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Anyone know anything about it?
[url= https://www.stanfords.co.uk/stock/grande-traversee-du-massif-central-a-vtt-clermont-ferrand-sete-678km-176465/ ]Stanfords has a guide book[/url] - which I've ordered - but was looking for some 1st hand accounts of it

It's still only on my possible list but I do fancy taking a nice lazy 2 weeks to do it & ending up a stone or so heavier at the finish 🙂


 
Posted : 30/06/2009 10:03 am
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I rode on a little bit of it that arrives in Florac (red VTT signs with "GT" on it). Looks nice enough but I have a feeling it's going to be mainly broad easy trails, nothing too technical.

Nice for leisurely "off road" tour though I should imagine. Lovely area to ride through.


 
Posted : 30/06/2009 10:47 am
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Cheers Stoner - I pretty much thought it would be 'easy going' stuff

Sort of suits the the plan of a riding/drinking/eating hol


 
Posted : 30/06/2009 11:08 am
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Nice part of the world. Few brits/tourists.


 
Posted : 30/06/2009 11:13 am
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http://www.chamina.com/dossiers/gtmc/default.asp

700km and 10,500m of climbing does not seem like "an easy going" 2 weeks!


 
Posted : 30/06/2009 11:13 am
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40-50k 750m/day

Shouldn't be too bad - but you're right, maybe not too easy


 
Posted : 30/06/2009 11:22 am