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@MTB-Idle
Nice one, well done. I did this a few years ago (blimey, time flies. It was actually 2015) and really want to do it again. We did it in circa 22 hours.
Left circa 19:00 on Friday evening and rode to Newhaven to catch the 00:30 ferry
https://www.strava.com/routes/2750774586362589550
A four hour ferry crossing plus time difference (GMT v CET) sees us arrive at Dieppe and start riding circa 05:30 following the avenue verte route
https://www.strava.com/routes/2750774415459763356
Arrived in Paris about 4pm local time and after the obligatory pics on front of the Eiffel tower and a few beers we were on the 19:30 Eurostar back to St Pancras.
Made it back home circa half past midnight, Saturday night and lay awake for a while wondering what the hell just happened.
As others have mentioned a good map or a good Garmin that you can easily follow the route are essential once you hit Paris. It's amazing how something as large as the Eiffel tower can disappear once you get amongst the buildings.
A good coffee stop for breakfast at Forges-les-Eaux and lunch at Saint-Germer-de-Fly kept us well stocked