Should I cancel tour to France in April?

[woodbutcher]

More clarification now. I'd actually thought that had I been at my house, which is 4km from the nearest food shop, strictly speaking I'd not have been permitted to walk or cycle there, so would have been reliant on a neighbour to drive me. Now, I see, they've said that that would be permitted (you'd still have to carry the declaration), but I'd not be donning the lycra...

tl;dr - don't go to France to ride a bike, for the foreseeable future.

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I agree completely, the gendarmes will not cut you any slack , and unless your French is pretty good you might struggle to persuade them that you are on a bike as a means of transport and not for the sport !

 

[briantrumpet]

I agree completely, the gendarmes will not cut you any slack , and unless your French is pretty good you might struggle to persuade them that you are on a bike as a means of transport and not for the sport !

Wellington boots might do the trick (though I might rename them Napoleon boots if stopped and quizzed...)

 

[mjr]

I agree completely, the gendarmes will not cut you any slack , and unless your French is pretty good you might struggle to persuade them that you are on a bike as a means of transport and not for the sport !

Any policeman who thinks you are out "for the sport" in civvies with panniers/baskets surely should have failed the intelligence test for the job?

 

[s7ephanie]

they have been known to stop people on the return journey to check for shopping x

 

[woodbutcher]

Any policeman who thinks you are out "for the sport" in civvies with panniers/baskets surely should have failed the intelligence test for the job?

Nothing to do with intelligence ....it is all about results and revenue .....read into that what you will !

 

[woodbutcher]

they have been known to stop people on the return journey to check for shopping x

Why not, if it's been a bit quiet ....lets stop all and sundry and put the frighteners on them and we might pulling a few euros ! The boss will be pleased .