A small company with front-row access.
Official Tour Operator
licensed by the Tour de France
Expert Local Knowledge
cool sightseeing in Europe
VIP Access
paddocks, podiums & hotels
Our story
Custom Getaways is a small, family-owned business with a simple promise: the best access to the biggest races, and a person who knows your name at every step.
Our cycling trips flex from performance riders to casual ones, and non-cycling partners are welcome. Our spectator trips bring the same VIP access to fans who prefer watch. Trips run from a few days to entire events — and many of them can be made private.
- 2003
Year one at the Tour
Custom Getaways becomes the first Official Tour Operator for the Tour de France.
- 2010s
Spain and the Gran Fondo
Official Tour Operator status for La Vuelta a España and the Étape du Tour follows.
- 1 of 4
Premium partner
One of only four premium-level partners of the Tour — the status that lets us choose VIP access on the most demanded stages.
- 2025
Sold out, every trip
Loyal repeat guests fill the trips months in advance. If one is still open, it will not be for long.
- 2027
Our 25th year
The longest-running Official Tour Operator for the Tour de France — and the owners still answer the phone.
Our credentials
Official Tour Operator, three times over.
The longest-running official operator
2027 will be our 25th year. As one of four premium partners we choose our VIP access on the most demanded stages, before the standard tour operators--this makes our trips more efficient for our guests with less transfer time.
Official Tour Operator in Spain
A more relaxed race, where riders mingle with the fans. Our spectator trips follow the final week with the same race access, four-star hotels and a guide who calls Andalucía home.
Official Tour Operator for the Gran Fondo
Entries for the amateur stage of the Tour, ridden on one of the official stages before the pros race it — with timing and closed roads.
Traveling with us
What you can expect
on every trip
Largest trip selection
Cycling, spectator and hybrid trips offered, with trips of different lengths to fit your schedule and budget.
Local, bilingual staff
Most of our guides live in Europe. In-depth knowledge of the destinations, the culture and the best table in every finish town.
Personal service
Prompt, personal answers from your first email to the last transfer — usually from the owners themselves.
The owners and their Team
“Most of our guides live in Europe, and we spend months there every year. That is how we know the people, the roads and the right hotel for every stage.”
Vince and Angie Sellers purchased Custom Getaways in 2016 and have retianed our team for many years–they are a big part of making our trips successful. Vince, Angie and Austin design every trip themselves. Over 10 years of relationships with race organisers, hotels and local sources mean just about any request can be accommodated — and when you email or call, you are usually talking to one of them.
The team
The people behind the trips.
Every Custom Getaways trip is led in person by the people who designed it — riders first, with two decades of relationships inside the professional peloton.
Vince Sellers
Owner
Vince worked on Wall Street and was in the investment industry most of his career. He and his wife, Angie, bought Custom Getaways in 2016 and he loves the excitement of the Tour and the European travel that comes with the business.
Vince stays busy with work, riding his bike, skiing and spending time with Angie, their two sons, daughter-in-law and grandson.
Angie Sellers
Owner
Angie is an owner of Custom Getaways and enjoys working in the small, family-run business with her husband, Vince, and their son, Austin. Although many family dinners include work chatter, she finds time to relax.
Angie’s interests include mosaic art, scuba diving, puzzles, family bike rides and travel with family and friends. Angie gets her energy from meeting guests from all over the world, crossing off tasks from her to-do list and ice cream.
Austin Sellers
Manager and cycling guide
Austin has worked for Custom Getaways since 2016. Originally from Florida, he learned to ride bikes on the flat roads. After moving to Utah in 2019, he quickly fell in love with the mountains and the difficulty that comes with cycling up them.
Austin is married and is the father of (soon to be two) children and lives in Salt Lake City. He loves to ride bikes with his toddler son and is excited to teach him skiing soon. To relax, Austin plays video games and hikes in his free time.
Thomas Randall
Lead spectator guide
Thomas has been working with Custom Getaways since 2019. Thomas guides all over the world as a professional tour guide and speaks 8 languages fluently.
Thomas studied European geography and also has a Masters degree in Archaeology. Originally from Denmark and England, he now splits his time between Spain and Italy. Thomas’ interests include running, photography, medieval history and Italian cooking.
Rudi Gilis
Lead cycling guide
Rudi is a former competitive cyclist and Belgian Air Force serviceman, with over 40 years of cycling experience. He was also a member of the Belgian military cycling team.
For more than 20 years, Rudi has been working as a cycling guide for Custom Getaways, guiding riders at all three Grand Tours — the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a España — as well as at some of the world’s most prestigious cycling classics. Cycling remains a huge part of his life and he still rides between 17,000 and 18,000 kilometres every year.
Partners
Before, after and beyond the race.
A company we trust with our own guests when the trip goes further than the finish line.
Diamond Skies Travel
Bespoke, concierge-style trips anywhere in the world, run by former tour guides with the best little black book — and home to Thomas Randall, the guide many of our guests already know. Perfect for a few days before or after your cycling trip, or a whole trip somewhere else entirely.
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