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Travel Insurance for Cycle Touring
The rewards of cycle touring are astounding - a wonderful way to see somewhere new. Cycle touring is covered under Grade 1 Sports cover at no extra cost. This means that you are automatically covered with any of the Single, Annual or Backpacker trips. You are also covered for over 100 sports at no extra cost.
Your cover requires that you:
- Do not compete in a timed cycle race of any sorts
- Not take part in any form of cycle touring that is not considered amateur
- Make sure not to unnecessarily endanger yourself
Medical Cover for Cycle Touring Injuries
| Standard | Essential | Essential Plus | Superior | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Medical Expenses
| up to £2.5 million |
up to £5 million |
up to £5 million |
up to £10 million |
|
Hospital Benefits
| up to £300 |
up to £600 |
up to £600 |
up to £1,200 |
|
| Personal Liability | up to £500,000 | up to £1 million | up to £1 million | up to £2 million |
For pre-existing medical conditions, other sports, business and/or wedding cover, we recommend that you add extra protection.
Safety Precautions
Some useful safety tips include:
- Wearing appropriate protective gear
- Using good quality sports equipment
- Not allowing children to cycle unsupervised
- Staying hydrated by drinking lots of water
You may be interested in this magazine article..
Top 10 International Cycle Routes
If you're planning a cycle touring adventure then check out our Top 10 Worldwide routes for some inspiration. From the roads of Italy to South Africa's Cape Peninsular we'll get your mind racing in no time. Read More
Add Extra Cover
You can customise your policy further with pre-existing medical condition cover, sports and a number of other specialist add-ons.
Pre-Existing Medical Conditions
Specialist cover can be added to your policy in minutes via our easy Online Medical Screening system.
Hazardous Sports and activities
If you want to play sport on holiday, make sure you do so safely by adding the correct sports grade to your policy.
100+ sports are covered at no extra cost on our policies!
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