Tour de France: Pyrenees to Paris Ultimate Race Experience

Overview

Welcome to the final week of the 2027 Tour de France. Your guides will meet you at FirstName Toulouse at 11:30 AM, as the peloton takes its last rest day and the city readies itself for tomorrow’s decisive time trial. After lunch, you’ll head to the Lidl-Trek team hotel for exclusive behind-the-scenes access. Sit down with team representatives for an insider’s Q&A and, if race regulations allow, peek inside the team bus as mechanics set up the pros’ time trial bikes. Back at FirstName Toulouse, your home for the next two nights, you’ll be fitted to your Trek bike in preparation for the week. This evening, join your guides for an aperitif as they share what lies ahead in the Pyrenees and Paris, then sit down to a bistro dinner celebrating the flavors of southwestern France. Tomorrow, the race for yellow resumes on the streets of Toulouse with Stage 16.

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Live race action awaits today as riders take on the Tour’s second and final individual time trial. We’ll start with a morning spin along the shaded towpaths of the Canal du Midi, then head back to the hotel for lunch and a shower before an easy stroll to the stage finish. There, your VIP passes secure you a spot on an open-top hospitality bus with panoramic views of the course, an open bar, and big screens tracking every effort against the clock. One by one, riders power through a little over 20 miles of flat roads broken by the steep Pech David climb, where gradients reach 20%, until the yellow jersey, last down the start ramp, crosses the line. Dinner is on your own tonight, and your guides are happy to share their favorite Toulouse bistros before tomorrow’s transfer to the Pyrenees.

Overview

The Tour turns toward the mountains today, and you’ll be there as it sets off. A 30-minute shuttle brings us to Muret for the start of Stage 17, where you’ll have VIP access to the team paddock and departure village. Watch the pros warm up, grab photos of your favorite riders, and soak up the nervous energy of the start line before a day built for the sprinters. Once the peloton rolls out toward Pau, we’ll continue to Lourdes and The Belfry & Spa, your base for the decisive mountain stages ahead. An afternoon ride through the Pyrenean foothills loosens the legs, then we’ll regroup at the hotel to watch the sprinters battle for the stage win in Pau. This evening, explore the old streets of Lourdes for dinner, with a selection of the town’s restaurants yours to discover.

Overview

This morning, you’ll ride one of cycling’s most legendary climbs, the Col du Tourmalet, hours before the pros race through. Set out early through the stunning Gorges de Luz, where sheer cliffs tower above a rushing mountain stream. From Luz-Saint-Sauveur, the Tourmalet rises nearly 12 miles at an average of 7.4% to almost 7,000 feet, an ascent the Tour has crossed more than 80 times. Beyond the village of Barèges, the gradient bites in earnest. If road closures allow, ride all the way to the summit before descending to our viewing spot to relax, refresh, and settle in for lunch among fans who have camped on the mountain for days. As the pros get closer, find your place along the course and cheer as they fly past on this year’s queen stage. Today packs in nearly 18,000 feet of climbing over the Col du Soulor, the Tourmalet, and the Hourquette d’Ancizan, as the battle for yellow builds toward the race’s highest point and final summit finish on the Col du Portet. Afterward, a long, winding descent leads back to Lourdes for dinner together at the hotel.

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Yesterday, the pros crossed the Col du Soulor as the opening climb of Stage 18. Today, you’ll follow their route up from Asson. The Category 1 climb eases in before steepening to 9% on its upper slopes, where the Tour has tested riders since 1910. Those who welcome the challenge can continue on an out-and-back to the Col d’Aubisque, tracing a balcony road cut into the cliffs of the Cirque du Litor. We’ll regroup at the Soulor summit for lunch at a local bistro, then a long descent through the green meadows of the Val d’Azun carries you back to Lourdes. At the hotel, catch Stage 19 on TV, as it crosses the steep Col de Marie Blanque on the way to Laruns, where Tadej Pogačar won his first Tour stage. Tonight, the countdown to Paris begins over a shared dinner.
If road closures prevented an ascent of the Col du Tourmalet yesterday, your guides will offer you the option to ride it today.

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As the race sweeps into the Bordeaux wine region on the penultimate stage, you’ll board France’s high-speed TGV, bound for the Tour’s highly anticipated final day in Paris. Over roughly five hours, the Pyrenean peaks give way to the farmland of the southwest and, at last, a capital ready to welcome the race home. Check into Hôtel de Crillon, where classic Parisian grandeur sets the scene for tomorrow’s celebration a short walk away on the Champs-Élysées. Dinner is on your own tonight, so step out into a Paris summer evening, with the city’s famed bistros and sidewalk cafés yours to discover and the Seine steps from your door.

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The 114th Tour de France comes to a triumphant close today, and all of Paris turns out to celebrate. Sleep in or linger over an extra cappuccino as fans from around the world fill the boulevards, flags in hand, and the city comes alive with anticipation. This afternoon, your guides will lead you behind the security line to the prestigious Lidl-Trek Tribune, where the excitement builds as the riders sweep into the heart of Paris. Reserved for the Lidl-Trek Team, its sponsors, and our Trek Travel guests, this private space on the Champs-Élysées offers an unforgettable vantage point for the day’s final showdown. Savor a celebratory toast and an elegant cocktail-style standing lunch on the terrace, then settle into the grandstands for breathtaking views of the peloton speeding by at over 30 miles per hour as the riders complete their final laps and race toward the finish. Tonight, we’ll gather for a farewell dinner to toast the fanfare and drama of the 2027 Tour de France in the City of Light.

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Your final morning begins with a leisurely breakfast at the hotel, with the race’s highlights still fresh in your mind. You’ll say farewell to your guides at Hôtel de Crillon at 10:00 AM, but your room is yours until noon, leaving time for last-minute shopping in the neighborhood or a visit to the nearby Tuileries Garden. When you’re ready, the hotel concierge can help arrange taxis or transfers for your onward travel.