Cycling Adventure - 2007 Tour de France
Introduction
Ride two complete Pyrenean stages of
the 2007 tour
To coincide with the Tour's exciting London start, we have
teamed up with our Pyrenees and cycling specialist James Thompson
to offer a unique chance to be part of the world's most spectacular
cycle event. Our group will be based in the Ariege and Haute
Garonne area of the Pyrenees. Over the week we will cycle two
complete stages (stages 14 and 15) of the official 2007 route
following a day or so behind the tour itself.
There is also time scheduled to watch the mountain top stage
finish at the Plateau de Beille and the stage start at Foix the
next morning - both from well-chosen vantage points. To complete
the rest of stages 14 and 15, we head west over a series of
excellent mountain cols. This trip will be a good challenge to
regular cyclists, and for those wanting to push themselves further
there are plenty of options for extra climbs and descents - most
importantly, with our time spent close to the Tour we will really
feel part of this fabulous event.
Profile
This week is aimed at Tour de France
enthusiasts who want a memorable week cycling and spectating.
It is not a competition and the rides can be done at your own pace.
You will however need to be relatively fit as there is over 1200m
of ascent on most days (max 2073m), but the daily distances are
manageable with our longest day being 95km.
Group & staff
Min. 4, max. 24.
Bike Hire -
Bike hire in France:
Commencal Cost £100, paid on booking.
Bike hire from UK: Not available.
Accommodation
During this week there are thousands of tour
organizers, press officials, spectators and competitors fighting
over a very limited number of hotel rooms. We block-booked all our
accommodation for the week on the day the tour route was released
to the public. We have managed to secure 2 star hotels with private
facilities, to be used on a twin-share basis on all nights with the
exception of day 4 and 5. Here we stay in gite, well-located at the
base of the Plateau de Beille - the rooms are basic and there are
shared facilities (rather like a youth hostel). At the gite we may
have up to 4 people per room. On certain occasions we may have to
split the group between more than one hotel.
Food
7 breakfasts, 1 lunch and 7 dinners
included.
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Ref: Tour De France 2007 Special (MWA) -
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