Diamond Cycle Tours is a boutique tour operator and tours are tailored to cater for what our riders want. But sometimes we are asked to set up very specific tours. We are planning one at the moment for 2015. In that case it is for a group on a tour through the Alps in France. The glue for that tour is a significant birthday for a rider who has done previous tours with us and wants a special one for his friends to join him on. Thanks for the vote Tim.

Diamond Cycle Tours are set up today at Mylor for stage two of the TDU. The peloton will come by 3 times so we will enjoy the atmosphere and some good hospitality. Only 60ks today so a rest after yesterdays 165k to Tanunda.Diamond Cycle Tours are set up today at Mylor for stage two of the TDU.

Our tour down under is fully subscribed. We have a great week of riding and viewing planned. Can’t wait. Look for our marquee at each stage. Say hello and top up with lollies and water. Rob and Antony

Tour Down Under    19-26 January 2014
Tour de France UK– Including 3 stages in the UK and 2
stages in north France    2-10 July 2014
Classic Alps Tour  13-20 July 2014
Tour Dolomiti  24 July- 1 August  2014
Tour Pyrenees   5-13 August 2014

The Diamond Cycle Tours team has completed the 2013 Taronga Zoo to Dubbo Zoo charity ride. Last year they fought their way through snow and this year it was fire and smoke. All in a good cause though as $170k raised to fight depression.

Tim watching Froome on the penultimate stage of 2103 TDF. Great atmosphere at this mountaintop finish. Then a great descent back to the valley.

As if our Classic Alpes Tour isn’t enough, this year we added the Marmotte to the mix. This is biggest and toughest sportif on the Euro cycling calendar. So well done to the boys who did this event. It’s dark now and riders are still finishing! 175kms and 5065mtrs gain. This scene is at the top of the Col du Glandon as the first of 7ooo riders arrive

The Spring Classics will be on the Diamond Cycle Tours program in 2014. 

The Tour of Flanders is a race for the real hard men with the weather and the pave usually combining to make the riders lives as difficult as possible. But to prevail on these courses is to enter a unique piece of riding tradition. We may not suffer on our tour like the pros but we will enjoy the challenge every bit as much. Just to ride the famous rides with names scarily familiar like Oude-Kwaremont, Paterberg, Koppenberg and Kruisberg is one of cyclings great must do’s. We have yet to see the 2014 course but you can guarantee the hills in the Flemish Ardennes will feature again. And of course we will be among the hundred thousand cycling fans on the course who make the trip to Flanders to watch the race and soak up the atmosphere.

Don’t you just want to ride over these!

Cycling in Europe exposes us to a wonderful culture of cycling on the roads. Drivers are mostly very respectful to cyclists. Unfortunately that is not always the case in Australia. We do our best to be polite road users as cyclists and promote sharing the roads and paths. As a promotional tool we use bike cameras to record tours. The Canberra Times has run an article in which they spoke to Rob Diamond about the camera as a tool for catching motorists who do the wrong thing by cyclists either deliberately or by accident. Click here to see that article.

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