DBB Tourkey
Road cycling tour in Turkey with a support car and breakfasts included.
Day 0, Saturday, 22 March
Airport — Marmaris
Airport — Marmaris
Arriving from the airport to our Marmaris hotel where we’ll spend two nights. This is true for every hotel we are staying in during this tour — as well as the fact that we always have city centre locations near the water. A joint welcome dinner is included in registration.
The support car will carry the bags & bike boxes between the hotels. And we’ll just ride. Convenient to fly in and out from the same airport, Dalaman.
Day 1, Sunday, 23 March
Marmaris
EASY: 67 km ↑ 960 m
LONG: 101 km ↑ 2000 m
Marmaris
EASY: 67 km ↑ 960 m
LONG: 101 km ↑ 2000 m
Marmaris is a prominent tourist destination in Turkey. We’ll have opportunity to both explore the city and ride one of the routes extensively scouted by the tour guides. The EASY route makes a couple of loops with nice sea views, and the LONG is via diverse mountain roads with a fantastic descend at the end.
Day 2, Monday, 24 March
Marmaris — Köyceğiz
EASY: 68 km ↑ 660 m
LONG: 112 km ↑ 2000 m
Marmaris — Köyceğiz
EASY: 68 km ↑ 660 m
LONG: 112 km ↑ 2000 m
Riding to the town of Köyceğiz located on the shore of the eponimous lake. We still stay near the water — even though fresh, not sea, this time. The LONG route makes a detour to the mighty Kıran climb, that is roughly a Turkush analog of the Alpe d’Huez. The elevation difference is all in that one ascent!
Two groups each day: 64 km ↑ 860 m of elevation avg for the EASY, and 90 km ↑ 1720 m for the LONG. No commitments — feel free to decide every morning.
Day 3, Tuesday, 25 March
Köyceğiz
EASY: 68 km ↑ 660 m
LONG: 97 km ↑ 1060 m
Köyceğiz
EASY: 68 km ↑ 660 m
LONG: 97 km ↑ 1060 m
We’re making a circle around the lake with the EASY and LONG groups taking two different ferry crossings and then having a lunch together followed by another split. These routes are not pre-scouted by the guides — but they promise to be the highlight of the tour judging by our remote exploration.
Day 4, Wednesday, 26 March
Köyceğiz — Fethiye
EASY: 69 km ↑ 820 m
Köyceğiz — Fethiye
EASY: 69 km ↑ 820 m
We move on to Fethiye — which is fair to call the road & gravel cycling capital of Turkey. There’s only the EASY route this day as we should save legs for the following day’s EPIC ride. So today we’ll take it light: not rush any of the few not particularly hard climbs and chill at the Göcek marina for lunch.
There are no demanding gravel sections in the tour — it’s perfectly suitable to take part on a road bike even if with rim brakes.
Day 5, Thursday, 27 March
Fethiye
EASY: 45 km ↑ 930 m
EPIC: 83 km ↑ 2910 m
Fethiye
EASY: 45 km ↑ 930 m
EPIC: 83 km ↑ 2910 m
The infamous Babadağ mountain is the hardest climb ever in history of official UCI races. The full climb from the beach, which is part of the EPIC route, gains 1950 m of elevation over just 19 km. It’s possible to try to get to the top from the EASY route, without going down to the beach first, adding 31 km and 1650 m of gain where it’s possible to abort at any moment and get back down to Ölüdeniz.
Day 6, Friday, 28 March
Fethiye — Kaş
LONG: 106 km ↑ 1360 m
Fethiye — Kaş
LONG: 106 km ↑ 1360 m
The hardest non-skippable route of the tour leads us to Kaş — another gem after Fethiye for the lovers of specialty coffee and such. We’ll ride the most beautiful road in the region, if you ask us, and enjoy some pomegranate juice along the way. Almost half the elevation gain is within 5 km segment, skippable by car.
There are plenty of flights to Dalaman airport for being a tourist hub on the south of Turkey. There’re also two other airports around.
Day 7, Saturday, 29 March
Kaş
EASY: 35 km ↑ 870 m
LONG: 62 km ↑ 1860 m
Kaş
EASY: 35 km ↑ 870 m
LONG: 62 km ↑ 1860 m
The routes are shorter this day, as we want to have time to explore the town together. We’ll start from going around the peninsula, which is a must, and then do some climbing — a lighter one for the EASY group with a punchier addition for the LONG. Let’s meet at the hotel then and celebrate our journey!
Day of departure, Sunday, 30 March
Kaş — Airport
Kaş — Airport
At the end of the tour we’ll have a full day to pack and get back to the airport without any rush. Safe travels!
Also in the chat, we’ll remind you what to take with you, advise how to travel by plane with the bike — and everything else you need to know.
Your guides,
Anton & Alex
Anton & Alex
Get in touch with us via the form below. When the number of the interested will reach the amount of slots, we’ll suggest that everyone makes a prepayment to secure their slot. The full payment is due one month before the tour date.
Some of our tours & camps have discounts that are announced and applied in any qualifying case — whether you mention it or not when booking. This particular event does not currently have any discounts announced.
There’re joint expenses, consisting mainly of food and beverages, that are added together and then smartly split between the tour participants — everything is calculated automatically by an app, so there is no hassle.
Breakfasts are included, and lunches & dinners are usually at cafes and restaurants, amid the ride and in the place where we finish that day, respectively. Mid-ride snacks can be stored in the support car.
We suggest a road bike or a gravel bike with not-too-slow tyres (you could ask in the tour chat). There are no demanding gravel sections so a rim-brake road bike is totally acceptable to enjoy this tour in full.
There’s bike rental in Fethiye, which is away from the arrival airport and starting location. If you cannot bring your own bike, we could take care of the rental for you — bring the bike to the start and take it back at the finish.
Women always stay in spaces physically separated from men in our tours — except for those coming as pairs, of course. Depending on the demand, we will try and offer you a discount in an attempt to support female cycling.
If you’ve ever ridden 100+ kilometers a day, you should be fine. If one gets too tired, there is always an option to skip every other riding day and stay in the hotel. The group travels at a pace comfortable for its every member.
On days 2, 4, 6 & 8 we stay and ride around in Marmaris, Köyceğiz, Fethiye & Kaş respectively. On those days riding is optional. Days 3, 5, 7 cannot be skipped as on those we tour from one location to another.
March is not the hottest month in Turkey, so riding is comfortable. When we’re up in the mountains, you may even want to wear something warmer than a summer jersey. The pools must be refreshingly cool after the ride.
At the tour we’ll have the usual bike maintenance tools and products. However, you should have what fits you and your bike individually. In the tour chat there will sure be exhaustive information on all that.
There is an international airport in Dalaman from where it is convenient to get to the start and from the finish of the tour (transfers information is provided in the tour chat). Alternatively, there are Milas-Bodrum and Antalya airports.
That’s a frequent question, and we’re ready to advise in the tour chat in detail. You can be sure that bringing a bike with you is not that difficult and doesn’t require significant additional expenses — the rest are details.
Marmaris → Kaş, Turkey
22–30 Mar 2025 (9 days)
Shared room = 790 € or Private = 1280 €
22–30 Mar 2025 (9 days)
Shared room = 790 € or Private = 1280 €
Limassol, Cyprus
12–20 Apr 2025 (9 days)
Private room = 990 € or Double = 1480 €
12–20 Apr 2025 (9 days)
Private room = 990 € or Double = 1480 €
Belgrade ↔ Sarajevo
26 Apr–4 May 2025 (9 days)
Private room = 990 € or Double = 1480 €
26 Apr–4 May 2025 (9 days)
Private room = 990 € or Double = 1480 €
Tivat, Montenegro
1–8–15–22 Jun 2025 (3 × 8 days)
Shared room = 690 € or Private = 1080 €
1–8–15–22 Jun 2025 (3 × 8 days)
Shared room = 690 € or Private = 1080 €
Tara mountain, Serbia
27 Jul–9 Aug 2025 (2 × 7 days)
Twin bed = 890 € or King bed = 1080 €
27 Jul–9 Aug 2025 (2 × 7 days)
Twin bed = 890 € or King bed = 1080 €
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If you come to our rides, you accept The Rules. And to enjoy any group ride you should also know the tips.
RULE #1 // Use a Proper bike.
Well, use whatever bike & gear, but if one crashes while riding an improper bike or without a properly fitting helmet, we will presume his or her sole responsibility — for both potential injuries and material damage — even if the crash was accidentally caused by another group member. There is a reason.
RULE #2 // Proper are Road & Gravel bikes.
Improper bikes for riding in a group are:
• time-trial or triathlon bikes, or bikes with attached aerobars,
• flat-bar or other bikes with wide handlebars,
• fixed-gear bikes without at least a front brake,
• bikes with potential or actual significant malfunctions.
RULE #3 // All your pictures are belong to us.
People make photos & videos during our events and we will use them in any way your imaginary lawyer could imagine — but mostly in our Instagram — for which you grant us your irrevocable consent if you happen to be there. Club members have the right of access to all said images.
RULE #4 // You accept the Disclaimer.
All the rides are organised by Baranchikov & Partners Ltd, a legal entity that you can sue if anything makes you unhappy. Alexander Baranchikov, the sole proprietor of said entity, will do his best to make you happy, but accepts no personal legal responsibility for that.
RULE #5 // Obey The Rules.
If you come to our rides, you accept The Rules. And to enjoy any group ride you should also know the tips.