TOUR DE FRANCE 2010

[LIVE THE DREAM] Les Alpes Package
VIP Package
(Limited to 20 Places)
Ride part of an Alpine Mountain stage of the Tour de France (Les Rousses to Morzine Avoriaz)
Cross TDF finish line in Morzine Avoriaz
Photo on Tour de France Podium
Finish Line access at Morzine Avoriaz
Exclusive VIP hospitality access at St Jean de Maurienne stage finish
Exclusive VIP access to start village & riders enclosure at Chambery
Marcelino Garcia, Ex Tour de France rider who rode with the famous ONCE and CSC teams and was a team mate and friend of Carlos Sastre will be your guide. Marcelino has worked on our tours for over 6 years and speaks fluent English.

With or without Bikes

Saturday 10th to Thursday 15th July 2010

Have you ever dreamed of riding a stage of the Tour de France, crossing the finish line with your hands in the air, and climb the Tour de France podium to have the yellow jersey put on? Well dream no more, with our [Live the Dream] package, dreams become reality.

As an Official Tour Operator of Le Tour de France, we are able to offer you this fantastic and unique opportunity to ride the final part of an Alpine stage of the Tour de France, Les Rousses to Morzine Avoriaz the very same day as the Tour riders themselves. On arrival in Morzine Avoriaz you will cross the finish line and have your photo taken on the Tour de France podium, before having finish line access to see the stage finish.

The day after you will get more VIP treatment as we shall ride to the stage finish town of St Jean de Maurienne and take the exclusive Izoard hospitality bus located very close to the finish line. Here you will have hostess service of drinks and snacks whilst watching this classic stage live on T.V. and after seeing the stage finish from this exclusive viewing area champagne will be served to celebrate the stage winner.

Before your visit to Le Tour de France in Les Alpes comes to and end you will be taken to the beautiful town Chambery where you will have VIP access to the official start village and riders enclosure. Here you will get to meet Tour de France riders past and present prior to them taking the start. You will also have access to the official Tour de France village where you will be able to meet many other cycling legends, like Bernard Hinault, Laurent Fignon etc etc….

Accommodation will be 5 nights at the luxury 4* Hotel Imperial Palace in Annecy. www.hotel-imperial-annecy.com

This is truly a trip of a lifetime, that can only be offered by official Tour Operators of the Tour de France, and is LIMITED TO ONLY 20 PLACES, so don’t delay and book today……

Saturday 10th July:
We shall collect clients from Geneva airport and take them direct to the beautiful Savoie town of Annecy where we shall spend 5 nights on Dinner, Bed & Breakfast basis at the luxury 4* Hotel Imperial Palace www.hotel-imperial-annecy.com. Apart from being in a beautiful location our Annecy base offers excellent access to all the Alpine mountain stages of the 2010 Tour de France.
Annecy also offers the non cyclists in the group plenty of activities, including boat trips on Europe´s purest lake.

Sunday 11th July: Ride an Alpine stage of the Tour de France
Have you ever dreamed of riding a stage of the Tour de France, crossing the finish line with your hands in the air, and climb the Tour de France podium to have the yellow jersey put on? Well dream no more, with our [Live the Dream] package, dreams become reality.

After an early breakfast we shall leave our Annecy base in the support vehicles and travel the short distance to Taninges from where we shall commence to ride the final 60km of today’s stage.

Dressed in Sports Tours International cycling kit you will ride the final 2 climbs of today’s stage (Col de la Ramaz & Morzine Avoriaz). We feel that we have chosen a great stage for you to ride, challenging but not impossible to complete, but you need to be trained and in condition. However, if you can’t ride the whole stage it’s not a problem, you will travel part of the stage in the support vehicle and ride the rest, or because the way the stage is routed there are possibilities of taking short cuts.

As you ride the stage in front of the Pros you will experience the special atmosphere along the route and the crowds will be out their thousands to cheer you along “Le Route du Tour”.

You will be supported throughout the ride by 2 Sports Tours International officially accredited vehicles and for the last 20km you will be escorted to the finish line in Morzine Avoriaz by an official Tour de France vehicle.
On arrival in Morzine Avoriaz you will have the exclusive right to cross the finish line and afterwards have your photo taken on the Tour de France podium. After our own protocol ceremonies you will get changed and await the arrival of the Tour de France stage itself. We shall see the stage finish in Morzine Avoriaz from a very privileged location, 5mts from the finish line and next to the Official Tour de France commentator Daniel Manges. This is standing access only.
After seeing the stage we shall return to the Imperial Palace in Annecy.

Monday 12th July:
A free day in the beautiful area around Lake Annecy. Those with bikes will have numerous riding options that includes riding last year´s Time Trial course around Lake Annecy (40km) or the TdF climbs of the Col du Colombiere, Col des Aravis, Col du Forclaz etc etc…….

Those without bikes will be able to have the day at leisure in Annecy, and there are lots of things to do, including taking a boat trip or swimming in Europe´s purest lake, or strolling round the pretty old town.
There will also be the opportunity to travel to back to Morzine and ride with some of the Tour de France teams on their rest day.

Tuesday 13th July:
VIP Hospitality for the Alpe d’Huez stage finish
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 Annecy is excellent for accessing today’s stage.

After breakfast we shall travel to see the stage finish at the town of St Jean de Maurienne. Those with bikes will be able to ride there, whilst those without bikes will be taken to see the stage in the touring bus.
On arrival at St Jean de Maurienne we shall take our place in the exclusive VIP Izoard hospitality bus located very close to the finish line. Here you will have hostess service of drinks and snacks whilst watching the stage live on T.V. and after seeing the stage finish from this exclusive viewing area champagne will be served to celebrate the stage winner.
After seeing the stage we shall return to our base in Annecy.

Wednesday 14th July: Exclusive access to start village & riders enclosure
After breakfast we shall leave Annecy and ride to the beautiful town of Chamonix for the start of today’s stage to Gap.

On arrival in Chambery you will have VIP access to the official start village and riders enclosure. Here you will get to meet the Tour de France riders past and present, in the riders enclosure and village. You will also have access to the official Tour de France village where you will be able to meet many other cycling legends, like Bernard Hinault, Laurent Fignon etc etc….

Thursday 15th July:
After breakfast we shall offer return to Geneva for your return flight.

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