There is another thing
- most of us proper tourists have got some
idea where we would like to go
not sure how any of the following would fit in with the consecutive day rides thing but here are a few suggestions
So in the spirit of constructive posting please find following
France - Brittany
Ferry to Caen - Angers - Nantes - Pornic - St Nazaire - Rennes - St Malo – Ferry Portsmouth -1248km
France – Le Havre to Bilbao
Ferry to Le Havre - Paris - Montargis - Orleans -Nevers - Moulins- Lyon- Valence-Avignon- Montepelier - Narbonne -Toulouse - Bordeax-Saintes-La Rochelle-Royan - Arcachon- Bayonne-San Sebastian-Bilbao- Ferry to Plymouth -3550km
France-Dordogne Ferry to Caen
Le Mans-Tours-Chateauroux - Monelucon - Clermont Ferrand - Bort St Orgues - Rocamadour- Domme- Bergerac-Bordeaux - La Rochelle - St Jean de Mints - Nantes-Lorient-St Malo – Ferry to Portsmouth -2104km
France - Dieppe to Roscoff via the Alps
Ferry to Dieppe - Bervais - Meaux - Troyes - Digon - Arbois - Nyon (Lac Lema) - Cou (1117m)- Evires (810m) - Annecy - Albertville - Meriallet (1619m) - Rosemund (1968m) - Bourg St Maurice - Val de Isere - Isere (2770m) - Madelaine (1720m) - Lanselvillard - Cenis (2089m) - Cesana (I) - Montgeneve (1845m)- Entenards - Cayolle (2326m) - Nice - Port Grimaud - Toulose - Marseilles -Gineste (327m) - Istres - Aigue Mortes - Montepeliar - St Martin De Londres - Meyrueis - Aurilliac - Rocamadour - Perigueux - Angouloume - Saintes - Niort - Les Sables d'Olonne - Nante - Lorient - Tregunc - Roscoff - Ferry to Porstmouth -3513km
Como (I) to Palafrugral (ESP) –
Eurobike Express to Como -Arona (Maggiore)- Ivrea - Aosta - Morgex - Petite St Bernard (2188m) Borg St Maurice - Albertville - Glandon (1924m) - Grenoble - Pont en Royans - Tournan - Lamastre - Auebenas -Ardeche - Pont St Espirit - Pont Gard -Nimes - Montepelier -Beziers - Perpignan - Palafrugral (ESP) – Eurobike Express to home - 1430km
New Zealand
Air New Zealand via LA to Auckland - Wellington - Picton - Blenheim - Cristchurch - Invergargill - Queenstown - Haast-Lyell-Greymouth- Lake Arnaud - Nelson -Wellington –Fly to Auckland - Air New Zealand via LA to LHR - 2500km
Corsica
Eurobike Express to Aix En Provence - Marsailles – Ferry to Basta - Calvi -Porto - Ajaccio - Bonifacio - Ateria - Corte - Basta – Ferry to Marseilles - Aix En Provence -989.5
France- Calais to Frejus
Channel Ferry to Calais - Arras - Charevill Mezieres - Montmedy - Luxembourg - Thionville - Metz - Nancy - Epinal - Bassas (731m) - Mulhouse - Basle - Bern - Mosses (1445m) - Aigle - Martigny - Forclaz (1271m) - Montets (1461m) - Chamonix - St Gervais Les Baines - ND Bellacombe - Saisies (1650m) - Meriallet (1619m) - Rosemund (1968m) - Bourg St Maurice - Val de Isere - Isere (2770m) -Lanstebourg - St Michael De Maurienne - Telegraphe (1516m) - Valloire - Galibere (2646m) - Lautaret (2058m) - Briancon - Embrun - St Vincent - St Jean (1333m) - Maure (1346m) - Labouret (1240m) - Digne les Baines - Leques (1148m) - Castellane - Luens (1054m) - Valferriere (1169m) - Fayence - Frejus – Eurobike Express to Home - 2008km
France Pyrenees
Ferry to St Malo - Pontivy - Clorhars - Lorient - Vannes - St Nazaire - Croix DeVie - La Rochelle - Rochefort - Royan - Locarneu Ocean - Cap Ferrat - Pyla - Biscarrosse - St Paul Les Dax - Putoo - Pau - Lourdes - Argeles Gazost - Tormelet (2115m) - (Aspin 1487m) - Arreu - Borderes Louron - Peysourde (1569m) - Bagneres De Luchon (chicken out of going into Andorra) - Ares (569m) - Buret (599m) - Aspet(1069m) -St Girons - Rille (938m) - Crouzette(1241m) - Peguere(1375m) - Jouels (1247m) - Marrous (990m) - Foix - Lavelanel - Babourade (655m) - Portel (655m) - Quillan - Perpignan - Beziers - Montpeliar – Eurobike Express to Home - 2036km
New Zealand - Part 1
Car to Haruru (Bay of Islands)- Ompere - Dargville - Bryderwyn - Kaiwake -Wellsford - Helensville - Auckland -500km
New Zealand - Part 2
Auckland - Raglan - New Plymouth - Hawera - Wanganui - Bulls - Woodville - Hastings - Napier - Gisborne - Hicks Bay - Ohope - Tauranga - Paeora - Thames - Bus to Auckland - Achilles Tendon not good - Air New Zealand via LA to LHR. -2008km
France Normandy
Ferry to Caen – Cherbourg – St Malo - Ferry to Portsmouth-382km
France- Caen to Perpignan
Ferry to Caen - Gace - Orleans - St Benoit Sur Loire - St Sater (Sancerre) - Chevendon - Diogin - Paray - Macon -Borg En Bresse - Roche (???m) - Berthiand (780m) - Bellagarde s Valserine - Annecy - Grenoble - Laffrey - Bayard (1248m) - Gap - Barcelonnete - Allos (2247m) - St Andre Les Alps - La blache (???m) - Castellane - Aiguines -Vaumale (???m) - D'Ilore (964m) - Riez - Cadenet - Rognes - Salon Aix Provence - Arles - Palvras - Sete - Beziers - Nabonne - Perpignan – Eurobike Express to Home - 1917km
Venice to Montpelier Par Le Cote Venice
Eurobike Express to Venice to Venice (I) - Venice Lido - Chioggia - Ravenna - Rimini- Ancona - Pescara - La Aquila - Terni - Perugia - Florence - Pisa - La Spezia - Cinque Terre - Genoa - Savona - Monte Carlo - Nice (F) - Toulon - Gineste (327m) -Marseilles - Istres - Port St Lois - Aigues Mort - Montpelier – Eurobike Express to Home – 1887km
Santander to Malaga par Le Cote
Ferry to Santander (ESP) - Llanes -Gigon - Ferrol - Corunna - Finistere - Vigo - Porto (P) - Lisbon - Lagos - Faro - Seville (ESP)- Cadiz - Algeciras -Gibraltar - Mirabella - Malaga – Easyjet to LTN - 1472km
Norway - Bodo to Stavanger
Newcastle Ferry to Bergen -Train to Oslo - Train to Trondheim - Train to Bodo - Bodo - Ornes - Foray Askard - Jetvik - Nesna - Sandnessjoen -Trotta -Forvik -Horn - Bronnersund - Vennesund - Holm -Overhalle -Namos - Folofoss - Falk (Trondheim) -Orkhanger - Molde -Vestness - Stranda - Hellesylt - Stryn - Byrkjelo - Forde - Lavik - Knarvik - Bergen (miss ferry) - Jetvick - Siggvarvig - Howlan -Buavag - Stavanger.-Ferry to Newcastle -1946km
Northern Greece
Easyjet to Athens (Airport) - Markopoulo - Rafina - Marmari (Evia) - Styra - Velos - Chalkida - Strotylia - Lmni - Loutra - Agiocampos -Glifa - Lamia - Karditsa -Trikala - Kalampaka - Katara Pass (1705m) - Metsovo - Ioannina -Igoumenitsa - Parga - Preveza - Arta –Agrinio - Mesolongi - Riza - Patra - Corinth - Megara - Salamina - Athens - Vouliagmina - Lavrio - Athens (Airport) Easyjet to STN - 1472km
Croatia
Eastjet to Venice - Chioggia - Rimini - Ancona - Split (CRO) - Zadar - Pag - Prizna - Senj - Rijeka - Pula - Porenzo - Pirano - Isola (SLK) - Trieste (I) - Portograro - Venice Easyjet to LTN - 1558km
Greece -The Peloponnese
Easyjet to Athens (airport - train to Corinth) Corinth - Almyri - Epidvadros - Thermisa - Poros - Kranidi - Nafplio - Astros - Leonideo - Kosmas (1212m) - Skala - Gytheio - Areopoli - Kardamyli - Kalamata - Messini - Koroni - Methoni - Giolova - Pylos - Kyparissia - Pygros - Patra - Corinth - Train to Athens - Train to Airport - Easyjet to STN-1133km
Bened –Calais to Antwerp
Ferry to Calais - Calais - Ostende - Knokke Heist - Middleburg - Haamstede - Bruinisse -Steebergen - Antwerp - Train Lille/Calais - Ferry -382km
Denmark
Easyjet to Copenhagen (airport) - Kobe -Nykobing -Nakskov - Rudkobing - Isle of Aero - Sonderbourg - Tonder -Hojer - Skaebaek - Esbjerg - Ringkobing - Lemvig - Fjerritsly - Hirtshals - Skagen- Fredrickhaven - Hals - Hadsund - Grenaa - Ebeltoft - Havnebyen - Helsingor - Copenhagen Easyjet to GTW-1520km
France- Orange to Montpelier via Bordeaux
Eurobike Express to Orange - Pont St Espirit - Ardeche - Vallon Pont D Arc - St Ambroix - Ceze - Bresragges - Le Pont de Monvert - Tarn - Les Vignes - St Satunine De Lenne - St Geniez De Olt - Lot - Capdenac Gare - Figeac - Rocadamour - Soulliac - Dordorgne - Branne - Bordeax - Garrone - Toulose - Canal du Midi - Narbonne - Beziers – Eurobike Express to Home -1224km
France-Brittany
Ferry to St Malo - Josselin - Vannes - Lorient - Quimper - Tregunac - Brest - Le Conquet - Plouguerneau - Roscoff - Paimpol - St Brieuc - St Malo – Ferry to Portsmouth - 1036km
Scandinavia
Easyjet to Stockholm – Ferry to Turku - Merikavia - Vassa Ferry to Umea - Umea - Harnosand - Sandviken - Stockholm – Easyjet to GTW - 1036km
Sardinia
BA to Olbia - Porto Servo -Santa Teresa - Castesardo - Porto Torres - Alghero - Bosa - Oristano - Calgliari - Arbatax - Siniscola - Olbia – BA to GTW - 1200km
BenedScan
Hoek to Stavanger – Ferry to Hoek-Haarlem - Den Helder – Harlingen - Weener (D), Wilhelmshaven –Bremerhaven – Gluckstadt - Brunnesbutel – Husum – Flensberg -Sonderborg (DK) - Faborg - Nyborg - Korsor - Fredrickssand - Helsingor - Helsinborg (S) - Halstadt - Varberg - Gothenberg - Stenungsund - Stomstad - Sandefjord (N) - Larvik - Kragero - Grimstad - Kristiansand - Stavanger –Ferry to Newcastle -2100km
France- Paris to Montpelier
Eurotunnel to Paris - Etampes -Chateuneuf S Loire - Gien - Nevers - Diogin - Lyon - Valence - Montelimar - Orange - Avignon - Aigues Mort - Serignan - Montepeliar –Eurobike Express to Home - 1124km
Europe
Northampton (GB) – Portsmouth – Ferry to St Malo (F) – Lorient – La Rochelle – Royan – Bordeax – Montpelier – Arles – Marsaillers – Nice – La Spezier (I) --Parma – Lake Como – Trento - Bruneck – Lienz (AUT) – Salzburg - Vissi Brodi (CZH) – Prague – Dreseden (D) – Magdeburg – Hamburg – Kiel – Sonderberg (DK) – Fredricksberg – Ferry to Gothenberg – Katrineholm – Stockholm – Ferry to Turku (FIN) – Helsinki – Ferry to Tallin (EST) – Parnu – Riga (LIT) – Kaunus (LAT) – Sulwalki (P) – Illwa - Bydgoszsz – Wilkowa - Frankfurt an der Oder (D) – Berlin – Potsdam – Wolfsberg – Hanover – Arnhem (NL) – Utrecht – Rotterdam – Hoek – Ferry to Harwich 9705km
Hoek to Rheinfalls and Back
Dover – Ferry to Ostende – Dunkirk – Rotterdam – Dordrecht – Nijmegen - Koln – Koblenz – Manheim – Strasbourg – Basle – Mulhouse – Besancon - Chalon-sur-Saône – Lyon – Avignon - Montpellier – Toulouse – Bordeaux – Royan – La Rochelle – Nantes – Rennes – Granville – Train To Cherbourg – Ferry to Poole