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Etape du Tour 2011

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  • July 28, 2010 at 11:34 am #12546
    adscrim

    I, along with some friends, am eager to participate in the 2011 Etape but I not sure how viable this ambition is. I’m not talking ability to finish (I can worry about that if I get the chance to go), more getting a place and organising travel and accommodation logistics.

    Does anyone have any tips/recommendations/warnings about tour companies and their associated prices – I’ve had a search online and while I can find lots of details regarding the packages that were available this year, they no longer have the associated prices listed.

    Any information would be most welcome.

    Thanks

    Adam

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  • February 14, 2011 at 3:32 pm #636245
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    gbzpto

    we have spaces left for a
    we have spaces left for a long weekend with entries for Alpe d’Huez etape. We live in Bourg d’Oisans and will be staying in a hotel about 30km from start. We transport you to the start and all your luggage back to Bourg d’Oisans. Entries included as well. Full itinary and cost here.

    http://www.tourdoisans.com/letapedutour.asp

    February 11, 2011 at 10:45 pm #636243
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    woolleypicks

    Hi,
    As a first time entry to
    Hi,
    As a first time entry to the etape 2011 and without my mates getting in I am asking my self the same questions, how will I get there and where to stay. I have thought about withdrawing my entry only to see that no refaunds are allowed. I would be interested to hear how your plans are going and if you have people to travel with, as i need to sort this out and do not want to face the full travel costs alone. Steve

    December 4, 2010 at 8:50 am #636241
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    lippy

    I’ve signed up for the
    I’ve signed up for the Issoire – Saint Flour route, will be my first Etape. I’ve put together a google map of the route here if anyone is interested:

    http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?doflg=ptk&ie=UTF8&t=h&msa=0&msid=117591254908777018745.00049688b318b478f578e&ll=45.271987,3.144836&spn=0.624322,1.448822&z=10

    November 29, 2010 at 9:00 pm #636239
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    Gregoire500

    Anyone else planning on doing
    Anyone else planning on doing this?

    I’ve got entry for the Alpe d’Huez and found cheap lodgings near the finish-just need to figure out how to get to the start with bike and gear… sleep in the car the night before? Plenty of time to figure it out. Can’t wait though!

    November 20, 2010 at 2:33 pm #636237
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    etapechamp

    hi if you need some help with
    hi if you need some help with this feel free to email me, i,ve been twice before, and now doing a 5 day tour package or see web link below.

    November 16, 2010 at 12:02 pm #636235
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    SPAM Naval

    on line subscriptions now
    on line subscriptions now open on offical website for Acte I and II
    http://www.letapedutour.com/EDT1/2011/ETDT/presentation/us/inscriptions.htm

    November 16, 2010 at 9:25 am #636233
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    tdftips

    Andrew
    for planning and
    Andrew
    for planning and logistics, check out cyclinginfranceguide.com, it covers Etape logistics.
    But the tourdefrancetips.com website and their Tackling L’Etape guide covers logistics *extensively*.

    Feel free to email me to ask more questions.

    Tim

    November 16, 2010 at 9:23 am #636231
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    tdftips

    Hi Andrew
    Check out
    Hi Andrew
    Check out tourdefrancetips.com, letapedutourguide.com and letape2011.com.

    I’ve done it a few times.

    You can find training plans and recovery guides on letapedutourguide.com and tourdefrancetips.com

    Tim

    October 20, 2010 at 1:33 pm #636229
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    CycleGranCanaria

    Hi there I have just posted
    Hi there I have just posted this because the 2 routes for Etape 2011 were released this morning. Perhaps it can help.

    Newsflash: The 2 routes for the Etape du Tour are as follow:
    Route 1 Modane Alpe Duez Etape de Tour July 11th
    Route 2 Issoire Saint Flour Etape de Tour July 17th

    Cycle Gran Canaria with Sports Tours International have for your preparation, an Etape de Tour Training Camp for each date, covering nutrition & energy drink mix advice, bike preparation, clothing,feedzone advice, culminating after a week of training in a replica ride of the route.

    An Etape de Tour entry is guaranteed with each camp. Dates TBC are in the middle weeks of January & Febuary 2011 on Gran Canaria.

    Contact me at http://www.cyclegrancanaria.com / raymond@cyclegrancanaria.com or sportstoursinternational.

    October 18, 2010 at 1:14 pm #636227
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    ozroberts

    Well, I suspect we’ll all
    Well, I suspect we’ll all find out tomorrow!

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    Stuff I like:

    [url=http://www.pbscience.com]Cycling coaching and Lab testing[/url]
    [url=http://www.pbscience.com/cycle-coaching/462-etape-training-plans-2011.html]2011 Etape du Tour Training Plans[/url]

    October 13, 2010 at 8:19 am #636225
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    GGB_Andrew

    Assuming you don’t have a
    Assuming you don’t have a house in France and want to try your luck in the ballot your best bet is to contact Ron at Etape.org.

    I did the Etape a few years ago and he provided me with an entry only (more expensive, of course, than applying through the French lottery).

    URL is http://www.etape.org.uk/

    October 12, 2010 at 5:20 pm #636223
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    vinercycle

    Hi there, my boyfriend is
    Hi there, my boyfriend is keen to do the Etape again after completing it in 2009 (with an organised tour). This time he is hoping to get entry only as I will be travelling with him (not competing). Can you remember where you got your entry from in 2009? it seems to be very cheap which is great.
    Thanks

    October 9, 2010 at 7:49 pm #636221
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    dave atkinson

    don’t know for sure, but i
    don’t know for sure, but i was talking to someone at the show who gets to know where the etapes go before most, and his understanding was that there’d be a free-for-all etape in the massif central maybe, and then a you-need-to-qualify event that’s likely to include the Galibier.

    qualification is an entirely grey area, really, since nothing’s been announced. certainly we’d expect that if you’ve finished the etape in previous years within a certain time then you’d be a shoe-in, and there was talk that you can qualify by doing the first one which might be earlier in the year, and then do the ‘real’ etape.

    but qualifying from the UK? don’t know. if they’re going to go down the qualification route then the organisers would be well advised to enter into some kind of agreement with some of the big rides in the UK (the dragon, fred whitton and dartmoor classic spring immediately to mind) and set some kind of qualifying time.

    October 9, 2010 at 7:10 pm #636219
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    GGB_Andrew

    Really…that sounds
    Really…that sounds intriguing (and inconvenient unless a qualifying event is held in the UK)?

    October 9, 2010 at 6:50 pm #636217
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    dave atkinson

    rumours of two etapes this
    rumours of two etapes this year, with a kind of qualifying event and then the big mountain stage.

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