2012-07-18/22 - London to Champs-Élysées TDF

3 of us are doing this also, heading down from Scotland on the bus, riding from London to Newhaven on the 18th/19th, Dieppe to Louviers 20th,then off to Paris arriving the 21st!
staying the sunday too and getting the eurostar on Monday.

Well up for meeting up to either ride or chill and watch the last stage!

Did this last week, we had to get off the ferry at 04.00, no water and pitch black, got to Gornay-en-Bray for lunch, went on to Chaumont-en-Vexin in time for dinner, easy ride into Paris the following day. Stayed at Le Grange Saint Nicholas, good vaue, cheap and bike friendly, two rooms, 3 people €127 including breakfast.

3 of us are doing this also, heading down from Scotland on the bus, riding from London to Newhaven on the 18th/19th, Dieppe to Louviers 20th,then off to Paris arriving the 21st!
staying the sunday too and getting the eurostar on Monday.

Well up for meeting up to either ride or chill and watch the last stage!

Sounds like you're doing similar to us, we're doing London-Newhaven on the 19th, 23.00 ferry. Definitely up for meeting up in Paris.

About meeting up, we will be here all Saturday:

https://maps.google.fr/maps?q=Rue+%C3%89douard+Pailleron,+75019+Paris,+%C3%8Ele-de-France&hl=fr&ie=UTF8&ll=48.880102,2.377982&spn=0.002889,0.008256&hnear=Rue+%C3%89douard+Pailleron,+75019+Paris,+%C3%8Ele-de-France&t=h&geocode=FWPc6QId10UkAA&z=18

http://leagueofbikepolo.com/sites/leagueofbikepolo.com/files/Image%205.png

The polo should be good to see with friends and beer.

After the final there'll be a few parties on and time to work out where we are going to watch the TDF roll-in on the Champs-Élysées.

I think our hotel is nearby there, we are rolling in to Paris on the Saturday afternoon/evening. I'll check back to this thread with updates and hopefully catch a few beers with you guys on the Sat night! also up for a ride through the city on sat/sun/mon

I'll be there too! Same ferry as you Mk1mark, but I'll be heading the big distance to Paris in a day... I'll pm you. For all in Paris that weekend my number is Zero7Eight1Three5three6three1one

Packed and ready to roll, too excited for this!

We are on the ferry right now, waiting to set sail.

Will be at the polo Saturday.

I'm on page 1 of the 'names and faces' thread, so if you see me say hi.

We are in croydon A+E, have been since 12 when my mate hit a pot-hole, face planted the ground breaking his nose and injuring his arm! Train to
New haven for the remaining 2 now

Shit! should make you easy to spot on the ferry

HTFU quickly.......it's all part of the suffering you must endure to be part of the tour!

Warrior points if you make it ;0)

We're now In the ferry port, 2 of us that is. The other has retired back to Scotland with tendon and nose damage!

So did we all make it?

Chilling in our hotel now, beautiful ride into Paris today. So excited for the tour tomorrow!

This was so good last year.
Will be re-running.

I'm planning on riding this in 24h with my road club next year, but really enjoyed it at a sedate pace last year

Ouch, too fast.

I'll be riding around Paris during the next tour. Would be cool to meet some of you guys. It's about time I made some friends on here too.

talking of going east.

Pedaleast - the most epic, tech'd up, charitable, mass participation ride of 2012!

www.pedaleast.com

I'm doing this again this year, Anyone else?

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