July 2007 - scroll down for info

UPCOMING EVENTS

Cycling

Tour de France July 7-29 July (live coverage)

List of Teams and participants:

TV coverage: in Europe: France 2/3 and Eurosport
in the USA: http://www.versus.com/tdf/
See www.letour.fr for coverage in your country

2007 UCI Road World Championships
Stuttgart - Germany
26-30.09.2007

Tour of Germany; August 10-18

Vuelta a Espana; Sept 1-23

Travel

see our website at www.discoverfrance.com and our newsletter at
http://discoverfrance.com/newsletters/index.html for useful travel information and events in France

Important events in July:

Festivals in Avignon and Aix en Provence; hotel space very limited.

Paris hotels begin their low season in July through August. See www.hotelsparis.net for a list of hotels at reduced rates.

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WEB LINKS

Order official Tour de France merchandise online

Website of Alpine Routes, current conditions, etc:
www.alpineroads.com

Cyclo Sportive La Marmotte - July 7

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PROMOTION - book a group for 2008 before November 1st, and each participant gets a free cycling jersey! Contact us for details...

TRAVEL TIPS:

Rental cars and your bike. A common problem with rental cars in France is that they don't rent bike carriers to add on. This means you need to get a car large enough to fit your bike box and/or assembled bike in order to travel around. We do encourage rental cars in some places as a way to get around in the back country, and especially the mountains much easier. Usually, you need to take at a minimum a mid size car with hatchback, but if you have more than 1 bike box, you need to go larger. Another option is to buy a bike rack and mount it on your rental. They start at about 50 euros, so not too much really. This however doesn't solve the problem of your bike box, as a bike rack will only carry an assembled bike. So, to save money from renting a large car, you would need a place to store your bike box near to your car rental pickup and drop location.

Parking: a serious drawback to a rental car is parking. First finding a place to park, even in small towns, and paying for parking. Whatever you do, do not leave valuables in a rental car except out of sight. A bike can't be put out of sight though. This is more true in large cities than small towns, but you can never be sure.

Note: a lot of the small TER trains in the French countryside carry fully assembled bikes. You can see these trains and schedules at www.sncf.com

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