Duration: 4 nights / 3 bike days - self guided
Dates 2008: May 1-October 1; this tour is self guided, and available upon request for any group of minimum of 1 persons on any date you choose; subject to hotel availability.
Accommodation: 4 nights in very charming alpine auberge** in the little hamlet of Freney d’Oisans – just below Les Deux Alpes and Alpe d'Huez. Transportation by local bus to hotel possible from Grenoble rail/bus station. Elevation at hotel: 3300 ft. (1000 m). Extra nights are 70 euros per person based on double occupancy including breakfast and dinner, or 84 euros single.
Hotel Le Cassini is a charming 2 star hotel located in heart of Oisans valley. At the Chambon Dam, you can go up to Les Deux Alpes, Galibier, Alpe d'Huez, or down to Bourg d'Oissans and further on to some spectacular scenery. The hotel accommodates cycling dietary needs offering specialties of the region or vegetarian plates. Bicycle storage, laundry service, and more.
Bike: Rent our Eddy Merckx Gara bicycles for 160 Euros with this tour booking.
Tours: The proposed climbs have an elevation between 719m (2.397 feet) and 2.556m(8520 feet), gradients vary between between 3.8 and 12 % - each climb will be extended by a warm-up and cool down rides.
Trip includes: 4 nights B&B lodging, dinners, breakfast, welcome orientation and drink, full road book with maps and cue sheets, local emergency support. Note: prices in Euros are fixed; final payment in $US may change based upon currency fluctuations.
Add on Mont Ventoux: See this page
A La Carte Options: Any of these items below can be booked alone, without the tour package that is all inclusive above:
4 Nights Hotel Stay with Breakfast and Dinner for 2 persons in double room, taxes included: 608 euros
Routebook with maps, tourist info, profiles: 135 euros
Orientation to meet and explain roadbook/rides (1 hour) and daily technical assistance by telephone for 4 days for up to 6 persons: 190 euros
Maxime Energy Package: bars, drink mix: 35 euros
Merckx rental bike: 230 euros - 5 days
