2024 TOUR DE FRANCE – TOURS OVERVIEW
July each year signals Tour de France time and announce it’s summer. It’s a beautiful time to visit and ride in France. We’ll show you the smaller roads, charming villages and stay in chic French hotels.
It’s with out a doubt the best time to visit France, the villages, the big cities all come to life to the sights, sounds and festivities of the Tour de France.
There’s something beautiful about riding a bike in France in the sun drenched summer, the terrain is almost purpose-built for cyclists who love panoramic climbs, sweeping views and coastal roads, it’s stunning.
Southern France was our base for over ten cycling seasons, we know France like the back of our hand, we’ve spent much of that time hosting speciality cycling tours. We’ve hosted groups to all of France’s beautiful regions, ridden all the best roads, mountains and we’ll show you the best of France on our action-packed Ultimate Tour de France tours.
We love everything about France, the people, it’s arts and culture, it’s beautiful food, wine, history, outdoors, the mountains and it’s love for the biggest sporting event in the world, the Tour de France.
We’re looking forward to showing you the Ultimate Tour de France experience including our loop rides of Alpe D’huez, Mont Ventoux, Pyrenees Mountains, Nice and many more beautiful places in France, plus of course all the excitement of the 2024 Tour de France race.
Welcome to the 2024 Tour de France, experience the thrills and excitement of Italy and France .
Tour de France Race dates: Saturday, June 29th – Sunday , 21st July, 2024.
Multiple tour options are available for our 2024 Tour de France Tours:
Tour dates and locations are listed here, click through “find out more” to each tour to find out all the details:
The 2024 Tour de France, Italian Grand Depart, is a unique Tour de France start, it’s the first time Italy has hosted the prestigious Tour de France Grand Depart. We’ll be there to see all the action and excitement of all three stages, Tuscany to Milan.
6 Day Tour:: Italian Grand Depart: Fri 28th June – Wed 3rd July – [Positions Available].
The Following Ultimate Tour de France tours conclude in Nice, France:
13 Day Tour: Wed 10th July – Mon 22nd July – Tour Sold Out
10 Day Tour: Sat 13th July – Mon 22nd July – Tour Sold Out
8 Day Tour: Mon 15th July – Mon 22nd July – [Hurry Only 3 x Positions Available]
We’ll experience fantastic rides on iconic roads, intercept the race at strategic locations combined with an authentic Italian and French immersion experience, including local gastronomic delights.
Feel the excitement of the finish of the Tour de France. The French Riviera has been confirmed as the host for the final stage of the 2024 Tour de France.
As the Olympic Games will be held in Paris, the final stage has been confirmed as a Time Trial from Monaco to Nice.
A historic year, it’s the first ever finish of the Tour de France outside of Paris. We’re looking forward to welcoming you to France.
Warm regards Pat, Grace Fitzpatrick, and the Ride International Tours Team.
6 Day Tour de France – Grand Depart Italy
6 Day Tour
Location:
Italy
Date:Fri 28th June – Wed 3rd July 2024
Start: Pisa, Italy
Tour Highlights:
Experience the race multiple times, at strategic locations, in each region.
Tuscany, Pisa, Florence
Emilia-Romagna, Rimini, Bologna, Riolo Terme
Lombardy, Lake Como, Bellagio, Madonna Ghisallo Cycling Chapel
Finish: Milan, Italy
13 Day Ultimate Tour de France
SOLD OUT – 13 Day Tour
Location:
France
Date: Wed 10th July – Mon 22nd July, 2024
Start: Toulouse, France
Tour Highlights:
Experience the race multiple times, at strategic locations, in each region.
Toulouse, Sun Flower Fields,
Pyrenees Mountains, Col du Tourmalet, Col du Aubisque
Provence, Mont Ventoux
Alps, Alpe d’Huez
Nice, Col du Madone, Monaco
Finish: Nice, France
10 Day Ultimate Tour de France
SOLD OUT – 10 Day Tour
Location:
France
Date: Sat 13th July – Mon 22nd July, , 2024
Start: Lourdes, France
Experience the race multiple times, at strategic locations, in each region.
Pyrenees Mountains, Col du Tourmalet, Col du Aubisque
Provence, Mont Ventoux
Alps, Alpe d’Huez
Nice, Col du Madone, Monaco
Finish: Nice, France
8 Day Ultimate Tour de France
8 Day Tour
Location:
France
Date: Mon 15th July – Mon 22nd July, 2024
Start: Avignon, France
Tour Highlights:
Experience the race multiple times, at strategic locations, in each region.
Provence, Mont Ventoux
French Alps, Alpe d’Huez
Nice, Col du Madone, Monaco
Finish: Nice, France
Our Spring Classics tour provides the ideal mix of “ride more – transfer less”.
The proximity of France, Belgium, Netherlands in this border region allows us to participate in the “must do” Tour of Flanders sportif and Paris – Roubaix Challenge. Plus midweek enjoy our “Belgie Training Camp”, it’s the ideal way to ride each day, recover and with plenty of time off the bike each day to explore.
You’ll have your fill of riding, plus we’ll visit the Tour of Flanders Museum, the World War II Memorial at Menin Gate “The Last Post” to honour the fallen British and Commonwealth soldiers.
We’ll see different aspects of the Spring Classics races, including stage starts, midpoints, feed stations, stage finishes, mixed with a cultural, historic, culinary and beverage experience of Belgium, Netherlands and northern France.
April is a beautiful time to visit and ride the Spring Classics. The atmosphere, passion and knowledge of the fans at the races is unrivalled, the Belgium, Netherlands and northern France fans create an electric atmosphere. We’ll show you the smaller roads, ride the iconic Spring Classic climbs, see famous monuments, picture postcard villages, beautiful cities and stay in lovely hotels.
There’s something endearing about riding a bike in Belgium, Netherlands and France, they are countries practically born and raised on two wheels. The terrain is almost purpose-built for cyclists and cycling is still regarded as each nation’s number one sport in Spring.
Each of our Spring Classics Itinerary’s provides a unique experience as the race routes change a little each year, you can count on riding many of the legendary routes made famous by the Spring and Ardennes Classics including: The Koppenberg, Kwaremont, Muur van Geraardsbergen and the Trouée d’Arenberg – Forrest of Arenberg just to name a few.
Our Spring Classics tour is led by our experienced team who’ve been hosting tours to these races for many years, we’ll get you up close and personal with the Pro riders, to experience the excitement of the incredible Spring Classics, the Tour of Flanders and Paris – Roubaix races. We know how to get the best out of your riding, Spring Classics experience, all in a safe, supported, team like environment.
This tour is perfect for passionate cyclists, cycling fans, non cyclist, non cycling partners or people who’d like to do a bit of riding and race watching. $750 (per person) reserves your spot for the 2023 Spring Classics. Come ride with us, we’re the Spring Classics experts.
We look forward to welcoming you to the Spring Classics in April.
Ciao Pat, Grace, Phil and the Team
YOUR HOSTS
phil anderson
You’ll spend the famous race days of the Tour of Flanders and Paris Roubaix on a VIP experience with Phil Anderson as we follow the races in our vehicles. Champagne – gourmet picnic lunch’s included enroute during both classics.
Phil was based in Belgium for much of his early pro cycling career, he was passionate about doing well in these early season Spring Classics races, including winning the Amstel Gold Race, 2nd at the Tour of Flanders and many podium places in the one day monument races.
Our experience allows us to see the races at multiple viewing points en route, including being at the finish of the Paris – Roubaix in the velodrome.
PAT FITZPATRICK
Pat is the co founder of Ride Intenational Tours, he lives with his family half the year in Melbourne Australia – the balance of the year in Europe, based out of lovely small village 50km from Barcelona.
Riding from when he could walk, racing since the age of 7. Pat's raced a wide variety of disciplines including BMX, Motorcross, Mountainbike XC, Downhill, 4cross, plus criterium and road racing. As well as hosting cycling tours, Pat still makes time each year to skills coach the next generations of up and coming junior, masters and elite cyclists on MTB, Cyclocross and Road bikes
RAPHA CYCLING TOURS BIKE HIRE
4 Day Tour of Flanders
$70 AUD per day
4 Day Paris
Roubaix
$70 AUD per day
5 Day Belgie Training Camp
$70 AUD per day
11 day Ultimate Spring Classics
$65 AUD per day
OUR GUEST REVIEWS
“Both Pat and Grace have excellent people skills, they build relationships quickly, they were always well organised with itineraries or plans for the day re weather, road changes, or unexpected issues that arose. Hard work from them made our tour of two weeks a dream holiday along with all the extra drama of the biggest cycling race in the world.”
“Thanks very much for a highly enjoyable and excellently run tour. You and your team certainly exceeded my expectations, not only with the rides but local knowledge which helped make life simple.”
“It is the small things that you guys do behind the scenes that makes all the difference. It was an amazing experience to ride in Italy and experience the Giro first hand. Thanks again and looking forward to the next tour.”
“I first met Pat and Grace on a cycling tour in Europe in 2013. Pat and Grace make the perfect team to run these types of tours, both are friendly, bubbly and outgoing in their personalities and each bring their own invaluable skills to touring with a group.”
“Wow, two of the greatest tour guides I know. Knowledgeable, multilingual, always helpful, a great team to handle your once in a life time tour. I’ve done at least 4 two-week cycle tours with one or both of this husband wife team. Every one has been extraordinary. You will not go wrong with one of these two as your tour coordinators.”
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Whether it’s your first time cycling abroad, or you’re an experienced rouleur, our team takes care of all the details on and off the bike to create wonderful travel experiences.
