- 8 Days/7 Nights staying at beautiful
Chateau Mouillepied (single or double occupancy
available)
- Professional training with USAT level 2 coach Pascale Butcher
- All meals included (except for two "free" evenings).
- Entry into the Saintes Triathlon (choice of Olympic or Sprint events) held
on Sunday April 30. The Olympic distance event is a regional championship
event and a qualifier for the French National Championship.
- Ground Transportation (from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport).
- Special local experiences including: French Gastronomic evening, Visits to
Cognac and Bordeaux wine region.
- Plenty of time for relaxation and site seeing.
You will be responsible for:
- Flight to Paris (you should plan on arriving at Paris Charles de Gaulle
airport on the early morning of Wednesday April 26th. We will catch the TGV
train from there.
- Bike rental is available (and recommended) for those who don't want to
bring their own.
Check the itinerary detailed below.
 
If you are interested in getting more details please e-mail
info@trifitness.net
More information on Saintes and the region:
www.poitou-charentes-vacances.com (the English translation is bad but you'll
get the idea)
For more on the race visit the website of the
Saintes Triathlon Club
TRIATHLON IN THE SPRING IN FRANCE
PROGRAM (can be subjected to changes)
TGV from Paris Roissy
Charles de Gaulle to Niort. Exact time and meeting place will be determined at a
later date.
Transfer from Niort to
Saintes
Chateau Mouillepied- Rest
or swim and easy run at the local pool in Saintes.
Evening meal included at
Chateau Mouillepied
Thursday
Breakfast at the chateau.
Bike shop, fitting and
tour of a traditional French market in Saintes.
Lunch in a local
restaurant in Saintes
The Abbaye-aux-dames, built
in1047.
Visit of the Abbaye-aux-dames
in Saintes.
Bike triathlon course
(one loop of 20km), more biking in the country side, followed by an optional 3km
run along the river. Stretching.
Wine tasting at a local
winery.
Dinner in a local
restaurant in Saintes.
Friday
Breakfast at Chateau
Mouillepied
Mini triathlon: swim in
the river, transition practice, bike and run on the race site in Saintes.
Lunch in Cognac. Visit of
Chateau Otard. The
Château, built between the 13th and 16th centuries on the banks of the Charente,
was the birthplace of François 1er in 1494. It has been home to OTARD Cognacs
for over 200 years.
Back in Saintes, dinner
on your own at Chateau-Mouillepied or elsewhere.
Saturday
Breakfast at Chateau
Mouillepied
River swim (swim course)
Easy bike ride in the
countryside and on the roads of one of the Tour de France races (Lance rode on
the same roads…a little bit faster)
Lunch in Saintes
Rest.
Yoga, relaxation and
visualization techniques at Chateau Mouillepied, in the Park weather permitting.
Pasta dinner at
Balfontaine in Chaniers (near Saintes)
Sunday
Saintes triathlon: Sprint
distance in the morning, Olympic distance in the afternoon
Lunch in Saintes
Gastronomic dinner at
Balfontaine with wine tasting.
Monday
Recovery day!
Trip to La Rochelle,
lunch in La Rochelle, shopping.
Evening meal in La
Rochelle.
Tuesday
Morning: Pool swim,
followed by 5 to 10km run depending on level
Field trip in the
afternoon ,
Chateau de la Roche
Courbon, built in the XV century.
Evening meal on your own.
May
Early morning run.
Breakfast at Chateau
Mouillepied
Transfer to Niort.
TGV Niort to Roissy.
Back to NYC or stay in
Paris.
Depart
Feel free to take a longer
trip and spend some times in Paris.
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