Friday 4 August
Please make your own arrangements to arrive in Glasgow and meet us at our collection point at Glasgow Buchanan Street Bus Station if you wish to make use of this service. Our bus will depart from Glasgow at 2pm, so please arrange to be at the bus station for 1.30pm to allow for loading of luggage etc
The transfer from Glasgow to Tyndrum takes about 90 minutes to two hours.
Our hotel
Hotel Ben Doran is in the mountain village of Tyndrum on the northern edge of the Loch Lomond National Park. The hotel’s bar lounge and restaurant have views of the scenery to enjoy. All rooms have en-suite facilities, free Wi-Fi, tea-making facilities, and a hospitality tray.
The hotel serves a full breakfast, a varied evening meal menu and has a well-stocked bar. Please refer to the hotel details page of the hotel to find out more about what’s included with your stay.
Saturday 5 August – Mountain Bike Downhill: Elite - Finals
This morning after breakfast our coach will transport you to the event at the Nevis Range, just 5 miles outside Fort William for a full day’s activities.
The exciting day of racing is the Men & Women’s Elite Finals with the best riders in the world all vying for the World Championship title on the testing Fort William track. With the hospitality tickets, you will be able to get up close and personal with the action by taking the gondola to the top of the hillside and watching riders leaving the start hut. You will be able to enjoy the stunning Scottish scenery from the gondola and watch the riders flying down the track below you. In the finish area, you can walk around the Expo, and enjoy a prime hospitality spectator area, where riders are cheered in by the crowds and live timing screens show the best of the action.
Included with Hospitality in Fort William
• Priority drop off at the event arena for our vehicle
• Gondola access to travel from the event arena to the race start on Aonach Mor hillside
• Lounge Space – Dedicated space with TV feed and easy access to the event. Casual lounge seating and standing arrangement.
• Dedicated spectator area for hospitality guests
• Food – Hot food served at agreed times.
• Beverages – Alcohol service during agreed times. Tea, coffee, and water are available throughout
• Toilets for the exclusive use of Hospitality Clients
Sunday 6 August
After breakfast, please check out of the hotel and we will transport you back to Glasgow in time to watch the thrilling men’s UCI Cycling Road Race World Championships arrive in the city centre. We will aim to leave Tyndrum at 9.30am with the intention of being in Glasgow for 11-11.30am. Should timings and road closure announcements change, then we may need to adjust this departure time to ensure we arrive in Glasgow on time.