France Grand Cycle Tour 2023 - Ride Every Kilometre Week 1 & Grand Depart

The "Ride Every Kilometre" tours will give you the opportunity to ride the entire journey – every single kilometre – with your friends. You can choose to ride 3, 6, 9 or even all 21 stages of the race. You and your companions will need to be strong cyclists to achieve this challenge, but you don't need to be a pro athlete ... ours is a journey, not a race, and we'll leave enough time on each day to enjoy our lunch breaks and photo stops. This tour is designed to ride 24hrs prior to the official stage.

For our "Ride Every Kilometre" tours:

• Level of fitness: Advance - fit enough to ride 5 to 7 hours or 130 to 200 km some days at a steady pace.
• Intermediate to advanced cycling abilities and skills.
• Good experience on big mountain climbs and descents, long-distance riding, and back-to-back days on the bike.
• Adequate training in advance of the trip … you will be attempting to ride several stages of a pro race - it is achievable when you have trained well.
• Time is an important factor on this trip. In order to achieve our goal of riding every kilometre before the pros, we must stick to a strict timetable. This includes starting early in the morning as instructed and adhering to the time allocated for our food breaks during the ride.
• If for some reason you are behind the group due to fitness or mechanical reasons, you may be asked to jump into the van to catch up with the rest of the group.
• Vice versa if you are too fast and ahead of the group … you may need to wait for the group.
• The guides will set clear parameters such as road rules, food breaks, and waiting at the top of a pass. His/her instructions must be followed at all times.
• The safety of all our team members is our first priority. You are required to ride safely, respect all road rules, and follow the instructions of our guides and of any officials, for your benefit and for the other team members.

• 10 nights in hotels hand picked by our experienced team
• All Meals (Breakfast/ light lunch/ dinner)
• Energy nutrition
• Knowledgeable and experienced guide(s)
• Fully supported tour with vehicle and mechanic
• Cleaning kit and tool kit available for use
• Grand Tours Project cycling kit
• Road book including all the details you need to know on your trip
• Gpx files - for Garmin device upload
• Transfers from and to a designated airport, within a predefined time window

What’s Not included ?

• Flights / transportation to the defined pick-up/drop-off locations
• Travel insurance
• Alcoholic drinks
• Bike rental (carbon frame and Shimano Ultegra or equivalent) available on request

Offer:

• Per group of 2 - 7 people (larger groups under request).
• Are you organizing it? Get a special discount.
• Ask for our prices, which are based on twin/double share. Additional single supplement fees may be charged according to room accommodation.

What's included:

• Everything that is included in the public trip. The difference is that it's all exclusive to your group!

How to book a private trip:

• Get in touch with our team here. Remember to state the tour and the number of people. Our team will take it from there!

We look forward to riding with you!