2014 Criterium Dauphine Annecy French Alps
Come & experience the Criterium Dauphine Annecy this world class Professional cyclin event, just like the Tour de France, get up close and personal, Ride, Relax & Challenge yourself on the roads of the Rhone Alps!
A thrilling week perfect for Cycling & Non Cycling guests to enjoy the Criterium Dauphine Annecy!
Thursday June 12th – View the Criterium du Dauphine Stage 5 Sisteron – La Mure (Alps/Finish)
*Ride Options:
Distance 60km approx ride time 3.30hrs route La Mure Circuit
Distance 45km approx ride time 2hrs route Cote de Laffrey
INCLUSIONS: Breakfast & Lunch
NON CYCLING GUEST: Share all the Tour day & spectacular Criterium du Dauphine action in the Alps!
This is the day we have been waiting for our first catch up with the Criterium du Dauphine stage action 2014. With 4 amazing stage viewing opportunities on offer this year from the team at Practicebicycle we start with the action in the Alps! This action packed stage includes a difficult circuit with 4 short but testing Cols all in the final 60km of the stage, a test for the very best legs! We can experience these same roads at our own pace before the race action arrives and truly feel like a Pro for the day. With a variety of ride options available, catch the final suffering of the professionals up close and personal on the Cote de Laffrey (6.3km @ 6.2%) or the final rush for the line at the Finish of the stage in La Mure. Restaurant Lunch will also be provided compliments of Practicebicycle Bike Tours.
Friday June 13th – View the Criterium du Dauphine Stage 6 Grenoble – Poisy (Stage Route)
*Ride Options:
Distance 100km approx ride time 4.30hrs route Poisy
Distance 70km approx ride time 2.30-3hrs route Seyssel
Distance 40km approx ride time 2hrs route Aix-les-Bains
INCLUSIONS: Breakfast & Lunch
NON CYCLING GUEST: Share the Tour day sights & Criterium du Dauphine Stage
Our ride and race action today is stage 6 of the Criterium du Dauphine on the roads ridden by PRACTICEBICYCLE for the last 20 years! This is a favourite area for Practice Bicycle and I’m sure it will be a favourite for you also as we pedal ahead of the race peloton over some of the flatter roads and nearby Lac Bourget. These are superb roads often used by the French Pro Tour Team AG2R for their training rides. We will watch the action from the roadside, at our unique live viewing spot, the perfect location to admire the very best cyclists in the world in full flight! The race excitement over, lets enjoy our own deserved lunch in a favourite highly regarded local secret restaurant to cap off a great day at the Criterium du Dauphine.
Saturday June 14th – View the Criterium du Dauphine Stage 7 Ville-le-Grand – Finhaut-Emosson (Stage Start)
*Ride Options:
Distance 110km approx ride time 4-5hrs route Mont Saleve
Distance 55km approx ride time 2.30hrs route Ville-le-Grand
INCLUSIONS: Breakfast & Lunch
NON CYCLING GUEST: Share the Tour day sights & Criterium du Dauphine Stage Depart (Start)
Today we head north from Lake Annecy and the picturesque undulating rural roads of country France, our destination the Criterium du Dauphine Stage 7 Depart (Start). This is a perfect opportunity to see the stars of professional cycling before they begin a difficult day of racing, time when many riders are approachable for a friendly photo, you may just find them sitting and taking a café before “Go”. The Dauphine is a very unique sporting event in that the very best cyclists in the world are easily accessible to the public, which is often not possible one month later in July at the Tour de France. Once we have watched the stage start and the race peloton has “departed”, we will discover lunch together at another of PRACTICEBICYCLE’s favourite restaurants of the area.
Sunday June 15th – View the Criterium du Dauphine Stage 8 Megeve – Courcheval (Alps)
*Ride Options:
Distance 130km approx ride time 5.30hrs route Col des Saisies
Distance 64km approx ride time 3.30hrs route Col des Saisies
Distance 50km approx ride time 2.30hrs route Gorge de l’Arley
INCLUSIONS: Breakfast & Lunch
NON CYCLING GUEST: Share all the Tour day & spectacular Dauphine action in the Alps
Today is our last ride opportunity together during your Criterium du Dauphine 2014 week and your ride contrasts with yesterday’s rolling country roads and turns into spectacularly breathtaking as we head into the High Alps! It’s our turn for some action as we ride the famous Col des Saisies (1650m/cat 1) which has been a part of the Tour de France route on 9 occasions in the past, the last time in 2010. The Criterium du Dauphine professional peloton will be fired up for this huge mountain stage and we will join them on the roadside before the summit of Col des Saisies – 13.4km, average 5.2% for your unique “Live viewing spot”.
Your team has thought of everything for you today, get your breath back and enjoy your private restaurant lunch.
