provisional 2013 FNRttC Calendar

[StuartG]

As for the Portsmouth ride - I don't think there will be many takers. Most people are going by car.

I might join you Olaf for an informal if the weather is fair ... Di can meet me down there.

 

[redfalo]

As for the Portsmouth ride - I don't think there will be many takers. Most people are going by car.

pah, sissy petrolheads! (but perhaps one of them can carry my luggage? )

 

[wanda2010]

Informal ride to Portsmouth you say?

 

[dellzeqq]

Informal ride to Portsmouth you say?

think seven seater people carrier........

 

[AnythingButVanilla]

I'll be getting to the ferry by public transport as we're carless. I could ride some of the way but that would mean himself carrying all our luggage as my bike has no rack (or mudguards!) and that wouldn't be very fair

 

[redfalo]

Unfortunately, the DD clashes with the Paris ride...... wanted to do both next year....

 

[dellzeqq]

ah......well the Paris ride is fixed by the Tour de France. Sorry.

 

[StuartG]

There could be two Portsmouth rides. One evening on the Friday to get there for the overnight ferry to Caen. The other one overnight to get there for the morning Cherbourg ferry.

I am up for a FriDAY ride down as although I plan to take the Cherbourg ferry - I can stay with a friend in Gosport. If you book early you can usually get very cheap (like £19) Travelodged if you also prefer a day ride.

 

[martint235]

I'm in the overnight ferry to Caen party. At the moment I don't know if I want to ride or train to Portsmouth.

I'm planning on being on the Caen ferry and if that plan comes off, I'll be cycling down to Portsmouth.

 

[tribanjules]

Birmingham to Oxford would certainly work. I have 2/3 of a route that was ridden extremely successfully a couple of weeks ago. Details in email to dellzeqq.

could you drop me the route too please !

 

[wanda2010]

think seven seater people carrier........

Oh yes. I'd forgotten about that

 

[StuAff]

There could be two Portsmouth rides. One evening on the Friday to get there for the overnight ferry to Caen. The other one overnight to get there for the morning Cherbourg ferry.

Indeed. I haven't booked either ferry yet- no idea about leave for a few weeks more, so I'm not sure about the trip as a whole!- but Caen-Cherbourg is tempting. Certainly, whichever way people come down here, any and all assistance I can give will be on offer. Pre-ride social?

 

[Tompy]

ah......well the Paris ride is fixed by the Tour de France. Sorry.

Although there are rumours that next year's Tour will finish atop Alpe d'Huez... I take it you're not planning on riding that far?

 

[mmmmartin]

For the Normandy trip I plan to take the train from London after work on the Friday and stay in a hotel in Portsmouth on the Friday night before and get the fast catamaran ferry on Saturday morning, arriving jusht in time for a boozy lunsch in Chserbourg hic!, then the 13k ride to the chateau. So there might be a spare place in the room on Friday night.
for the return there is a fast ferry from Cherbourg that arrives about 7pm in Portsmouth.

 

[AnythingButVanilla]

That was my thinking too, Martin, as I like the idea of a boozy lunch. Is there much to do or see in Portsmouth and would it be worth taking an extra day off work and having an afternoon there?