For those of us who might like to ride the TP route but not race it or go on the supported holiday, are GPS traces available, or does anyone have them recorded from riding the route?

sorry can’t help but would be keen to have a look as well, let me know if you find out…

Bump…

Heh… I’ve made ‘enquiries’, and apparently, it’s very hush-hush due to the amount of work that went into planning the route. Also, certain bits are so out-of-the-way and so little used that they need to be ‘swept’ of debris before they can be ridden safely…

I’ve made ‘enquiries’

Have you? To whom?

A friend of several friends who helps you run it 🙂

Not surprised at all that you want to keep it under wraps, but was worth a punt…

Hey it’s all on the map and I’m sure you could just use taxis and call for pizza at night. Can’t be that hard. Monaco is ace too. Kind of like Rochdale.

That’s what I figured… rigid singlespeed be okay, yeah?

Tasty Ale.

http://www.1001sentiers.fr is your friend lots of information (you can use google to translate)

Also go on the french map site IGN and they should have books from local journo Greg Germain who has many trails in the provence, cote’d azur.

This site is pretty useful for trails that folks with more modest abilities have ridden: http://www.vttour.fr/sentiers/?id_dept=06

I do hope you don’t get this info, and that if you do, you’re not so much of a knob as to post it all over the internet!

Why not, it’s just a trail?

People post up GPX’s of Swinley all the time, doesn’t seem to bother the gorrick series.

Its a bone of contention isnt it? Do you post details of trails youve found & liked & let others enjoy them or do you keep them to yourself?..

If for some reason the trail is sensitive i.e. for environmental or access then perhaps there are good reasons for restricting knowledge of its whereabouts. But if its ‘cos you just want to keep it to yourself isnt that a little selfish?

Not commenting on the TP guys in any way. Just an observation.

A comparison to Swinley… good one 🙄

I’ve seen plenty of pictures on here in the past where the photographer is less than willing to share it’s location.

Anyone can get themselves down to the region and start finding trails… there’re plenty of them.

Hardly likely to suffer form overue by the STW forum is it? Even if you live in Dover it’s still closer to go an pull skids on the Cairngorn Plateau (or wherever it was everyone got upset about).

I’ve seen plenty of pictures on here in the past where the photographer is less than willing to share it’s location.

Usualy because it’s uber-cheeky and they don’t want landowner troubles. Asked one of the semi-pro’s off here where a shot was taken that he was being elusive about that I knew was near my house but couldnt tell where, he e-mailed back saying it was a dissused open cast copper mine, which is why it made such a good photo.

Anyone can get themselves down to the region and start finding trails… there’re plenty of them.

Fair comment but why the objection to the route being posted if there are enviro or legal reasons to not do so?

Personally, because I wouldn’t want anything to risk harming the format of the event.

What they all say. It’s ash’s baby he spend time riding it, finding it and nursing it. You want the GPS traces of the trans-provence well register next year 😉
Greg won’t be of any help as well as I have very much doubt he’ll give them to you.

Is it a bit like the ring, if you look atthe GPS trace you’ll die?

I would happily share it with you Spoony if that was the case.

Ash has put his heart and soul into that route and the events he hosts on it. We’re not talking about some big faceless corporation here. It’s one guy and his business.

This is not a route linking some trail centres together – it’s far more. Unridden trails hidden in a vast wilderness.

If you’re looking for some hints on good trails in the area then I’m sure that Ash would be the first to help you but I fully support him in protecting his business as far as he can.

Don’t be a stinge – cough up your dosh to do TP proper – best £££££ you’ll ever spend.

Aftenoon all 🙂

why the objection to the route being posted if there are enviro or legal reasons to not do so?

The trails are owned mainly by the French state, not by me, this I acknowledge. However, I spent a good two years putting the SEQUENCE of trails together, from one end of Provence to the other, in a way that had never been done before.

I believe I’m within my rights to attempt to make some semblance of a living from having people perform an organised ride of this SEQUENCE of trails, so therefore it’s against my logic to simply “share” the route data with everyone, for free.

Whether you agree with my viewpoint is entirely up to you, but that is “WHY the objection to the route being posted”, FYI.

Have a great weekend everyone.
Ash

Have a great weekend everyone.

Yeha btw I still need to show the best DH around roure, so you can had a 5th stage on the thursday

Yep Juan, just had a look at Vacherie de R****** on map, looks good, could be included. Thanks.

Well tis one is not the one I am refering to 😉
Ok lets book a week end around Xmas both of us don’t believe in Santa anway