S13 Ep11: Le Crunch
The Cycling Podcast
The Cycling Podcast
4.7 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 12 February 2025
⏱️ 80 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to the cycling podcast brought to you by Sports Tours International. |
| 0:10.3 | If you want to ride the Atape du Tour or watch the pros take part in the Tour de France, |
| 0:15.6 | Sports Tours International can give you the VIP treatment and the trip of a lifetime. |
| 0:20.8 | If you're taking part in the |
| 0:22.1 | ATAP, all you have to do is ride because before and after the event, Sports Tours International's |
| 0:27.2 | experience guides will take care of you and your bike. If you choose the Atape Doutur, |
| 0:32.6 | VIP trip, you'll stay at the luxury hotel Radiana, which has a spa package included and that will help |
| 0:38.8 | you with your post-ride recovery. There's also a celebration reception after the event where you can swap |
| 0:44.9 | stories of your heroics on the bike with your fellow riders. As for the Tour de France, sports |
| 0:50.3 | tours international's team of guides know the race inside out. They've been taking people to watch the biggest bike race in the world for years, |
| 0:57.2 | and they can help you get the most out of the experience. |
| 1:00.3 | Taking care of all of the logistics and getting you where you need to be, |
| 1:04.0 | so you get a front row seat of the greatest race. |
| 1:07.6 | In fact, there are so many customers who return year after year |
| 1:10.5 | because of the knowledge and |
| 1:12.1 | expertise of sports tours international's guides. |
| 1:15.7 | Whether you want to go to the Grande Pardéilé weekend or Monvon 2, the Pyrenees or the |
| 1:19.8 | Alps, or even just a final stage in Paris to see it all conclude on the Champsalise, |
| 1:25.2 | Sports Tours International, No France and the Tour Inside Out. |
| 1:28.3 | There's a range of packages to suit every cycling fan, so if you want to see the race up close from the roadside, go to sportstors international.co.uk for all of the details. |
| 1:40.3 | Don't just watch the tour this summer. Watch it live. |
| 1:43.3 | Book your place now with Sports Tours International |
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