Day 11: Sun 9th July 2006 Ride: Etreaupont to Bewdley – 347 miles Today we had a short 130 mile dash to Calais – mainly autoroute – a ferry crossing to Dover, and then a final 200 miles or so of motorway to cover before we’d be back home in Bewdley. . . . → Read More: Chamonix July 2006: Etreaupont to Bewdley
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Day 10: Sat 8th July 2006 Ride: Chamonix to Etreaupont – 446 miles Our destination today was a small village called Etreaupont. It’s a 130 miles from Calais and we’d booked a stopover there at a Le Clos du Montvinage. We wanted to knock as many miles of today as we . . . → Read More: Chamonix July 2006: Chamonix to Etreaupont Day 9: Fri 7th July 2006 Ride: Chamonix – Day off The stormy weather that we’d encountered in Switzerland yesterday arrived in Chamonix early this morning and it was pretty wet until lunchtime. This wasn’t a problem though because there was no ride planned for today as we were all too . . . → Read More: Chamonix July 2006: Chamonix Day 8: Thur 6th July 2006 Ride: Andermatt to Chamonix – 302 miles Today we were heading back to Chamonix but before we left Andermatt the plan was to introduce Chris B, Kyle and Chris P to the delights of the Oberalp, Lukmanier and St. Gotthard pass roads. These passes form . . . → Read More: Chamonix July 2006: Andermatt to Chamonix Day 7: Wed 5th July 2006 Ride: Chamonix to Andermatt – 129 miles The next couple of days were going to be spent in Switzerland and we’d booked a hotel in Andermatt for the tonight. From Chamonix we headed due east over the Col des Montets and Col de la Forclaz, . . . → Read More: Chamonix July 2006: Chamonix to Andermatt & Oberalp, Lukmanier & St. Gotthard Day 6: Tue 4th July 2006 Ride: Col de l’Iseran & Petit St. Bernard – 168 miles The plan today was for a longer ride than our short blast up the Grand St. Bernard yesterday. Phil had planned a route that would explore some magnificent Alpine roads and gain a lot . . . → Read More: Chamonix July 2006: Col de l’Iseran & Petit St. Bernard Day 5: Mon 3rd July 2006 Ride: Col du Grand St. Bernard – 112 miles There was no particular plan today and we’d always intended on taking it easy after all the riding we’d done over the weekend. After a late breakfast we gave the bikes a bit of a wash . . . → Read More: Chamonix July 2006: Col du Grand St. Bernard Day 4: Sun 2nd July 2006 Ride: Heudicourt to Chamonix – 339 miles Today our destination was Chamonix Mont-Blanc and another long hot day lay ahead of us. Yesterday the weather was sweltering but today was going to be even hotter. We all felt surprisingly sharp this morning in spite of . . . → Read More: Chamonix July 2006: Heudicourt to Chamonix Day 3: Sat 1st July 2006 Ride: Bewdley to Heudicourt – 488 miles Today was the day that everyone was to meet up at the hotel we’d booked in Heudicourt-sous-les-Cotes, south of Verdun. At 7.00am Chris B, Kyle, Chris P and Gaz finally got their tour off to a start and . . . → Read More: Chamonix July 2006: Bewdley to Heudicourt & Chamonix to Heudicourt Day 2: Fri 30th June 2006 Ride: Laon to Chamonix – 429 miles Phil’s plan today was to drive down to the tour base in Chamonix arriving sometime late afternoon. He’d then get his bike off the trailer ready for the ride back up through France tomorrow to meet up with . . . → Read More: Chamonix July 2006: Laon to Chamonix & Col du Grand St. Bernard |
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