Performance cycling in the Alps
Small-group, fully supported trips for riders who want to be pushed. 2027 dates are open.
Explore our toursWe take small groups of cyclists over the highest passes in Switzerland, look after every detail of the week, and get everybody home with a story worth telling.
See the 2027 tours
Eight riders. One guide. Seven passes above 2,000 metres.
These roads are shut for eight months of the year. We ride them in the weeks they're open, with everything you need following behind in the van.
What makes a week with us different
A group of eight, never more
Small enough that the group climbs together, everyone regroups at the top, and we all eat around one table at night. You'll know everybody's name by the end of day one.
Safety is the whole point
Hugo spent his career in the fire service and holds current CPR and wilderness first aid. He sweeps the back of every descent and makes the weather calls without ego.
Nothing left for you to arrange
Hotels, luggage, all your food on the bike, spare wheels, a mechanic's stand and route files on your head unit before you land. You turn the pedals; we do the rest.
Ride levels
Every trip is graded so you know exactly what you're signing up for. We currently run levels 4 and 5 — if you're not there yet, say so and we'll help you get there.
Active
A good week of riding with one or two big days. Not on the current calendar, but available as a private trip.
Avid
Consistent mountain days, back to back. You ride regularly and you're comfortable with an hour-long climb.
Serious
Our hardest days: three or more passes in a stage, out early and back as the light goes.
A useful test for level 4: you can ride 120 km with 3,000 m of climbing, back it up the next morning, and still enjoy day three.
Hugo
A career in the fire service before this. That's the part that counts at 2,400 metres, when the weather turns on a group of eight and someone has to make a calm decision quickly.
He has guided in the Alps and Dolomites for Backroads, so he knows how a well-run trip actually works — the van, the logistics, the hotel relationships, the hundred small things you only notice when they're missing. He's also spent a decade racing triathlon and running in the mountains, which means he knows exactly what it feels like to be at your limit with forty minutes of climbing still to go.
“I've done supported trips before and this was a different thing entirely. Eight of us, one guide who knew every hairpin, and someone waiting at the top of every climb with a bidon. I've never ridden that well for five days straight.”
Frequently asked
What's included in the price?
Hotels in the valley towns, all breakfasts and dinners, everything you eat and drink on the bike, van support on every stage, your guide, route files for your head unit, luggage moved between hotels, and airport transfers from Zurich or Geneva on the first and last day.
And what isn't?
Flights, travel and medical insurance, lunches on travel days, and bike hire if you need it. We don't take e-bikes on the June departures, and there's no non-riding partner programme — this one is just the riding.
Can I hire a bike?
Yes. Swiss-built carbon road bikes with your choice of gearing, from CHF 90 a day. Send your measurements when you book and it'll be built and waiting. For these gradients we'd suggest a 34/32 at minimum.
What if I'm slower than everyone else?
That's normal, and it's planned for. The group regroups at the top of every climb, the guide sweeps the back on every descent, and the van will carry anyone who's had enough for the day without any fuss. Nobody rides alone unless they want to.
What happens if the weather turns?
We look at the forecast every morning and the guide will shorten or reroute a stage if conditions call for it. High cols hold snow into June and storms build fast in the afternoons. That call is the guide's, and we'd rather have a shortened day than an incident.
How do I book?
Send an enquiry below with a note about your recent riding. Hugo replies personally, usually within two days. If the trip is a good fit, a CHF 600 deposit secures your place and the balance is due sixty days before departure.
Tell us about your riding
Hugo reads every enquiry and answers it himself. Nothing is charged at this stage — we'd rather start with a conversation.