Discover France Offical Tour Operator for Tour de France

Discover France Adventures is pleased to announce that we are now recognized as an official licensee and Official Tour Operator to the Tour de France by Amaury Sports Organization, owner of the Tour de France. As one of only five tour operators worldwide with this status, Discover France is now in a position to bring exclusive race access to our clients including access to media areas, team areas, and special access to be on the closed roads of the race just prior to the arrival of the pro riders themselves.

Interest in the 2010 Tour is already tremendous and volume is expected to be very high. As a result, Discover France is planning to offer numerous tours of different cycling levels from challenging to moderate as well as different budget levels from deluxe VIP access to moderate self-guided 'go as you please' access.

Discover France will also offer an Etape du Tour program for amateur cyclists who want to ride a full stage of the Tour de France over closed roads in what is known as a cyclosportive. This is an organized ride with SAG support, cheering fans, and about 7000 participants from around the world.

Finally, Paris Tour Arrival packages will be available for those who want privileged access to the final stage in Paris on the Champs Elysees! We can book for groups of up to 50 persons or individuals will be able to book a place.

All this will require advance planning to get the best place! We are already holding space in numerous hotels, but as we have no better advantage than anyone else, we also have to wait until October 14 to know for sure what the 2010 Tour route will be. After that, we will finalize our offers and post them for booking. Anyone can book now - RISK FREE. Anyone who wants to put themself in a position to have a 'first right of refusal' should book now before our tours are posted. We will allow a 100% refund of any deposit paid up to December 15. So, if you are interested, you should book now!

A new website for www.cyclingclassics.com and new pages within the Discover France Adventures domain are in construction and will be launched on October 14 with the announcement of the Tour route. Press releases will go out the following week. Our logo and links will appear on the Tour de France website shortly after this. It is a very exciting time at our offices - we encourage anyone interested to contact us as soon as possible!

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