With interest
growing each year in these types of events,
we have extended our programme
for 2010, which now includes events in France, Italy, Spain, and the
UK.
The Etape du Tour 2010 - Pau to Col du Tourmalet - Updated for 2010
Italian Classics 2010... The Gran Fondo Sportful - Updated for 2010 Formerly
known as the Gran
Fondo Campagnolo, the Gran Fondo Sportful is a similar
event to the Etape du Tour, and is another mass ride organised
held in the Southern
Dolomites. The Gran Fondo Marco Pantani - FULLY BOOKED The Gran Fondo Marco Pantani is a relatively new event to the Gran Fondo calendar and is held over a classic course in the Italian Alps, taking in the mythical climbs of the Gavia and Mortirolo which often feature so prominently in the Giro d’Italia. The Gran Fondo Nove Colli 2009 - Details TBA One of the biggest “Gran Fondo” races in the Italian calendar, with over 9,000 riders attempting the NINE hills of the Nove Colli (although most riders completing the course are convinced that there are more!!!) Other Cyclo Sportives... The Etape Caledonia 2010 (Scotland) - Full details now available! The 2010 Etape Caledonia
comes in the middle of May, and covers 80 miles of the Perthshire
Highlands, making it the perfect domestic preparation for any European
Cycling Sportive, including the Etape du Tour. Accommodation + entry packages available, click for details. La Mont Ventoux & Grimpe Du Ventoux - Updated for 2010 La Ventoux is a classic cyclo sportive event held in the Provence region of Southern France. It is held over a classic route that rivals the L’Etape du Tour. There are a choice of 3 distances (170km Master event), (102km Senior event), (75km Decouverte event), all starting and finishing from the town of Beaumes de Venise. The following day you will have another chance to climb the Giant of Provence with a 21.5km mass participation event from Bedoin to the Weather Station of Mont Ventoux. Each rider will be given their personal time. We are offering a long weekend trip to take part in both La Ventoux and Grimpe du Ventoux events. La Marmotte 2010 (French Alps) - Updated for 2010 La Marmotte is a classic cyclo sportive event based in the French Alps. It is held over a classic Alpine route that rivals the L’Etape du Tour. The 174km event starts in Bourg d’Oisans and climbs the Col de la Croix Fer, Col du Telegraphe, Col du Galibier before returning to Bourg d’Oisans and finishes up the 21 hairpin bend climb to the ski station of L’Alpe d’Huez. This would be an ideal weekend for those who didn’t manage to get in this years L’Etape du Tour, or have already done the Etape and fancy another Alpine mountain challenge. Tour of Flanders Cyclo (Saturday 3rd April 2010) - Updated for 2010 Clients on our trip to the Tour of Flanders trip also have the opportunity to ride a mass participation event over part of the Tour of Flanders route. (70 or 140km) See our Spring Classics page for full details. Paris Roubaix Cyclo - Updated for 2010 The Paris - Roubaix
cyclo is a classic cycling event which follows the exact route
of the professional event (260km) including a lap of the famous
Roubaix
velodrome. There are also shorter events of 190km and 120km. |
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Cyclo Sportives
are mass-participation, semi
competitive cycling events over challenging terrain.
The
Etape du Tour is a mass participation cycle ride held over the
exact route of one of the stages of the Tour de France.
