Spain´s Grand Tour 2023 - Pre - Bookings!
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Location
Barcelona to Madrid, Spain
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Duration
From 3 days to 25 days
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Length
20 - 205 km daily
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Climb
400 - 3,500m daily
25 Aug 2023 - 18 Sep 2023
At Grand Tours Project, we simply love Spain! And our 2023 tours are now open for early bookings. We're the experts in guiding passionate cyclists in riding every kilometre of this amazing race, just a few hours ahead of the pros. We're also experts in guiding a more relaxed tour in each week of the race (70-100km each stage). Join us in Spain, and be ready to be surprised by this incredible cycling destination.
With our "Ride Every Km" tours, we're offering the opportunity to ride the entire route - every, single kilometre. You can choose to ride 3, 6, 9 or all 21 stages. You will need to be a strong cyclist to achieve this challenge, but you don't need to be an elite athlete ... our is a journey, not a race, and we'll leave enough time on each day to enjoy our lunch breaks and photo stops. Once we cross the finish line each day, we'll sit back and watch the race as the "fight for red" takes place only a couple of hours after us.
If this is a bit too challenging for you, then join us on one of our more relaxed "Experience" tours, as we ride 60-100km on each of the 6-9 stages of the race. You will have more time to watch the race at the finish line, visit the "Special areas", enjoy poolside drinks at the hotel, and explore the village we're staying in each evening.
There are very limited spaces on these tours - with a maximum of 14 riders on each tour, supported by 2 expert guides and 2 drivers/mechanics. This small group will ride together and will always have the support van close by – with drinks, snacks and dry clothing. Riding on the race course just a few hours before the pros, with the support of the crowds and our team, makes this an unforgettable experience.
OUR 2023 TOURS WILL BE DISPALYED BELOW after the official announcement of the full route of La Roja 2023 in Barcelona on 10 January 2023.
**To get an idea of our tours, read below the weekly description of the 2020 edition of Spains´s Grand Tour. We will be offering similar tours thoguht the entire Spain´s Grand Tour. For more information about 2023 tours, please contact us.
Total price: On request
- "Ride Every Kilometre" of 3, 6, 9 or 21 stages of Spain´s Grand Tour, on the race route, just a few hours before the pros ... or enjoy a more relaxing tour with our "Experience" trips, exploring the Spanish countryside and following Spain´s Grand Tour race
- Watch the Pro stars fight for the red jersey, from the best vantage points
- Enjoy the passionate and vocal Spanish supporters wherever we cycle
- Relish the local Spanish food and wine, and relax in the lovely villa's
- Expert planning and support from our team (guides, mechanics, drivers)
- Maximum group size: 14 (with 2 guides)
- Bike rental available (Bianchi Infinito CV Disc)
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2020 "Grand Salida" – THURSDAY 13 AUGUST – SUNDAY 16 AUGUST
NEDERLANDS - "UTRECHT TO BREDA"
3 Nights | 4 Days (Stage 1 to Stage 3)
The Grand Tour of Spain is here!. It is the third and final of the three Grand Tours and a last chance for teams to establish themselves on the world stage of UCI cycling. This year, race will commence in The Netherlands! You will have the opportunity to hit the roads starting in Utrecht with a Time Trial, then followed by a great course around the area getting to Utrecht for the finish line on Stage 2. Finally, a great Stage 3 starting and finishing in the beautiful Breda! Come and discover a cycling paradise and cheer on the riders along the Dutch gang!
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2020 Week 1 - 16 AUGUST to 24 AUGUST
Bask Country, Spain and the Tourmalet
7 Nights | 8 Days (Stage 4 to Stage 9)
Back in Spanish lands, the adventure continues. We will be going through some incredible places in the North of Spain. rolling you will realize how fantastic it can be to travel a country by bicycle. In this case we will start with the picturesque and special of the Basque Country.
Later, by the end of the week, we will arrive in France and climb the Mythical Tourmalet, right in the heart of the Pyrenees. Talking about special climbs.. the Col du Tourmalet ascent is 19 km long. Over this distance, you climb 1404 heightmeters. The average percentage thus is 7.4 %. The maximum slope is 10.2%. It will be an epic week that you cannot miss!
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2020 Week 2 - 24th AUGUST 2020 to 31 AUGUST
Spain North Coast and L´Angliru
7 Nights | 8 Days (Stage 10 - Stage 15)
Basque country, a place that is part of Spain and yet separate. Famous for the Guggenhiem Museum in Bilbao and the beautiful sandy beaches, this region has managed to retain their strong sense of identity and unique language. On the other hand we have Cantabria, with its beautiful mountains and coasts to the north of Spain, with a history rich in facts and traditions, and cycling during which it returns year after year with Spain Gran Tours, because of how beautiful and interesting this whole place is. . And to end this week, we will visit Asturias, which presents us with one of the greatest challenges .... The imposing "Alto de L´Angliru". Will you dare to ride it?
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2020 Week 3 - 31 AUGUST TO 7 Sept
Spain, Portugal and Madrid
8 Days | 7 Nights (6 stages)
The 3rd week of la Vuelta started with the second Individual Time Trial, a 33.5km flat course. A good easy warm-up after our rest day! We then enjoyed two hilly / flat stages, before entering in a fantastic Country... the Beautiful Portugal and the north mountains where we faced an amazing views. The penultimate stage will determinate who will be the Winner of the 2020 Spain´s Grand Tour Edition, and we will do our best climbing up to Alto de la Covatilla!
As usual, the race finished in Madrid, where we savoured our achievements in the streets of this magnificent city, with the crowds cheering us on.