We're back with Europe's longest charity bike ride: 5,400km from Glasgow to Athens
Sign up for 1 week of the relay, cycle 500-700km and raise at least £500 for grassroots refugee projects
In your own special way, you'll rapidly become a vital member of a tight-knit little cycling crew - riding your bike, sharing your stories, pitching your tent, doing the dishes from time to time... and always keeping the dream alive! |
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Make your job a bit more doable!
We design the routes, lead the rides, find camp, cook dinner, solve most problems and carry all your kit in Calypso, our support van - but don't think that'll make it too easy... Whatever comes at us during the week, we'll tackle it together ✊ |
Or read on for full week-by-week details...
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"I volunteered at Khora for a few weeks last year and I knew I wanted to continue to help in some way. I didn’t know at the time that would mean cycling up and over the Alps!
Lycra stuffed with croissants, supported by a fantastic bunch of people and motivated by one hell of a cause. At the end I was bruised, burnt, and absolutely beaming from ear to ear!" Iona Shaw |
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🚨 ALMOST SOLD OUT 💨
BEST OF BRITISH
This entirely British week was a triumph last year. Climbs and castles in Dumfries and Galloway, poem-inspiring pools in the Lake District and the lush green hills of Shropshire. Plus pubs. Cheers!
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GOLDILOCKS WEEK
Set among corn fields and medieval villages on both sides of the Channel, the route is packed with Goldilocks rolling hills, never too long or too steep - they’re just right 👌
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JEKYLL & HYDE WEEK
First half we roll out of Paris along winding canals and riversides. Then it's up into the hills of the Massif Morvan before turning towards the Jura Mountains and finishing with a big climb up to Lake Geneva
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MONT BLANC & THE ALPS
A new (and shorter) route through the Alps, filled with stunning views - including Mont Blanc! Punchy climbs are the order of every day so you and your bike will have to be ready to sweat 😅
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BEST WEEK ON THIGHS?
Inspiring Italian Alps and shimmering mountain lakes: the Dolomites will knock your cycling socks off. Best week on Thighs according to our founders - and the pizza makes every climb worthwhile
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101 DALMATION... HILLS
Perfect for anyone who loves unpredictability, wants a serious physical challenge and loves Google translate. Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Croatia again - glorious!
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MACEDONIAN MOUNTAINS
For people who LOVE not knowing what’s round the corner (probably a hill / gravel / borek). There’s so much adventure in Albania and Macedonia that we had to add a 7th cycling day to cram it all in
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THE BIG FINISH
Mount Olympus and the mythical island of Evia. beach campsites and mountain climbs. Plus that first glimpse of Athens after 5,200km of Steely adventure. Yassou!
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Don’t expect hotels or showers...
Just an unforgettable adventure when you don’t know where you’ll sleep that night, the mountain never ends and you embrace the unknown. Ride with a tight-knit group of awesome humans, supported by our beloved van Calypso, and fundraise for grassroots projects that support refugees
Since Thighs started in 2016, we've cycled more than 28,000km and raised over £630,000
Together we can do something amazing!
Just an unforgettable adventure when you don’t know where you’ll sleep that night, the mountain never ends and you embrace the unknown. Ride with a tight-knit group of awesome humans, supported by our beloved van Calypso, and fundraise for grassroots projects that support refugees
Since Thighs started in 2016, we've cycled more than 28,000km and raised over £630,000
Together we can do something amazing!
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?
Choose your own entry fee, depending on your own financial situation. For all options, you can pay in one transaction or two equal monthly instalments.
£570 is for you if you earn a good wage and your financial situation is comfortable - or you just want to give back to the thighs fam
🚲 Covers base costs of the ride: hostels, food, van, ferries, equipment, etc. 🧑🤝🧑 Directly subsidises our £160 solidarity discount for people who need it 💪 Makes our community strong and makes the ride less reliant on outside funding |
£410 is for you if you are employed or otherwise getting by financially
🚲 Covers base costs of the ride: hostels, food, van, ferries, equipment, etc. |
This discount is for you if you often worry about and sometimes struggle to meet your basic needs
💚 Also take this price if you spend 10+ hours of your working week doing migrant solidarity work 💚 No discrimination, no questions asked 💑 Directly subsidised by the community |
NOTE: Our entry fee only covers the base costs of the ride. The £500 minimum fundraising is separate and goes directly to support grassroots refugee projects.
