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2008 Tours in France
Join Marty Jemison, 2-time Tour de France finisher on an adventure of a lifetime!
We are offering two trips to France in July to see who will win this Grand Tour.
Please see our Award Winning dates and itineraries below.
Feel free to call our office for more information: 800.492.9159 - 801.230.9822
Ride legendary routes and be a part of history!
 
 
2008 PYRENEES MOUNTAINS
JULY 11 - 17
DAILY ITINERARY:   (7 DAYS)
  11 July :

We will pick you up at the Toulouse Airport & transfer 20 min to our hotel in downtown Toulouse.
Our mechanic is available for bike assembly while you enjoy yourself.
Watch the race Live on TV before our warm up ride.  Champagne Reception and Group Dinner

  12 July :

Ride on the race route today!  After a quick van transfer, ride on the race route to the Finish line in Toulouse. Collect autographs and talk to riders at the finish line before riding back to our hotel.
Dinner in the heart of the Pink City tonight

  13 July :

Ride on the Race Route again!  Today we will ride over the Col de Peyresourde and Col d’Aspin before the professionals arrive. After watching the peloton and all that the Tour has to offer, you have "options": Tackle the Col du Tourmalet by bike and descend to our hotel in Luz St. Sauveur - OR - Shuttle home in our van.

  14 July :

Mountain Top Finish!  Ride from our hotel to the race route and follow it to today's spectacular mountain top finish in Hautacam; a ski resort village famous for World Cup downhill racing. If a rider is thinking about winning the Tour, he must be in the Top Ten today.

  15 July :

Etape de Tour:  At  MJCT, we work hard to bring you the best cycling vacation ever. Today you will have the opportunity to ride an entire stage of this race.    Pau - Hautacam  (154km) 
Visit a team hotel in Pau to see team mechanics at work, journalists doing interviews and riders sipping coffee. Remember that Marty rode the Tour de France twice and has a feel of the riders schedules... we tend be in the right places at the right times to get autographs, pictures and stories.

  16 July :

Stage 11 Lannemezan to Foix.  Enjoy another beautiful day at the Tour, celebrating French style: baguettes, cheese, charcutrie and wine.
After the stage we will transfer back to Toulouse for our final group dinner

  17 July :

After breakfast, we will whisk you to the Toulouse Airport.
Safe travels

  Price:

$4297

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1 800 492 9159
1 801 230 9822
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2008 ALPS MOUNTAINS
JULY 18 - 25
DAILY ITINERARY:   (8 DAYS)
  18 July : We will pick you up at the Marseille airport and transfer to our boutique hotel in Aix-en-Provence.
Our mechanic  is available for bike assembly while you enjoy yourself.
Watch the race Live on TV before our warm up ride. Champagne Reception and Group Dinner

  19 July : After a brief van transfer, we'll be on our bikes riding to the finish line, over the last  60 - 90 kms of Stage 14, which ends in Digne-les-Bains.
Collect autographs and talk to riders at the finish line.
Group dinner
  20 July :

Watch the Race in Italy Today!  We will be riding on the race route, from our hotel, all day. Over the Category 1 climb, Col de Larche, into Italy, we'll celebrate the Tour with thousands of Italian fans.

  21 July :

MJCT Etape du Tour  Ride 80kms, 150kms or the entire distance of the stage. Stage 17 goes over Col du Lautaret, Col du Galiber, Telegraph, Croix de Fer and finally Alpe d'Huez. Our hotel is on the Croix de Fer climb so we have several riding options today  Group dinner

  22 July :

Col du Glandon  Enjoy the day riding an Alpine Loop from our hotel.  Lunch and Espresso stops today...

  23 July :

Alpe d'Huez! Alpe d'Huez! Alpe d'Huez!  Today the race passes our hotel on the Croix de Fer climb heading to Alpe d'Huez. Witness the historic finish today on legendary Alpe d'Huez
Celebrate French style with us: baguettes, cheese, charcutrie and wine.

  24 July :

Stage 18:  Today we are going to the Start  in Bourg-d'Oisans. Collect autographs, pick up souveniers and walk around the team buses, cars and riders.
Enjoy the rest of the day with a beautiful ride and picnic, before heading back to Marseille.
Champagne Toast and Group dinner

  25 July :

After breakfast, we'll whisk you to the Marseille Airport to fly home - or -   to Paris for the Finish of the Tour on the Champs d' Elysees.
Call us for more details...

  Price:

$4797 p.p.

Call for more details...
1 800 492 9159
1 801 230 9822
towerhouse@springmail.com
 
 
WHAT ELSE CAN YOU TELL ME?
We are looking forward to sharing our experiences with you. We have bi-lingual staff who managed the USPS Professional Cycling Team sponsors. Small groups will allow a comfortable and personal experience. We will move via van transportation which allows us comfort and flexiblility.
WHAT IS INCLUDED
  • All transfers to and from Airport
  • All accommodations and breakfasts
  • Snacks on the fly
  • Most dinners
  • Van support with Clif Bars, drinks and water
  • Route maps
  • Bi-lingual guides
  • FUN
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    WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED?
  • Airfare
  • Bicycles  ( We encourage you to bring your own bike; However, bike rental available )
  • Hotel incidentals such as phone, minibar, tips and other personal costs
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    Marty Jemison Cycling Tours a division of TowerHouse LLC.
    EMAIL: towerhouse@springmail.com
    Toll Free: 1.800.492.9159
    Local USA: 1.801.230.9822