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  • trail_rat
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    Due to training conflicts with my partners racing i cant go to california as planned 🙁

    Going to france instead – taking ferry from newcastle to amsterdam

    If you were taking a van with road bikes and xc mtbs for 3 weeks where would you choose to park the tent ?

    Also i mentioned this to a guy i met at a party a few weeks back and he was telling me about some mega road ride possibly called the cockerel/rooster/chicken ride that took in alot of the big cols. – cant find any info on the internet other than the chicken run by white room 🙂

    Basically i want to ride as many of the famous climbs as i can and do some mtb while im there.

    Also , anyone used secure carparking at lyon airport would you consider leaving the van parked up with bikes inside ? Thinking we might fly up to paris to see the champs elysse tdf finish while we are there.

    ChrisE
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    Briancon

    ianv
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    Briancon would be good for the road (or Vanosc/Bourg d’oisans) but XC might be a bit limited. Having said that, there are a few waymarked trails going out from Briancon towards Montgenevre.

    Pyranees might give more scope for a Xc and road combo, somewhere close to Luchon or Lourdes (tourmelet etc).

    Thinking we might fly up to paris to see the champs elysse tdf finish while we are there.

    I was at a finish years ago when my sister lived in Paris, it was an occasion but I wouldn’t break up a trip to the alps to do it again. Really busy, difficult to see anything and not very interesting to watch. If it was me, I would miss out on the logistical hassle and watch it on the tele.

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