The Fridays Tour 2013 with added poll

[marinyork]

Woo!

Silly question. Is chateau shard the main house and and some kind of word I'm not aware of or one of the gites? Ah shard may be a typo or the language darn south. I understand. D'oh.

 

[theclaud]

To save me looking back through the thread, are we still talking 15-22 June for this jaunt?

 

[dellzeqq]

yes indeed

 

[theclaud]

Thanks DZ.

 

[dellzeqq]

no worries TC

 

[GrumpyGregry]

get a room

 

[ceepeebee]

just back from 10 days in Normandy, I found out one major thing, I doubt there's more than 100m of flat road in the whole region. Blooming marvellous riding though - we were over the other side of Caen from where you're off to and the lanes were endless (yes, I did nearly get totalled by a 17 tonner going the other way on one of them - he left me about 3 foot of space in the road after barrelling round a bend, but hey, would have been a lot worse in a car...)

I do have a michelin green guide for Normandy though if anyone wants a lend - I think Whitstable's the next ride I'll be able to do so can bring it along, though I will be out and about in the week a lot more in a couple of weeks seeing as work are sending me to see out my notice in the garden

 

[StuAff]

Flat roads? No fun there

 

[martint235]

just back from 10 days in Normandy, I found out one major thing, I doubt there's more than 100m of flat road in the whole region. Blooming marvellous riding though - we were over the other side of Caen from where you're off to and the lanes were endless (yes, I did nearly get totalled by a 17 tonner going the other way on one of them - he left me about 3 foot of space in the road after barrelling round a bend, but hey, would have been a lot worse in a car...)

I do have a michelin green guide for Normandy though if anyone wants a lend - I think Whitstable's the next ride I'll be able to do so can bring it along, though I will be out and about in the week a lot more in a couple of weeks seeing as work are sending me to see out my notice in the garden

You're the second person I've heard of in the last two weeks who is being put on gardening leave. It's my life's ambition to get gardening leave. I've been trying for 24 years and was starting to think it was just a myth! Now I can't decide whether it was worse when I thought it didn't exist or now knowing that I just seem unable to achieve it.

 

[ceepeebee]

You're the second person I've heard of in the last two weeks who is being put on gardening leave. It's my life's ambition to get gardening leave. I've been trying for 24 years and was starting to think it was just a myth! Now I can't decide whether it was worse when I thought it didn't exist or now knowing that I just seem unable to achieve it.

It'll only be a couple of weeks I think as my finish date is the end of the month, but I got tipped the wink while I was away that they may just send me off at the end of this week or next, which is nice, as I've been horribly off the bike lately. A good couple of weeks warm-up for a few days in Holland is just what's required.

 

[mmmmartin]

a few days in Holland

am just back from a week there,thoroughly recommended, the riding there is flat but a lot harder than anyone imagines as when you enjoy a long day with the wind behind you and then turn for home you are faced with a good couple of hours into a stiff wind which is just like riding up a hill for hours. If you want my recommendations PM me. I was in the southwest.

 

[ceepeebee]

lovely ta, we're kind of re-treading old ground - heading up the LF1 and then cutting across to Bodegraven for a beer festival on day 1, then across Rotterdam to Hoek on day 2, hopefully not getting the block headwind we got on our last day last year, which made the run for the ferry rather arduous.

The LF1 really is my idea of cycling heaven though, beautifully rolling with some great views.

 

[martint235]

Who, if anyone, would be interested in kicking off with the overnight ferry to Caen on Friday 14th and a130 ish km ride from there?

And riding down to Portsmouth?

 

[mistral]

Who, if anyone, would be interested in kicking off with the overnight ferry to Caen on Friday 14th and a130 ish km ride from there?

I'm a possible

 

[wanda2010]

I'd like to sign up sir *prays for speedy little legs to make an appearance that night*.

Edit: Runs off to check have booked 14th as holiday also..........