Cycle Down the Champs-Elysées Just Hours Before End of Tour de France

A triumphant welcome awaits the riders of the 100th Tour de France when they barrel down the Champs-Elysées in Paris on 21 July 2013, and you too could live the dream.

Shortly before the Tour draws to a close on what many claim to be the most beautiful avenue in the world, members of the public will get the chance to push the pedals in a huge convivial ride on the final circuit which will be tackled by the champions of the Grande Boucle just a few hours later.

A Legendary Circuit Through the Heart of Paris

Many cycling enthusiasts will have, at one time or another, dreamed of riding down the Champs-Elysées on a summer Sunday, discovering the Arc de Triomphe, the Obelisk on Place de la Concorde and the Louvre without being bothered by traffic.

Now, the Randonnée du Tour (Tour Gran Fondo) will give 5,000 very lucky participants a rare opportunity to do this on 21 July.

The course is a 6.9 km loop that will take them around some of the most well-known landmarks of this amazing capital city.

All clad in yellow together with their family or friends, the amateur cyclists will depart Avenue Foch at 3 pm and ride the same loop around the Champs-Elysées as the pros.

Regardless of his/her level of fitness, anyone ten years old or over can now sign up for this huge convivial cyclist gathering.

Participants must pay a €5 registration fee, and all funds raised will be donated to the charities Mécénat Chirurgie Cardiaque and HandicapZéro.