Category: Route
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Google Maps Route
This route is straight from Google Maps by just searching the two end points and selecting “Bicycle.”
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Made it
pic.twitter.com/G2deq0VpGW — DJ Feldmeyer (@djfoheso) May 1, 2016 Made it. By the skin of my butt. I seriously considered retiring after the first day. I was cold, miserable, tired, and I’d been holding the rest of the group back. Everyone was encouraging. “Tomorrow will be better” was the continual litany. Some tough lessons learned: I’m…
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Brighton microdirections
Ride along Brighton seafront (there’s a cycle lane) as far as the marina. Continue straight through the marina leaving Asda on your left. At the end cross the bridge over the lock and turn right towards the sea wall. Take the path behind the chandler’s inland towards the undercliff path, then swing right and follow…
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Practice!
Où est la Tour Eiffel? As the famous joke goes: How do I get to Carnegie Hall? Practice! I had two years of French in junior high school, from an American teacher whose accent was indubitably far from formidable. Since that time, I’ve had a year of college German, and then more than 25 years…
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The route — Dieppe to Paris
There’s a wealth of material covering this route. It seems it’s become a very popular outing. The master of this is Donald Hirsch, who has done the entire London-Paris route in 24 hours. More power to him! Others have fleshed out his route with maps, guides and descriptions, such as this one: Cycling from London…
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The route — London to Brighton
I need to confirm with Fearless Leader Joe if this is still the Day 1 route, but this is what he’s mentioned in the past: Cycling London to Brighton. The amusing bit about this first day is how the best part is saved for last, as you can see here in the elevations. It sounds…
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Schedule
Day 1: Friday, 29 April — Depart London to Newhaven, via Brighton. Catch the night ferry. Day 2: Saturday, 30 April — Dieppe to Marines – more than 140km. As we’re taking the night ferry, we have a long day to achieve this. Day 3: Sunday, 1 May — Triumphant arrival into Paris and overnight…