Tour de France Transfers
Event date: July 7, 2018 – July 29, 2018
Sea-Lifts offer many transfers options across the entire route of the Tour de France. Get an instant quote and book your hassle-free, reliable Tour de France transfers today!
GET AN INSTANT QUOTE AND BOOK YOUR TOUR DE FRANCE 2018 TRANSFERS
Event date: July 7, 2018 – July 29, 2018
Sea-Lifts offer many transfers options across the entire route of the Tour de France. Get an instant quote and book your hassle-free, reliable Tour de France transfers today!
Tour de France Transfers
One of cycling’s three Grand Tours, Tour de France 2018 begins on Saturday 7th July 2018. Let Sea-Lifts take care of all your transfer needs while you watch one of the biggest events in the sporting calendar.
Just use the quote generator on this page and make your booking online. if you can’t find what you need, simply contact us and one of our team will be happy to help.
If you fancy taking on some of these same roads yourself on a cycling holiday, we can provide your transport and your bikes travel with you free of charge!
Whatever your group size, we have a vehicle for you, from private transfers for individuals or small groups, all the way to coach transfers for large groups, at affordable prices.
Where to book your transfer
Week One
Based in the north-western corner of France, the Tour’s route during the first week can be easily accessed via transfer from La Rochelle Airport and Nantes Airport. The Grand Depart see’s the tour leave Noirmoutier-en-l’ile and head inland to Cholet where the teams will compete in the Team Time-Trial during Stage 3.
The tour will then return to the coastline where the hilly route climaxes to a summit finish on the Mur-de-Bretagne. Whilst stage 7 and 8 are contenders for a bunch sprint, Stage 9 will close the first week with 15 sections of medieval cobbles.
Week Two
After a rest day in Annecy, the tour is routed through the Alps and covers mountainous terrain which amounts to over 5,000 vertical metres. A likely for a bunch sprint, Stage 13 finishes in Valence and is easily accessible via Montpellier Airport. The course continues over hilly terrain to Mende and Millau until it reaches Carcassonne where the riders enjoy the final rest day of the tour.
Week Three
The tour moves into southwestern France during the final week, with Stages 17 – 19 conveniently reached by transfer from Lourdes Airport. Stage 20 sees the Individual Time-Trial between Saint-Pee-Sur-Nivelle and Espellette, close to Biarritz Airport before the tour heads back to Paris for the Finale.
As usual, the 2018 Tour de France will conclude at the Champs-Elysees in Paris, France. Transfers from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport to the Tour de France Finale will take approximately 40 minutes.
About The Tour de France
The 105th Tour de France runs from 7th July 2018 to the 29th July 2018.
The tour covers a total distance of 3,329km in 21 Stages and consists of:
- 8 flat stages
- 5 hilly stages
- 6 mountain stages
- 3 altitude finishes
- 2 rest days
- 1 team time-trial
- 1 individual time-trial
Apart from a brief 15km section in Spain during Stage 16, the Tour de France 2018 route remains within the French borders, with 9 out of the 39 locations or stage cities visited for the first time.
One distinctive feature of the 2018 Tour de France route is the number of cobbled roads riders must navigate. The 9th Stage between Arras and Roubaix will see the longest length, with 21.7 kilometres being covered over cobbled roads.
22 teams of 8 riders will take part in the event, with a total of 176 riders being present at the Grand Depart in Vendee Pays de la Loire.
Previous Tour de France Winners
Chris Froome
Looking to join the likes of Merckx, Hinault, Anquetil and Indurain, Chris Froome is targeting a 5th Tour de France win this year. Winner of the 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017 Tours, Froome will ride alongside Gianni Moscon in Team Sky.
Vincenzo Nibali
Interrupting Chris Froome’s dominance, Vincenzo Nibali claimed victory in the 2014 Tour de France. Although Nibali did not ride in the 2017 Tour, he has confirmed that he intends to take part in this year’s race.
Bradley Wiggins
Britain’s first Tour de France winner and the first rider to win both the Tour de France and an Olympic medal in the same year, Bradley Wiggins rode to victory during the 2012 Tour de France. A previous member of Team Sky, Wiggins is now retired from professional racing, ending an illustrious career.
