A1 Team France on route of Le Tour De France

From this Friday A1 Team France will be following the route of Le Tour De France, one of the world’s most famous sporting events, when it sends an A1GP World Cup of Motorsport car on a three week journey round France.

The event attracts millions of fans and they will be able to see an A1 Team France liveried car when they flock to arrival cities around the country to greet the world’s largest cycle race. The first stop on the car’s itinerary will be Château de Chambord in the Loire valley, which has been used as a castle in Disney movies. The route will also include key holiday destinations.

After the stop in the Loire the car heads to Toulouse for the 12 July and then St Genies d’Olt (13 July), Narbonne (17 July), Nîmes (18 July), Montpellier (19 July), La Grande Motte (20 July), Saint Etienne (21 July) and Paris for the event’s finish on the 27 July on the Champs-Élysées.

At each location A1 Team France will be distributing flyers to the crowds telling them about the team and the series. The fans and holidaymakers will also have the chance to enter a competition for two lucky people to win a weekend at a season four event and to see on track the new A1GP Powered by Ferrari cars. Fans will be able to visit www.a1gp.com and click onto the French team’s icon to enter. Also updates from the journey with photographs can be found on this site.