Cycling & Triathlon Holidays
Including Tour De France 2009
If you have a passion for cycling or triathlon we are able to offer you the perfect setting to enable you to enhance your performance.
Why stay with us?
- Easy access to famous Tour de France climb (including Col de Joux Plane Profile & Col de la Colombiere Profile).
- 100 kms of trail running options.
- Open water lake swimming & 25m pool within short distance from chalet.
- Fully catered options incorporating good nutritional knowledge and advice.
- Airport transfers and local transport all included.
- BTA coaches available for larger groups or bring your own coach.
- Full itineries based on "progressive overload principal" included in all packages.
- Full stretching programmes led and supervised by fully qualified Yoga instructor and Physical Education Teacher.
- Cosy, stylish accommodation, groups of 8 catered for plus further accommodation available for larger groups.
Tour De France 2009
Proposed Itinery:
Day 1 - Collect from airport and transfer to chalet. Introductory ride to the beautiful Sixt Fer A Cheval
Day 2 - Cycle the Col Du Joux Plane - Did Floyd Landis use artificial help, find out for yourself?
Day 3 - Ride part of Stage 17 of Tour De France (Wednesday 22nd July 2009), including Col De Romme & Col De La Colombiere.
Tour De France Stage 17 Watch Tour De France come through.
Day 4 - Travel to Annecy for Tour De France Time Trial(Thursday 23rd July2009). Sample local wines, shop or relax by Lac Annecy.
Day 5 - Cycle more Alpine Routes including Samoens 1600 & Morillon 1100.
Day 6 - Cycle to Evian-Les-Bains. Stop at Evian's Hilton Hotel Spa for a massage to ease those aching muscles.Hilton Hotel Spa
Suggested Triathlon Schedule
Day 1 - Arrive, unpack & build bikes. Gentle introductory cycle ride and/or run.
Day 2 - Cycle Le Col De Joux Plane Circuit (1700m, 35 miles, approx 3.5 to 4 hours) / 45 min easy recovery run.
Day 3 - Trail Run 1 &1/2 hours (Intervals) / Lake Swim Session, picnic & coffee
Day 4 - Brick Session 2-2 1/2 hours / Pool Swim Session
Day 5 - Cycle over Col De Colombiere to picturesque Annecy, relax by lake, shop, wine tasting. Annecy Tourism
Day 6 - Cycle to Evian-Les-Bains, enjoy a massage at the Hilton Spa / Lake Swim Session
Itinery subject to arrival times and group size. Please enquire for prices as the holiday can be tailor made to suit your needs/ability.
There is also the possibility to discover the Alps with a professional cyclist as your personal coach - please enquire for further details.
View of Mt Blanc from the top of the Col de Joux Plane. All that pain will have been worth it!
Chris Ward (A French based professional cyclist). He can take your cycling to the next level.
2007- Equipe U.S. Montauban 82
1er - British National 2 par 2 CLM Championship (Elite)
1er -TLI National Senior CLM Championship
1er - Prats-de-Mollo CLM (Tous)
2eme - Downton 2jours Prologue CLM
