* Update, 30/06/2025, 12:00pm: this competition is now closed, and no further entries will be counted. A winner will be randomly selected soon and contacted to arrange their prize. Thanks for all your entries!
It’s competition time, and we’ve got an absolute belter thanks to the good people at Decathlon. One lucky UK-based reader will be packing their bags and heading to the Pyrenees for the Tour de France next month, with flights, accommodation and VIP hospitality for the Hautacam summit finish all included, and all you have to do is sign up for a Decathlon membership and fill out the entry form at the bottom of this page. We told you it was a good one!
What’s more, you’ll get VIP access at both start and finish lines and a ride inside the official Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale team hospitality van to your spot at the finish. The prizes don’t stop once the stage has finished either, as you’ll also be taking home £440 worth of Van Rysel kit.
The only tricky decision will be who to take, Decathlon giving the lucky winner the chance to bring someone along for the once-in-a-lifetime Tour de France experience.
This one’s for UK readers only and you’ll have to be a Decathlon member to enter. Don’t worry though, it’s free and easy to create an account, so sign-up with them and get involved at the bottom of this page by June 30.
A once-in-a-lifetime Tour de France experience
Decathlon UK has pulled out all the stops for our latest competition, giving one lucky reader (and a plus one) the chance to experience the world’s greatest bike race like never before.
It’s not a hard one to sell, who wouldn’t want full VIP access and premium hospitality at one of the Tour’s key stages in the Pyrenees? It’s for the Hautacam stage on Thursday 17 July, so make sure you don’t have any holidays booked that week.
The prize includes return flights to Toulouse, as well as two nights in B&B accommodation, with everything else arranged so you can concentrate solely on enjoying the race.
On the day of the stage you’ll get VIP access at the start before jumping in the official Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale team hospitality van for an immersive stage-day experience.
There’ll be lunch on route while you soak up the atmosphere before enjoying more VIP access, this time going beyond the barriers at the finish line.
What’s more, the giveaway doesn’t stop once the stage has finished, Decathlon UK also giving the lucky winner and their plus one some of Van Rysel’s top-of-the-range kit, including a pair of helmets, sunglasses and shoes.
That’s Van Rysel’s FCR-F Aero Road Cycling Helmet worth £129.99, the RCR R Road Cycling Shoes worth £179.99, and the Sunglasses RoadR 900 worth £129.99.
This competition is only open to UK entrants, and you’ll have to be a Decathlon member to qualify. It’s free to join, and you can sign-in or register via this link. Entries close at 12pm BST on 30 June. Good luck!
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