Alex Stieda Cycling Experience - Company & Reservation Details

Booking
Contact our office via email or phone (780.974.7873) directly for all camp booking requests and signups (including deposit and final payment). Payments are made by check to:
Alex Stieda Cycling Inc.
13207 81 Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada T5R 3N3
Phone: 780.974.7873
Email: alex@stiedacycling.com

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Mission Statement
Alex Stieda Cyclings aims to provide our clients with a safe and enjoyable experience both on and off the bike. We will nurture an environment that will be flexible, friendly, fun and adventurous. Your cycling vacation is all about you and we don't forget that! I hope that you will be able to join us as we search out the best roads to spread our wings and fly on a two-wheeled adventure. "Feel the Road"!

Stieda Cycling Experience Program
We have a passion for living an active, healthy life-style with cycling as a key component, an activity that you can partake in for your whole life. Excellence is in everything we do as we strive to bring the best possible experience to you.
Each of our programs are designed specifically with these components in mind:
• Educate: improve your cycling - technique and endurance
• Illustrate: show you how fun it is to ride your bike
• Activate: take you on a cycling adventure
Whether it is a skills-based training camp, a cycling event experience, personalized coaching or a customized program, we want you to have a unique and special experience that will create memories to last a lifetime.

Is a Stieda Cycling Experience Program for you?
Our clients are enthusiastic recreational cyclists. A few of our clients have raced however, most are simply 'into' cycling. Cycling is a hobby, a passion, and a way of life. Our clients try to ride at least 100 kilometers per week during the summer, many ride much more, and some ride much less. Some clients have ridden seriously for years, or are just returning to cycling after a long hiatus. For those new to the sport, Alex conducts skills clinics at all cycling vacations to smoothly help them through the sometimes intimidating learning curve. Our clients range in age from 18 to 65, however the average age of our clients is between 35 and 55. Our return rate (clients who have attended before) is often 25-50% of any given activity.

Alex Stieda
As a full-time professional racing cyclist for over 15 years and traveling cyclist for the past 13, Alex has traveled the world and have seen some of the world’s most beautiful scenery from the best seat in the house, his bicycle saddle! He wants to share his unique experiences with you through his series of bike skills camps and cycling event vacations that will both help you improve your cycling expertise as well as allow you to feel the wind in your face like you’ve never felt it before.

Alex is married to Samantha (Sam), his partner in their business who is also an enthusiast cyclist. Although she has never raced - she enjoys riding at her own pace. They have 2 mature, teen-aged children who sometimes join their trips.

Group size
Stieda Cycling focus's on providing a quality experience for all clients. Therefore, the groups are kept small and manageable in the 12-20 range. Everyone is encouraged to have fun and not get too serious although we have been known to have a few 'contests' on our trips!

Family oriented vacations
Some Stieda Cycling Experiences are family friendly. When we stay at a single hotel and base our rides from there, families with children are more than welcome. Tour de France trips are often more strenuous with multiple hotel transfers and long days away from the hotel. We have had young adults who ride, in the 13-18 age group join our Tour de France trip.

Custom/Private Groups
We can design a private trip for you to the cycling destination of your choice (or make some suggestions based on your requirements!). Our extensive knowledge of the world's cycling meccas means that you will have the best possible experience from arrival to departure. We take care of all the details, large and small so that your group can focus on enjoying your time together.

Daily schedule
Each Stieda Cycling Experience has it's own unique possibilities. Whether it's following the Tour de France with its logistical challenges, a unique cycling vacation or a skills based camp, we will ensure that you will have enough time to unwind, the flexibility to ride as much (or as little!) as you would like and have the time of your life! When we do have a multi-hotel vacation, we try to limit the # of hotel transfers and amount of time spent traveling in a van.

Pricing
Our primary goal is to provide you with the best possible experience on your cycling vacation. We ensure that we have a high guest to staff ratio to be sure that you are provided with the best possible care. We source the best possible hotels that make logistical sense for each of our trips. In most cases we provide 2 meals per day but we also allow some evenings free for you to sample the local cuisine at nearby restaurants.We also try to include meals that sample the local fare which can sometimes be an adventure but always memorable!

Bike Transportation
We recommend flying with your bike. We do not supply rental bikes as we find that there is always a compromise when you get on a different bike. Alex and Sam use soft sided cases from SciCon. Hard cases are also a good option. Check with Serfas for a dealer near you. When flyig internationally, most carriers do not charge for the bike if you check the bike plus one additional piece of luggage. Utilize your resources to find a good case - chekcing with your local professional bike store is a good start: either a sturdy box from your local shop, a rented or borrowed case, or purchase a case.

Staff
Our professional staff varies, but includes former racers, avid cyclists, physicians who ride, local experts, mechanics, and local shop owners. Everyone on our staff is committed to your success and possessed with not only great cycling and people skills but with a good sense of humor!

Confirmation and Sign Up
Once you sign up, a confirmation is sent with paperwork for you to fill out as well as a detailed packing list. The bulk of our correspondence is via email. Release of liability will be included and must be returned fully completed in hard copy. All paperwork must be signed to participate in Stieda Cycling activities. We strongly encourage trip insurance to cover your investment.

Cancellation/Refunds
For all Stieda Cycling activities other than Tour de France (unless otherwise noted):
$500.00 deposit is refundable until 45 days from trip start. Full payment is due 45 days prior to trip start. No refunds granted within 30 days of trip start. From 30-45 days, 50% of total paid less deposit will be refunded.

Tour de France trips have a separate cancellation and refund policy:
$500.00 deposits are refundable until December 15th. Full payment is due February 28th. 50% refund is available until March 15th after which no refunds are available. If canceling after March 15th, your reservation can be rolled forward to another Stieda Cycling vacation within 1 year. A $100 administrative fee will be charged for this service.

We reserve the right to cancel any cycling vacation if fewer than 12 participants are signed up within 45 days of trip start, in which case, all tuition funds will be returned including the deposit. Stieda Cycling is not responsible for any additional costs incurred (i.e. flights booked, etc). We highly recommend purchasing travel cancellation insurance.

Trip Insurance
We highly recommend you book your trip insurance within 15 days of sending in your deposit (pre-existing conditions are covered if you do this). MultiNational Underwriters is a reliable and easy way for you to be protected because "stuff happens." Another option is to purchase an annual air evacuation insurance policy, which is not trip cancellation insurance – visit Air Ambulance Card to see the difference and make a choice.

For more information or to register for one of our cycling vacations, please contact us via email or phone.

Alex Stieda Cycling Inc.
13207 81 Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada T5R 3N3
Phone: 780.974.7873
Email: alex@stiedacycling.com

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