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Geneva to San Remo

Geneva to San Remo Road Cycling
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Guided road cycling Tour from Geneva to San Remo

The Geneva to San Remo tour is definitely one of the toughest cycling trips you can cycle. The French Alps and Italian Alps mountain range on the border between France and Italy are well known among all cycling fanatics. It’s a fantastic cycling trip from the beautiful city of Geneva (on the shores of Lake Geneva). This challenging trip leads you over all the famous cols of the Tour de France.

This Geneva to San Remo road bike trip includes many highlights including the climbs to Col de la Colombiére, Col des Aravis (1486m), Col des Saisies (1650m), Cormet de Roselend (1968m), and many more legendary climbs. You will cycle over quiet countryside roads through typical French and Italian villages. The rides are spectacular with breathtaking passes and majestic mountain scenery. The cycling trip from Geneva to San Remo is specially designed for you (The passionate road cyclist). This Geneva to San Remo road cycling trip is open for cyclists with a high fitness level.

Jump on your bike and cycle all those famous cols of the Tour de France!

Stunning views of the Mont Blanc.
Col de la Colombiére, the pass was first included in the Tour de France in 1960
The tour crossed the Colombiére over 20 times.
The summit top is situated at 1613m. Col des Aravis (1486m) and Col des Saisies (1650m) before you tackle the wonderful Cormet de Roselend (1968m).
Overnight in resort villages like Val d’Isére, Sestriére, La Cluszaz and San Remo!
Col delle Finestre (2176m). The climb is long and very challenging 1700m+ over 19km. The last 9 km are over a country road up to the summit.
Giant – Col de l’Izoard (2363m)
3 very special passes in the heart of Italian Piedmont: Colle di Sampeyre (2284m), Colle Fauniera (2511m), and Col de la Lombarde (2350m).
The city of San Remo

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Day 1

Check in

You’ll be met at Geneva airport before being transferred to your hotel. Once arrived, the team will get your bike properly mounted and fitted.

Day 2

Salève & Colombière - 145km

The day starts with the climb up to the Salève which dominates over the Geneva landscape. The 10km climb at an average gradient of 8.5% will give you a taste of the week to come. Enjoy the views over the Mont Blanc before tackling the main course of the day, the Tour de France Category 1 climb up to the Col de la Colombière (1613m) !

Day 3

Beaufortain region - 120km

A relatively easy start up the beautiful Col des Aravis (1486m), which, with a 6% average gradient, should allow you to warm up for the crescendo that lies ahead, both in terms of spectacular scenery and cycling difficulty. The Aravis is followed by the longish climb to the Col des Saisies (1650m) and, after a winding descent, the epic Cormet de Roselend (1968m) and its wonderful lake, which has been witnessed to many epic Tour de France battles.

Day 4

Col delle Finestre - 135km

Today will for sure leave its mark in a positive way. On leaving Val d’Isère, You’ll climb the famous Col de l’Iseran which, at 2764 m, is France’s highest paved mountain pass. After a long winding descent, You’ll enter Italy on the way up to the stunning Col du Mt Cenis. You are now in Giro d’Italia territory, all the more so as you close off the day by climbing the epic Col de la Fenestre which with its 19 kms, 1700 vertical metres and a final 9 km unpaved section, has been a regular feature of the Giro d’Italia.

Day 5

Izoard & Agnel - 125km

You ride back into France up the Col de Montgenèvre (1830m), making your way towards rugged Queyras to climb the “hors category” Col de l’Izoard (2363m) which has featured in Tour de France no less than 34 times. You close the day off with the ascent to the Col Agnel (2744m). If you have saved some energy, this is the time to enjoy the fantastic scenery over 4000mt peaks. You’ll probably see plenty of marmots on the side of the road and almost certainly hear the warning whistles before plunging down the South back into Italy.

Day 6

Infernal day - 115km

With over 4000 mts of climbing, “Infernal” is the appropriate word to describe today’s route. After 5 days of hard cycling, this will be a real test. We’ll enter a more remote region and tackle 3 slightly less famous but potentially harder climbs in the heart of Alpine Piedmont : Colle di Sampeyre (2284m), Colle Fauniera (2511m) and Col de la Lombarde (2350m).

Day 7

From the mountains to the sea - 175km

An epic final day to end a glorious week ! You’ll start with a truly unbelievable 30km descent followed by the climbs up to the Col Saint Martin (1510m) and the Col de Turini (1607m), which has been made famous by the Montecarlo Rallye. Before ending the day, we have 2 more beautiful and very remote passes to cross, before quite literally plunging down to the coastal town of San Remo, our final destination and of course made famous by the Milano San Remo spring classic.

Day 8

Departure day

After an awesome week, it’s time to say our goodbyes. Following a leisurely breakfast, you’ll be transferred to Nice airport in time for your flight

Airport

The Airport of Geneva is a very important International Airport and it’s only 45 minutes by car from Annecy in France.
Côte d`Azur main airport is Nice International Airport. There are many flights to/ from Europe.
Toulon-Hyeres Airport has several flights with Air-France to/from Paris Orly International Airport and all the airports have a lot of regular flights to/from European destinations.

Train

There are regular fares between Geneva and Annecy Railway Station.
Nice Airport to Nice city center/Railway station is easily accessible with the airport express buses. They run every 30 minutes to/from the Nice main railway station (Gare Nice Ville)

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Included

7 nights in charming 3 *** hotels based on double room
All breakfasts (x7), and all lunches (x6) are made with fresh and local food
All restaurant dinners (x7)
Welcome Kit
Airport transfers Geneva airport D1 (afternoon)
Nice airport D8 (morning) (to be confirmed with your flights)
Support from our team van including luggage transfer
Photo report of the tour
GPS files and terrain altimetric profile for every stage
Food supplies and assistance at each stage

Not Included

Carbon road bike rental STANDARD + €185
Carbon road bike rental PREMIUM Disc + €277
Airfares
Storage Bike Box €50
Single Supplement €380
GPS Rental

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Geneva to San Remo

This challenging trip leads you over all the famous cols of the Tour de France

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Geneva to San Remo

Guided road cycling Tour from Geneva to San Remo

Jump on your bike and cycle all those famous cols of the Tour de France!

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