Fan Parks offer a unique experience on the 2018 Tour de France. 

Three free-admission venues dedicated to the 2018 Tour de France will open in July at La Roche-sur-Yon, Annecy and Carcassonne to welcome followers of the world’s biggest bicycle race. 

Three exceptional venues offering three unique atmospheres centred on the Tour de France. With the local institutions that will host the event and its partners, the Tour de France organizers will install the Fan Parks to provide a new experience to enthusiasts of the world’s biggest bicycle race. The La Roche-sur-Yon site will be open free of charge to the public beginning on Thursday, July 5. Tour Fan Parks will then be installed in Annecy and Carcassonne.

Tens of thousands of visitors are expected during the nine days of activity at the Fan Park. They will enjoy cycling-themed activities from dozens of exhibitors. There will also be a giant screen airing the stages, a virtual bike demonstration, BMX/trial shows, a bicycle carousel and a track for kids to learn how to ride. There will also be road safety awareness workshops. Fans will have a chance to show off their knowledge of the Tour with quizzes and the Tour Museum, and everyone will leave with goodies.

The La Roche-sur-Yon Fan Park will be open to the public until Sunday July 8 to better experience the Grand Départ that will take place in France’s Vendée Department. Tour aficionados will then be welcomed to the shores of Lake Annecy on 15-16 July. The 2018 Tour de France Fan Park will then set-up camp in Carcassonne, next to the iconic fortified city, from Sunday 22 July to Tuesday 24 July.

LA ROCHE-SUR-YON

La Roche-sur-Yon will host the first Fan Park of the 2018 Tour de France. From Thursday, at Place de la Vendée, a free-admission area will offer a new experience to fans of the world’s biggest bicycle race. The local associations and the race’s partners in association with the Tour de France will offer dozens of themed-activities for the Grand Départ in France’s Vendée Department in this venue that will be open until Sunday July 8, when stage two arrives at La Roche-sur-Yon. A giant screen will air the first two stages of the 2018 Tour de France, but will also air the team’s presentation set for Thursday evening at Place Napoleon, right next to the Fan Park.

Visitors will be able to check out the trial/BMX shows or take a test ride on a home-trainer, while the kids learn how to ride. There will also be road safety workshops and fans will have a chance to show off their knowledge of the Tour with quizzes and the Tour Museum, and everyone will leave with goodies.