TdF 2012 - Alpes Adventure (6days/5nts)
The Alps,the TDF &Mont
Ventoux!
If you're hungry to see some great mountain stages of the Tour de France up
close and want to ride your bike too, then this trip is just for you. This
small group experience follows the Tour de France in the exciting Alps
stages, and includes Alpe d'Huez and Mont Ventoux.
TRIP DETAILS:
Duration: 6 days (5 nights) - centre based - NO moving
until last day.
Dates:Sunday 8th July to Friday 13th July
2012
Start: Grenoble
Finish: Montpellier
Accommodation: 4 star hotel - The Park Hotel, Grenoble
Group Size: Maximum 15 people (3 Staff)
Cost: AUD$3375.00 - Single Supplement AUD$895.00
Deposit: AUD $1000.00
Note: All trip costs are per person, do not include
airfare and based on two persons per room.
Itinerary
Sunday 8th July 2012 - arrival day
Our tour starts today with our staff meeting you at Grenoble Railway
Station and transferring you to the hotel, and home for 5 nights. Your
afternoon will be free to explore Grenoble, and to have your bike set up
& maybe a short ride to move those legs!
Overnight: Grenoble - Park Hotel
Meals: Welcome dinner
Monday 9th July 2012
Today we will the opportunity to ride on the 2011 Time trail course.
Departing our hotel either on bikes or in the vans, we'll work our way
towards the beautiful Alps, and the amazing rides that she offers. Tonight
is free.
Overnight: Grenoble - Park Hotel
Meals: Breakfast
Tuesday 10th July 2012
An early breakfast before we depart for the small town of Rochetailles,
which is located just 10kms before the base of L'Alpe d'Huez. It's time for
you to experience the 'ride of your life' and give it all on this famous
Tour de France climb. Alpe d'Huez is one of the great climbs of the Alps
and was first climbed by the Tour de France peloton in 1952. As you cycle
the 14 kilometres, 21 hairpins & 1,100 vertical metres to the finish at
the top of the mountain, the climb can be broken down into three stages.
The first part of the climb is the steepest with gradients above 10% for the
first six hairpins until the hamlet of La Garde. The gradient then eases to
around 8% after hairpin 16, with the hairpins being more spread out for the
following six kilometres. There are only five hairpins left and after
hairpin four, the gradient steepens to 11% for a kilometre before easing to
9%. Once you reach the village of Alpe d'Huez, the final 2kms to the
finishing line ease to around 5%. What an experience!
After the arrival of each of our cyclists, there will be time for lunch and
a wander around this beautiful ski village. The views are absolutely
fantastic, and the ride down the mountain makes you fully appreciate the
gradients and distance of the infamous Alpe d'Huez climb that you just
completed. We'll regroup and make our way by bike (or van) to our hotel in
Grenoble.)
Overnight: Grenoble
Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Wednesday 11th July 2012
Today we will see a part of the Tour de France as it makes its way into the
Alps. We'll drive to a starting point and then cycle to intersect the race,
possibly in a small rural town, where the buzz and excitement of the tour
passing by will be electric. Mountain passes and finishes are always great
to experience. Its then off on the bikes back to the hotel, or in the vans…
Tonight is free.
Overnight: Grenoble - Park Hotel
Meals: Breakfast
Thursday 12th July 2012
Today sees another opportunity to view the pro peloton doing what they do
best - chasing the yellow into mountain climbs. Who will be leading and how
many Aussies are still in the tour? Hopefully we will be able to see some
good breakaway groups today, making our roadside adventure exciting. It's
then a cycle back to the vans and back to the hotel in Grenoble. Tonight is
free.
Overnight: Grenoble - Park Hotel
Meals: Breakfast
Friday 13th July 2012
After breakfast, we will depart our Grenoble base and prepare ourselves for
the ride of our life. We'll drive south to the small town of Bedoin,
(Provence) where you will take on the famous 'Mont Ventoux' (completing a
60km loop). Probably the second most famous climb in the world after Alpe
d'Huez, Mont Ventoux is a magnet for cyclists and stands over 1600 metres
or a vertical mile above the Provence countryside. Your ride is the same
route that the Tour de France and Dauphine Libere use when riding the
mountain. It will be a great day in the saddle, before driving through to
Montpellier for our last night (and the first night for those joining our
2nd Tour de France tour.) Tonight we can celebrate over a cold
beer & good food and get ready for the next 10 days through the
Pyrenees.
Overnight: Montpellier - Pullman Hotel
Accommodation not included (unless joining our next tour) but can be
arranged)
Meals: Breakfast, Farewell dinner
Saturday 14th July
For those of you who are leaving us today, farewell and thank you for
joining us in France. . For those joining our Tour 2, get ready for the
Pyrenees Adventure
Package Includes
Tour cost is per person twin share and includes:
- 3 experienced tour guides / driver including French speaking
- Arrival transfers on day 1
- 5 night's accommodation in a quality 4 star hotel
- Buffet breakfast daily
- 3 evening meals
- Guided rides each day
- Transportation / support vehicles
Contact David Hull now on 03 5974 2951 or email
david@adventure-travel.com.au
