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100th Edition of the Tour de France Hosted by Eric Mackenzie (4 Time TdF racer) Presented by Phil Abernethy (4 time European tour organiser) Witness the 3rd week of the tour including the finale in Paris on the famed Champs-lyses Bring the bike. Challenge yourself on Alpe-d'Huez

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The Legends of the Tour

Tour organisers ASO have invited all previous race finishers to Paris for the finale on Champs-lyses. NZs own Eric Mackenzie raced and finished the La Grande Boucle in the 80s This year the final stage is to be held under lights at night in the city of light. The party atmosphere will be electrifying. Dont miss this opportunity

Tour Dates
Tour Dates: Saturday 13th July to Saturday 27th July The Plan:
Pick up campervans in Milan Stay in French Alps for five days to ride & watch at least two mountain stages. Stay in Paris for three days. Ride through the city and watch the final stage. Two rides to the north of Paris after tour ends. Maybe ParisRoubaix? Return to Milan & home.

Suggested Itinerary
Features:
Minimum of 3 days at Tour De France. Optional fourth day. At least 7 good riding days available Visit Geneva, Paris & Milan. Ride the famous cobbles of ParisRoubaix

Campervan convention. Col de Galibier, 2011.

Detailed map of itinerary

Damian supervises as Todd and Phil load the van. Alpe dHeuz, 2009.

Can I do the riding?

Can you ride 50-75km on the flat? Are you are a weekend warrior? Do you like social rides? If you answer YES to any of the above you can do this.
Most of the riding is on flat courses. We dont race. Well ride as a group most of the time and stop often for photos or to see the sights. On the mountains youll ride at your own pace and regroup regularly. We have plenty of rest days built into the itinerary to watch stages of the race, etc That said if you are a good cyclist there are plenty of Cols to test yourself on.

Phil, Sam, Shep, in front: Stefan & Todd. French Alps 2009

Approx. Costs
Tour entry fee1 Airfare: $2500-$35002 Food 40 per day Share of campervan rental3 Photos and memories of a lifetime
$500 $2,855 $880 $950 Priceless $5,185

1 Pay upfront for tour inclusion. Price offsets admin costs. 2 Suggested airfare is on Air NZ & Etihad ~$2,855 pp. Economy. 3 Well have 3 singles (4 if twin share) per camper plus camping equipment.

Sam, Damian, Shep, Stefan and Todd (obscured). Alpe dHeuz, 2009

Logistics
As per earlier trips: Looking for about 10 people; including Eric & Phil. Yeah...chicks can come too! Phil will source the most appropriate flights and send booking details to everyone. Each person books and pays for own travel. Phil will pre-book campervans and ask for equal contribution prior to travel. We share campervans, etc to keep costs down. If you want to fly different airline or class please ensure that you still fit in with the main itinerary

Logistics- continued
Daily ride itinerary is flexible and completely optional. Ride as many or as few days as you like. Ride the entire distance, or as far as you are comfortable with. Alternatives are discussed each night and agreed upon. We just ask that everyone makes their plans known to the group so we know we havent lost anyone. We constantly change plans due to weather, because we see better options, or simply because as a group - we feel like it!
If you are interested, please let Phil know now. Ill have to get going on flights and campervans.

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Phil 021 833-338