Three weeks of the very best riding along the French-Italian frontier are back for 2026 with details of next year’s Stone King Club Weeks released.
If you want to ride Stone King Rally route but not race it, the Stone King Club Weeks are for you. Six days of prime riding off the clock and with more creature comforts is the best of all worlds.
Come ride all the hidden gems that Ash Smith has explored and uncovered over the years. Sign-up will be from 09:00 CET on Sunday 23/11/2025, open for 60 hours. Read the full press release below.
Photos by Pete Scullion.
There will be three dates :
- 21/06/2026 – 28/06/2026
- 28/06/2026 – 05/07/2026
- 13/09/2026 – 20/09/2026
(It’s quite possible that we’ll add a fourth date. News on this will follow within the coming month but the above three dates are 100% confirmed.)
Our Club Week package tour allows you to experience every trail of the legendary transalpine Stone King route, backed up by best-in-the-business tour support.
We sort out ideal accommodation, wonderful meals, baggage transfer, and all of the trail shuttles needed. Everything is taken care of so that you can focus on enjoying the incredible riding with zero hassle.
The 2026 Tour
Until 2024 (final year of Stone King® Rally), each given Club Week year followed the Stone King® Rally race route from earlier that Summer. In 2025, we put together an all-time classic Stone King route, blending the best-of-the-best trails from the 2022, 2023 and 2024 race events. This classic route has proved extremely popular so we will be sticking with a very similar formula for 2026. There will, however, be some route tweaks to further improve the selection of trails and the flow of days, and we (in collaboration with local teams) will be putting in more trail work than ever next Spring to make sure that the terrain is in best possible shape for the 2026 season.
Route Details
- Start: Arvieux [Hautes-Alpes, France]
- Finish: Bordighera [Liguria, Italy]
- Duration: 6 days
- On-bike distance: 270km [~30% in France / 70% in Italy]
- On-bike vertical ascent: 7000m (average 1150m per day; hardest day 1500m; easiest day 700m)
- On-bike vertical descent: 22000m
An ultimate blend of the most popular trails from the 2022, 2023 and 2024 Stone King® Rally event: tried and tested in 2025; further improved for 2026.
What’s Included?
Riding: the full 6-day Stone King route in its new all-time classic guise. As per the race, the Club Week tour is self-guided with full navigational support
Logistics: like clockwork. Your bags moved from hotel to hotel. You and your bike elevated to high points by shuttle approximately 20 times over the course of the week so that, whilst pedalling is required, you can focus on the descents. Airport transfers from and to NCE are also included. On-site bike mechanic. Can be consulted for complex bike tech issues.
Accommodation: carefully selected, with further improvements for 2026. We use the best hotels available in each stopover village, offering a warm welcome and a good night’s rest. There are seven hotel nights included in the tour.
Meals: you won’t go hungry. You are provided with three wholesome meals per day, plus our homemade snacks for the trails. Our mid-ride lunch spreads are a treat but dinner is an undeniable highlight; you will get to sample delicious local cuisine in each valley that we pass through.
NEW Stone King® Merch Pack:
1 x Stone King® Classic t-shirt
3 x Stone King® Rally A3 posters (2022-2024)
Stone King® Rally postcards & stickers
Package price: €2250 (includes all taxes)
Why Book With Us?
From the outside looking in, Stone King started life as a race event but the overarching mission was to create the ultimate point-to-point MTB route across the Southwestern Alps, period. So, somewhat regardless of the race, simply riding endless awesome trails has always been (and will always be!) the focus of the route. Now that we no longer organise a race, our energy is concentrated on providing the ultimate tour on these trails. Some further detail on what this entails:
Knowledge: we are the originators of Stone King®. We invented and painstakingly developed the route, and our staff have years of experience in running this tour. Not only do we have unmatched geographical knowledge of our route and the roads which access it, but we also know many alternative trails in each valley. This gives us the ability to replan on our feet and make adjustments to a day’s itinerary should circumstances demand it (e.g. making the most of a rainy afternoon by using a lower, more sheltered route).
Format: four years of running the Club Week tour has proven our app-supported self-guided format to be an absolute winner amongst riders. Ride at your own pace and/or with your friends, in flexible ride groups of your own choosing. Immerse yourself in the autonomous nature of adventure but with back-up never far away.
Support: we pride ourselves on providing you with the best on-tour support imaginable. Navigational issues, bike repairs, emergency caffeine… a staff member is always available to help.
No skimping: this is a no-expenses-spared tour because keeping you comfortable and well-fed is an utmost priority to us. Admittedly the tour is not inexpensive, but past riders tell us it is worth every penny and more.
“Insanely awesome week! Best time on a bike, ever.” — P.F. (UK)
“Best week of MTB I’ve done.” — H.R. (Sweden)
“Was an unreal adventure, thanks to all the staff and riders that made it an unforgettable trip.” — S.B. (USA)
“It was the best biking holiday I’ve been on. Absolutely amazing trails, really really well organised and great company. Met lots of new friends from around the globe” —S.F. (USA)
“I’m still buzzing. Brilliant trails, challenging days on the bike but very rewarding. Good food, amazing scenery. Best MTB trip ever, I’m recommending it to all.” —T.S. (Ireland)
“An amazing time – one that I will never forget for the rest of my days, for all the right reasons.” —N.W. (UK)
“The organisation was flawless, the crew always super supportive. It was a great experience and adventure, and I truly hope to be able to do it again and again.” — A.R. (Switzerland)
“It made me realise to the fullest how much I love the sport, the people and the mountains.” — S.D. (Belgium)
How Do I Sign Up?
There will be an official Club Week entry process later this month!
A few days before entries go live, we will send a reminder via email and on social media.
Sign-up will be from 09:00 CET on Sunday 23/11/2025, open for 60 hours.
Sign-up will be via an online registration form. You will be asked to provide personal details, some details on your MTB experience, and to give an order of preference out of the three possible tour dates. If you are already subscribed to our mailing list (i.e. you have received this newsletter by email) then you will automatically receive the Club Week sign-up link on 23/11/2025.
I will personally be present on each of the Club Weeks to oversee the running of the tour and hopefully ride some trails with friends old and new.
Please get in touch if you have any questions at all regarding the tour.
