Custom Made Accompanied > Self - Guided > Supported
Alpine Cycling Holidays
in the French Alps & Piedmont regions
Welcome
We create, ride & support cyclists in the Franco / Italian regions of Les Hautes-Alpes and the Piedmont. Situated above Briançon, a hub of cycling activities and host to many cycling events both past & present.
IZOARD GALIBIER ALPE d'HUEZ TÉLÉGRAPHE MONTGENÈVRE VARS
GRANON LA BONETTE SESTRIERE MONT-CENIS FINESTRE AGNEL ...
Accompanied Tours, with Road Leaders and a fully equipped vehicles, Vehicle Supported Tours or Self-Guided. Our tours can be mixed and matched to maximise your cycling holidays.
Independant riders ? Need logistics ? Accommodation Solutions ? Don't hesitate .....
Hotels > Spas > Airport Transfers > Group pick-ups / drop-offs > Rider relocations
OUR TOURS
ALPINE CYCLE TOURS
Experience and enjoy these famous and iconic rides. Breath-taking Alpine regions. We are dedicated and passionate riders here to ensure that your cycling holiday is rewarding and challenging.
Our tours are flexible and designed to accommodate a range of experiences and abilities. Our focus is to provide essential support and knowledge so all our riders have to worry about is turning those wheels.
YOUR TRIP
We work closely with all of our riders to create your personalised alpine cycling tours. Flexible on dates, your time schedules and the rides that you want to achieve.
Short sharp all out weekend breaks, introductory short stay local gems, adventurous classic itineraries and selected local sportives for the more competitive riders amongst us!
ROUTES & ITINERARIES
ACCOMPANIED & SUPPORTED
TOURS
SELF GUIDED TOURS
Individually chosen and assessed by our road leaders and local riders
Route distances between 25km - 120km per outing
Rides ranging from 500m-3400m in elevation
All climbs are categorised for your comfort (or stress levels!)
Qualified road bike tour managers and leaders. (accompanied package)
Support vehicle to follow en-route with spares and your supplies
OTE Sports Nutrition
Drivers provide our riders security, help with roadside fixes and any additional route assistance
First Aid assistance
Use of our suggested itineraries with essential info and mapping provided
The ChainLynx ROAD BOOK
Use of workshop, tools, cleaning aids and access to spares
Use of formated files to use with your Garmin or other GPS devices
Route drop-offs & Recovery pick-ups
ESSENTIAL INFO
We are based in the traditional alpine ski resort of Montgenèvre, bordering Italy in the Southern French Alps. Boasting it's own Category 2 mountain Col at 1860m alt., Montgenèvre has featured 10 times in the Tour de France between 1949 – 2011.
Close to Briançon, a hub of cycling activities. A 2017 Étape Village. Hosting the Étape du Tour and Tour de France stages 17 & 18 with the iconic Col d'Izoard summit finish. The Tour returning again for stage 18 in 2019 as the pro's battled Izoard & Galibier.
Giro d'Italia 2016 stage 20 included Col du Vars and La Bonette. Who can not forget Froome's epic break away in 2018, stage 19 on the Colle delle Finestre. These rides are on our doorstep, this is our playground.
With short transfer times of just 1hr 30 from Turin, Chainlynx provides an efficient transfer service ensuring easily accessible breaks from many UK airports. Lyon, Geneva, Milan airport pick ups are possible - extra fees apply.
Your stay will be based in Alpis Cottia** a two star centrally located hotel. Our Alpine Cycling Tours leave and return to “Monty” unless your tour wishes to involve stopovers elsewhere. Your bikes will always be securely stored. Tools and a workshop are available for tweaks, repairs and cleaning with local partners on hand for any specific spares or repairs.
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Enjoy the cycling season, ride well and we look forward to hearing from you very soon.
Chainlynx