Discover France runs these trips from a base of local knowledge: routes are planned around the actual race climbs, hotels are chosen for their position on the route, and guided versions come with a support vehicle following the group. The self-guided tours are hotel-to-hotel, with luggage moved ahead of you each day and a detailed route book, so you ride with a map and a phone number rather than a guide.

The Alps trips centre on the Oisans valley and Bourg d'Oisans, with Alpe d'Huez, the Col du Galibier and the Col de la Croix de Fer within reach. The 5-day Alps Cols Trophy is the shortest way in; the 8-day Alps Challenge starts in Annecy and takes in the lake before heading into the high passes. The Alps and Mont Ventoux tour combines both, at 8 days and 7 nights.

In the Pyrenees the focus is the Hautacam and the Tourmalet, with a 7-day self-guided version from €2,868 and a 7-day guided Pyrenees Challenge from €4,200. Provence trips work out of Mazan and the foot of Mont Ventoux, including an 8-day Mont Ventoux to Luberon tour and a 6-day Mont Ventoux to Côte d'Azur route finishing at St Tropez and Nice.

For race fans there are bib-and-hotel packages for L'Étape du Tour de France Femmes (8 August 2027) and the Liège-Bastogne-Liège Challenge (24 April 2027), plus a Paris-Roubaix Challenge bib and a VIP Cycling Tour guided experience of Paris-Roubaix. VIP Podium Day tickets let you ride a stage finish and cross the line as a pro would.

Guided trips include professional coaching and route planning, with support vehicles and mechanical help on the road. Self-guided trips suit riders who are comfortable navigating and fixing their own punctures, and who want to ride at their own pace rather than in a group.

What's included

- Hotel accommodation for the stated number of nights - Daily luggage transfers on self-guided hotel-to-hotel tours - Route book and route planning - Professional coaching and support vehicle on guided trips - Mechanical support on guided trips - Official race bib on bib packages - Breakfast, where stated by the operator for the specific trip

What's not included

- Travel to and from the start point - Bikes and bike hire, unless confirmed by the operator - Travel insurance - Lunches and dinners, unless confirmed by the operator - Personal expenses - Airport transfers, unless confirmed by the operator