TOUR DE FRANCE 2010 ALL ALPINE STAGES - COACH OPTION FIXED CENTRE – ALBERTVILLE With or Without Bikes Friday 9th to Friday 16th July 2010

On this tour you will see all the Alpine stages of the 2010 Tour de France, which includes the summit finish at Morzine-Avoriaz and the Big 4 Col stage to St Jean de Maurienne as well as the Chambery to Gap stage.

For those bringing bikes you will be able to ride the famous climbs that feature on the 2010 Route du Tour such as Morzine-Avoriaz, Col des Saisies, Col de la Madeleine and Col de Laffrey. There will also be the possibility to ride famous climb L´Alpe d´Huez (not featured in the 2010 route) as well as last year´s Time Trial route round Lake Annecy.

Apart from the first and last nights in Paris at our transfer hotel this tour will be based at a fixed centre in the French Alps for 5 nights from where you will travel each day to see the Tour de France.

We have chosen the 1992 Winter Olympic city of Albertville to base ourselves, as this will provide good access to all the Alpine stages. You will be based at the excellent 3* Hotel Roma on Dinner Bed & Breakfast.

Friday 9th July:
We shall collect clients from Paris Charles de Gaulle airport at 09.00hrs, 12.00hrs, 15.00hrs & 18.00hrs for transport to our Paris transfer hotel, where we shall spend the night on B&B basis. Please indicate on your booking form your required collection time.
We have arranged for you to keep your bike box / bag at the hotel for the duration of the tour as the bikes will travel built up in a special bike trailer.

Saturday 10th July:
After breakfast you will be able to load your bike onto the special bike trailer. We shall leave Paris and travel to the French Alps and the Olympic city of Albertville where we shall spend the next 5 nights on Dinner, Bed & Breakfast basis at the 3* Hotel Roma. Apart from being in a beautiful location our fixed centre base offers excellent access to all the Alpine mountain stages of the 2010 Tour de France.

Sunday 11th July:
The riders enter the Alps with the 1st high mountain stage of the 2010 tour, a 189km stage that will take them from the ski station of Les Rousses to the ski station of Morzine-Avoriaz. Not only is this the 1st high mountain stage, there are two very tough climbs in the last 50km of the stage (Ramaz & Morzine-Avoriaz). It is also a summit finish and will definitely show which riders are hot and which are not……..

After breakfast we shall travel to see the stage finish at the ski station of Morzine Avoriaz. We shall travel on the touring bus to the town of Taninges from where those with bikes can either ride the final 2 climbs of the stage (Ramaz & Morzine Avoriaz) or a shorter ride direct to Morzine. Those without bikes will be taken to the pretty ski town of Morzine (where there is lots to do), form where they can walk onto the lower slopes of the climb to the ski station of Avoriaz
After seeing the stage we shall regroup in Morzine and return to our base in Albertville.

Monday 12th July:
As the Tour de France spends its 1st Rest Day in Morzine, this gives us the chance to visit and explore the beautiful area around Lake Annecy. Those with bikes will have numerous riding options that includes riding last years TT course around Lake Annecy (40km) or the TdF climbs of the Col des Saisies, Col du Cormet du Roseland, Col des Aravis, Col du Forclaz and Courcheval etc etc…….

Tuesday 13th July:
Today is the main Alpine stage of the 2010 Tour de France. Starting from Morzine the stage is 204km long and features 4 difficult climbs through the Alps (Col de la Colombiere, Col des Aravis, Col des Saisies, Col de Madeleine) before a descent finish to the town of St Jean de Mauriene.

Our location in Albertville is excellent for accessing today’s stage, as we are only 20km from the base of the Col de Madeleine, and those with bikes will be able to ride from the hotel to either of the climbs on that feature on the stage, (Col des Aravis, Col des Saisies, Col de Madeleine). Those without bikes will be taken by the touring bus to the base of the Col de la Madeleine from where they will be able to walk onto the lower slopes of the climb to see the stage.

After seeing the stage we shall return to the hotel in Albertville.

Wednesday 14th July:
The 3rd Alpine stage is quite mild in comparison to the last 2 stages, but still features the difficult climbs of the Cote de Laffrey and the Col du Noyer enroute from Chambery to Gap.

After breakfast we shall travel on the bus to Grenoble, where the bikes will be unloaded and those with bikes will be able to ride to the Cote de Laffrey, and see the stage, whilst those without bikes will be taken by the bus to the summit of this climb.

After seeing the stage, we shall visit one of the most famous climbs of the Alps, L´Alpe d´Huez…..Those with bikes will be able to ride there from the Cote de Laffrey whilst those without bikes will be taken there by the touring bus.

After our visit to L´Alpe d´Huez, we shall return to Albertville for our final nights stay.

Thursday 15th July:
After following the Tour de France for a week and seeing all the Alpine stage it is time to say “Aurevoir” to Le Tour and commence the journey back to Paris.

We shall leave Albertville and return to Paris and the 3* Hotel Mercure Porte de Versailles EXPO where we shall spend 1 night on Bed & Buffet Breakfast.

Clients on this tour may want to join our Etape du Tour package in the Pyrenees (Ride L´Etape du Tour & see the Tour de France), that arrives at your hotel in Paris tonight. Simply switch from 1 tour to the other.
Here you can ride the Etape du Tour cyclosportive on the 18th July and then see 3 of the Pyrenean stage of the Tour de France. See info on Etape du Tour pages.

Friday 16th July:
After breakfast we shall leave Paris. We shall offer transfers from the hotel to Paris Charles de Gaulle airport at the following times 07.30hrs, 11.00hrs & 14.00hrs.

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