly what you’ll need, so here’s a checklist of what we recommend you to […]