Award-Winning, Flexible
TRAVEL INSURANCE
- Worldwide protection available
- Cover for Sports Equipment
- UK's leading sports travel insurance provider
Our Travel Insurance policy options
Put simply, we offer three different policy options…
1. Travel Insurance
Our worldwide Sport 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. 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.
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
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 cover from AXA XL, a leading provider of insurance 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 does our Travel Insurance cover?
Our travel insurance includes additional cover for sports activities that other policies may not cover. This includes extreme sports, competitions and training camps, which in most cases would not be covered under many other standard travel insurance policies.
Additionally to our standard travel insurance, our bolt-on insurance, Activity TopUp can be bought before or during your trip providing you have general travel insurance in place and can be taken out for a single day or multiple days as required. Your documents will be emailed to you instantly after purchase.
Please check our full list of sports activities here.
Key benefits of our policy
From covering medical expenses to protecting your sports equipment in case of theft, whilst you’re on holiday, our Cycle Travel Insurance provides comprehensive cover.
- Emergency Medical Expenses & Repatriation
- Cancellation & Curtailment
- Personal Accident cover
- Personal Liability
- Delayed, lost or stolen baggage
- Activity & Race Entry Fees
- Sports Equipment
Frequently Asked Questions
Our Sports Travel Insurance policy provides up to £5,600 worth of equipment cover. This add-on not only protects your own equipment, but also any equipment you hire during your trip. It also covers your trekking equipment in transit to and from your destination.
Yes, our Travel Insurance can generally be taken out even if you have a medical condition. We can almost always offer cover at no extra cost, but occasionally our underwriters may apply special terms if you subsequently needed to make a claim relating to your condition.
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.
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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.