Why come road cycling with Marmot Tours?
We have been running this road cycling holiday since 2001 so know the region and its cols exceptionally well. Over the years we have tweaked the itinerary to give people the best cycling whilst maintaining our philosophy of supporting the local economy by staying in family run hotels which serve up generous portions of tasty regional dishes. This trip is all about you and your bike – we do the rest. We provide you with comprehensive notes with altitude profiles, route descriptions and top tips on the best places to eat lunch. You then ride whichever of the route choices you feel like doing, to bring you to the hotel, meeting up with our support vehicle periodically throughout the day to restock with water and snacks. We minimise time in the van so that you are only have the transfers at the beginning and end of the holiday – the rest of the time you are cycling, which after all is what you have come to do. Our routes go direct from hotel to hotel, and naturally all your baggage (includ