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2025 Tour de France - The Alps

July 21 – 26, 2025 (exact dates tbc)

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DAYS

5 Nights

Cycling and Spectating

FROM

$TBC

Key Features of our 2024 Tour

The 2025 Tour de France route was announced on Tuesday October 29, 2024. Join our notification list to be the first to hear about our 2025 tours.

See below for details of our 2024 tour in the Pyrenees, for an idea of what to expect.

Sportive Breaks offer unforgettable Tour de France cycling and spectator tours with hotels, transport and daily support all included. We also offer a longer trip that also take in the Pyrenees, Mont Ventoux and Paris. Click the link to find out more: Tour de France – Pyrenees to Nice

2025 Tour de France stages

We will be well-situated to view the following stages of the 2024 Tour de France:

  • Thursday, July 24 – Stage 18 – Vif to Courchevel Col de la Loze
  • Friday, July 25 – Stage 19 – Albertville to La Plagne

While our itinerary will give you the opportunity to see stages of the Tour, it will also offer options for doing our own cycle touring. Non-cyclists will also be well catered for.

What's Included and Optional Extras

Accommodation

5 nights in a 3* hotel

Included meals

Breakfast and Dinner included

Hosted

Experienced team of driver, mechanic and bike guides

Bike Rental from $361

Carbon road bikes and E-Road bikes available

Guided Rides

With support vehicle

LIVE Stage viewing

On 3 stages

Airport Transfers - Optional Extra

Tour Dynamic

Daily Rides

We offer a guided ride each day. We have our bike guides on the road with you. We also have a support vehicle with driver who is also a mechanic. We will either transport everyone to a location from where we will start the daily rides, or we will ride straight out from the hotel. We offer vehicle support for the riders and the spectators will be transported to the day’s touristic venue or to a vantage point to watch the race.

Spectators

Riders and spectators may have a different itinerary daily but are reunited to enjoy the race watching experiences together.

Who is this tour for?

Cyclists and Spectators

Our tour is suitable for both cyclists of any level and non-cycling spectators. The hotel we stay at is in a excellent location with the world-renowned French cuisine we all enjoy so much.

Our daily, guided rides give cyclists the opportunity to ride some of the most beautiful climbs that feature on this year’s Tour de France.

We will also provide plenty of opportunity for spectators to enjoy time away from the Tour de France with scheduled visits to local towns and villages like Lourdes and Pau.

Itinerary

Day One - Arrival day

Date

Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Location

Toulouse Airport to Aucun

On your arrival in Lourdes, you will be taken to our hotel in nearby Aucun, close to fantastic climbs such as the Col d’Aubisque, Col du Soulor, the Col du Tourmalet and the climb to Hautacam.
Here we will spend the next 5 nights with daily breakfasts and dinners included. For those of you who have booked bike rental, these will be available for you today.
This afternoon we have time for a warmup ride in the area.
Evening meal at the hotel.

Toulouse arrival
This afternoon, we also offer an airport transfer at 15.00 from Toulouse Airport to collect those who have chosen to join the tour today.

View Toulouse group airport transfer details here

Daily Highlights

Ride

Possible light afternoon ride taking some scenic trails in the area, and getting used to riding in France.

Meals

Welcome Dinner

SHORT Ride

Day Two - First Riding Day

Date

Thursday, July 11, 2024

Location

Pyrenees

Today you will have various ride options from the hotel including to ride the Col du Tourmalet which will feature on this year’s tour again. We offer a guided ride which you can join but we will also provide GPX files for several self-guided rides should you wish to do something different:

Other options include:

  • Climb to Hautacam
  • Col du Soulor and Aubisque
  • Col de Marie Blanque

Those without bikes will have the opportunity to spend a relaxing day at the hotel’s swimming pool or to visit Lourdes. It’s worth a visit so for those who are interested, the coach will provide transport today.

Dinner at the hotel.

Daily Highlights

Ride

Supported ride in the area. Several self-guided options available.

Meals

Breakfast and Dinner

SHORT Ride

Long Ride

Day Three - First Tour de France Action

Date

Friday, July 12, 2024

Location

Pyrenees

After a leisurely breakfast we will propose a guided ride today that will finish in Pau. There will be a likely sprint finish in Pau today.

A great option is to ride from our hotel to Laruns and to tackle the Col de Marie Blanque before a long descent into Pau. This ride totals 68 miles. A flatter, more direct ride is also possible.

Non-riders can visit Pau today and after the stage finish we will return to the hotel.

Dinner will be taken at the hotel.

Daily Highlights

Ride

Guided Ride to Pau

Meals

Breakfast and Dinner

SHORT Ride

Long Ride

Day Four - Tourmalet Stage

Date

Saturday, July 13, 2024

Location

Pyrenees

Riders will head out onto the road and take on one of the area’s most spectacular climbs, the Tourmalet. Ride up to the summit and be road-side as the riders come past on the climb.

Non-Riders will be able to stay quite local today and watch the riders as they come through nearby Lourdes and Argeles Gazost en-route to the Tourmalet. We will transport you to the desired viewing location.

Dinner will be at the hotel.

Daily Highlights

Ride

Supported ride

Meals

Breakfast and Dinner

Long Ride

Day Five - Loudenvielle

Date

Sunday, July 14, 2024

Location

Pyrenees

Today’s stage will see the Tour move out of the Pyrenees with a stage from Loudenvielle to Plateau de Beille. Bastille day is always special with large crowds supporting the riders and a party atmosphere everywhere.

After an early breakfast we will travel to Loudenveille at the bottom of the first climb of the day, the Peyresourde where we will find a good parking spot for the coach, and we will watch the riders get ready for the start. After we’ve seen the stage start, we will offer a guided ride back to Aucun. An option is to ride yesterday’s stage in reverse so return to the hotel via the Hourquette d’Ancizan and the other side of the Tourmalet. This evening we will watch the Euros final at the hotel. It may feature France who will be very keen to win on Bastille day.

Dinner will be at the hotel.

Daily Highlights

Ride

Guided Ride back to the hotel

Meals

Breakfast and Dinner

SHORT Ride

Long Ride

Day Six - Au Revoir

Date

Monday, July 15, 2024

Location

Transfer to Toulouse Airport
Ventoux & Provence

After breakfast we offer transfers from the hotel to Toulouse airport at 10:00hrs.

For private transfer costs


please contact us


Daily Highlights

Meals

Breakfast

Pricing

Price – Toulouse

  • $1461 per person based on two people sharing a twin (2 single beds) or double (one bed for couple)
  • $1777 per person for the single occupancy of a room

We offer the option to book a Male or Female ‘Twin Share’ where we will pair you up with another guest on the tour. If you book this and you want to share with a particular person, please let us know at time of booking. Contact us for this option.

Bike Rental

We have a choice of Bianchi Infinito either Di2 or Ultegra Disc and a Colnago E-Bike (or similar). Please read all information here before booking

  • Bianchi Infinito Shimano 12v Di2 Disc (or similar) $361
  • Bianchi Infinito Shimano Ultegra Disc (or similar) $394
  • Colnago E64 (or similar)– $394

More about the event

Tour de France stages

You will witness the following stages during our tour:

  • Fri,  July 12 – Stage 13 – Agen – Pau
  • Saturday, July 13 – Stage 14 – Pau – St Lary Soulan
  • Sunday, July 14 – Stage 15 – Loudienville – Plateau de Beille

While our itinerary enables you the opportunity to see 2 mountain stages of the Tour plus a sprint finish, it also offers plenty of options for doing our own cycle touring in one of the best regions of France. Non-cyclists are also well catered for with opportunities to visit some iconic places like Lourdes.

If you like the look of this tour but would like to stay for longer, click the link to have a look at our

Toulouse – Nice tour

Hotel Locations

  • Aucun, Pyrenees

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Pre-register today for just $125 to guarantee your place on our 2025 tour. Once our tour is announced, if you change your mind, we will fully refund your $125 deposit. Sportive Breaks is part of the Destination Sport Experiences group. When clicking on the booking link below, you will be taken to the Destination Sport Experiences booking engine. If you have any questions, please contact our team hello@sportivebreaks.us

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