Win with Desire - Two entries to Etape du Tour

Win with Desire - Two entries to Etape du Tour


Enter your details below for the chance to win a place at the sold out Etape du Tour 2022.

Thanks to our friends at Thomson Bike Tours, we’re have a pair of entries to the ultimate closed road sportive to give away. Travel isn't included in the prize, so you'll need to make your own way to this unique experience - the only way that amateur riders can test themselves on closed roads on the exact same route as a Tour de France stage.

The Etape du Tour takes place on Sunday, July 10 and features the infamous Alpe d’Huez, taking on a total of 170 km with 4,700 m elevation gain. This is your opportunity to ride on exactly the same route as the riders of the Tour de France, who will ride this exact stage just four days later.

ABOUT THOMSON

Thomson Bike Tours is a premier cycle tours company providing industry leading trips on road and gravel to clients from around the world. 

Their status as the number one Premier Tour de France operator means they are privileged with unrivalled access to the biggest race on earth., affording cyclists VIP treatment and an extensive ride programme on the very same roads as the race.

Every year Thomson guests cover enough distance to lap the Earth, twice. Climbing an average of 1.5 times the elevation of Everest on every trip, across ten countries across the world. Thomson introduce cyclists to the challenge and accomplishment of conquering mountains, roads and gravel trails both famous and little known. 

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