The route

6th June – Arrive in Marseilles via plane, train and automobile and staying in the Novotel Marseilles Airport.

7th June – Marseilles to Cassis – a climb over the Col de la Gineste and long decsent into Cassis staying in the Hotel Mahogany

8th June – Cassis to le Lavandou – a mix of coastal and vineyard cycling passing through the wine region of Bandol and staying in Hotel California in Le Lavandou

9th June – Le Lavandou to Juan Les Pins – along the coast road passing through St. Tropez, St. Maxime and passing the Esterel mountains (along the coast road) through Theoule Sur Mer passing into Cannes; past Palais des Festivals where the Cannes file festival is held and into Juan Les Pins to the Astoria Hotel

10th June – Juans Les Pins to Monaco – following the coast road through Antibes, Nice, Villefranche (where Lance Armstrong used to live/train), Eze-sur-Mer and ending up in Monaco