24-26 Apr 26: Wheels & Waffles: A Ghent Tour - RELOADED!

Back by popular demand! Wheels & Waffles: A Ghent Tour - RELOADED! 24-26 April 2026

That's right we're going back to Ghent for round 2! Last year was such a blast we want to repeat it! 

Have you never ridden aboard? Then this is the trip for you!  Riding in Europe is straight forward, but it can be nerve racking and there are some odd rules that you need to follow, but once you get past all of that, the roads are simply amazing! We'll help you on a ease you into it, whilst having a blast on a social level. 

We've been really privileged in the past to have a good contingent of women riders attend this tour and we'd really like to encourage and continue this trend (if anyone wants to chat to either James or myself beforehand, please do email richard@veloceclub.co.uk)

What does it involve?

This is a 3 day event; days 1 and 3 involve riding to an from Ghent (no motorway), we'll stay in the same hotel for 2 nights with day 2 being either an option ride out, but back in time to have a look around Ghent (or you can stay and look around). 

Please note we will ride for a maximum of 90mins before each stop. Please ensure that you are able to ride for 90mins in a single go and can ride approx 120 miles in a single day.

Hotel

We have chosen this hotel due to that it has secure underground parking (chargeable) and it is only 5 mins walk from the City Centre, where all the pubs and restaurants are. 

ibis Gent Centrum OperaNederkouter 24, 9000 Gent, Belgium

It is your responsibility to book and pay for your stay at the hotel. If you wish to book another hotel, then please do so, but you will need to make sure you at the ibis for the correct departure time (if you wish to join us)

Le Shuttle

It is your responsibility to book and pay for your Le Shuttle tickets.

Departure: 10:20 (arrive in France 11:55)
Return: 13:50 (arrive in the UK 13:25)

Admin fee

Admin fee is applicable. The admin fee is in place for 2 reasons:

1. To prevent time wasters (unfortunately we’ve had plenty of these)
2. To cover the admin costs of putting together the routes, places to stay and packing guides (which will all be supplied closer to the date).

Support

This is an unsupported tour. This means you are responsible for booking your hotels, Le Shuttle tickets and ensuring you and your bike are legal within any of the counties travelling to or through. Buy purchasing tickets, you accept that you are aware of this.

It is also your responsibility to ensure you have breakdown cover and adequate medical and other insurances.

By paying the fee you accept that this is fully unsupported tour.

Starting / meeting times

A full itinerary will be issued beforehand. This will include the departure and arrival times and places that we will be stopping.

Due to the size of the group departure times are stated as ‘Be ready to go at’ times - this means having your bike packed, fuelled and you are ready to go. Not ‘just finish your coffee and wonder back at’ time.

We will depart on time and will leave people behind if you are late, as 1 person being late is unfair on the rest of the group.

What if I not ready to go / don’t want to ride with you?

As this is an unsupported tour, you can come and go as you please. A full itinerary will be issued and if you, for example, wish to go elsewhere in the morning you are free to do so. It will be assumed that anyone late to departure time will be riding their own route.

What do I need to bring?

Yourself, passport, money, insurances, V5.

We will send out a list of requirements, but it is your responsibility to ensure you are safe and legal AT ALL TIMES.

Breakdown

If you breakdown, whilst we will do as much as we can to help, ultimately you need to be able to be self sufficient. That includes bringing your own toolset and puncture repair kits. We advise that you have tubeless tyres as these are easier to repair roadside.

Insurance / medical 

It is your responsibility to ensure you have all of these in place

What if I get an earlier/later train?

Departure: if offered an earlier train DO NOT SELECT IT, if you do your only options are meet at the first coffee stop or to meet us at the hotel that evening. Same as if you get a late train, we will not wait.

Return: if you wish to get an earlier train, please feel free to.

Riding ability

This is open to A licence holders, who own a larger capacity bike (i.e 400cc and above) and are able to ride for a minimum of 90mins between breaks. We will break the day up so there are frequent stops.

You will also need to be able to ride approx 100 to 150 miles in a day.

As this is an unsupported tour, so you are free to leave the ride at any time.

A full itinerary including routes, equipment needed etc will be issued approximately 1 month before the event.

Read about the first Wheels & Waffles: A Ghent Tour here >>