RCC Summit - Kyoto Essential Information
Summits are offered exclusively to RCC members. If you wish to join us and you are not already a member, you can purchase membership here and get in touch to find out more.
We recommend creating an account with Easol before the Summit goes live to expedite your booking process.
Tickets start from £1550 for non-residential stays, £2350 for sharing room, and £3100 for single occupancy with £850 for non-riding partners. 3-month payment plans are available.
RCC Summits specifically are for experienced group riders with intermediate to advanced abilities. Though we have shorter warm-up and warm-down rides that will be at a social pace, Day 2 and Day 3 rely on members arriving ready for the endeavour and keeping a minimum pace of 24 kph on the flat over a sustained period and a minimum of an average pace of 19 kph (keeping in mind climbing).This trip in particular is hilly with a minimum of 390 km and 6700 m climbing across the weekend. If you are unsure whether this trip would be suitable for you, please reach out to us and we would be happy to guide you.
The provisional routes will be sent to all attendees at least six weeks before the start of the trip. In general, the terrain is hilly and compact with some routes being c. 100 km and 2000m of climbing.
The training plan for the trip will be sent in January along with our nutritional recommendations.
It is not necessary to book travel plans before booking the Summit, but we require your travel information by January 8th in order to finalise your reservation. Once you have successfully booked, you will be sent a form in which we will require all of your flight details/information.
If you need to make any changes to your booking details eg. garment size, dietary restrictions, etc, please email summits@rapha.cc and quote your full name and booking reference number which is included in your confirmation email.
In order to guarantee accommodations for all of our guests, we ask that you book separately. If you wish to room with a specific person, please indicate so on the post-purchase form. If you do purchase more than one place, we will cancel and refund your booking in full.
Generally, there are no refunds for this event. However, refunds will be processed at Rapha's discretion in the case of any extenuating circumstances. If you need to refund your ticket, or if you find a replacement, please contact us at summits@rapha.cc and quote your full name and booking reference number which is included in your confirmation email.
Please take out travel insurance upon booking to cover the duration of the trip, the region, and the price of the trip. Due to the nature of the riding, we do ask all members to be fit for the terrain, and to alert us of any health issues in advance.
If the event is sold out, please register your interest if there are cancellations or additional rooms are released here. We will be in touch on a first come, first serve basis.
Non-residential tickets are available for members who wish to join the Summit and stay at an alternative location. The price of admission will include breakfast, evening meals, food and support on the road, bicycle storage, and all riding benefits. We recommend you stay no more than a 15 minute walk away from the Summit hotel.
As our pinnacle Club riding event, we don't currently offer a full programme for non-riding guests. However, the hotel offers a number of cultural and tourism experiences. If this is of interest to you, we highly recommend contacting the hotel to arrange one of the number of available opportunities. We will endeavour to accommodate any non-riding guests in the support cars each day as the routes are very beautiful, however it's important to understand that this is not guaranteed and we need to prioritise the riders during the rides as it will be a tough Summit. The alternative would be to either book a non-residential ticket and stay nearby. If you are interested in this, please contact us here to discuss further.
We will reserve a limited number of spaces for non-riding guests. Please book with the specific non-riding tickets on the booking page. For members wishing to share with a non-riding friend or partner, please book one Single room and one Non-Riding Sharing room admission. For non-riding members who want a single room, please contact us at summits@rapha.cc.
For couples who are both riding guests, you will still need to book two places (i.e. 2 x Sharing room) and both be active RCC members. When you receive the post-purchase information form, add your room preference names there. We can then organise the room to have a double bed.
All sharing rooms will be allocated based on your preference provided in the post-purchase questionnaire. There is a full programme of riding and socialising each day so guests will be in the rooms for a minimal amount of time. Most sharing rooms have separate bathroom facilities and an indoor seating area. We will endeavour to make this as comfortable as possible for all guests. The alternative is to book a non-residential ticket and stay nearby in Kyoto or book a single room.
The RCC's standard Terms and Conditions and Ride Waiver will apply to this trip. You can read them here.