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"A bike ride... What type of bike ride?"
London to Paris - Summary
Day 1 - 4th September 2008 London to Portsmouth 136kms / 85Miles (1200m Ascent)
Day 2 - 5th September 2008 Caen to Bernay 94kms / 59Miles (630m Ascent)
Day 3 - 6th September 2008 Bernay to Arc de Triomphe 163kms / 100miles (1035 Ascent)
Total 393kms / 244miles 2865m Ascent
London to Paris - Route Details
Day 1 – London to Portsmouth
We meet early on Thursday morning. Following a briefing and safety talk, we will divide up into our different guided groups. Each of these groups is made up of 10 participants of a similar fitness and speed. Making our way out of London we pass through Richmond Park and on to Hampton Court, areas rich in history and fabulous to pass through on a bike with the Thames never far away. We continue on from here along small country roads to our lunch spot in the heart of rural Surrey. As the roads get smaller, we pass through the prettiest of villages, heading up and down the hills, over the North Downs, to our tea break before we head off the South Downs and into Portsmouth. Dinner and accommodation in a local hotel near the ferry port.
Day 2 – Caen to Bernay
We have a very early start to make the ferry departure at 07.00 from Portsmouth. On board we relax, have breakfast , catch up on our sleep and before mid-day we arrive in the village of Ouistreham, just north of Caen, in France. We have a short briefing before we head off on the cycle path and into the French countryside with a fabulous picnic lunch just a couple of hours away. As we pass tiny hamlets, bubbling brooks, “ville fleurie”, farmhouses and fields of horses we approach the end of our day’s cycling in the town of Bernay. The town has a long and prominent history as heralded by the Benedictine Abbey, the medieval buildings and the vestiges of mills all around. We spend the night in a wonderful local hotel and eat in a nearby restaurant.
Day 3 – Bernay to Arc de Triomphe
Our third and last early morning but this time it is for our 100 mile day! We pass fields of sunflowers, corn and other crops and stop for refreshments in tranquil little villages along the way. The route gives us a taste of civilisation as it takes us past the large town of Evreux, before it once again takes us up and down hills to get to the Palace of Versailles, home of the French Monarchy. Here we have a rest before embarking on the last leg of our journey that will take us all the way into Paris, to the Arc de Triomphe and our finish celebrations. That night we celebrate our 400kms ride with a Finish Dinner in a restaurant in Paris. Accommodation in Paris.
Day 4 - Free Day!
We make the most of all that Paris has to offer before getting the Eurostar back to London St.Pancras.
What does Paris have to offer?
Repairs at the tower
Surely, it's gotta be downhill from here?
Down and out in darwen
Why don't you just f**k off with that camera!
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There's no wheels on this!
Hey! Check out me Jib Stick
Rolling with the punches!
Bollocks... Right, who's got the magic Piccolo?
Lunch at the mason's arms
Mmm...Quavers are good!
A day in Funland
Whats this about a Lawnmower Museum????
The pubs we've passed - yes thats right passed !
Sams Bar
The Abbey
The Brown Cow
The Carr Mill
The Colliers Arms
The Duke Of Cambridge
The Ferry Tavern (called in for one)
The Fox
The Globe
The Lamb
The Lingholme
The Red Cat
The Red Lion Inn
The Ship Inn
The Sportsmans Inn
The Star Inn
The Waterside
The Wheatsheaf (called in for one)
It's all greek to me
Who's got the sudacrem?
I couldn't help it! It must have been all the excitement
1 bottle is never enough!
"This won't do. I must remember to get myself one of those water back packs... A Camels Toe I think its called !"
The North West Beard Counter Push Iron Power 2008 There is No Excuse!
Beards Spotted To Date: 38
Is this supposed to be loose?
"Right, thats it. No more Wotsits"
Enough is enough i'm off
A single to St Helens please bus driver
Cyclists Dismount!!
10 miles in... I don't need to be told twice
Testing our lack of fitness - Easter Monday
Ste clearly thinking this was a bad idea - just before his wig gets blew off