Advice on Independant TDF mountain expeditions

wrightyboy01
wrightyboy01 Posts: 3
edited September 2012 in Tour & expedition
First time poster long time reader.
I have been cycling ( as a triathlete) for 15 years and have always promised myself a trip to France to test myself on a mountain stage. I am in the position to go next May/June and would like any advice with regards to:
1) The best stage(s) to do over a weekend/4days
2) Best Airports to fly into
3) And basically any other nuggets of info someone has.

Many Thanks