It is only a few months until the start of the 2012 Tour de France and it will prove to be a race for all real cycling fans with the first few days spent in the cycling country of Belgium, before heading into Northern France. From there, the Tour de France will head down through the Vosges into the Alps and some mountain top finishes, the sort of which get us very excited at the propsect of titanic battles between the main contenders.

From the Alps, the 2012 Tour de France will head through Southern France to the Pyrenees and some iconic mountain climbs, including the Cols d’Aubisque, Tourmalet and Aspin. After the finish of the mountain stages, there is still a time trial to Chartres to content with before the triumphant ride around Paris and the finish of the 2012 Tour de France on the Champs Elysees.

Who will win? Will Cadel Evans win the Yellow jersey again for Australia? Will Mark Cavendish win the final stage and the Green jersey? Who knows, but we can take you there to see for yourself!

We have been operating trips to the Tour de France for nearly twenty years and we have unrivalled knowledge of the inner workings for the Tour, knowing exactly where to take you and when to get the very best and authentic experience of the Tour de France.

Imagine riding your bike on the same roads as the most famous cyclists in cycling history, over some of the battlegrounds of famous duels involving Armstrong, Ullrich, Pantani, Merckx and so many more heroes of Tour de France history. With any luck you may even bump into some of the cycling legends as we work our way around France or meet some of the current top pros at the stage starts or finishes.

You will see the pain etched on the faces of the pro riders as they tackle some of the hardest mountain climbs and feel the electric atmosphere of the peloton passing inches from your face, giving you the chance to take some fantastic close up photographs of the action.

You can find out more about our trips for the Tour de France by clicking on the travel packages tab above, but in short, these include:

• Ride Le Tour – ride the whole Tour de France in advance of the pros themselves!


• See the start weekend in Liege.


• Catch Cav! See the first week of the Tour in Northern France – this will be a great trip to see BBC Sports Personality of the Year Mark Cavendish in action.


• The Alps, Pyrenees and Paris.


• Ride L’Etape du Tour Act 1 and watch the Alpine Stages.


• The 3 Alpine Stages.


• The Pyrenean Stages – two options of 4 days and 6 days.


• Ride L’Etape du Tour Act 2 and watch the Pyrenean Stages.


• Pyrenees to Paris.


• Final weekend of the Tour de France in Paris and see the final time trial in Chartres.

Also, how about taking part in a stage of the Tour de France, by riding in the Etape du Tour? Click here for more details.

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