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View Article      For 2025 we’ve teamed up with high-end Italian riding kit makers Sportful to make what’s going to be the nicest jersey we’ve ever had. In Touro tradition, you can now vote for the final design on Facebook or Instagram, with jerseys being delivered around eight weeks later. We can post yours out…

View ArticleTour O The Borders is joining forces with Sir Chris Hoy’s Tour de 4 campaign to support the fight against cancer. Sunday 7 September 2025 is a big day for road cycling in Scotland, with not only Tour O The Borders, but also Sir Chris Hoy’s Tour de 4 event encouraging thousands of people to…

View ArticleAs the saying goes, we have some good news – and some not-so-good news. But happily, it’s mostly good news. It’s been quite a journey, but we’ve now reached agreement on the future for Tour O The Borders. After much consideration of responses, and in recognition of the inconvenience experienced in some areas, we (the…

View ArticleThank you for your support!   Hi Touro People, Here’s a somewhat overdue update on what’s happening with Tour O The Borders. We also want to thank everyone who filled in our post-event survey, wrote comments of support or contacted councillors etc. It has genuinely made a difference.  We subsequently shared your support with Scottish…

We were asked this morning by local media for a response to the SBC statement – here’s what we put together.

Please help us support the Ukrainian refugees who have just arrived in the Scottish Borders.

So. 9 Big Sleeps to go…and during the best summer we’ve had in Scotland in a while, I’ve managed to nail ‘no wetsuit’ swimming.

Well it seems fitting to be typing this on my 50th (sure, what else would you do to celebrate during the apocalypse?) as that’s what …

Three years ago I had the pleasure of cycling through the beautiful Scottish Borders countryside on car free roads during the Tour o’the Borders or Touro as it’s known.

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