Alps Stages July, 20-24
From Monday, July 20th to Friday, July 24th
5 days and 4 nights in three-star hotel.
With and Without Bike
• 2 Exclusive VIP access to mountain stage Bourg Saint Maurice and Le Grand Bornand stage finish.
• Ride the stage of the Tour de France ( time trial of Annecy).
• 1 Exclusive VIP access to start Time Trial. • Test riding a LOOK 
carbon pro-level bicycle for the whole Tour.
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Monday , July 20th: day 1
Tour de France stage : Rest day
Group : Arrival at Lyon airport and transfer to Albertville.
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Tour de France stage : Rest day
Group : Arrival at Lyon airport and transfer to Albertville.
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We will meet at Lyon airport at 11: 00 a.m.
Once at the airport in Lyon, a bus will be waiting to take you to the three-star hotel: Hotel Roma, half board basis (Dinner, Bed & breakfast), at Albertville, where you will spend your first 3 nights. The hotel offers a swimming pool, a tennis court, a sauna, a Jacuzzi, a gym, free WI-FI, a traditional restaurant, and an Italian restaurant.
Airport/Albertville: 80 miles by highway.
If you wish, you will have the time to make any adjustment on your bikes and go for an easy ride.
There will be a welcoming cocktail with champagne.
A dinner will be served at the hotels restaurant.
3 * Hotel Roma at Albertville
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Tuesday , July 21st: day 2 Tour de France stage : Martigny/Bourg St Maurice
Group : Albertville/Bourg St Maurice
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The week you will experience will be spectacular and rich in emotion, as the program of the riders of the Tour de France will include: 2 high mountain stages, 1 time trial and the mythical climb of the Mont Ventoux the day before the riders’ arrival in Paris.
The riders arrive in the French Alps, after a well deserved day off, through the Col du Grand Saint Bernard and the Col du Petit Saint Bernard.
After breakfast, you will leave the hotel as a group to get to the day’s route. For our first cycling ride together, we will ride to the day’s finish (Bourg Saint Maurice) along the small roads of the Vallée de la Maurienne.
You will be supported through the ride by a Ronan Pensec Travel accredited vehicle driven by the mechanic and 2 staff riders.
You will receive an exclusive accreditation from Ronan Pensec Travel, which will allow you to have a meal at the private caterer of Ronan Pensec Travel in the technical zone, to visit the compound, T.V. and media broadcasting area, to meet former Tour
de France champions who are working now for TV (Paul Shewen, Bob Roll, Bernard Hinault…), to collect autographs and to take some pictures.
While standing just in front of the finish line, you will watch the famous“caravane publicitaire” passing by before the riders cross the finish line.
The persons who choose not to ride their bike will leave with the bus to go to Bourg Saint Maurice and visit the TV and media broadcasting area.
After the end of the stage, our bus will take you back to the hotel, where you will have dinner.
Bourg Saint Maurice/Hotel: 33 miles
3 * Hotel Roma at Albertville
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Wednesday , July 22nd: day 3Tour de France stage : Bourg St Maurice/Le Grand Bornand
Group : Ride the Col des Aravis and exclusive access to the finish stage area at the
Grand Bornand.
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The 17th stage of the Tour will be an important one, since the arrival is located after the difficult Col de la Colombière, one of the last opportunities for the climbers to express themselves.
The Col des Aravis is a mountain pass in the French Alps that connects the towns of
La Clusaz in Haute-Savoie with La Giettaz in Savoie. At 1486 m. it is the lowest pass in the Aravis Range of mountains.
The pass is often used as part of the route in the Tour de France, and was used recently in 2002 and 2006 races.
After breakfast, you will leave the hotel to climb the Col des Aravis, ( 3, 6 miles, 4, 9 %) before going to the arrival at Grand Bornand.
A Ronan Pensec Travel accredited vehicle driven by the mechanic and 2 staff riders
will accompany you through the ride.
The persons who are not riding bikes will leave with the bus to go to Le Grand
Bornand and visit this typical mountain village.
Once you get to the finish area of the day’s stage, you will have access to the technical zone where you will be able to visit the TV and media broadcasting area, as well as the finish line.
From there, you will see the famous “caravane publicitaire”, and the finish of the
Tour de France’s 18th stage. You will have the privilege to stand just in front of the finish line.
Afterwards, our bus will take you back to the hotel, where you will have dinner.
Bourg Saint Maurice/Hotel: 28 miles
3 * Hotel Roma at Albertville
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Thursday , July 23rd: day 4Tour de France stage : Time Trial Annecy/Annecy
Group : Ride the last Time Trial and get exclusive access to the riders’ start enclosure.
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The last time trial of this 96th Tour de France will take place in an absolutely superb setting. The racers will ride around the beautiful Annecy Lake, a distance of 27 miles.
The course the riders will follow will be flat during the beginning phase. Then,
because it borders the lake, the route evolves into a hilly and winding path on the
way back.
We hope to assist at a great finale with the final victory dispute between Lance Armstrong, Cadel Evans and Alberto Contador.
You will leave the hotel as a group after breakfast by bike to ride the last time trial.
You will have the chance to ride the last TT in Annecy where you may have the opportunity to meet pro-riders doing their warm-up. Then we will visit the start area reserved for the teams. That way, you will see the teams’ equipment and fleet, such
as buses, motor homes, etc. You will also see how your favorite riders warm up for the last time trial of the 2009 Tour de France. During this time you will be in the heart of the TDF and enjoy the “behind the scenes” that is reserved to accredited visitors.
The departure area and the finish area will be separated by only few hundred meters. You will have access at both areas.
In the finish area, you will have access to the technical from where you will see, from the finish line, the final of the important stage.
After the podium, you will return to the hotel by bus.
Annecy/Hotel: 27 miles
3 * Hotel Roma at Albertville
Dinner will be served at the hotel’s restaurant.
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Friday , July 24th: day 5Tour de France stage : Bourgoin Jallieu/Aubenas
Group : Transfert to Lyon airport
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After breakfast, this year’s VIP tour will be over.
The coach will take you back to Lyon Airport.
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Option for Sunday, July 26th in Paris:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Our status as an Official Tour de France Operator we can offer you a selection of grandstand seats on the champs Elysées.
Grand Palais Grandstand :
• Controlled access.
• A personnal welcome by Tour de France hostesses
• Grandstand seats in the official tribune « Grand Palais » located at the lower end of the Champs Elysées on the opposite side to the finishing straight.
• A VIP « tour de France « gift for each guest
Refreshments throughout the afternoon
Lido Sunday evening :
For those who want to finish off the Tour de France, with a special evening, we can offera champagne dinner-show at the LIDO.
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 3 hours long 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.
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Price : €1200 Extra charge for single : €220
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The price includes:
• Accommodation for 4 nights: in three-star hotel : Double rooms with private
bathroom including toilets, and a tub and/or a shower.
• 4 breakfasts and 4 dinners (drinks wine and water included at each dinner).
• Lunches for day 2, and day 3.
• 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.• Exclusive VIP access to, stage finish day 2 and day 3. Exclusive visit of the Tour de France finish areas, technical zones & media broadcasting area.
• Exclusive VIP access to the riders’ enclosure at Annecy’s time trial stage’s start on day 4.
• Riding with the time trial team, Annecy/Annecy, the stage 18 of the Tour de France on day 4.
• Tour de France Welcome package (T-shirt, Cap, Back-Pack).
• Ronan Pensec cycling Kit (jersey, short).
• Daily travel in luxury private coach.
• 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 tourists’ 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 4.
• The extra charge for single room.
• Personal expenses, aperitifs.
• Liability insurance for sporting activities and against theft of material.
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Extra Supplements:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Grand Palais Grandstand : €130
Dinner champagne-show at the Lido : €140