(FORTUNE Magazine) – You've accomplished every goal but one: competing in the Tour de France. You've got the Campagnolo bicycle, the Lycra shorts, the type-A personality. What's missing? Maybe a superhuman heart, thighs of thunder, and the discipline to follow reigning champ Lance Armstrong's daily training regimen (six hours of riding and just two precisely weighed meals). Never mind: There's a way to satisfy that competitive streak without actually donning a race number. In July, tour operator Butterfield & Robinson leads a group of would-be Greg LeMonds to France to shadow the Tour de France for eight days. While time is set aside for cycling along the official route and cheering at the finish lines of several of the most arduous stages, there are also plenty of opportunities to sample B&R's trademark epicurean sloth. Some nights, for example, are spent in luxury digs, such as the renowned Relais & Chateaux spa-hotel Les Pres d'Eugenie, where dinner comes courtesy of three-star Michelin chef Michel Guerard. Real competitors in the Tour de France may be eligible for 12 million francs in prize money, but they don't get to kick back for an Armagnac tasting in Aquitaine. --ERIC CRITES

Butterfield & Robinson's Tour de France 800-678-1147; www.butterfield.com; $5,050 ($700 single supplement)