Loop 1: Grand Depart (2 days)
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 2: Spectacular Six – The Atlantic and Brittany (6 days)
Two stages to warm up, one to relax (the time trial) and another three to get your teeth stuck into the 2018 Tour. What are you waiting for?
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.
Loop 4: Northern Weekend Challenge (2 days)
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
Loop 5: The Alpine Triple (3 days)
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
Loop 6: East to West – Climbs to Castles (6 days)
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.
Loop 7: The Second Half (13 days)
Join us for the last 12 Tour stages and ride the roads that will decide the 2018 Tour de France one week later. It’s a huge test with huge reward.
Loop 8: Southern Sunshine Stages (3 days)
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 9: Provence to the Pyrenees (7 days)
Six stages of southern joy. Tour de France meets sunshine meets vinyards meets the mighty Pyrenees. This is no ordinary trip to France on a bike!
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!
Grand Loop: The whole Tour de France
Cycle the entire 2018 Tour de France route from the Vendee to Paris. Sporting challenges don’t come bigger or better than this.
