World Cycling Tours

By Author: Noshir Lavangia
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World cycling tours are extremely popular and have a large number of followers. If you are a cycling enthusiast and want to participate in world tours, you need to first prepare for it. Such tours are different from regular world tour packages offered by tour operators. Many bicycle enthusiasts set out for world tours from India to different locations such as France, Italy, Spain, Croatia and Argentina. Bicycle tour deals for destinations within India, such as Rajasthan, Sikkim and Darjeeling, Kerala and Himachal are also available and are extremely popular.

Preparations:

To be able to cycle long distances, you need to be fit. Here, being fit means strengthening your muscles. It takes strength to cycle such long distances, let alone cycle up the steep ‘ghat’ slopes that you will encounter. You need to be prepared for something like this physically, as well as mentally. You need to be ready to take on a journey that will test not only your endurance but also your patience and faith.

Setting Goals:

Is it necessary to set goals for your bicycle world tours? Or can it be just an unplanned impromptu ...
... trip? World tours of this kind begin long before you actually start off on your bike. Everything counts at this point: your plans, your fears, what you anticipate and more importantly, what you want out of your journey. It is one thing to see the route on the world map and quite another to actually ride it. The sheer magnitude of your journey will only hit you once you have traveled for a few days. This is when having goals will help you, especially if you are cycling alone. If you are traveling with a group, then it is up to the group to keep the goals in sight. Professional cyclists, as part of their cycling tournaments, have definite goals in terms of distance and terrain.

Taking Care of your Bicycle:

While choosing your bicycle, check for reliable bike components, water bottle holders, load carrying capacities and holders for racks. Whenever you halt at the end of your day, be sure to check your bicycle for air, oil, cleaning and loose parts.

Insurance:

It is advisable to insure yourself against theft and for repatriation in case of illness.

Finally, set out with an open mind. You will always encounter people and places that inspire you to keep moving. Keep your goals in sight and you will find that nothing is impossible, however difficult things may seem.

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Noshir Lavangia has been working in the travel and airline industry since the last 15 years. A travel buff with vast knowledge of tourist places, he advises Cox & Kings on developing customised world tours and international tour packages.