Etape du tour 2010
Friday July 16th to Monday July 19th 2010
4 days and 3 nights - 2* hotel Package
The hotel is located for the 3 nights in Pau.
3 nights in Pau at the 2* hotel on a half-board basis (dinner, wine and water included, bed and breakfast) and all transfers.
You will be one of the privileged riders who will be provided with accommodation near the etape du tour start, making it very convenient to ride to the start on the morning of the Sunday 18th.
You will not have to wake up at 3.00 am to go from your hotel into Pau!
Etape du tour - Your travel:
Please arrange your own flights into the following airports: Toulouse, Pau or Biarritz.
Toulouse :( www.toulouse.aeroport.fr )
The following airlines operate direct regular flights into Toulouse airport:
Easyjet (www.easyjet.com) from Bristol, Cardiff and London Gatwick airports
British Airways (www.britishairways.com)from London Heathrow airport
Pau : ( www.pau.aeroport.fr )
The following airlines operate direct regular flights into Pau airport:
Air France (www.airfrance.com) from Paris airport
Ryanair (www.ryanair.com)from London Stanted and Bristol airports
Biarritz : ( www.biarritz.aeroport.fr )
The following airlines operate direct regular flights into Biarritz airport:
Air France (www.airfrance.com) from Paris airport
Ryanair (www.ryanair.com) from Birmingham and Dublin airport
Blu1 ( www.blu1.com) from Helsinki airport
Please make sure to book your bike onto the flight and to book early in order to secure your seat and get the best fares.
Your guides will meet you at the airport and a bus will take you to your hotel.
There will be 3 coach transfer times from Pau to your hotel: 10.00am, 12.00 pm, 5.00 pm.
2 coach transfer times will be operated from Biarritz airport into your hotel: 11.30 am, 5.00 pm.
Would you prefer drive, you are free to join the group directly at the hotel.
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Etape du tour: Friday, July 16th - day one
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Meeting at Pau or Biarritz airport
Bus transfer:
Pau airport: 10 km, 6,2 miles (10 min).
Biarritz airport: 119 Km, 74 miles (1H15 )
You will be welcomed at the 2* hotel in Pau , where you will spend the next 3 nights on a half-board basis.
You will be free to make any final adjustment on your bike or relax at the hotel.
On the evening, you will have your first dinner with the group and enjoy local wines and traditional dishes.
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Etape du tour: Saturday, July 17th - day two
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You will start the day with a plentiful French breakfast that will fuel you up for this last preparation day
You can go for an easy ride to see the first miles of the Etape du Tour and get your legs primed for the ultimate riding.
In the afternoon, you will be free to visit the Etape du Tour village (1,5km from your hotel) with its bicycle exhibition, where all the major European manufacturers will be present. This is also where you will sign for and pick up your race number.
Afterwards you will relax over a dinner especially prepared to give you all the energy that you will need for the upcoming challenge.
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Etape du tour: Sunday, July 18th - Day three
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Group: D-day, the Etape du Tour
Today is the day! This is your opportunity to live up to the same challenge as the professionals, by riding a mountain stage of the 2010 Tour de France.
The race’s start time is 7.00am. So after an early breakfast you will be able to ride the short distance (2 KM) into the start and take place amongst the thousands of other competitors from all over the globe who will compete in this cycling's great event...
You will be among the lucky few who will not have to take a bus to reach the start because your hotel is on site.
After the race, you will be welcomed in a private party at the foot of the Tourmalet where we have organized a space for you to have a shower and put on fresh clothes before enjoying a pasta party - with pasta, fruits, snacks and drinks.
Afterwards a coach will take you back at the hotel where you will be able to relax and celebrate your glorious ride around a special dinner.
- We offer the following bus transfer times: 6,00 pm and 7,00 pm
- Finish point/Hotel: 47 km (29 miles) – 50 minutes.
Special bike trailer for the safe keeping and transport of your bike
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Etape du tour: Monday, July 19th - Day Four
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You will enjoy this morning's breakfast will a great sense of accomplishment and the willingness to do it again next year. This will be your last opportunity to congratulate your fellow cyclists again over, before you take the coach that will drive you to the airport.
You’ll leave the hotel by bus at 8:00 am to reach Pau or Biarritz airport. where you’ll board your flight back.
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...Option...
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This year’s Tour de France route has been designed to set the Etape du Tour close to the pro race, which enters the Pyreneans at the end of this Etape du Tour program. This is your opportunity to make your Tour de France experience longer and live the inside of the pro race.
We have designed a variety of programs that start on July 19 (end date of the Etape du Tour program) and cover the crucial Pyreneans stages, the final time trial and the arrival on the cobblestones of the Champs-Elysees in Paris.
Our status as an official Tour de France Operator allows us to offer the most exciting week of the Tour de France.
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RATES (all taxes and fees included):
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- Etape du Tour 4 days / 3 nights with 2* Hotel in Pau (Room sharing in twin or double): 705 euros
- Etape du Tour 4 days / 3 nights with 2* Hotel in Pau (Room sharing in triple): 670 euros
- Etape du Tour 4 days / 3 nights with 2* Hotel in Pau: (Single room): 810 euros
- Non competitor: 465 euros
For those who are not competing: On the day of the Etape, our staff will stop at your hotel to pick up you and bring you to the start so you can cheer up on the riders. Then we will meet you again at a given location and will take you by bus to a section of the course from where you will be able to watch the competitors passing by and enjoy a picnic. Afterwards, we will all go to our private arrival zone at the bottom of the Tourmalet where you will be in time to welcome and congratulate your spouse/friend/relative…
In order to secure your package, a deposit of 350 Euros will be required at time of the registration, the balance will then be due between May 15th to 31st, 2010. (In case of cancellation by the participant, the Etape du Tour entry of 180 euros is non refundable and non exchangeable)
THE PRICE INCLUDES:
- Entry to the Etape du Tour.
- Accommodation for 3 nights in two-star hotel: rooms with private bathroom including toilets, and a tub and / or a shower.
- 3 Breakfasts, and 3 dinners, drinks (wine and water) included.
- Access into a private space with shower, pasta party, fruits and drink after the Etape du Tour on Sunday18.
- Transfer from Pau or Biarritz airport to your hotel on the first day, transfer back to your hotel after the Etape du Tour on day 3 and transfer from you hotel to Pau or Biarritz on the last day in a private coach.
- Box trailer / van for the safe keeping and transport of your bike in your bike bags/ boxes.
- Ronan Pensec Travel Welcome Package.
- Local taxes
- Services of our guide.
THE PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE:
- Lunches.
- Personal hotel expenses, mini bar, telephone, room service.
- Travel and personal insurance.
In December, we will email you the official application form as well as guidelines on how to fill it out.
Each participant to the Etape du Tour is required to provide a medical certificate from his/her physician stating that he/she is in good physical condition and he/she can take part in a cycling competition. We will need to receive this application form/medical certificate no later than January 31st, 2010.
