Cycling

2009 Le Tour De France

Travel with Sportsnet Holidays to Europe's premier sporting event the 2009 Le Tour De France.

Cycle tours are not all about hard work and exertion enjoy quality accommodation, air conditioned coaches and excellent pre-planned vantage points to view the races and indulge in the best France has to offer.

Witness the passion, triumph and pain of the tour, starting from scenic Monte Carlo in Monaco and all the way to the finish on Paris's Champs Elysees via French countryside, the Alps and the Pyrenees.

The 2009 tour looks likely to be one of the most exciting and memorable tours ever as Aussies ramp up the pressure on Cadel Evans to succeed and seven times Yellow Jersey winner Lance Armstrong comes out retirement to race again.

Sportsnet Holidays Tour De France packages and tours have been growing in popularity every year. Follow the tour by coach and get a grand stand seat for the last day. In 2008 some tours allowed traveller to bring their bike or rent one and transport it in a specialist coach trailer.