The challenge of completing the Alpenbrevet 2013 attracted riders from Australia, America, Denmark and the UK to the Swiss Alps to take on the toughest one cycling event in Europe on our unique Alpenbrevet Cycling Holiday. Our Tour Report looks back on a great week from the perspective of our Guides, if you are thinking of…
In 2013 the Gruyère Cycling Tour date clashed with the Alpenbrevet so we ran a special Tour des Diablerets trip that featured many of the same climbs included in our Gruyère Cycling Tour holiday itinerary. Our Tour Report looks back on a great week from the perspective of our Guides: Stage 1 – Lac Hongrin…
Our 2014 cycling holidays are now open for booking! Cycling Holidays 2014 May: Cyclotour du Léman June: Italian Dolomites Training Camp July: Maratona dles Dolomites July: Granfondo Gottardo August: Randonnée Alpes Suisse August: Alpenbrevet August: Gruyère Cycling Tour You can also keep up to date with our holiday news and training tips by subscribing to our monthly newsletter or by following us…
The Granfondo Gottardo is known as one of the most unique and challenging sportives in the Alps and Granfondo Gottardo 2013 was testament to that! Our Tour Report looks back on a great week from the perspective of our Guides, if you are thinking of joining us for the Granfondo Gottardo then you should check…
Brevet Featured in Cycling Weekly The UK’s most read cycling magazine, Cycling Weekly, were hosted by Brevet last summer and have now let out Europe’s best kept sportive secret in the Cycling Weekly Granfondo Gottardo review. [quote] Each col has its own character, the most interesting of which is the beautiful cobbled sections and hairpin turns of the 19km…
Brevet’s classic cycling jerseys launched at the 2013 Maratona prompted our guests at the Maratona dles Dolomites to ask “When can I buy another jersey? Do you do a cap?” The answer is yes! Check out the retro inspired Brevet cycle clothing designs and high performance Swiss fabric technology that make our jersey and cap combo a…
The Alpenbrevet is the toughest one day cycling challenge in Europe. Tougher than Etape du Tour 2013 and La Marmotte. Even the “shortest” Alpenbrevet route is longer and harder than the 2013 Etape du Tour with 3,875m of climbing over 132km against The Etape du Tour with 3,500m climbing in 130km. The Gold route is up there with La…
The Maratona is known as Italy’s most beautiful sportive and with a backdrop of snow capped peaks the Maratona dles Dolomites 2013 did not disappoint! Our Tour Report looks back on a great week from the perspective of our Guides, if you are thinking of joining us for the Maratona dles Dolomites then do read this in…
Special offer for all our Brevet Maratona dles Dolomites guests: book a 30 minute sports massage for €30. Massages and treatments are available daily from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m in the Wellness Area of our hotel! Please book directly with the hotel info@latambra.com
UPDATE: If you missed our free webinar catch up on our recap of the best tips for Training for Alpine Sportives. [hr] Training for a sportive in the Alps this summer? Bit worried about the hills? Weather hampering your training plan? Join Brevet and Dig Deep Coaching for a FREE webinar and interactive Q&A workshop…
Our 2013 Cyclotour du Léman guests arrived in Switzerland from the UK, Brazil, Australia and Switzerland with the same aim in mind – get some early season climbing in the legs and take part in the Cyclotour du Léman – the first sportive in the Swiss sportive season. Our Tour Report looks back on a great week…
In our latest “Rider’s Eye View” Guest Review Kyle McCall gives you a guests eye view of our recent Tour de Romandie cycling holiday on his excellent blog Upward Progress. Tour de Romandie 2013 [quote]There was an awesome zen about getting up each day and knowing that all I had to do was ride my…
At Brevet we believe bikes were born to travel, if you are giving your bike a holiday this summer then these bike box packing tips from Sam and Hannah Gardner of Bike Box Online will help you pack your bike box safely for air travel. Bike Box Packing Tips How to Pack a Bike Box…
We kicked off our 2013 Tour de Romandie holiday chasing the peloton through stunning Swiss scenery in bright sunshine. After watching the breakaway contest the first GPM points of the day we raced through the Lavaux Vineyards to the Tour de Romandie Stage 2 finish in Renens, West of Lausanne. For more pictures check out…
When talented Maltese rider Carl Attard saw that Switzerland was still enjoying fresh snow he had a crazy idea “Could I get in some quality cycling training in the Alps whilst my family ski?” The answer with Brevet Bespoke was always going to be “Yes!” Fresh Powder and Col Christening Winter 2012/3 has been incredible…
Swiss Col conquerors Alain and Lillie acted on our tip off to ride up the Col de la Croix this weekend before the official opening. The Col de la Croix will be the feature climb in the 2013 Tour de Romandie with the riders climbing this Hors Catégorie Swiss classic from both sides. The early…
The Cyclotour du Léman 2013 is a cycling sportive event in Switzerland with a choice of three distances, including the full 180km cycle around Lake Geneva. The Cyclotour du Léman takes cyclists on a beautiful route around Lake Geneva (Lac Léman locally) that winds through vineyards and apple orchards against a backdrop of a shimmering…
UPDATE: Check out our Tour de Romandie Queen Stage Race Report As ever the Tour de Romandie has been designed with the Tour de France in mind, this year Le Tour celebrates it’s 100th anniversary and is designed for climbers. The 2013 Tour de Romandie Queen Stage is set to be the toughest stage in Tour…
Until now there was a gap in The Sufferfest’s irrestible cycling training videos. If like me you have a love/hate relationship with Sufferlandria then you may have had sessions where you finished wanting more. Where you needed a longer workout. Especially this winter – will this winter ever end? Enter Blender. At 100 minutes long…
We are proud to announce that Brevet has been selected as an Official TrainingPeaks Advocate. TrainingPeaks are the providers of world leading training and nutrition management software that helps aspiring amateurs plan their training with the same ease of use and attention to detail as a Tour de France winner: [quote]From the start of 2011,…