Spring - Summer 2014 Europe Tour

I have a sabbatical from work 2014 and plan to set off for India for a couple of months before returning to the UK for a cycle tour 3-4 months.
I want to set off mid April and end up at the foot of Alpe d'huez early July to meet some friends for a 9 day tour of some of the Cols. I would plan to set off from Plymouth by Ferry and head down the west coast of France. I did wonder weather to do west coast France, Spain and Portugal and stick to the coast of Spain all the way round but not sure if it would be a monotonous.
Has anybody got any suggestions for a 3 month tour from Brittany ending in the Alps in July?
Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
Josh
I want to set off mid April and end up at the foot of Alpe d'huez early July to meet some friends for a 9 day tour of some of the Cols. I would plan to set off from Plymouth by Ferry and head down the west coast of France. I did wonder weather to do west coast France, Spain and Portugal and stick to the coast of Spain all the way round but not sure if it would be a monotonous.
Has anybody got any suggestions for a 3 month tour from Brittany ending in the Alps in July?
Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
Josh
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I was cycling in nortern in Spain in April 2012 and it rained a lot - which I found out was quite usual.
During that same trip, I cycled up through Portugal and found it to be monotonous. I'd have skipped most of it but you can't put a bike on a train or a bus in that country, unlike Spain and France.
Southern Spain is a good bet. The weather is nice and it's cheaper than France.
One great part of France is Corsica. It's be best to go there before June.