Tour de France Pyrenees
VIP Spectator Tour
2024 Tour de France VIP Spectator Tour – Pyrenees
The Pyrenees Mountain package!
This mini trip showcases everything the Tour de France has to offer! A VIP mid View, a VIP Start and a VIP Mountain Viewing!
Live Race Viewing
VIP Relais Etape Hospitality
Stage 14: Pau to Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d’Adet
VIP Izoard Tribune Pla D'Adet
Stage 15: Loudenvielle to Plateau de Beille
VIP Departure Village Loudenvielle
Overview
Details
Next Departure
July 11th 2024
From
USD $3,995
Duration
5 days / 4 nights
Overview
Join us to see 3 epic stages, in the Pyrenees, on the 2024 Tour de France. A legendary area in the World’s greatest race, it’s a trip not to be missed! A hat trick of VIP Viewing experiences, this Mountain mini package has it all!
Discover the area and stages with minimal travel time as we stay in a great location in Arreau, at the foot of the Col d’Aspin & Col de Peyresourde.
Official Premium Tour Operator – Thomson Bike Tours is one of only 3 Official Tour Operators awarded “Premium” status to the Tour de France. Our partnership with the race organizers allows us to provide the ultimate insider Tour de France experience, complete with exclusive VIP hospitality and unprecedented race viewing opportunities.
Live Race Viewing
Stage 13
Agen > Pau
Stage 14
Pau > Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d’Adet
Stage 15
Loudenvielle > Plateau de Beille
Stephanie Herman, USA — 2022
Kathy Nix, USA — 2018
Pat Kelly, USA — 2022
Exclusive VIP Access
You can’t get closer to the race unless you join a World Tour team
Insider Access
Meet the riders and Tour celebrities before the race start at the Departure Village and mix and mingle in the team area with Team Paddock access — a Spectator favorite!
Relais-Etape VIP
A great view of the race and more. Start with an aperitif at the bar and a seated lunch before watching the peloton race by in the company of an ex pro.
Izoard VIP Tribune
The Izoard VIP Tribune, situated opposite the Finish Line, offers VIP hospitality and unparalleled viewing of the stage finish.
A Passionate Team
Our passionate and knowledgable Spectator team are dedicated to providing you with a truly exceptional time at major Pro Tour bike races. The infectious personality of our team add an extra dimension to an unrivalled VIP experience. Simply the most fun you can have at a bike race.
ASO Premium Status
As the number one Official Premium Tour de France Tour Operator we can offer the ultimate in race access and exclusive goodies, such as the Tour de France Roadbook - the holy grail only given to teams & press (digital form) and a special 25% discount card for Official Tour de France stores.
Break Away
Our guide has relationships with the commentators, teams and an extensive network of insider contacts, that means on the rest days you will be treated to a backstage pass experience
Itinerary
| Day | Headline | Description | Hotel | |
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| 01 | Bienvenue en France! | Hotel d’Angleterre | ||
| 02 | LIVE Race-Viewing: VIP Relais Etape | Hotel d’Angleterre | ||
| 03 | LIVE Race-Viewing: VIP Izoard Pla d'Adet | Hotel d’Angleterre | ||
| 04 | LIVE Race-Viewing: VIP Departure Village Loudenvielle | Hotel d’Angleterre | ||
| 05 | Au Revoir |
Itinerary Detail
Day 1
Bienvenue en France!
Our staff will meet you at Toulouse airport. From the airport we’ll transfer in our private shuttle to our hotel in Arreau,. We’ll have a welcome lunch, where you’ll get a chance to meet your fellow Tour de France fans, followed by a short orientation meeting where we’ll run through the plans for the upcoming days. After lunch we will head up and over Col de Peyresourde, which the race will tackle in 3 days, to go to Bagnères de Luchon. This col has featured in many tours and will be already lined with fans. After a couple of hours free time we will head back over to our Hotel. The drive back will have a view of the famous Col d’Aspin, as we weave down to our Hotel for dinner.
Day 2
LIVE Race-Viewing: VIP Relais Etape
Situated in a key location on the course this exclusive area offers a 3 course meal, a free bar, live viewing and commentary, plus entertainment! Even better news is they LOVE Thomson Spectators and spoil us rotten. Be showered with Tour de France hospitality and enjoy a chilled exciting atmosphere, photo booths, VR games, sit at dedicated tables and enjoy the race, before it passes by LIVE! The premium roadside location will offer amazing opportunities to get some great stress free shots of the riders as they ride past us on the course. Then it’s back to the live viewing to see who will win today’s stage. A fabulous gift rounds up the day
Day 3
LIVE Race-Viewing: VIP Izoard Pla d'Adet
Today we’ll witness the thrill of a Mountain finish on Pla d’Adet! There is a buzz and excitement as the fans, media and the spectacle that is the Tour de France arrive for the finish! We’ll head to Saint Lary Soulan, the village at the foot of the climb, in the morning. It’s often where the media congregate and it’s a beautiful mountain paradise. Your guide is good friends with Phil Liggett, so maybe he will have time to say hello before he starts commentating! Then a short cable car ride up the mountain will take us to the finish line. We will make the most of the day lapping up the atmosphere and joining the crowds’ frivolities and you can grab yourself lunch. Early afternoon we will head to our exclusive VIP area, situated either on the climb or in the village. The Izoard is a 3-tiered viewing area with complimentary appetizers, drinks and official TDF photos.. There’s live coverage of the race as we await the riders and take advantage of the free bar, canapes and entertainment, until we see them with our own eyes! You can’t beat the excitement!
Day 4
Day 5
Stage 12
Aurillac > Villeneuve-sur-Lot
The aesthetic landscapes of the Cantal and Lot regions won’t distract the baroudeurs (breakaway specialists) from the knowledge that there’s something for them to play for. The terrain here is all hills, with the climb to Rocamadour standing out – it’ll be tackled in the opposite direction to the route taken by the 2022 Tour time trial. The second part of the stage is more suited to the sprinters’ teams that are set on chasing the break down. However, on two previous and similar stages into Villeneuve-sur-Lot, the breakaway managed to hold off its pursuers.
Stage 13
Agen > Pau
The Lot-et-Garonne serves up some lovely balcony roads early in the stage, when the formation of the breakaway will be closely monitored by the sprinters’ teams, who will have studied the route carefully. If they judge their effort correctly, they won’t be caught out by the day’s escapees. However, amidst the hilly terrain approaching the finish, the Blachon and Simacourbe climbs could pose a problem for those sprinters who don’t feel comfortable in the hills.
Stage 14
Pau > Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d’Adet
The dynamic format of the first Pyrenean stage is accentuated by the fact that battle is unlikely to commence until the riders have gone through Lourdes. From that point, with 80 kilometres remaining, there’ll be a festival of climbing, featuring the Col du Tourmalet, the Hourquette d’Ancizan and the climb to Pla d’Adet. Fifty years on, the finish line will be exactly where it was when Raymond Poulidor celebrated victory in the 1974 Tour.
Stage 15
Loudenvielle > Plateau de Beille
The third Sunday of the Tour could prove crucial. Whatever’s happened on the previous days in the mountains, the terrain on this stage is ripe for revenge or confirmation, with 4,850 metres of vertical gain on the menu over almost 200 kilometres of racing. All manner of scenarios could play out, and it’s not unrealistic to imagine that team-mates of the GC contenders will attempt to infiltrate the breakaway climbing the Peyresourde. That would prove invaluable given what lies ahead, especially in a finale that features the climbs of the Col d’Agnes and the Port de Lers followed by the final haul up to Plateau de Beille.
Stage
Rest Day: Gruissan
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Dates & Prices
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July 11 |
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USD $3,995
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USD $600 |
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Pick-up/Drop-off Info
Arrival
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Toulouse Blagnac Airport |
10:00 |
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Hotel Pullman Toulouse Blagnac |
10:15 |
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Ibis Budget Toulouse Blagnac Airport |
10:15 |
Departure
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Toulouse Blagnac Airport |
10:00 |
2024 Tour de France VIP Spectator Tour – Pyrenees
Dreaming with your eyes wide open!
