We highly recommend you check the details of a tour grading when booking your bicycle tour. A trip is often graded a certain way, not because of the amount of cycling you will be doing, but because of the terrain you will be cycling in.

For example, a tour which offers biking at a high altitude but offers less overall riding is likely to be graded higher than a tour which promises to cover larger daily distances at a lower altitude over considerably flatter terrain. The reason for this is the fitness level required.

Cycling at a high altitude requires a high level of fitness, and almost guarantees you'll be a lot fitter by the end of the tour!!

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