France Cycle Tour

A few of the 22 switch-backs in L'Alpe d'Huez

L'Alpe d'Huez

Muggaccinos 2nd 'Tour de Conquer' le Rhone Alps to climb Grande Montagnes to Le Sommets and Le Cols
in Le Rhone Alps from
Friday, 6 Sept '13 to Sat, 21 Sept '13 (inclusive)
during 18 Days In France Itinerary
with 16 Days Climbs Schedule split between Two Base Camps for 18 Days Budget Is Less Than $5,000 provided you book an Early Bird Flight by mid-April '13

Seven Committed Climb Participants have booked flight tickets.

Le Col de la Croix de Fer

Le Galibier

In Sept. 2012, five Committed Climb Participants participated in Muggaccinos inaugural Tour de Conquer. Climb Stats and Pics from 2012 'Tour de Conquer' - 4 Sept to 22 Sept '12 provides over 200 pics of an exceedingly successful inaugural visit to Le Rhone Alps which also included scaling Mont. Ventoux from three towns in Provence.

At our 2012 TdeC, we 'ate out' at restaurants each of 16 nights and paid up to 5 times the cost for wine and beer than from super-markets. By cooking evening meals at our Chalet for half of the 16 Days Climbs Schedule this coming Sept. and buying some of our 'brews' at Carrefour, Casino and/or Hypermart, the cost of meals/booze would more than half. Hence, the Budget for our 18 Days In France Itinerary this Sept, with Early Bird Flight , accommodation, meals, alcohol, Bicycle rental and two TVG train trips to/from -

* Geneva Int'l Airport to Grenoble (2¼ hours train travel - single train fare 'Flexible Second Class': $41 - Geneva is 160km from Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and 192 km from Bourg d’Oisans), or

Most 'economy' flight tickets (ie. Qantas, Lufthansa, Swiss Air etc) offer a 'one check-in luggage' limit up to 23kgs and charge up to $150 per flight leg to carry a bicycle - that can be 4 charges of up to $150 = $600. Some of the very cheap Chinese flights can charge even higher additional fees for bicycles. Hence, the merit of Hiring A Bicycle in our 1st Base Camp of Bourg d'Oisan. Emirates presently allows up to 30kg 'check in luggage' including a bicycle. On 1 April '13, QANTAS entered into an alliance with Emirates to fly the leg from Australia to Dubai and has increased its normal 23kg baggage limit to fall into line with Emirates 30kg limit and bicycle concessions.

In summary, this webpage sets out a highly 'cost and time effective' 18 Days In France Itinerary to provide a 16 Days Climbs Schedule selected from over 100 different climbs in Les Rhone-Alpes, split between Two Base Camps, where riders know their 2013 - 18 Days Budget Is Less Than $5,000 with no 'middle man' which was tried 'n tested last September by five Committed Climb Participants.

NB: In 2014, interested Muggs will climb the Stelvio and Mortirolo Pass in the Italian Alps, provided "interested Muggs" are prepared to 'put in the spade work' to again ensure a 'mistake free' holiday. Otherwise, Bank Teller will stick with this "tried 'n tested" itinerary.