The Chain Gang Cycle Tours

Aidan and Damaris Join the 7-Up Club

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Amazingly, two more people have now completed every single one of our cycling tours. Aidan Challen and Damaris O’Hanlon recently cycled round Umbria with me, and in both cases the Umbria tour completed the set.

Damaris has been on some of our tours twice, she’s a one-woman Chain Gang promotion agency, and probably our biggest fan. Obviously anybody who’s done all seven of our tours will tend to be lovely company, and it was certainly true of Aidan and Damaris.

I wonder if I can explain the feeling when people who have cycled with us decide to cycle with us again? It feels so flattering. Of course we try to put on fabulous tours, and to provide excellent value, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that people do actually enjoy our holidays. And we get tons of customers returning to cycle with us again and again, but when I recognise a name, the feeling is marvellous.

And to return six times! I’m more grateful, and more flattered, than I can properly convey, so let me say thank you Aiden, thank you Damaris. I guess we’ll see you soon!

Thank You Lyn and Amy

Last September the London Cycling Campaign sent their editor along to have a look at our Tuscany trip. Well, that’s not quite true as Lyn was pregnant by the time the tour came around, but she was kind enough to persuade Amy Adams to go along in her place.

So this month Amy’s written up a lovely review of The Chain Gang Tuscany Cycle Tour for readers of the LCC magazine, London Cyclist.

Thanks Lyn and Amy. This is Mrs Thatcher’s ‘oxygen of publicity’ isn’t it? Every company needs a bit of this type of oxygen (except perhaps spy-type companies) and I’m sure the well-to-do Londoners now taking to their bikes in droves are just our market.