Event Info

Saimaa Cycle Tour 2026 - 10.-11.7.2026

Saimaa Cycle Tour 2026 will take place on 10-11.7.2026 and there are three different routes of different lengths, from which you can choose the one that suits your fitness level. All routes are on asphalt roads, except for the 7.5 km Vuoksi Tour for children, which is partly on a gravel cycling path.

• Saimaa Cycle Tour 300 km - The start of the Saimaa Cycle Tour is on Friday 10 July 2026. The start of the route is in Imatra and the route circles around Saimaa clockwise through cities of Lappeenranta, Taipalsaari, Savitaipale, Mikkeli, Puumala and Ruokolahti back to the finish in Imatra.
• Lappeenranta Tour 110 km - The route starts in Imatra, from where it runs to Lappeenranta and back to Imatra. The Lappeenranta Tour is also suitable for electric bikes.
• Willimies Tour 65 km - The route starts in Imatra, from where it goes to Joutseno and back to Imatra. The Willimies Tour is also suitable for electric bikes. Registration for the Willimies Tour will open in September 2025.
• Skoda Children's Cycling - Vuoksi Tour 7,5 km and Imatrankoski Tour 1,4 km round Imatrankoski. Registration for Skoda children's cycling will open in April 2026.

Saimaa Gravel Tour 2026 - 12 July 2026

Saimaa Gravel Tour will take place on Sunday 12 July 2025 and there will be three different routes which final distances will be published later. The routes will be mainly on sand or gravel roads and trails. The routes are also suitable for electric bikes

We aim to publish more detailed information about the route in the Fall 2025. Based on the experience of the 2025 Saimaa Gravel Tour and feedback from participants, we will try to improve the routes from this year. More detailed information about the routes will be published in September 2025.

• Saimaa Gravel Tour LONG - The route will be 140-170 kms and the start will be in Imatra, from where it runs to the on the west side of Saimaa Canal from where it returns to shores of Lake Saimaa and back to riverside of Vuoksi river and to the finish at Imatra. The first group will depart on Sunday 12 July 2025 at 08:00.
• Saimaa Gravel Tour MEDIUM - The route will be 90-110 kms and the start will be in Imatra, from where it runs to the Saimaa Canal and back to Imatra.
• Saimaa Gravel Tour SHORT - The route will be 45-65 km long, starting and finishing in Imatra.