Cycle the Grand Depart and discover the very picturseque Vendee. This region hosted the first ever Grand Depart in 1903 so the oyster-eating, dry-white-drinking, sun-loving locals will be waiting for the party!
Loop 3: Coast to Cobbles – The First Half (9 days)
Cycle half the 2018 Tour from the Grand Depart to the Roubaix cobbles. This is a Loop for all Tour enthusiasts taking in some areas of France steeped in cycling culture and history.
An easy-to-get-to weekend combining excitement and challenge, which will give you the confidence and inspiration to know that next time you should stay for longer. **This is a Team Marie Loop
Back-road climbs, classic climbs, flying descents, Alpine views, camper-vans lining the Alpe d’Huez hairpins: you have it all here. Just bring legs & a smile (we’ll bring your bike)! **This is a Team Marie Loop
Explore the heart of France and the heart of the Tour with 3 epic Alpine stages followed by a digestif of equally beautiful but more relaxed stages in Provence, the Cevennes & the Massif Central.
Quiet roads, lovely villages, chateau views, gastronomy, cheese (of course!) and buckets of wine: these perfectly tarmacked roads will leave you smiling from beginning to end.
Loop 10: Very Best of the South West: short, medium or long (3 or 4 days)
A trip of three or four stages that you can take as you wish (short, medium or long). Two things are certain: You’ll never watch a Grand Tour in the same way again. And you’ll dine out on the reasons why for months!
“It was an AMAZING life changing event and the organisation was faultless in absolutely every aspect … you all went well beyond the call to make the experience unbelievable for the riders!”
