inGamba Tours

31/07/2026

Four Tour de France titles. A childhood in Kenya that started it all. And a foundation built on the belief that cycling can change lives.⁠
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Join us live as Chris Froome sits down with inGamba’s Jon Moss to talk about the Froome Foundation, his own journey from Kenya to the top of the sport, and a very special guest experience at this year’s Vuelta a España Grand Départ in Monaco.⁠
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Bring your questions. We’re leaving plenty of time for them.⁠
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Wednesday, August 5th: ⁠
6:00 PM CET, 17:00 PM GMT, 12:00 PM EST, 9:00 AM PST⁠
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31/07/2026

You don’t leave this hotel by road.⁠
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At 8:30am on Day 4, we lift off from La Perla by helicopter, and the Alta Badia falls away beneath you: switchbacks, passes, peaks, all at once. A few minutes later you’re touching down at Passo del Tonale. Legs fresh, Gavia waiting.⁠
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Fewer than a handful of cycling trips on earth can say that. This one can.⁠
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The Dolomites & Stelvio. ⁠
📍 Corvara to Bormio, 25–31 July 2027⁠
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LuxuryCycling ProCyclingExperience

29/07/2026

‘’Ever since the Tour de France presentation last October, one thing was clear—the final weekend was going to be one humdinger. After all, how could it be anything less, with a three-day finale to this three-week race, finishing with two stages on Alpe d’Huez and then the closer on the streets of Paris, including three circuits over the steep cobbled climb of Montmartre?

But in so many ways, the grand finale of this year’s Tour surpassed all expectations.

After a four-year hiatus, the 21 switchbacks of Alpe d’Huez were simply blanketed with fans—many camping for days—hoping to get even a fleeting glimpse of their heroes. The Tour’s leading actors did not disappoint, as every rider, from the first to the last received a hero’s welcome.

While the penultimate stage also finished on the Alpe, Le Galibier—the highest climb of this year’s race—figured prominently. First introduced in 1911, Le Galibier was the first high-mountain Alpine pass to be featured in the race, and while the Tour has changed greatly, the monumental rock formations of this climb have not.

And then, finally, it was back to Paris.

For the Tour’s followers, such a journey meant one late night. But there was a party in the streets of Montmartre as thousands of Parisians flocked to the narrow cobblestone climb up Rue Lepic, as well as the steps of the Sacré-Cœur Basilica that towers over the city.

The fans literally erupted in a deafening roar when the Tour cyclists finally came into sight. For years, the final stage of the Tour was a royal procession, parading up and down the Champs-Élysées. Since the Paris Olympics, however, the world’s biggest bike race has found another home on the streets of Paris.

And while the race still finished on the city’s grand boulevard, it was no longer a ceremonial affair but instead a final day of fireworks.

Not surprisingly, Mathieu van der Poel and Pogačar put on a show to remember, attacking over the slopes of Montmartre, with van der Poel eking out victory on the Champs-Élysées. The fans of course, waited and cheered every one of the Tour’s cyclists, collectively savoring the final moments of this year’s Tour de France.’’

🖋️ James Startt

27/07/2026

Getting the Shot: The Slopes of Montmartre⁠
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‘’Photography, by its very nature, happens in a split second. But today’s image is a case in study of the very opposite, as some photographs take weeks—or even months—to create.⁠
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Ever since I learned that the cobbled climb up to Montmartre would become a permanent fixture of the final stage of the Tour de France in Paris, I wanted to capture the peloton riding up Rue Lepic, the narrow cobbled climb leading to the Sacré-Cœur Basilica, which towers over the city.⁠
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I knew exactly where I wanted to be—in the apartment building standing directly at the foot of the climb—but getting there was another challenge altogether.⁠
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A colleague from the French daily Le Parisien gave me the name of one of the residents, but unfortunately he wasn’t in Paris for the Tour finale. Eventually, however, I got in touch with a family who lived in the apartment just above.⁠
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At first they were hesitant, as they already had a full house on race day, but they agreed to let me join them. Arriving early, we spent hours together before the final stage even began. As the race drew closer, the crowds thickened, and I took countless photographs to find the angle that suited me best.⁠
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Then, finally, it happened. I could see the Tour de France helicopter approaching. The roar of the crowd was nothing short of deafening. Then came the first glimpse of the riders.⁠
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I let the first few riders pass and focused my camera on the peloton making its way through the tunnel of spectators—all cheering, all screaming, and, for a few fleeting seconds, completely at one with the riders in this year’s Tour de France.⁠
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For one brief moment, the soul of the sport was right there in the heart of Paris.’’⁠
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James Startt⁠
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James Startt, the creative director for inGamba Bike Tours, is covering his 37th Tour de France this year. A two-time winner of the World Sports Photography Awards, he will describle the making of his favortie shots along the route of this year’s⁠
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25/07/2026

Getting the Shot: The Roof of the Tour

‘’At 2,642 meters, Le Galibier is the highest summit in this year’s Tour—the Roof of the Tour, as it is often called. But Le Galibier is much more than that. As the first high Alpine pass used in the Tour de France, it proved so formidable that only three riders managed to reach the summit without walking. “Assassins!” one rider shouted at the Tour director as he crossed the top back 1911.

Little matter, Le Galibier became an instant success and a fixture of the Tour de France.

Certainly, much has changed since this year’s Tour riders tackled this mythical climb on the penultimate stage. For one, the roads have been paved. But in many ways, very little has changed. The 18-kilometer road that climbs out of Valloire still winds through barren rock formations on its way to the summit, and the views from the top remain breathtaking.

I don’t know how many times I have climbed Le Galibier while covering a bike race, but it is always special. And it was fitting for the Tour to return here on the final mountain stage before heading back to Paris.

I know I will be back, and one of these days perhaps I will even find the time to climb it myself.’’

24/07/2026

Getting the Shot: A Day Well-Spent On The Alpe d’Huez⁠
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To say that Alpe d’Huez is an iconic climb is nothing short of an understatement. So many stories have been written here. So many careers have been made here—and yes, a few have been broken here as well.⁠
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This giant of a climb, with its 21 hairpin turns, needs no introduction. And today the Tour de France paid tribute to it with the first of two stage finishes here this year.⁠
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My first idea was to photograph from the Dutch Corner, situated about six kilometers from the finish. But when I arrived, I could see that the Dutch Corner was not what it used to be. Barriers held the fans back on either side, cutting through the sea of orange.⁠
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The Norwegian Corner was mad—simply mad. But again, there were the barriers.⁠
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Somewhere in between, however, I discovered a new corner: a huge sweeping hairpin just before the five-kilometer mark. I noticed a vantage point high above the road and climbed up. This would be my spot.⁠
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Needless to say, the crowd went crazy when they caught sight of the yellow jersey. But the energy stayed high with the arrival of every rider. Many joined in, raising their arms and encouraging a Mexican wave as the riders passed through the tunnel of fans cheering them on.⁠
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This is what I love about the great races and the great climbs.⁠
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Hail, hail to Alpe d’Huez.⁠
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📷️ James Startt⁠
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James Startt, the creative director for inGamba, is covering his 37th Tour de France this year. A two-time winner of the World Sports Photography Awards, he will describle the making of his favortie shots along the route of this year’s⁠
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23/07/2026

France’s Greatest Stage.⁠
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The Alps are a region built on legendary climbs: the Telegraph and the Galibier are some of the highest in this region, while the wind-sculpted rocks of the Casse Déserte on the Izoard and the twenty-one hairpins up l’Alpe d’Huez need no introduction.⁠
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These are the mountains the Tour de France was made in.⁠
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Our brand new week begins gently at Lake Annecy, ringed by peaks and shimmering shades of blue and green, with two nights at the Rivage Hotel & Spa. From there, four nights at the Caserne de Briançon put you in the heart of the high mountains, with an easier day out to Névache built in to let the legs recover before the week’s biggest test.⁠
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Eros Poli, our own Monsieur Ventoux, leads the way. As always, the food will be the region’s best, the wine poured where it’s grown, and the pace built for riders who want to remember the ride, not just survive it.⁠
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Be among the first to ride it with us.⁠
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🔗 Learn more via the link in our bio, or head to ingamba.pro. ⁠
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15/07/2026

We’ve been searching for the right way into Burgundy for years. We found it.⁠
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This is a region built on quiet: narrow lanes between Charolais pastures, a canal tunnel cut for barges two centuries ago, a fortress that has watched over the same valley for eight hundred years. Six days, deliberately built, tracing the back roads rather than the tourist trail.⁠
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You’ll spend the first half of the trip at Chateau de Chailly, a 12th century fortress turned family estate, and the second at Chateau de Pizay, a thousand-year-old castle set among 30 hectares of working vineyards in the heart of Beaujolais. Its gardens were laid out by Andre Le Notre, the same hand that shaped Versailles.⁠
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The riding rewards patience the same way the region does: it opens gently and builds toward something real, culminating in a climb to the summit of Mont Saint Rigaud, the high point of Beaujolais and a finish that earns its wine.⁠
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Eros Poli, our own Monsieur Ventoux, leads the way. As always, the food will be the region’s best, the wine poured where it’s grown, and the pace built for riders who want to remember the ride, not just survive it.⁠
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Be among the first to ride it with us.⁠
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🔗 Learn more via the link in our bio, or head to ingamba.pro. ⁠
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15/07/2026

13/07/2026

It is hard to believe that just over a week has gone by since the Tour de France celebrated its Grand Depart in Barcelona. Simply put, between the ever-changing scenery and the full-throttle racing, it seems like much longer. But that is the Tour de France, always moving, always changing. With the riders enjoying their first rest day of this year’s race, we take a moment to look back on the week that was.⁠
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1) THE WEEK IN REVIEW, JAMES’ TOP PHOTOS⁠
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Our creative director James Startt is covering the Tour for the 37th time, and he’s spent the opening week capturing it from the roadside: the Montjuic circuits, the Haribo caravan, the crowds cheering every rider up the Tourmalet. As the peloton takes its first rest day, we’re taking one too, to look back at the images that defined the opening stages.⁠

2) FROM INGAMBA TO THE TOUR, MARCO MORAIS’ JOURNEY TO CYCLING’S BIGGEST STAGE⁠
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Long before a rider crosses the finish line, there’s a team behind them that’s spent years working toward this same moment. This year, that story belongs to Marco Morais, a Pinarello-Q36.5 masseur making his first-ever Tour de France, right alongside the team’s own Tour debut.⁠
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What makes it a story close to home: Morais spent four seasons as part of the inGamba team, working alongside our guests across Europe before his path led him to the WorldTour. He recalls those years fondly, as inGamba has become his second family and offered the perfect training ground that shaped how he works today. It’s a timely reminder that the same attention to detail which defines a professional soigneur’s day is what our guests experience on every inGamba trip.⁠

3) EP.7: WINNING IN STYLE WITH FAUSTO PINARELLO AND DOUGLAS RYDER⁠
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​The most Tour de France victories of any bike brand—and a Louis Vuitton collab that stopped the cycling world in its tracks. This week, host Molly Hurford and inGamba creative director James Startt sit down with Fausto Pinarello of Pinarello, and Douglas Ryder, the team manager behind the WorldTour team Pinarello-Q36.5. These men have shaped what winning in style looks like in professional cycling.