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CYCLING TRAVEL INSURANCE

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Cycle Travel Insurance online
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Cycle Travel Insurance online
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Smart Money People Award for SportsCover Direct
Feefo 2025
4.8/5

Independent Service Rating based on
5052 verified reviews.

Smart Money People Award for SportsCover Direct
Feefo 2025
4.8/5

Independent Service Rating based on
5052 verified reviews.

Our Cycling Travel Insurance policy options

Put simply, we offer three different cycle travel insurance policy options…

1. Cycling Travel Insurance

Our worldwide Cycling Travel Insurance can cover you whilst cycling abroad for leisure or competition, and includes cover for medical and repatriation costs, trip cancellation and curtailment, and more.

2. Cycling Travel Insurance Bolt-On

If you have a travel insurance policy with another provider, such as your bank, but it does not include cover for cycling, we can provide a bolt-on style of protection under our Activity TopUp policy.

3. Sports Accident Insurance

Our Sports Accident Insurance is designed to protect you for cycling in the UK. Our policy provides a range of benefits including cover for serious injury, and if selected, will include income protection.

Our claims record

HIGHEST PAID CLAIM

£174,984.64

 FOR AN INSURANCE CLAIM**

AVERAGE PAY OUT

£1,295.07

FOR EACH INSURANCE CLAIM**

OUR AVERAGE CLAIMS RATING

4.9/5

ACCORDING TO OUR FEEFO SCORE***

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Why choose us for Cycling Travel Insurance

30 Years Experience

We have been providing tailored Sports Insurance policies for over 30 years, and today protect more than 57,000 customers a year.

Professional Claims Handling

We work with leading claims handlers to make sure our customers experience a prompt and professional service when making a claim.

Underwritten by Experts

We’re pleased to offer tailored cycling holiday insurance which is underwritten by AXA XL, a leading insurer in the sports and leisure industry.

UK Based Customer Service Team

Our highly experienced Sales team are available to help support you with any questions that you might have.

5-Star Customer Service Rating

Thousands of happy customers have awarded us a 5-star customer service score on the independent feedback platform, Feefo.

500+ Sports Covered

Being a specialist in Sports Insurance, we provide cover for over 500 different sports & activities, far more than other providers.

What makes our cycling travel insurance different?

Having a specialist cycling insurance policy can avoid the risk that certain activities are excluded.

Many standard travel insurance policies do not cover cycling, and could specifically exclude cycling holidays, cycling sportives and cycle racing. So, it’s important to check you select appropriate cover, whether you need triathlon insurance or more extreme sports such as mountain biking insurance.

Our policy includes additional benefits such as cover for Race Entry Fees – which would pay out if you were ill or disabled from taking part; up to £5,600 cover for lost, damaged or stolen bikes and other cycling equipment; and liability cover in case you injured a third party or damaged their belongings.

Our Bike Travel Insurance can cover multiple cycling activities, just choose from our list of options when you get a quote. We’ve been covering people for specialist sports activities for over 30 years and understand the requirements of cyclists who wish to be comprehensively protected whilst cycling abroad. Compare prices when you get a tailored quote.

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What does cycling travel insurance cover?

From covering medical expenses to protecting your equipment should it get stolen whilst you’re on holiday, our Cycling Travel Insurance is specially designed to provide specific sports related cover.

  • Emergency Medical Expenses & Repatriation – up to £10 million
  • Cancellation & Curtailment – up to £5000 
  • Personal Accident cover – up to £25,000 
  • Personal Liability – up to £2 million
  • Baggage & personal effects – up to £2500
  • Sports Equipment – up to £5,600 (additional premium).
  • Search & Rescue – up to £50,000
  • Activity & Race Entry Fees – up to £500 
  • Travel Delay, Abandonment and Missed Departure – up to £5000

Our policy provides bronze, silver and gold cover levels, which correspond to the value of your benefits such as sports equipment, cancellation and baggage. Request a quote to find out more details about the different levels available.

How much does cycling insurance cost?

Our cycling travel insurance varies depending on length of trip, if you opt for single or an annual policy, the level of cover you select, either bronze, silver or gold, where you travel to (e.g Europe or USA), plus the age group you sit within. Pre-existing medical conditions will not impact your policy premium. 

These are example quotes to highlight a single 8-day trip to Europe, selecting road biking as the activity for a person 60 years of age. 

Example quote: 8 Day single trip to Europe – Road Cycling (excluding competitions & events)

  • from £30.40 (bronze)*
  •  from £34.59 (silver)*
  • from £41.73 (gold)*

*Prices based on a quote made 07/04/25. Excess may apply.

Key benefits of Cycling Travel Insurance (1)

Why you need cycling cover?

Whether you’re taking part in cycling day to day or you need cycling holiday insurance, having the correct cover is important. Storing or travelling with your bike comes with risks of damage and loss. Plus sustaining an injury, especially whilst abroad could result in expensive medical and repatriation costs.

Avoid these costly situations with the right cycling insurance, plus it’s always worth following cycle safety advice too!

You can read our blog on the benefits of cycling insurance UK.

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What types of cycling are covered?

We can cover over 500 different sports and activities including the following types of cycling:

  • Road Cycling
  • Cycle Touring & Back packing
  • Track Cycling
  • E-Biking
  • Downhill Mountain Biking & racing
  • Cyclocross
  • Fat Biking
  • Recumbent Cycling
  • Endurance events

Make sure you add all the types of cycling activities you will be doing into your policy, when you request a quote.

Frequently Asked Questions

Not always, some policies will only include cover for recreational cycling. Our policy can cover a large range of cycling activities including road cycling, downhill mountain biking, and cycle touring.

There is some cover for your bike, or a bike hired to you on your trip, under the standard cycling policy. However, if needed, you can add on additional cover up to maximum £5,600 against theft or accidental damage.

You must declare any medical conditions to us if have been hospitalised or under investigation during the past twelve (12) months for any of the following:

  • Any heart/ cardiovascular issue(s)
  • Any seizure/ cerebrovascular related issue(s)
  • Any auto-immune issue(s)
  • Cancer of any type
  • Have any serious or terminal illness
  • Have scheduled treatments or surgeries or anticipate the requirement for imminent medical or surgical treatments

We can almost always offer cover at no extra cost, but occasionally our underwriters may apply special terms to medical conditions declared if you subsequently need to make a claim relating to your condition.

Yes, search and rescue operations are covered should you need them during a cycling holiday, from £15,000 to £50,000 depending on the level of cover you take out with us.

Yes – we cover sports equipment from £200 to £600 depending on your level of cover. For an additional premium, we can offer cover up to £5,600.

Yes – our bronze level policy offers up to £150 towards race fees, our silver level up to £300, while our gold level covers up to £500.

Our policy covers you for the region you select when taking out the insurance policy with us, providing you are not more than one-hundred and fifty (150) kilometres from the nearest habitation. If you travel outside of this region, the insurance cover will not apply.

Our policies will cover anyone up to the age of 74 at the time of purchase. An applicant aged 75 or over cannot be covered.

Yes, we can cover for amateur competitions and sportives. Please contact us if you have any questions regarding specific events.

We can provide cover for up to £5,600 of sports equipment including electric bikes or e-MTBs maximum 250W, maximum speed 20mph and the bike must meet EAPC regs.

Yes, we can provide cover for multiple bikes on a single policy up to the limit shown in your policy benefits section. Our Specialist Sports Equipment can provide cover for up to £5,600 per person by paying an additional premium.

Yes, our cycling travel insurance provides personal liability cover for up to £2,000,000.

Yes, we can provide cover for cycling tours and guided group rides providing you have selected the relevant activity when taking out the policy, subject to conditions and exclusions of the policy wording.

We can cover you to be away from your country of residence for up to 35/60/90 days per trip within an annual policy (depending on the level of cover purchased) or for up to 365 days away from your country of residence under a single trip policy.

It is possible we may be able to extend your cover period up to these limits, please get into contact with us by phone or email and one of our sales advisors will be able to assist.

Yes, additional travel expenses can be covered as a result of your injury during the trip under our Emergency Medical, Repatriation & Other Expenses benefit up to the limit of £10,000,000.

We can provide family cycling travel insurance policies; However, all insured persons would need to be listed for the same activity and sports group coverage. We are unable to offer bespoke travel policies.

Yes, our Emergency Medical, Repatriation & Other Expenses benefit can cover for additional accommodation expenses as a result of injury you have sustained during the trip.

Yes, our cycling holiday insurance can provide cover for loss or damage to your own equipment or equipment hired to you for the purposes of the activity we are insuring you for up to £600 on our standard levels of cover or up to £5,600 with our Specialist Sports Equipment add on.

Theft is covered under our Specialist Sports Equipment benefit providing it did not occur while the bike was left unattended, and it was locked using a Sold Secure rated lock in accordance with the following accreditation ratings table for Bikes:

Bike Value                        Accreditation Rating

£0 – £500                          Bronze standard Sold Secure lock

£501 – £1,500                  Silver standard Sold Secure lock

£1,501 – £5,600               Gold standard Sold Secure lock

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* 10% online discount applies to our Sports Travel Insurance and Activity TopUp policies only. 

** Data relates to all SportsCover Direct Insurance claims from Jan 2010 to Dec 2024 inclusive.

*** Feefo rating relates to all SportsCover Direct Insurance claims review score from Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 inclusive. Feefo score rounded up to 1 decimal place.