Montreal, Wednesday, July 31, 2019 - From August 3 to 9, an impressive caravan of cyclists will take to the roads of the magnificent Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region on the occasion of the Grand Tour Desjardins, organized by Vélo Québec. The cyclists are expected in Chicoutimi, from where they will set off. They will pedal between 400 km and 873 km - almost half of which will be on the Route verte (#Routeverte) - in 7 days on a circuit linking the stage towns of Saint-Bruno, Roberval and Dolbeau-Mistassini. Cyclists can choose to experience the Grand Tour Desjardins at their own pace, in a 7-day, 3-day or 1-day package.
Itinerary
Short route: 400 km - Long route: 867 km
Day 1 - Saturday, August 3: Chicoutimi to Saint-bruno
Day 2 - Sunday, August 4: Saint-Bruno to Roberval
Day 3 - Monday, August 5: Loop day from Roberval
Day 4 - Tuesday, August 6: Roberval to Dolbeau-Mistassini
Day 5 - Wednesday, August 7: Dolbeau-Mistassini to Alma
Day 6 - Thursday, August 8: Loop day from Alma
Day 7 - Friday, August 9: Alma to Chicoutimi
The #GrandTourDesjardins is a 100 % bike-holiday comfort experience! In addition to routes specially designed for each edition by a team of experts, participants enjoy a multitude of services on the road and in the village: luggage transportation, mechanical and first-aid support, massage therapy and sports medicine services, meal services on the road (lunch stop and refreshments) and in the village (breakfast and dinner), yoga sessions, movies, artistic performances at the Bistro and daily news broadcasts via Le Déchaîné, the Grand Tour Desjardins daily digital newspaper.
Marianne St-Gelais at Grand Tour Desjardins!
Renowned for their legendary hospitality and joie-de-vivre, the Saguenéens and Jeannois will proudly showcase the many facets of their region to Grand Tour Desjardins participants. Among them, triple Olympic medallist Marianne St-Gelais will join us for the Roberval loop on Monday, August 5, and share his passion for cycling at a 5 à 7 at the Bistro du Village on Sunday, August 4.
