By
taking a packaged tour to the Etape du Tour, you will benefit from
our wealth of logistical experience in taking people to this special
event. With over 14 years experience in taking groups to L’Etape
du Tour we are the Official Tour Operator that has the most experience,
an important consideration when
deciding your trip.
Not only do you benefit from our experience, you can be guaranteed
that your hotel accommodation will be in or very close to both the
start and finish towns, another important factor to consider when
planning your trip to the Etape du Tour.
We have provided a number of different packages to suit most peoples
requirements and budgets, and hope that you find them of interest.
We
shall be operating the following packages to the 2008 Etape du
Tour:
THE LOCATION PACKAGE (3 Nights start, 1 night Finish)
Thursday 3rd to Monday 7th July
This package is aimed at those people who have limited time to spend at the Etape
du Tour but can afford themselves an extra day to get settled in before the event.
Location Location Location is one of the most important factors in having
a successful Etape du Tour, and this package has the convenience of spending
3 nights prior to the event in the start town of Pau and 1 night after the
finish at a hotel 5km from the base of the climb to Hautacam. This way you
will be able to ride to the stage start in Pau and after the finish ride direct
to the hotel where your luggage will be waiting. It doesn’t come much better
than that…..
There will be 40 places available for this tour
FIND
OUT MORE: THE
LOCATION PACKAGE >>
PAU 3 NIGHTS FIXED CENTRE PACKAGE (FLY / SELF DRIVE)
Friday 4th to Monday 7th July
This package is aimed at those people who have a limited amount of time to
spend at the Etape du Tour, and is one of our more popular packages. Flights
will be to Toulouse, Bordeaux and Pau, whilst those chosing the self drive option
can leave vehicles at the hotel in Pau or the airports of Toulouse and Pau
This is a FIXED CENTRE that will be based in the start city of Pau and will mean
no checking out of the hotel in the morning of the Etape as we return to the
same hotel after the finish. There will be a choice of 4 different standards
of accommodation (BUDGET, 2* STANDARD, 3* QUALITY, 4* LUX).
There will be 380 places available for this package.
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OUT MORE: THE
PAU 3 NIGHTS FIXED CENTRE PACKAGE >>
LOURDES 3 NIGHTS FIXED CENTRE PACKAGE (FLY / SELF DRIVE)
Friday 4th to Monday 7th July
This package is aimed at those people who have a limited amount of time to
spend at the Etape du Tour, and is one of our more popular packages. Flights
will be to Toulouse and Pau, whilst those chosing the self drive option can leave
vehicles at the hotel in Lourdes or the airports of Toulouse and Pau.
This is a FIXED CENTRE that will be based in / near the city of Lourdes (10km
from finish) and will mean no checking out of the hotel in the morning of the
Etape as we return to the same hotel after the finish. There will be a choice
of 3 different standards of accommodation (BUDGET, 3* QUALITY, 4* LUX).
There will be 200 places available for this package.
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OUT MORE: THE
LOURDES 3 NIGHTS FIXED CENTRE PACKAGE >>
THE 2 NIGHTS SELF DRIVE PACKAGE -
LOURDES / ARGELES GAZOST
Friday 4th to Sunday 6th July
This package is aimed at those people who have a limited amount of time to
spend at the Etape du Tour and prefer to drive to the Pyrenees. Leave your car
with a change of clothes at the finish car park at the foot of Hautacam on Friday
4th July and join our transport to a nearby hotel (Lourdes/Argeles)
where you will spend 2 nights prior to the start. After the finish take your
car and return to the hotel to collect the rest of your luggage. You must check
out of the hotel the morning of the Etape but we have arranged for you to keep
luggage in a room.
There will be 40 places available for this package.
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OUT MORE: THE
2 NIGHTS SELF DRIVE PACKAGE >>
THE PREPARATION PACKAGE – FIXED CENTRE
Wednesday 2nd to Monday 7th July
This package is aimed at those people who want to arrive a few days
before the Etape du Tour, and have more time to either chill out and get ready
for the event or check out some of the Etape stage route prior to the event.
You will spend 5 nights in the spa town of Bagneres de Bigorre at the excellent
3* Hotel Relais des Pyrenees (Laurent Fignon Cycle Centre). The hotel is located
on the stage route and offers easy access to both the Col du Tourmalet and
Hautacam for pre event inspection. On the 2nd 3rd & 4th ex
TDF Champion and hotel owner Laurent Fignon will be present and is holding
a training camp at the hotel.
Flights will be to Toulouse airport only, and clients on self drive can either
leave their cars at Toulouse airport or at the hotel.
In the past we have found that people choosing this package arrive at the Etape
in a more relaxed frame of mind.
There will be 40 places available for this package.
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OUT MORE: THE
PREPARATION PACKAGE >>
THE COACH PACKAGE (ETAPE & PYRENEES
RIDING)
Thursday 3rd to Friday 11th July
This package is aimed at those people who want to make a holiday out of the
Etape du Tour and who prefer to travel from the UK to the French Pyrenees by
luxury coach rather than by air and don’t want to run the risk of plane damage
to their bikes or the bike not arriving.
After riding the Etape du Tour we shall stay on in the Pyrenees and ride some
of the monumental climbs that also feature in the Tour de France. We shall spend
6 nights in the spa town of Bagneres de Bigorre at the excellent 3* Hotel Residence,
which is excellently located for both accessing the Etape and the Pyrenean cols.
There will also be the option to join this tour at the Paris Mercure hotel
and Toulouse airport with the COACH PACKAGE FLYING OPTION.
There will be 40 places available for this package.
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OUT MORE: THE
COACH PACKAGE (ETAPE & PYRENEES RIDING) >>
THE COACH PACKAGE (ETAPE & TOUR DE
FRANCE WATCHING)
Thursday 3rd to Friday 11th July
This package is aimed at those people who want to make a holiday out of the
Etape du Tour and who prefer to travel from the UK to the French Pyrenees by
luxury coach rather than by air and don’t want to run the risk of plane
damage to their bikes or the bike not arriving.
After riding the Etape du Tour we shall see a number of stages of the Tour de
France. For the Etape we shall spend 3 nights at a 3* Hotel in Lourdes, and after
3 nights in Poitiers for accessing the Cholet Time Trial, Cholet to Chateauroux
stage and Aigurande stage start.
There will also be the option to join this tour in Paris at the Mercure hotel.
There will be 40 places available for this package.
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OUT MORE: THE
COACH PACKAGE (ETAPE & TOUR DE FRANCE WATCHING) >>
ACCOMMODATION ONLY PACKAGES
The following packages are aimed at those people who already have an entry
to Etape du Tour and require accommodation near to both the start town of Pau
and close to the finish at Hautacam. We have a 3 night fixed centre trip based
in Tarbes at the 4* Le Rex Hotel.
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OUT MORE:
3
NIGHTS ACCOMMODATION & TRANSPORT >> | 3
NIGHTS ACCOMMODATION ONLY >>
ETAPE DU TOUR ALTERNATIVE
If you would like to ride a stage
of the Tour, but would prefer to tackle one of the Alpine stages, or don't
fancy riding with large groups of riders on the Etape, we
have
a
Tour
de France Package which allows you to do just that.
Our "Ride an Alpine stage of the Tour de France" package
allows you to ride the
Embrun to Alpe d'Huez stage of the Tour.
(210km) on 21st July, before watching the pros tackle the same stage 2 days
later.
The stage includes the Col du Lauteret / Galibier and
the Col
de la Croix de Fer in addition to Alpe d'Huez.
FIND OUT MORE:
RIDE AN ALPINE STAGE OF THE TOUR DE FRANCE >>
ENTRY ONLY
SORRY, ALL ENTRY ONLY PLACES ARE SOLD OUT.
However, 100 guaranteed entry only places are still available with our Etape
training weekends in the Yorkshire Dales.
Click for more info.
WILL YOU READY
FOR THE ETAPE?
The Etape du Tour is a very physically demanding event and maybe
people don’t appreciate the training and preparations that are required to
complete the event, and achieve their goal.
If you want to achieve your Etape du Tour goal, have the perfect
preparation and avoid being swept up by the broom wagon then you may want to
consider our Etape
Training Weekends in the Yorkshire Dales or our Etape
du Tour route reconnaissance weekends in the Pyrenees.
These training weekends will ensure that you fully understand what is required
to ride the Etape du Tour
Our
panel of experts will organise Etape du Tour training rides, hold route analysis
seminars, as well as give coaching advice on training and preparations
for the event.
HOW TO BOOK YOUR ETAPE DU TOUR
PACKAGE.
1. Study the different packages / entry only that we are offering and
make your choice.
2. Download a booking
form and complete it with all the required details including your
date of birth, not forgetting to indicate your 2nd choice
of package (Demand is likely to be very high and the most popular packages
will sell out in days). Semi completed and unreadable booking forms may
delay your booking and cause you to miss your 1st choice.
3. Download and complete an official Etape
du Tour entry form and return
it to ourselves.
This form
must be completed in full as indicated in our help document. (click
to download).
4. Post, Fax, or E-Mail the completed booking form to ourselves along
with a deposit cheque / credit card details equal to 50% of the package
price + the Etape du Tour entry fee. Overseas customers need to fax/email
their completed booking form with credit card details. Incorrect payment
may delay your booking acceptance. This initial deposit is NON REFUNDABLE.
5. Your booking will only be accepted when we have received your booking
form and correct payment.
6. After you have submitted your booking form and payment you will receive
a “Booking Invoice Confirmation” which will confirm your place on the Etape
du Tour and will indicate which trip you have been booked on to (Important!!
This maybe your 2nd choice). It will also indicate when your
final 50% payment is due.
7. The final 50% payment will be due no later than 8 weeks prior to the
departure date of your tour. If your payment is not received by our office
by this date, your booking will automatically be cancelled.
8. Each participant to Etape du Tour will require a
medical certificate from their doctor saying they are fit to take part
in a cycling competition.
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