The Alps Stages Tour
18 – 25 July 2027
See our flexible bookings payment plans. View details.
Tour Dates
Saturday 10 July - Friday 16 July 2027
Price per person
From £2,149
Key Features
- Spread your payments - Interest free payment plan
- Choice of payment currency
- 6 nights | 7 days
- Stay in well-located hotels Alpine hotels
- Fully supported tour with experienced guides
- Ride iconic climbs that feature in the race
- Bike Rental available
- LIVE Stage viewing on multiple stages
- Starts on Saturday 10 July 2027
- Finishes on Friday 16 July 2027
- Option to add arrival and departure transfer from Geneva Airport
Alpine Tour Stages with Sportive Breaks
Pre-registration for the 2027 Final week tour is now open. Secure your place and be the first to choose your package when the route is announced in October. Click here for more information on pre-registration.
The most famous Grand Tour of the year has a brilliant and very challenging Alpine week in store – join this tour and we will take you close to the best action and excitement the Tour can offer.
The small group size on this tour means that it will feel tailor-made to your needs. Our local team are based in the Alps year-round and are looking forward to showing you their home roads and offering insights into the Tour history.
We offer guided and supported rides with vehicle support and snacks, drinks and energy products by SiS included. Also available are bike rental (e-bikes are also available) and airport transfers from Geneva Airport. Transfers between different locations will be in air-conditioned, comfortable vehicles, allowing you to soak up the amazing Alpine scenery.
What's Included?
Accommodation
Hotels will be located in a prime location to the race route
Included meals
Breakfast and evening meal included
Guided Rides
With support vehicle and energy products and drinks by SiS
Bike Rental (and E-Bikes) available as an optional extra
LIVE Stage viewing
On several stages
Hosted
Experienced team of local driver, mechanic and bike guides
Tour Dynamic
Daily Rides
We offer a guided ride each day, with 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 spectators will be transported to the day’s tourist venue, or to a vantage point to watch the race.
Spectators
Riders and spectators may have a different daily itinerary and when possible will be reunited to enjoy the race watching experiences together.
Pricing
Prices
Guide prices based on our 2026 tour. We expect prices to be similar and they will be updated as soon as the 2027 route has been announced.
- From £2,149 per person based on two people sharing a twin (2 single beds) or 1 double room (1 bed for couple)
- From £2,649pp based on single occupancy of a room
Included with your tour
- 6 nights at Hotel TBC
- Daily breakfast and evening meals
- Daily guided rides with our local guides
- LIVE race viewing on multiple stages
- The services of our bike mechanic
- Small group size
- Detailed itinerary
- ABTA protected – what does this mean?
Also available
- Return airport transfers from Geneva International Airport
- Bike rental options – from £550 per person for 7 days
Hotels
Hotel TBC
Itinerary - Example from 2026
Day To Day
Day One - Arrival Day
Date
Location
Transfers from Geneva Airport or Chambéry Railway Station
We have a group transfer leaving at 2pm from Geneva Airport. If you are arriving later, please contact us for availability of private transfers from Lyon or Geneva Airport or Chambéry Railway Station.
Our team will be available on arrival to welcome you and assist with building your bike after travel.
This evening, we will enjoy the buffet evening meal together at the hotel.
Daily Highlights
- Spa hotel (optional extra)
- Rest day
- Hotel on half board basis
- Transfers
Ride
No cycling today
Meals
Evening meal
Day Two - Stage 9 - Guided Ride in the Alps
Date
Location
Location TBC
On guided cycling days our team will support you on the road with vehicle support that includes regular stops for drinks and snacks.
Details of today’s ride will follow soon but we expect to ride the section of the Tour straight from the hotel with a lunch stop in a quaint village where non-cyclists can join for lunch.
We will have our first interaction with the race today as the stage comes within reach of our hotel location.
This evening the evening meal will be at the hotel.
Daily Highlights
- Staff support
- Guided ride
- Hotel on half board basis
- Live Race Viewing
Ride
Supported ride in the area
Meals
Breakfast and Dinner
Guided Ride
Day Three - REST DAY
Date
Location
On guided cycling days our team will support you on the road with vehicle support that includes regular stops for drinks and snacks.
Details of today’s ride will follow soon but we expect to ride the section of the Tour straight from the hotel with a lunch stop in a quaint village where non-cyclists can join for lunch.
As the riders are having their rest day today we will visit the location and we will enjoy the local atmosphere.
This evening the evening meal will be at the hotel.
Daily Highlights
- Staff support
- Hotel on half board basis
- Guided ride
- Transport
Ride
Guided ride in the area
Meals
Breakfast and Dinner
Day Four - Stage 10 - Alps
Date
Location
TBC
Today there will be the option to cycle or be transported the few kilometres to the stage to soak up the atmosphere and see the riders set off.
For those who wish to cycle there will be a guided ride to see the riders in action.
There will be time to relax in the late afternoon and evening at the hotel
Daily Highlights
- Transport
- Staff support
- Guided ride
- Hotel on half board basis
- Live race viewing
Ride
Supported Ride
Meals
Breakfast and Dinner
Guided Ride
Day Five - Stage 11 - Alps
Date
Location
We will take you for a guided ride in the area today which will feature live race viewing.
We will enjoy the evening meal at the hotel.
Daily Highlights
- Transport
- Staff support
- Guided ride
- Hotel on half board basis
- Live race viewing
Ride
Guided Ride
Meals
Breakfast and Dinner
Guided Ride
Day Six - Stage 12 - Alps
Date
Location
We will have a guided ride this morning before heading to the start of today’s stage for an exciting afternoon and soaking up the Tour atmosphere.
We will head back to the hotel for the final evening meal at the hotel.
Daily Highlights
- Staff support
- Guided ride
- Hotel on Half Board basis
- Live race viewing
Ride
Supported ride
Meals
Breakfast and Dinner
Day Seven - Au Revoir
Date
Location
After breakfast it’s the end of your experience. Our tour finishes today with an optional airport transfer back to Geneva Airport.
Daily Highlights
- Airport transfers
- Staff support
Meals
Breakfast
The 2027 Alps Stages
In 2027 we expect the Alps to feature in the second week of the Tour. The final week will take place in the Pyrenees before the traditional Paris final day. All 2027 stage locations will be announced on 22 October 2026.
- Saturday 10 July – Arrival Day
- Sunday 11 July 2027 – Stage – into the Alps
- Monday 12 July – Rest Day
- Tuesday 13 July – Stage 10 – Alps Stage
- 11 Wednesday 14 July – Bastille Day – Queen Stage in the Alps
- Thursday 15 July 2027 – Start in the Alps and out of the Alps
- Friday 16 July – Depart
2027 Alps Tour Bike Rental
You have the option to add bike rental to your booking during the booking process. You will be allocated a Xelius DRS 8.0 Sram or Shimano, or a Madone SL6 Shimano or similar. The bike will be delivered and collected. Rental is for the duration of your trip with us. Our bike rental terms and conditions can be found here.
Trek Madone SL6 – £550 (tbc)
- Frame: Carbon
- Fork: Carbon
- Wheels: Carbon
- Transmission: Shimano 105, 2×12 speed (crankset 34-50, cassette 11-36)
- Brakes: Hydraulic disc

Lapierre Xelius DRS 8.0 – £550
- Frame: Carbon
- Fork: Carbon
- Wheels: Carbon
- Transmission: Sram or Shimano 105, 2×12 speed (crankset 34-50, cassette 11-36)
- Brakes: Hydraulic disc

Inclusions with the bike:
- Bottle Cage
- Pump
- Cycling computer
- Repair kit (inner tube and tire levers)
- Pedals of your choice
- Helmet (on request)
- Lock (on request)
The descriptions and photos of the equipment are provided for informational purposes only.
2027 Pre - Registration
Pre – Registration has now opened for the 2027 Alpine Stages Tour. Secure your place as spaces will be limited and be the first to select your package before it goes on general sale. The tour will be announced shortly after the Tour de France announcement in October 2026. After the tour is on sale, you will benefit from the following privileges:
- Confirm your place before general sale.
- Option to cancel with a full refund if you no longer wish to do the 2027 Tour
Our notification list is also available to be kept up to date with our package updates.
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If you have any questions, please contact our team: [email protected]
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, meaning you can book with confidence.
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Meet our Team in France
Mathieu Michollet
About Mathieu
Mathieu is an endurance cyclist and has always lived in the French Alps so knows all the mountain passes here like the back of his hand. He regularly organises and takes part in endurance trips alone and with friends including the Seven Majors this summer.
Combining his passion for cycling with his professional career he took his CQP and enjoyed working for several years as pro tour team mechanic working for the French team AG2R.
Meticulous and conscientious, Mathieu will go out of his way to ensure that your bike is roadworthy to help you take on the best cycling routes that France has to offer.
Mike Wilson
About Mike
In the French Alps, you will be looked after by Mike and our local team of bike guides, drivers and mechanics.
Mike has a real passion for Alpine climbs and knows all the major mountain passes in the area having ridden them all many times.
Mike, first moved to France to race for a team in Brittany before settling in the Alps to satisfy his thirst for the high mountains.
He has been racing for over 25 years and recently qualified as a bike guide. Having competed in almost all the big name sportive and Gran Fondo events in the Alps including the Etape du Tour, Marmotte and the Time Megève, Mike still likes to push the limits and has had some respectable results in the Etape du Tour and even some recent podium finishes in local races. Mike is a fully qualified French bike guide and mechanic and has spent the last 20 years honing his skills and experience he is ready to share them with you during your Alpine cycling adventure.
His passion for the Tour De France is legendary and his knowledge of the race and its champions goes back to the 1980’s so he can offer great insights and anecdotes about this iconic race.
Mike’s team of mechanics includes former Pro Tour Team mechanics so you can be sure you will be in good, safe hands!
Where you are hosted by Mike:
- June – Alpe d’Huez Weekender
- June – Raid Alpine
- June – Marmotte
- July – Etape du Tour
- August – Haute Route
- September – Alpe d’Huez Weekender
- October – Ventoux Weekender
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