Last Week-end July, 23-27
From Thursday, July 23rd to Monday, July 27th
5 days and 4 nights in three-star and four-star hotel.
• 1 Exclusive VIP access to Aubenas stage finish.
• Ride the stage of the Tour de France (BourgouinJallieu/Aubenas).
• Ride the Giant of Provence, the MONT VENTOUX.
• Access to an official Tour de France Champs Elysée Grandstand in front of the finish line • Test riding a LOOK 
carbon pro-level bicycle for the whole Tour.
Tour de France stage : Time Trial Annecy/annecy
Group : Arrival at Paris, Gare de Lyon train station and transfer to Valence.
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We will meet you at Paris, Gare de Lyon train station from where you will transfer 1st class to Valence.
At the train station in Valence, a bus will be waiting to take you to your nearby 3-star hotel where you will spend your first night.
If you wish, you will have the time to make adjustments on your bike and to go for an easy ride or to watch the final Tour de France stage on TV.
The 3 * Hôtel Valsud in Valence, is equiped with a pool, a fitness room and free Wi-Fi.
Tonight, dinner will be served at the hotel’s restaurant.
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Tour de France stage : Bourgouin Jallieu/Aubenas
Group : Ride the last 65 km (40 miles) from the stage of the Tour de France.
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This stage will be free of any major difficulty; the fighters will have the opportunity to express themselves today, while the favourites for the final victory will stay warm in
the peloton, in preparation for the big day tomorrow.
After breakfast, you will leave the hotel as a group to get to the day’s route. You will ride the 65 last kilometers (40 miles) of the stage to the finish in Aubenas on a route without any difficulty.
Each group will be accompanied by a staff rider and a back-up vehicle with a technician and supplies (food and drink).
You will receive an exclusive accreditation from Ronan Pensec Travel, which will allow you to have lunch at our private caterer in the technical zone.
You will have the previlege of visiting the compound, T.V. and media broadcasting
area, of meeting former Tour de France champions who are working now for the TV (Paul Shewen, Bob Roll, Phil Liggett, Bernard Hinault…) and of collecting autographs and taking some pictures.
While standing in front of the finish line, you will have a ringside seat to see the
famous “caravane publicitaire” passing by as well as the finish of this Tour de France’s stage.
Once the day’s stage is over, our bus will take you back to the hotel in Avignon where you will have dinner. The Hôtel All Season in Avignon is a 4* hotel equipped with a
pool, a fitness room and free Wi-Fi.
Aubenas/Avignon: 74 miles, 49 miles thereof on highway.
4 * Hôtel All season at Avignon
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Tour de France stage : Montélimar/Le Mont-Ventoux
Group : This will be the challenge of your cycling life, the climb of the famous
“Giant of Provence”, the Mont Ventoux.
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The day will be under high tension.
This is the stage you do not want to miss in any case; the stage from which you will later say: “I was there”.
This is the stage of all dangers for the favourites of the Tour, today the Tour can be WON or LOST.
Will this stage mark the 8th victory for Lance Armstrong or the consecration of
another rider?
You’ll leave the hotel as a group after breakfast. The start of the climb is 8.5 miles
from the hotel. This will be your warm-up before facing the famous climb. Those not feeling up to climbing the entire Mt Ventoux will take the bus up to the “Chalet Reynard” and ride the last 5 km up to the summit.
Those who wish not to ride their bike will be taken by the bus to the top of the Mont Ventoux, from where they will overlook the whole area.
The “Giant of Provence” - Mont Ventoux. This route will take you up from Bedoin: 22 km over 1912 m in altitude. This is the most famous and difficult ascent. The road to the summit has an average grade of 7.6%.
Mont Ventoux is a mountain in the Provence region of southern France, located some 20 km north-east of Carpentras, Vaucluse. On the north-side, the mountain borders
the Drôme département. It is the largest mountain in the region and has been nicknamed the "Giant of Provence", or "The Bald Mountain".
As the name might suggest (venteux means windy in French), it can get windy at the summit, especially with the mistral; windspeeds as high as 320 km/h (193 mph) have been recorded. The road over the mountain is often closed due to high winds.
Mont Ventoux, although geologically part of the Alps, is often considered to be separate from them, due to the lack of mountains of a similar height nearby. Its
isolated position overlooking the valley of the Rhône ensures that it dominates the entire region and can be seen from many miles away on a clear day. The view from the top is superb.
As usual, you will be accompanied through the ride by a Ronan Pensec Travel accredited vehicle and our 3 staff riders.
After the stage’s arrival, you will head for the train station from where you will travel 1st class with the TGV (the world’s fastest train) to Paris. The dinner will be at your convenience in the train. Once in the city of lights, you will check in at your 4-star hotel, right in the centre of the golden triangle (avenue Montaigne, avenue des Champs -Elysées, avenue Georges V).
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Tour de France stage : Montreau/Paris
Group : Rest day
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After breakfast, you will walk to the Champs-Elysées. Lunch will be served there in a typical French brasserie, and you will have access to the prestigious grandstand seats from where you will watch the riders zip by 8 times, before they cross the finish line
of the 96th Tour de France for the last time.
After the end of the race, you will return to your hotel and will be free until 8 PM.
In the evening, you will have 2 options.
Option 1:
You will enjoy a champagne dinner-show (formal dress) at the Lido, the world-famous Parisian cabaret (www.lido.fr).
Located on the prestigious Avenue des Champs Elysées, the Lido has been a venue for the finest shows since 1946 and has welcomed the greatest artists such as Shirley MacLaine or Elton John.
We will offer you to attend an unforgettable champagne dinner show with 42 dancers, 23 sets, hundreds of sumptuous costumes and breathtaking scenes.
After the show, around 11:30 PM, the night will be yours.
Option 2: Free evening to discover Paris by night.
4-star hotel
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Group : End of the journey
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After breakfast, it will be time to say goodbye as this year’s Tour de France tour will
be over.
Our coach will take you back to Paris-CDG Airport and our staff will be available to
help you, should you have any question or request, and to wish you a nice trip back home.
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Price : €1650 Extra charge for single:€380 Non cycling participant : €1550
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The price includes :
• Accommodation for
4 nights: 1 in three-star hotels and 3 in a 4 star hotels: Double rooms
with private bathroom including toilets, and a tub and/or a shower.
• 4 breakfasts and 3 dinners (drinks wine and water included at each dinner).
• Lunches for day 2 and day 4.
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2 English-speaking support riders who will accompany the group during
the whole week and an English-speaking mechanic who will drive the
technical car.
• Fruit, energy bars, drinks for each day’s ride.
• Test riding a LOOK 
carbon pro-level bicycle for the whole Tour.
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Exclusive VIP access to the stage’s finish on day 2. Exclusive visit of
the Tour de France finish areas, technical zones & media
broadcasting area.
• Riding last 40 miles Bourgouin Jallieu/Aubenas stage 19 of the Tour de France on day 2.
• Climb the “Giant of Provence”, the Mont Ventoux.
• Access to an official Tour de France Champs Elysée Grandstand on day 4, in front of the finish line.
• Tour de France Welcome package (T-shirt, Cap, and Back-Pack).
• Ronan Pensec cycling Kit (jersey, short).
• Daily travel in luxury private coach.
• Daily luggage transport.
• Bikes’ trailer for the safe transport of your bikes.
• The official Road Book of the tour de France with detailed maps and daily stage routes.
• The official Tour de France tourist guide.
• Discounts at the Tour de France official store.
• Repatriation insurance (except in the framework of sport practising).
• Local taxes.
• Airport shuttle
The price does not include :
• Airfare.
• Cancellation and luggage insurances.
• Lunches from day 1 and day 3.
• Dinner day 3 in the train.
• Option: Champagne dinner-show at the LIDO on day 4 (additional € 140,00)
• The extra charge for single room.
• Personal expenses, aperitifs.
• Liability,insurance for sporting activities and against theft of material.