Tour de France

[Belgian]

Running from Saturday July 4th to Sunday July 26th 2009, the 96th Tour de France will be made up of 21 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,500 kilometres in France and northern Spain.
Nice to follow on your tele.
But a disaster when you are somewhere in the vicinity motorhoming when the tour is coming along .
Roads will be blocked, not only for the racers but mostly for the publicity caravans preceding and following.
There are also packs of would-be cycle 'terrorists' on the road trying to equal their idoles. And you have thousands of spectators camping, picknicking everywhere. Traffic jams, noice, rubbish, drunks, overpopulation..... you name it. This goes especially for the Alps and the Pyrennees.
Look at the map and note days, places, roads to avoid
The Tour de France cycle race 2009, with route details . About-France.com

 

[corona]

Thanks for the info and link Belgian.. Booked on a ferry the day before, from Dover to Dunkerque. Didn't even consider the race being on at the time, but planning to head down to the South for a couple of weeks. Looking at the route it goes I should miss it but may catch a section on the way home. Thanks again.

 

[Channa]

Running from Saturday July 4th to Sunday July 26th 2009, the 96th Tour de France will be made up of 21 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,500 kilometres in France and northern Spain.
Nice to follow on your tele.
But a disaster when you are somewhere in the vicinity motorhoming when the tour is coming along .
Roads will be blocked, not only for the racers but mostly for the publicity caravans preceding and following.
There are also packs of would-be cycle 'terrorists' on the road trying to equal their idoles. And you have thousands of spectators camping, picknicking everywhere. Traffic jams, noice, rubbish, drunks, overpopulation..... you name it. This goes especially for the Alps and the Pyrennees.
Look at the map and note days, places, roads to avoid
The Tour de France cycle race 2009, with route details . About-France.com

Given I was in France this time last year, All things being equal I for one would be quite happy to be delayed in the melee.

I am missing France......I feel a visit coming on !! cyclists et al

Channa

 

[cipro]

Don't avoid the greatest race on earth
stayed at Alpe-du-huez last year for 3 nights 21 switch backs and
there were over 3000 vans it was brill

This year first stage is in Monaco on the prix track we will be there

 

[ajs]

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belgin... i'll purposefully give it a miss this next week or 2

regards
aj

 

[Nomad1]

Me too ,