Cycling adventure: 7 Majeurs

Take on one of Europe’s most prestigious climbing collections — the 7 Majeurs — condensed into a four-day, high-altitude road adventure across France and Italy. Expect sustained gradients, hairpins stacked skyward and long days in the saddle with 380km and over 10 000m of vertical in total. The effort is matched by reward: riding from one culinary culture to the next, from French pastry mornings to multi-course Italian dinners in hilltop villages where trattorie serve four-course menus with local wine.

We start and finish in Barcelonnette, a small French culinary hub and perfect base for big-mountain riding. To strike the sweet spot between enjoyment and sporting challenge we climb two 2000 m+ cols per day for the first three days, rolling through balcony roads and high passes that trade France for Italy and back again. Day four is a single, decisive crescendo: the Cime de la Bonette — the highest paved road in France — a monumental final ascent before a long descent back to Barcelonnette and a well-earned final dinner. Four days, two countries, seven giants — and a gastronomic meal finish to celebrate the achievement.

With LAUTARET Adventures, its as much a social experience as a sporting achievement.

Included:

• Comfortable nights in 3* hotels with full board

• Healthy breakfast, lunch and evening meals with local Italian and French cuisine

• Reassurance of mechanical assistance on the bike

• Bag delivered to your hotel room

Price
850€

Limited places