This was our trip of a lifetime in our 50th Anniversary year. Meeting Phil Liggett who has always been the Voice of the Tour for us was a huge honour and doing it twice was just incredible; he kissed Carole - twice! Great introductions too Jacinta - thank you. Managed to meet and speak to almost all the Australian riders in the Departure village. The tie-up with Dimension Data is so worthwhile: a small budget team but such a great mission.

Thomson Bike Tours was extremely knowledgeable and professional. Jacinta is the best! She was always working to make the experience enjoyable for all of us. Chris was also excellent. He also did a great job.

Seeing the TDF was a bucket list item for me and I can truly say I have ticket this off the list in style. The spectator trip was a well thought out and balanced trip that gave us a up front and personal taste of the most important aspects of the TDF. A sprint finish, meeting a team on a rest day, a mountain top finish, a start and the finale on the Champs Elysee on the finish line. Thank you Thomsons and very specifically Jacinta, our guide that went well above and beyond her duties and exceed all our expectations.