Last 10 Stages July, 18-27
From Saturday, July 18th to Monday, July 27th
10 days and 9 nights in three-star and two-star hotel.
With and Without Bike
This package will enable you to fully enjoy the Tour de France during the last 10 days of the race.
On this tour you will see all the crucial Alpine stages, the last time trial around Lake Annecy, and the spectacular and crucial stage of the Mont Ventoux. You will as well attend the important Final Time Trial and the finish on the cobblestones of the
Champs Elysées in Paris.
Discover and climb The Cormet de Roselend, 1 day before the professionnel
The stages you will see:
- Sunday, July 19: Stage 15, (mountain stage) Pontarlier/Verbier: 207 km
- Tuesday, July 21: Stage 16, (mountain stage) Martigny-Bourg-Saint-Maurice: 160km
- Wednesday, July 22: Stage 17, (mountain stage) Bourg-Saint-Maurice-
Le Grand-Bornand: 169km
- Thursday, July 23: Stage 18, Annecy-Annecy (ITT): 40km
- Friday, July 24: Stage 19, Bourgoin-Jallieu-Aubenas: 195km
- Saturday, July 25: Stage 20, Montélimar-Mont Ventoux: 167km
- Sunday, July 26: Stage 21, Montereau-Fault-Yonne-Paris Champs-Élysées: 160km
There are numerous budget airlines that fly into Geneva (Switzerland) airport (our advice to you: book early to take advantage of cheap flights).
This package will enable you to fully enjoy the Tour de France during the last 10 days of the race.
On this tour you will see all the crucial Alpine stages, the last time trial around Lake Annecy, and the spectacular and crucial stage of the Mont Ventoux. You will as well attend the important Final Time Trial and the finish on the cobblestones of the
Champs Elysées in Paris.
Discover and climb The Cormet de Roselend, 1 day before the professionnel
The stages you will see:
- Sunday, July 19: Stage 15, (mountain stage) Pontarlier/Verbier: 207 km
- Tuesday, July 21: Stage 16, (mountain stage) Martigny-Bourg-Saint-Maurice: 160km
- Wednesday, July 22: Stage 17, (mountain stage) Bourg-Saint-Maurice-
Le Grand-Bornand: 169km
- Thursday, July 23: Stage 18, Annecy-Annecy (ITT): 40km
- Friday, July 24: Stage 19, Bourgoin-Jallieu-Aubenas: 195km
- Saturday, July 25: Stage 20, Montélimar-Mont Ventoux: 167km
- Sunday, July 26: Stage 21, Montereau-Fault-Yonne-Paris Champs-Élysées: 160km
There are numerous budget airlines that fly into Geneva (Switzerland) airport (our advice to you: book early to take advantage of cheap flights).
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Saturday , July 18th: day 1
Tour de France stage : Colmar/Besançon
Group : Arrival at Geneva ariport and transger to Aigle (Switzerland)
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You will be welcomed at the Geneva airport at 11:00AM by our staff.
Once the group has gathered together, a bus will take you to Chamonix, where you
will spend your first 3 nights in a 3* hotel on a half-board basis. The hotel is e
quipped with a gym and free Wi-Fi.
Geneva airport/Aigle: 66 miles by highway.
After checking in at the hotel, you will have the time if you wish, to make a
ny adjustment on your bike and to go for an easy ride.
In the evening, a welcoming cocktail as well as the dinner will be served at the
hotel’s restaurant.
3 * Hotel in Aigle
After 15 days of race, this stage will mark the beginning of the Alpes mountains’
stages and Verbier will welcome the Tour de France for the 1st time ever.
After breakfast, those with bikes will start their ride from the hotel to Verbier
(34 miles), Col de Verbier 5, 4 miles at 7, 1%.
Those who prefer not to ride will be taken by our bus to Martigny; you will then
be able to go to the mountain pass.
Once in Verbier, you will stand on “route du Tour” to watch the
“caravane publicitaire” passing by and the riders who will arrive for the 1st time on
the top of the Col in Verbier.
Shortly after the finish, our bus will take everyone back to the hotel in La
Léchère, where dinner will later be served.
A dinner will be served at the hotel's restaurant.
3 * Hotel la Léchère
After 15 days of hard racing, the Tour de France will spend its well deserved
second rest day.
This day off will give you the chance to explore the area.
Today’s ride: 60 miles, climb the Col du Cormet de Roselend.
After breakfast, you will leave the hotel as a group and we’ll use this day to help
you discover and climb the famous Col du Cormet de Roselend (11, 20 miles; 6, 1 %).
This training will help you discover the mountain pass that the riders of the
Tour de France will climb on Wednesday. You will be able to already witness
the enthusiasm of the supporters in the mountain pass.
You will also have the opportunity to visit the gorgeous village of Beaufort located
at the bottom of the descent.
We will split off into two groups of different ability levels for this climb. A guide
will accompany each group.
A dinner will be served at the hotels restaurant.
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.
The Col du Petit Saint Bernard is a mountain pass in the Alps on the
France–Italy border. Its saddle is at 2188 metres above sea level. It is located in
Savoie, France, to the south of the Mont Blanc Massif, close to the border with
Italy. There is also a Great St. Bernard Pass and a San Bernardino Pass.
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.
Those with no bike will be taken directly to the finish stage at
Bourg Saint Maurice where they will later meet the rest of the group.
Altogether you will watch the “caravane publicitaire” and the professional riders
on their way to the finish line. This last ascension might be the scene of a
sportive fight as this is the last mountain pass before the arrival in Bourg Saint Maurice.
After the day’s stage, you will return to the hotel by bus, dinner will be waiting for
you at the 3* hotel at Annecy, where you will be staying for 2 nights.
Bourg Saint Maurice/Hotel: 45 miles
The 17th stage of the Tour will be an important one with 5 climbs: Col du Cormet
de Roselend, Col des Saisies, Côte d’Arache, Col de Romme and Col de la
Colombière. The arrival is located after the difficult Col de la Colombière, one of
the last opportunities for the climbers to express themselves.
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.
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.
The persons who are not riding bikes will leave by bus to go to Le Grand Bornand
and visit this typical mountain village.
Grand-Bornand is a commune in France, located in the Haute-Savoie county and
the region of Rhone-Alps. The commune is a ski resort and owes its name to the
iver which runs through it. The inhabitants of Grand-Bornand are called
Bornandins. Located on the Western slope of the Aravis mountain range not far
from Mount Blanc, Annecy Lake and Switzerland, the Grand-Bornand is a summer
and winter resort which developed around an old village
After seeing the stage we shall travel (by bike or by bus) the short distance to
our hotel where a typical traditional mountain dinner will be waiting for you.
Grand Bornand/Hotel: 19 miles
The last time trial of this 96th Tour de France will take place in an absolutely
superb setting. Theriders will race around the beautiful Annecy Lake, a distance of
45 kilometers or 28 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.
Ours hotel offer excellent access for the crucial Individual Time Trial around the
lake, and the Tour de France teams will also be staying in town.
You will leave the hotel as a group after breakfast by bike to ride the last time trial
in Annecy where you may have the opportunity to meet pro-riders doing
their warm-up.
For those who prefer not to ride their bike, our bus will take them to Annecy directly.
After the stage we shall leave Annecy and travel to Saint Paul 3 Chateaux, where
we shall spend the next night at a 3* stars hotel (l’Esplan - Lance Armstrong’s
regular stop!) on a half board basis (dinner, bed & breakfast).
This ancient hotel distinctive of The XVIth Century will welcome you in its 36
rooms, which harmoniously marry calm and comfort, modernism and charm from
the past. Each room has its own style and personality. This friendly and
homey atmosphere will enchant you.
Annecy / Valence: 155 miles by highway
3* l'Esplan in St Paul 3 Châteaux is equipped with free Wi-Fi and a swimming pool.
Dinner will be served at the hotel's restaurant.
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.
Those with bikes will be able to ride to the feed station while those without bikes
will be taken there directly by our bus. You will have the opportunity to see Tour
de France staff handing out the “musettes” (bags with the food) to the speeding
riders and why not catch the riders’ empty bottles!
After seeing the stage pass through the feed station, you will altogether head by
bus to Avignon, where you shall spend the next night.
3 * Hotel Chênes verts at Avignon
Dinner will be served at the hotel’s restaurant.
This 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 say later: “I was there”.
Will be 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 consecration of
another rider?
You’ll leave the hotel by bus after breakfast to Bedouin.
After an early breakfast we shall leave our hotel and travel to Le Mont Ventoux.
Those with bikes will be able to ride to Mont Ventoux from the hotel whilst
those without bikes will be taken by the bus to the village of Bedoin from where
they will be able to walk onto the lower slopes of the mountain.
Hotel/Bedouin: 32 km or 19 miles.
After the day’s stage, you will return to the hotel by bus, dinner will be waiting for
you at the 3* hotel in Avignon.
The “Giant of Provence” - Mont Ventoux! This route takes you up from Bedouin:
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; wind speeds 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.
Since the beginning of this 96th Tour de France in Monaco, the riders will have
made big efforts to finish in Paris on the cobblestones of the Champs Elysées.
After an early breakfast you will be taken the short distance to Avignon from where
we shall take the TGV fast train to Paris Gare de Lyon. From there you will be able
to take the subway to our hotel and afterwards to the Champs Elysees in time to
see the final stage of the 2009 Tour de France arriving and completing its 8 laps finale.
Meanwhile, our bus will drive from Avignon to Paris with your luggage and bikes and
will meet you, after the stage, at the hotel in Paris, where you will spend the
next night on a B&B basis.
3* hotel near the Champs Elysées
Afterwards, you will return to your hotel after the end of the race, and will be free.
For your information, those people on early transfers tomorrow will have to box
up their bikes tonight.
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
Option 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.
2-star hotel
After breakfast, it will be time to say goodbye as this year’s Tour de France tour will
be over.
The/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.
The price includes:
• Accommodation for 9 nights in three-star hotels: Double rooms with private bathroom including toilets, and a tub and/or a shower.
• 9 breakfasts and 7 dinners (drinks wine and water included at each dinner).
• 2 English-speaking support riders who will accompany the group during the whole 10.
• Climb the “Giant of Provence”, the Mont Ventoux.
• Access to an official Tour de France stand in face of the finish line,on day 7(optional)
• Option at the Dinner champagne-show at the LIDO on day 7 (optional)
• Daily travel in luxury private coach.
• Daily luggage transportation.
• 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.
.
• Dinner on Day 7.
• The extra charge for single room.
• Personal expenses, aperitifs.
• Insurance for sport practising and against theft of material.
Grand Palais Grandstand : €190
Dinner champagne-show at the Lido : €140
Tour de France stage : Colmar/Besançon
Group : Arrival at Geneva ariport and transger to Aigle (Switzerland)
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You will be welcomed at the Geneva airport at 11:00AM by our staff.
Once the group has gathered together, a bus will take you to Chamonix, where you
will spend your first 3 nights in a 3* hotel on a half-board basis. The hotel is e
quipped with a gym and free Wi-Fi.
Geneva airport/Aigle: 66 miles by highway.
After checking in at the hotel, you will have the time if you wish, to make a
ny adjustment on your bike and to go for an easy ride.
In the evening, a welcoming cocktail as well as the dinner will be served at the
hotel’s restaurant.
3 * Hotel in Aigle
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Sunday , July 19th: day 2
Tour de France stage : Pontarlier/Verbier
Group : Ride to Verbier (CH) to attend the finish of the stage.
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Tour de France stage : Pontarlier/Verbier
Group : Ride to Verbier (CH) to attend the finish of the stage.
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After 15 days of race, this stage will mark the beginning of the Alpes mountains’
stages and Verbier will welcome the Tour de France for the 1st time ever.
After breakfast, those with bikes will start their ride from the hotel to Verbier
(34 miles), Col de Verbier 5, 4 miles at 7, 1%.
Those who prefer not to ride will be taken by our bus to Martigny; you will then
be able to go to the mountain pass.
Once in Verbier, you will stand on “route du Tour” to watch the
“caravane publicitaire” passing by and the riders who will arrive for the 1st time on
the top of the Col in Verbier.
Shortly after the finish, our bus will take everyone back to the hotel in La
Léchère, where dinner will later be served.
A dinner will be served at the hotel's restaurant.
3 * Hotel la Léchère
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Monday , July 20th: day 3
Tour de France stage : Rest day
Group : Climb Col du Cormet de Roselend
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Tour de France stage : Rest day
Group : Climb Col du Cormet de Roselend
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After 15 days of hard racing, the Tour de France will spend its well deserved
second rest day.
This day off will give you the chance to explore the area.
Today’s ride: 60 miles, climb the Col du Cormet de Roselend.
After breakfast, you will leave the hotel as a group and we’ll use this day to help
you discover and climb the famous Col du Cormet de Roselend (11, 20 miles; 6, 1 %).
This training will help you discover the mountain pass that the riders of the
Tour de France will climb on Wednesday. You will be able to already witness
the enthusiasm of the supporters in the mountain pass.
You will also have the opportunity to visit the gorgeous village of Beaufort located
at the bottom of the descent.
We will split off into two groups of different ability levels for this climb. A guide
will accompany each group.
A dinner will be served at the hotels restaurant.
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Tuesday , July 21st: day 4
Tour de France stage : Martigny/Bourg St Maurice
Group : Finish stage of Bourg St Maurice
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Tour de France stage : Martigny/Bourg St Maurice
Group : Finish stage of 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.
The Col du Petit Saint Bernard is a mountain pass in the Alps on the
France–Italy border. Its saddle is at 2188 metres above sea level. It is located in
Savoie, France, to the south of the Mont Blanc Massif, close to the border with
Italy. There is also a Great St. Bernard Pass and a San Bernardino Pass.
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.
Those with no bike will be taken directly to the finish stage at
Bourg Saint Maurice where they will later meet the rest of the group.
Altogether you will watch the “caravane publicitaire” and the professional riders
on their way to the finish line. This last ascension might be the scene of a
sportive fight as this is the last mountain pass before the arrival in Bourg Saint Maurice.
After the day’s stage, you will return to the hotel by bus, dinner will be waiting for
you at the 3* hotel at Annecy, where you will be staying for 2 nights.
Bourg Saint Maurice/Hotel: 45 miles
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Wednesday , July 22nd: day 5
Tour de France stage : Bourg St Maurice/Le Grand Bornand
Group : Ride the Col des Aravis and to the finish area.
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Tour de France stage : Bourg St Maurice/Le Grand Bornand
Group : Ride the Col des Aravis and to the finish area.
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The 17th stage of the Tour will be an important one with 5 climbs: Col du Cormet
de Roselend, Col des Saisies, Côte d’Arache, Col de Romme and Col de la
Colombière. The arrival is located after the difficult Col de la Colombière, one of
the last opportunities for the climbers to express themselves.
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.
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.
The persons who are not riding bikes will leave by bus to go to Le Grand Bornand
and visit this typical mountain village.
Grand-Bornand is a commune in France, located in the Haute-Savoie county and
the region of Rhone-Alps. The commune is a ski resort and owes its name to the
iver which runs through it. The inhabitants of Grand-Bornand are called
Bornandins. Located on the Western slope of the Aravis mountain range not far
from Mount Blanc, Annecy Lake and Switzerland, the Grand-Bornand is a summer
and winter resort which developed around an old village
After seeing the stage we shall travel (by bike or by bus) the short distance to
our hotel where a typical traditional mountain dinner will be waiting for you.
Grand Bornand/Hotel: 19 miles
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Thursday , July 23rd: day 6
Tour de France stage : Time Trial Annecy/Annecy
Group : Ride the last Time Trial
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Tour de France stage : Time Trial Annecy/Annecy
Group : Ride the last Time Trial
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The last time trial of this 96th Tour de France will take place in an absolutely
superb setting. Theriders will race around the beautiful Annecy Lake, a distance of
45 kilometers or 28 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.
Ours hotel offer excellent access for the crucial Individual Time Trial around the
lake, and the Tour de France teams will also be staying in town.
You will leave the hotel as a group after breakfast by bike to ride the last time trial
in Annecy where you may have the opportunity to meet pro-riders doing
their warm-up.
For those who prefer not to ride their bike, our bus will take them to Annecy directly.
After the stage we shall leave Annecy and travel to Saint Paul 3 Chateaux, where
we shall spend the next night at a 3* stars hotel (l’Esplan - Lance Armstrong’s
regular stop!) on a half board basis (dinner, bed & breakfast).
This ancient hotel distinctive of The XVIth Century will welcome you in its 36
rooms, which harmoniously marry calm and comfort, modernism and charm from
the past. Each room has its own style and personality. This friendly and
homey atmosphere will enchant you.
Annecy / Valence: 155 miles by highway
3* l'Esplan in St Paul 3 Châteaux is equipped with free Wi-Fi and a swimming pool.
Dinner will be served at the hotel's restaurant.
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Friday , July 24th: day 7
Tour de France stage : Bourgouin Jallieu/Aubenas
Group : Ride on the stage and discover the feeding station
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Tour de France stage : Bourgouin Jallieu/Aubenas
Group : Ride on the stage and discover the feeding station
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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.
Those with bikes will be able to ride to the feed station while those without bikes
will be taken there directly by our bus. You will have the opportunity to see Tour
de France staff handing out the “musettes” (bags with the food) to the speeding
riders and why not catch the riders’ empty bottles!
After seeing the stage pass through the feed station, you will altogether head by
bus to Avignon, where you shall spend the next night.
3 * Hotel Chênes verts at Avignon
Dinner will be served at the hotel’s restaurant.
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Saturday , July 25th: day 8
Tour de France stage : Montélimar/Mont Ventoux
Group : This will mark the challenge of your cycling life, the climb of the famous
“Giant of Provence”, the Mont Ventoux.
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Tour de France stage : Montélimar/Mont Ventoux
Group : This will mark the challenge of your cycling life, the climb of the famous
“Giant of Provence”, the Mont Ventoux.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
This 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 say later: “I was there”.
Will be 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 consecration of
another rider?
You’ll leave the hotel by bus after breakfast to Bedouin.
After an early breakfast we shall leave our hotel and travel to Le Mont Ventoux.
Those with bikes will be able to ride to Mont Ventoux from the hotel whilst
those without bikes will be taken by the bus to the village of Bedoin from where
they will be able to walk onto the lower slopes of the mountain.
Hotel/Bedouin: 32 km or 19 miles.
After the day’s stage, you will return to the hotel by bus, dinner will be waiting for
you at the 3* hotel in Avignon.
The “Giant of Provence” - Mont Ventoux! This route takes you up from Bedouin:
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; wind speeds 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.
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Sunday , July 26th: day 9
Tour de France stage : Montreau/Paris
Group : Rest day
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Tour de France stage : Montreau/Paris
Group : Rest day
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Since the beginning of this 96th Tour de France in Monaco, the riders will have
made big efforts to finish in Paris on the cobblestones of the Champs Elysées.
After an early breakfast you will be taken the short distance to Avignon from where
we shall take the TGV fast train to Paris Gare de Lyon. From there you will be able
to take the subway to our hotel and afterwards to the Champs Elysees in time to
see the final stage of the 2009 Tour de France arriving and completing its 8 laps finale.
Meanwhile, our bus will drive from Avignon to Paris with your luggage and bikes and
will meet you, after the stage, at the hotel in Paris, where you will spend the
next night on a B&B basis.
3* hotel near the Champs Elysées
Afterwards, you will return to your hotel after the end of the race, and will be free.
For your information, those people on early transfers tomorrow will have to box
up their bikes tonight.
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
Option 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.
2-star hotel
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Monday , July 27th: day 10
Tour de France stage : Finsihed
Group : End of the journey
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Tour de France stage : Finsihed
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.
The/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: €1850 Extra charge for single room: €460
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The price includes:
• Accommodation for 9 nights in three-star hotels: Double rooms with private bathroom including toilets, and a tub and/or a shower.
• 9 breakfasts and 7 dinners (drinks wine and water included at each dinner).
• 2 English-speaking support riders who will accompany the group during the whole 10.
• Climb the “Giant of Provence”, the Mont Ventoux.
• Access to an official Tour de France stand in face of the finish line,on day 7(optional)
• Option at the Dinner champagne-show at the LIDO on day 7 (optional)
• Daily travel in luxury private coach.
• Daily luggage transportation.
• 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.
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• Dinner on Day 7.
• The extra charge for single room.
• Personal expenses, aperitifs.
• Insurance for sport practising and against theft of material.
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Extra Supplements:
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Grand Palais Grandstand : €190
Dinner champagne-show at the Lido : €140