The Greenwich Grande Boucle - CANCELLED

Next Saturday marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Henri Desgrange - the 'father' of the Tour de France. I did a little ride around the roads outside Greenwich Park in honour of the date last year and am doing the same again this year.

In keeping with the 1905 Tour de France this will be an 11 'stage' (lap) ride, finishing off with a sojournment to a local brasserie afterwards for a couple of demi-pintes to toast the old buzzard.

Mid-morning meet at The Cutty Sark. 10am for 10.30 depart. Drinks in The Gipsy Moth pub afterwards (again by The Cutty Sark.)

More details on the GGB Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/greenwichgrandboucle

NB it should be 'Grande Boucle'. 'Grand' needs to accord with 'boucle', whose grammatical gender is feminine.

Good luck with the event!

Good job I've not printed the route cards yet - thanks @Oliver Schick

^ yeah like anyone else would have noticed

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I'm up for this!

Le parcours:

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et le carte de la route:

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Can't wait! You've done a bon job on the paraphernalia Hms.

Love the effort going into this!

Might not do all 11 but if I'm up early enough will ride over.

@Clockwise - probably best to stay up all night for that authentic pre-war mammoth stage feeling..

Would love to join as the start is a 2 minute cycle from the front door but I have booked in a training session at Lee Valley velodrome for this morning. Have fun and if you need food pies at Goddard's FTW.

glad to see you've included the 'point de la blackheath tea hut' on the route

climbing on friday but if my limbs are up to it. i am so there

probably best to ride all night for that authentic pre-war mammoth stage feeling

ftfy

I reckon that there is just enough time to get another stage in between ordering a bacon & egg sandwich and it being ready… Better than waiting in the queue..

I'm pre-ordering one for Stage 7..

Recovery ride...

something like that! hopefully the sun will creep out. forecast for sunday so im hopeful :)

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Looking forward to it, first ride with company this year

So where should a spectator best put themselves to er... spectate?

Top of Crooms, hehe.

Umm hoping for warm, beer (or warm beer).

Top of Croom's for the best gurning faces I reckon.. Plus it's not far from the Tea Hut, who do a marvellous bacon sandwich - much beloved of the many coach drivers who haver to hang around there all day whilst school kids visit the Observatory.

@skully we fully expect you to be in a red 'Didi The Devil' suit, doing those weird leaps and waving a Trident around...