‘tour de france’

‘Tour de France’

September 2010

Chris & Jackie Rix

Paul & Ros Harkness

1. Faites une Liste

• Route • Bike• Bike gear• Luggage• Medical• Insurance• Documents• Tickets• Clothes

2. Moto Preparation• Get new tyres• Get the good lady an Airhawk seat pad • Tyre sealant, tools, torch, tie wraps, chain lube, tyre

repair kit, black tape, spare rider visor• Caberg’s + Scala’s, Draggin jeans, winter gloves, air-flow

jackets, waterproof summer boots• Euro medical, AA/RAC & debit cards, Euros cash• Travel insurance• Inform motorcycle insurance company of dates in each

country• Load up and test ride well before leaving

3. L'itinéraire

Plan to avoid more than 250 miles in a day & stop every 45 mins • Belfast to Dublin• Dublin to Holyhead• Holyhead to Gloucester • Gloucester to Plymouth• Plymouth to Santander, Spain• Santander to Saint-Savin, Pyrenees• Pyrenees to Fleurac, Dordogne• Dordogne to Loches• Loches to Caen• Caen to Cherbourg• Cherbourg to Rosslare• Rosslare to Belfast

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4. La Carte d'Itinéraire

5. Les motos / les femmes

100 miles

Skylon £60 p.n.

6. Les Bagages

Tank Bag• Wet trousers, over-mits, jackets• Sunglasses, ipod, camera, spare keys, adaptors, chargers, rope lock,

towel• Dry zip pocket: passports, driving lic., bike ownership, routes,

tickets, insurance details, cash• One night’s clothes + wash kitTop Box• Light shoes, shorts, light trousers, light fleece, swimmers, sun hat, 4x

polo shirt, 6 x T-shirts, boxers, socks, jeans, summer glovesPanniers• Her stuff

La deuxième nuit

+ 188 miles

Holiday Inn, Gloucester

£100 double

Irish Ferries

£40 p.b. to Holyhead

Pont-Avon à Santander

Brittany Ferries

£247 for 3 berth

+ 145miles

To Plymouth

7. Prendre Garde les Signes de Route

• 50kph = 31mph in towns• 80-100kph = 62mph on open roads• 110-130kph = 81mph motorways• Signs for the lower limit when raining

(Spot fines - exceed by 40kph = license confiscated)• Red triangle – approach to roundabout• Town name – start of 50km/hr speed limit• Town name with strike through – end of 50km/hr• Diamond shape – you have right of way• Priorite a droite – give way to traffic from right• Cedez le passage – traffic on roundabout has priority• Drink driving limit is 50mg/100 lower than UK 80mg• Unleaded is SP95 (Gazole is Diesel / SP98/95-EO ethanol added)• Never go on motorways without topping off with fuel first

L'hôtel Les Rochers

+272 miles

Euro 100 p.n. double

Le chat souriant

La Saint-Savin Ville Scénique

Pastiche à La Poste

Le Haut Pyreenes

Pont d’Espagne

Le Tour de France

Col d’Aubisque

Pyrenees très élevé

Pic du Midi d'Ossau

9,462ft

La Villa dans Fleurac, Dordogne

+ 200 miles

Villa £1,200 p.w

Dordogne Scénique

Esquivez foi gras ou des gésiers?

La Maison de Moulin à Loches

+ 196 miles to Caen

Euro 70 double

+ 204 miles

to Loches

Le Nec Plus Ultra Sacrifice

+ 76 miles to Cherbourg

Irish Ferry Euro 179 p.c.

Normandy

La Fin