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LAUTARET Adventures

LAUTARET Adventures is your mountain cycling club that plans your cycling and adventure holidays in the Alps and beyond. Our supported cycling tours offer the best service possible including during the Tour de France and Giro d’Italia.

We are named after one of the most stunning spots and Cols in the French Alps with overhanging glaciers and 4000m mountains, pronounced “Lo-ta-rey”.

You will get to eat hearty alpine or ibearian food, tasting the region’s famous cheeses and wines. Local guest chefs join us at the chalet or villa. We transport bags so you arrive at the end of a day's ride ready to relax.

Personalised cycling and activity holidays. Give us the brief and we will tailor it and take care of the details for you. 

Ideal if you are thinking of coming as a group or solo, we know the fun, social element and extra motivation of sharing group rides. Just like your local club run, we’ll take you to the best restaurants and cafe spots.

What LAUTARET Adventures offer

We offer both organised Adventures and personalised Adventures with:

Guiding or independent riding: We know how much fun it is to ride in a group. We can also leave you to ride it independently or accompany you with a guide.

Accommodation: Hand picked hotels and gites. If it is a tour week where we move from hotel to hotel each night, we will liaise with hotel staff and deliver your bag to your room so you can relax after a day’s riding

Food and nutrition: We eat together for breakfast, lunch and dinner at either a handpicked hotel or meals cooked by one of our local guest chefs. Energy gels and protein shakes for each day’s ride.

Team Manager: Helping you to optimise your holiday and bike rides, answering any questions and ensuring the best possible service during your holiday.

Mechanical support: During the ride we will be able to support with any mechanical assistance required

Cycling coach : We are partnered with the best cycling coaches who provide tailored training plans for your rides to enhance your performance and make the most of your ride.

Personalised ride planning: We will tailor your ride to your ambitions. You’ll be able to download GPX files for the day’s route on to your device.

Extra kilometers and climbing: For those wanting to maximise the riding, we can always recommend more vertical climb and distance per day

Complimentary gift: Cycling apparel to take home with you as a memory of your trip

Optional extras

Transfers: We can arrange transport of you and your bike to the start of the adventure.

Michelin Star restaurant: In the Alps or further afield we know the best Michelin star restaurants

Bike hire: Hire your bike or bring your own. We offer a fleet of carbon road bikes adept for climbing

Mountain activities: Looking for a holiday with activities high up at altitude above the summer heat? You can combine cycling with other mountain adventures to keep your holiday varied and make the most that the Alps can offer such as rock climbing, wild swimming, parapenting.

Why LAUTARET Adventures?

  • A social experience like a club ride where we will take you to all the best local climbs and cafes

  • Local knowledge - personalised service from bike riders living in the Alps who are fluent in English, French and Spanish

  • A network of the best certified cycling, climbing and yoga leaders in the area

  • Best local food and drink with guest chefs and hand picked restaurants

What our riders think about us

  • A young man with dark hair, wearing sunglasses and a blue long-sleeve athletic shirt, smiles while sitting at an outdoor table. He holds a small glass of coffee or espresso. On the table, there is a plate with a croissant and a clear cup of espresso. In the background, there are parked cars, a white building, and mountains under a blue sky.

    "Whilst I'd been to the Alps before, Chris planned all our rides and took us to gorges and climbs in the Vercors that we'd never have known about. We'll be back"

    Rowan Brackston

  • Two cyclists posing with mountain bikes on a dirt trail in a mountainous landscape with green terraces, trees, and distant mountains under a blue sky.

    “Everything you did made it such a fantastic holiday: researching the itinerary, taking care of the accommodation, assembling my bike, motivating me to do things I'd never done before, opening up a whole new world of cycling experiences, and being simply the best holiday organiser. You're an absolute star”

    Roger Geffen MBE

  • "Thanks for an awesome week. We were in exactly the right spot to watch Pog and Jonas on the Galibier, then watching Tom Pidcock conquer Alpe d'Huez, memories for life. We even avoided all the traffic jams by dropping off the backside"

    Oli Southern

  • Person wearing a bike helmet and sunglasses standing by a river with mountains and blue sky in the background.

    "The riding here in the Alps is next level. Views of glaciers, endless hairpin bends and so many classic climbs packed into the area for a week's riding"

    Stu Clayton

  • A man and a woman sitting at an outdoor cafe table with coffee, cake, and a slice of pie, wearing sunglasses and dressed in outdoor clothing, with cars and a hilly landscape in the background.

    “What a fantastic trip. Good memories of going to all the spots with mountain views for coffee and pastries”

    Luisa Werner and Denis Faure Brac

  • Two cyclists, a man and a woman, standing with their bikes in front of a stone wall with a sign that says 'Col d'Allos' and indicates an altitude of 2,247 meters, on a sunny day in a mountainous area.

    "Chris has taken us on trips to the French Alps, to parts of Italy, Mallorca and even the Scottish Hebrides. The company, scenery and itineraries have always been top notch!"

    Alex Gilbert

  • Two cyclists riding on a mountain road with a guardrail, trees, and rocky cliffs on a sunny day.

    "Chris’s love of the high mountains translates into great adventures (all captured in the perfect shot)"

    Beate Kubitz and Chipps Chippendale

Meet the Team Management

  • A person wearing sunglasses, a cap, and a neck gaiter, smiling outdoors with mountains in the background.

    Christopher Slade

    FOUNDER & CEO (Cycling Enthusiast Officer)

    Chris has been in the bike industry for over a decade. Having travelled to South and North America as far south as Patagonia, figuring out that sharing bike rides, mountain adventures and the best local produce is what life is all about.

    Originally from Oxford, his passion for mountains and languages led him to the French Alps. His grandparents met on a bike ride in 1952, cycling is in the family.

    Chris will be your primary point of contact during your holiday.

  • Young woman smiling in front of a fruit stand at an outdoor market, holding a red bicycle helmet, wearing a denim jacket and gray shirt, with a woman behind the stand in the background.

    Lorraine Duval

    HOTEL & RESTAURANT SELECTOR

    Making sure you have the best time during your holiday, hand picking the best chalets, villas, hotels and restaurants during your stay.

    Lorraine has worked in the hotel and bike industry for over a decade.

    Lorraine will ensure everything is in place with the chalet, villa or hotel and restaurant partners prior to your trip.

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