Tour de France Weekender
4 nights
Days
22nd - 26th May 2024
18th - 22nd September 2024
From
£999 GBP
Tour de France Weekender with Sportive Breaks
The Sportive Breaks Cycling Weekender is a four-night trip for avid amateur sports cyclists to iconic cycling destinations such as Alpe d’Huez, Mont Ventoux, Mallorca, Calpe, the Dolomites, the Stelvio and the French Alps.
This is the perfect long weekend for avid amateur cyclists and the same tried and tested formula can be expected in each destination. All weekenders are hosted by local riders and in Italy you can even ride with a former Giro d’Italia stage winner! Riders arrive on Wednesday and go on to enjoy 4 to 5 days in the saddle, taking in a combination of classic world-renowned cols and climbs made famous by the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a Espana. We also introduce some undiscovered climbs favoured by local riders.
TDF Weekender
The Tour de France Weekender allows you to experience Tour de France favourites like the Cormet de Roselend, Col de L’Iseran and the new (recently tarmacked) Col de la Loze, a key feature of the 2021 Tour de France. As a small treat we will nip into Italy across the Col du Petit Saint Bernard for the ultimate coffee ride.
Available 2024 dates
- 22 May 24
- 18 September 24
Make it private
This Weekender is available as a private tour for groups. If the dates don’t suit you then please contact us with your requirements and we can advise on departure dates to suit your group. Email us: [email protected]
Spread your payments: Our payment plan is an interest-free payment method where you will have the opportunity to spread payment for your booking (excludes hospitality tickets)
Stay in prime location: Our hotel is located in prime position to ride these amazing routes
Ride 3 Famous TDF climbs: Ride three world famous Tour de France climbs
What's Included?
Accomodation
4 nights in a great hotel
Included Meals
All breakfast & dinners (budget €10 for lunch)
Guided Rides
3 fully supported rides
Mechanic
Expert mechanics on-hand all weekend
Transfer
Return transfers from Geneva at set times. Private transfers available on request.
Additional Services - Bike Rentals
Packages and Prices
Stay with us in Brides les bains for our Tour de France Weekender.
Prices
- £999 per person based on two people sharing a twin (2 single beds) and 1 double room (1 bed for couple)
- £1219 per person based on single occupancy of a room.
Included with your weekender
- 4 nights at our hotel in Brides le bains
- Local expert guides and bike mechanic
- Daily guided rides
- Breakfasts and evening meals
- Airport transfers at set times from/to Geneva Airport
- Detailed itinerary
- ABTA protected
Also available
- Private airport transfers from Geneva airport
- Bike rental
Itinerary
Day To Day
Please arrange to meet us at our hotel in Brides-les-Bains. We are staying at a hotel on half board basis.
You will have the afternoon to unpack, settle in and check your bike is ready for the weekend. Our mechanic will be on hand to help with any issues.
Dinner will be at the hotel.
Airport transfers
Included with your 2024 Tour de France Weekender, we offer airport transfers for you, your luggage, and your bike from Geneva airport at set times. If you wish to make use of these then you are required to book your flights in line with our transfer timings.
Please note the transfer times below and please consider these when booking your flights. Please ensure that you arrive in plenty of time ahead of your chosen transfer time. We cannot always guarantee that we can wait for you if you arrive late.
Please note that we can’t provide refunds if you decide not to make use of our airport transfers.
ARRIVAL TRANSFER AT 11:00AM ON WEDNESDAY
We will depart Geneva Airport at 11:00, so please book a flight that lands in Geneva before this time. We will arrive at our hotel in Brides-les-Bains around 13:00.
TRANSFER DURATION OF 120 MINUTES
BOOKING A PRIVATE TRANSFER:
Should you wish us to arrange a private transfer for you (at your own cost) from Geneva, Lyon or any other airport to Brides-les-Bains, please contact us on +44 (0) 161 676 0390 | [email protected]
After breakfast at the hotel we will head out on our first ride. Appearing 13 times (and most recently in stage 17 of the 2023 Tour de France where Felix Gall went on to win the stage), the Cormet de Roseland is a stunning climb to start the trip with. The ascent is covered over 20.3km, but with an average gradient of 6% you are able to take in the stunning views as you climb to the top.
Dinner will be at the hotel in the evening.
Today’s ride: 120km. Elevation: 2100m
On day 3 you will ride the Col de la Loze – famous for being known as the hardest bike climb in France. Getting to the top will earn you some serious kudos! Featuring twice in the Tour de France as a HC climb, once in 2020 on stage 17 and again as the summit finish in the 2023 tour on stage 17, where Jonas Vinegaard dropped Tadej Pagcar, effectively winning the race.
Today’s ride: 120km. Elevation: 2500m
The route on day 4 will take us up the Col de I’Iseran, the highest paved pass in the Alps! First showcased on the Tour de France in 1938, it has been included 7 times since. In 2019 on stage 19, this is where Egan Bernal made a famous attack over the top of the Iseran, before the race was neutralised on the descent due to a hailstorm. At the top you will enjoy breath-taking views.
In the evening we will enjoy a final meal together and celebrate the weeks’ achievements.
Today’s ride: 100km. Elevation: 2600m
After breakfast we will have a gentle warm down ride towards Petit St Bernard. Our mechanic will be on hand to assist packing your bike away.
We will then run a transfer back to Lyon airport in the afternoon.
RETURNING HOME – DEPARTURE FROM BRIDES-LES-BAINS AT 15:00PM ON SUNDAY
Please consider the two-hour transfer time to Geneva Airport together with the 2-hour check-in requirement. Please book return flights that depart after 19:00pm from Geneva Airport.
TRANSFER DURATION OF 120 MINUTES
BOOKING A PRIVATE TRANSFER:
Should you wish us to arrange a private transfer for you (at your own cost) from Geneva, Lyon or any other airport to Brides-les-Bains, please contact us on +44 (0) 161 676 0390 | [email protected]
More About the Event
Come and join us the French Alps, a cycling paradise and experience a weekend like the pro peloton. You will be looked after by Mike, our local, expert ride leader. He has ridden these routes many times and will be with you for the duration of the trip.
You're in safe hands
We have a team of highly experienced professionals who have been organising cycling trips for over 25 years. We are members of ABTA and ATOL so book with confidence.
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Spread your payments
Our payment plan is an interest-free payment method where you will have the opportunity to spread payment for your booking. *Selected products. Terms and Conditions apply
Logistics covered
We know the routes, we know the roads. We know how the event works and the best hotels for the start and finish. We organise everything for you; transfers, bike transport, additional feed stops, rep support and more.
