| Cycle from London to Geneva by combining two of our most popular cycle challenges and creating a truly once-in-a-lifetime experience!
Setting off from London, we pass through picturesque Kent countryside, cross the Channel and continue through the small villages and medieval market towns of Northern France to Paris and the evocative landmark of the Eiffel Tower. Heading off again, we cross rolling chalk hills, quiet woodland and rural plateaux dotted with small medieval towns and Romanesque churches until we reach the Roman spa town of Lons-le-Saunier, at the foot of the Jura Mountains.
This incredible challenge finishes with the hair-pin bends of the Col de la Faucille (1232m), a climb used regularly in the Tour de France and the toughest part of our challenge. We finish beside the lake in beautiful Geneva.
Guide Itinerary:
- DAY 1: Cycle from London through Kent and North Downs to Dover; ferry to Calais
- DAY 2: Quiet winding roads and old market towns to Abbeville
- DAY 3: Follow River Somme and mainly flat tree-lined roads to Beauvais
- DAY 4: Rural countryside and villages to outskirts of Paris; finish under Eiffel Tower
- DAY 5: Free to rest or explore Paris
- DAY 6: Follow River Seine from central Paris; cycle undulating roads through small towns and vineyards
- DAY 7: Quiet roads through ancient villages, farmland and woodland of Bergundy
- Day 8: Hillier roads south to Lons-le-Saunier and the foothills of the Jura
- DAY 9: Mountain climb of Col de la Faucille into Switzerland; fabulous descent to Geneva lakeside
- DAY 10: Free day Geneva; return to UK
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