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‘Tour de France’
September 2010
Chris & Jackie Rix
Paul & Ros Harkness
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1. Faites une Liste
• Route • Bike• Bike gear• Luggage• Medical• Insurance• Documents• Tickets• Clothes
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2. Moto Preparation• Get new tyres• Get the good lady an Airhawk seat pad • Tyre sealant, tools, torch, tie wraps, chain lube, tyre
repair kit, black tape, spare rider visor• Caberg’s + Scala’s, Draggin jeans, winter gloves, air-flow
jackets, waterproof summer boots• Euro medical, AA/RAC & debit cards, Euros cash• Travel insurance• Inform motorcycle insurance company of dates in each
country• Load up and test ride well before leaving
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3. L'itinéraire
Plan to avoid more than 250 miles in a day & stop every 45 mins • Belfast to Dublin• Dublin to Holyhead• Holyhead to Gloucester • Gloucester to Plymouth• Plymouth to Santander, Spain• Santander to Saint-Savin, Pyrenees• Pyrenees to Fleurac, Dordogne• Dordogne to Loches• Loches to Caen• Caen to Cherbourg• Cherbourg to Rosslare• Rosslare to Belfast
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4. La Carte d'Itinéraire
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5. Les motos / les femmes
100 miles
Skylon £60 p.n.
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6. Les Bagages
Tank Bag• Wet trousers, over-mits, jackets• Sunglasses, ipod, camera, spare keys, adaptors, chargers, rope lock,
towel• Dry zip pocket: passports, driving lic., bike ownership, routes,
tickets, insurance details, cash• One night’s clothes + wash kitTop Box• Light shoes, shorts, light trousers, light fleece, swimmers, sun hat, 4x
polo shirt, 6 x T-shirts, boxers, socks, jeans, summer glovesPanniers• Her stuff
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La deuxième nuit
+ 188 miles
Holiday Inn, Gloucester
£100 double
Irish Ferries
£40 p.b. to Holyhead
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Pont-Avon à Santander
Brittany Ferries
£247 for 3 berth
+ 145miles
To Plymouth
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7. Prendre Garde les Signes de Route
• 50kph = 31mph in towns• 80-100kph = 62mph on open roads• 110-130kph = 81mph motorways• Signs for the lower limit when raining
(Spot fines - exceed by 40kph = license confiscated)• Red triangle – approach to roundabout• Town name – start of 50km/hr speed limit• Town name with strike through – end of 50km/hr• Diamond shape – you have right of way• Priorite a droite – give way to traffic from right• Cedez le passage – traffic on roundabout has priority• Drink driving limit is 50mg/100 lower than UK 80mg• Unleaded is SP95 (Gazole is Diesel / SP98/95-EO ethanol added)• Never go on motorways without topping off with fuel first
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L'hôtel Les Rochers
+272 miles
Euro 100 p.n. double
Le chat souriant
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La Saint-Savin Ville Scénique
Pastiche à La Poste
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Le Haut Pyreenes
Pont d’Espagne
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Le Tour de France
Col d’Aubisque
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Pyrenees très élevé
Pic du Midi d'Ossau
9,462ft
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La Villa dans Fleurac, Dordogne
+ 200 miles
Villa £1,200 p.w
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Dordogne Scénique
Esquivez foi gras ou des gésiers?
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La Maison de Moulin à Loches
+ 196 miles to Caen
Euro 70 double
+ 204 miles
to Loches
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Le Nec Plus Ultra Sacrifice
+ 76 miles to Cherbourg
Irish Ferry Euro 179 p.c.
Normandy
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La Fin