Country

Alps · France 

Duration

7 days · 6 nights

Profil

Mountain

Supported Tour

Van support

Date 

July 15 · July 21 2023

From 4 390€/pers

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ALPINE PASSES & TOUR DE FRANCE

Live the adventure of the Tour de France and ride in the heart of the Alps. On the program the Cols de la Colombière, du Pré, le Cormet de Roselend, le Plateau des Glières, le Barrage d’Émosson. Attend the last kilometers of stage 15 in Saint-Gervais, the Time Trial between Passy and Combloux as well as the Start of stage 17 in Saint-Gervais and stay each day in a 4* hotel offering all the comfort.
Day 1 : 15/07/23 - Welcome to Chamonix

We will meet you at the Geneva airport at 3pm unless you prefer to meet us directly at the hotel. We will take advantage of the late afternoon to adjust the bikes and present you your stay. You will spend the next four nights in Chamonix, at the foot of Mont Blanc.

Meal: Dinner

Accommodation: Hotel & Spa Heliopic 4* – Chamonix

This morning we head for Lac Vert, an emblematic natural site of the French Alps, the road will wind through chalets and forest before leading us to its transparent waters. From there, we go back down to the valley and then up to Saint-Gervais to see the stage 15 of the Tour de France.

Meals: Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner

Route: 55 km / 1200m D+ 

Accommodation: Hotel & Spa Héliopic 4* – Chamonix

After a short transfer, you start your stage in Megève. On the program of the day, the col des Saisies, the col du Pré and the Cormet de Roselend with its unique landscape offering a view on the Mont Blanc. During stage 17, the Tour de France will also take this series of passes. 

Meals: Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner

Route: 70 km / 2300m D+ (4.5 miles) 

Accommodation: Hotel & Spa Héliopic 4* – Chamonix

From the hotel, you will head towards the Swiss border. On the program: the difficult ascent to the Émosson dam which was the scene of an arrival during the 2016 Tour. After lunch, you will spend the afternoon on the roadside of the Tour, contemplating the only time trial of this 2023 edition between Passy and Combloux.

Meals: Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner

Route: 40 km / 1700m D+ 

Accommodation: Hotel & Spa Héliopic 4* – Chamonix

You attend the start of stage 17 between Saint-Gervais and Courchevel. After a short transfer to the valley, you will climb to the Romme pass and then to the Colombière pass before concluding with the difficult ascent of the Glières and its last two unpaved kilometers. Made famous these last years by the Tour de France, this plateau is a high place of the French Resistance during the Second World War.

Meals: Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner

Route: 60 km / 2300m D+

Accommodation: Hotel & Spa St Alban 4* – La Clusaz

A last day that will lead you to Annecy! But before that, you will have to pass the Aravis and La Croix Fry passes as well as the terrible Forclaz pass which will reward you with its panorama on the Annecy lake.

Meals: Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner

Route: 80 km / 1700m D+ 

Accommodation: Hotel & Spa St Alban 4* – La Clusaz

This cycling tour in the legend of the Tour de France with Veymont Travel comes to an end. After breakfast, your guide will drive you to Geneva airport. 

Meal: Breakfast

Included
Not Included

Accommodation

  • 6 nights in 4* hotels in double occupancy

Meals

  • 6 breakfasts
  • 7 lunches / picnics
  • 6 dinners
  • Sports nutrition for every day of cycling

Guiding

  • 1 guide-driver with van who supports the group all along the tour

Activities

  • 5 bike rides

Equipement

  • 2 Tacx water bottles
  • 1 Veymont Travel cycling jersey

Support & Transfert

  • Transfer of persons
  • Transfet of luggages
  • Transfer of bikes
  • Mechanical assistance
  • Pick up and drop off at predeterminated places
Non Inclus
Séjour Liberté
  • Travel and repatriation insurance
  • Transportation to/from predetermined pick up/drop off locations
  • Accommodation before and after the tour
  • Personnal effetcs purchased during the stay
  • Activities not planned by Veymont Travel
  • Meals not mentionned in the “meals” section
  • Wine and dinks in bars, hotels and restaurants
  • Bike rental
  • Garmin GPS Rental

The earlier you book, the more you are rewarded.

Once you have booked, your price and date are guaranteed. The maximum group size is 8 people.

  • Price phase 1 : 01/11/22 > 30/11/22 : 3990€/pers
  • Price phase 2 : 01/12/22 > 31/01/23 : 4190€/pers
  • Price phase 3 : From 01/02/23 : 4390€/pers

In option:

  • Bike rental and equipment
  • Single occupation