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Post by ChrisD on Aug 17, 2014 14:22:54 GMT
finished watchin them late last night. great vids. loved the view of different people riding for different reasons, and the ride changing as it evolved. inspiring. made me even more think of @davefy7 touring holiday. really have an ache for a lil adventure. Maybe it's time to consider a BROC tour for next year, say 4-5 days maybe. Would make it worth traveling for. There are loads of potential places. For example, down these ere parts there's an interesting route called the Tour de Manche, that takes in the south coast of England and the Brittany/Normandy Coast with crossings at Plymouth and Poole or even out to Portsmouth if preferred. Has some possible intermediate bail out points at St Malo. en.tourdemanche.com
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2014 15:24:47 GMT
Simply amazing! Well worth a watch. finished watchin them late last night. great vids. loved the view of different people riding for different reasons, and the ride changing as it evolved. inspiring. made me even more think of @davefy7 touring holiday. really have an ache for a lil adventure. Go for it, Eric. There's nowt better than dragging a touring bike out for a good old voyage of discovery.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2014 15:29:08 GMT
finished watchin them late last night. great vids. loved the view of different people riding for different reasons, and the ride changing as it evolved. inspiring. made me even more think of @davefy7 touring holiday. really have an ache for a lil adventure. Maybe it's time to consider a BROC tour for next year, say 4-5 days maybe. Would make it worth traveling for. There are loads of potential places. For example, down these ere parts there's an interesting route called the Tour de Manche, that takes in the south coast of England and the Brittany/Normandy Coast with crossings at Plymouth and Poole or even out to Portsmouth if preferred. Has some possible intermediate bail out points at St Malo. en.tourdemanche.comA BROC touring section might be a good idea although the type of touring could be a problem. ie) camping or credit card style touring.
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Post by beatnik69 on Aug 17, 2014 18:07:53 GMT
I told my wife I was thinking of doing this next year. She thought I was serious and told me to go for it. But will she lend you the Tom Tom...? "Take the next left onto the M25"
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Post by KiwiBeard on Aug 17, 2014 20:06:17 GMT
finished watchin them late last night. great vids. loved the view of different people riding for different reasons, and the ride changing as it evolved. inspiring. made me even more think of @davefy7 touring holiday. really have an ache for a lil adventure. Maybe it's time to consider a BROC tour for next year, say 4-5 days maybe. Would make it worth traveling for. There are loads of potential places. For example, down these ere parts there's an interesting route called the Tour de Manche, that takes in the south coast of England and the Brittany/Normandy Coast with crossings at Plymouth and Poole or even out to Portsmouth if preferred. Has some possible intermediate bail out points at St Malo. en.tourdemanche.comI've been thinking about a couple of the overseas Sportives. You have the wiggle French ones, which is a day return on the Dover ferry included. Also the RVV (Tour of Flanders) Sportive. Also was *thinking* of a tame TCR type, eg London to Paris, London to Zurich, London to Stelvio type thing. *if the missus allows, which is probably unlikely
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Post by ChrisD on Aug 17, 2014 20:39:11 GMT
KiwiBeard: I think the Wiggle Sportives in France sell out in no time so anyone going for those needs to jump fast. The London to... suggestions sound epic but I know I need to get my touring self back in gear so need to go for something a but more low key first, although I'd be up for London to Paris (but if you can get to Paris you can get to Zurich etc... @davefy7: Having tried both camping and credit card touring I find them both appealing for different reasons. The (relatively) cheap and cheerful indoor overnight approach is great for knowing a cold snap isn't going to leave me with and ache or pain I could do without on the road, but camping is where it's really at for flexibility and excitement of the journey. I know I'd need to invest in some lightweight gear and get some advice on a dynamo for phone and Garmin etc.
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Post by ChrisD on Aug 17, 2014 20:42:59 GMT
Race tracker is back up and my word things have developed since it's been down. Epic battle for second place is well and truly on. As is the race for the first woman to Istanbul. Looks like the lead could change again there.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2014 21:10:44 GMT
KiwiBeard: I think the Wiggle Sportives in France sell out in no time so anyone going for those needs to jump fast. The London to... suggestions sound epic but I know I need to get my touring self back in gear so need to go for something a but more low key first, although I'd be up for London to Paris (but if you can get to Paris you can get to Zurich etc... @davefy7: Having tried both camping and credit card touring I find them both appealing for different reasons. The (relatively) cheap and cheerful indoor overnight approach is great for knowing a cold snap isn't going to leave me with and ache or pain I could do without on the road, but camping is where it's really at for flexibility and excitement of the journey. I know I'd need to invest in some lightweight gear and get some advice on a dynamo for phone and Garmin etc. I've just posted about the SP hub dynamo's here, Chris. triban3owners.freeforums.net/thread/4170/touring-gear-solar-chargers?page=1&scrollTo=69641
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2014 21:14:51 GMT
I really enjoyed my Turkey to Cyprus tour last winter. That was cheap and cheerful and using pre-booked hotels at around a tenner a night.
Cheap as chips and enabled us to travel lightweight. Flights were cheap as well in November.
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Post by ChrisD on Aug 17, 2014 21:58:56 GMT
I really enjoyed my Turkey to Cyprus tour last winter. That was cheap and cheerful and using pre-booked hotels at around a tenner a night. Cheap as chips and enabled us to travel lightweight. Flights were cheap as well in November. Cyprus sounds ideal for a winter tour Dave. Very reasonable accommodation to be had at that time of year. Did you cover most of the island?
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Post by ChrisD on Aug 17, 2014 22:02:07 GMT
Ibbett has just crossed the border from Bulgaria to Turkey, while Dunnett is just a few kms from the border with Greece. Looks a similar run in to Istanbul for both now. Can't see these boys getting much sleep tonight. Incredible stuff.
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Post by KiwiBeard on Aug 17, 2014 22:16:55 GMT
KiwiBeard: I think the Wiggle Sportives in France sell out in no time so anyone going for those needs to jump fast. The London to... suggestions sound epic but I know I need to get my touring self back in gear so need to go for something a but more low key first, although I'd be up for London to Paris (but if you can get to Paris you can get to Zurich etc... You're right the wiggle french ones have been known to sell out in 7-10 days. But, if you keep an eye out then no reason why you shouldn't be able to get in a booking on day 1. The advantage is you just turn up at dover and its all organised for you. And its one day only.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2014 22:25:57 GMT
I really enjoyed my Turkey to Cyprus tour last winter. That was cheap and cheerful and using pre-booked hotels at around a tenner a night. Cheap as chips and enabled us to travel lightweight. Flights were cheap as well in November. Cyprus sounds ideal for a winter tour Dave. Very reasonable accommodation to be had at that time of year. Did you cover most of the island? I've got a lot more to go at in Cyprus, Chris. I covered a fair bit of the north and just did the transit to the south via Nicosia to Larnaca airport. Turkey was brills as usual. triban3owners.freeforums.net/thread/2365/tour-turkey-cyprus-november-2013
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Post by KiwiBeard on Aug 17, 2014 22:26:01 GMT
Someone on the FB page asked whether there will be a TCR 2015 as he wanted to start training and asked about costs.
One competitor, Martin Cox, replied "Entry was about Β£180. The race can be completed for less than Β£750 assuming you have a bike already - and that includes getting home again!"
Looking at some of the various blogs of the competitors, some of the bikes are def in the Β£2000+ bracket (One I saw was Β£1500 just for the frame). Many of them already do randonneuring so have all the gear already.
There is one competitor from NZ which is extra airfare to add in, but one guy cycled from his home in Switzerland to the start line in London pretty much immediately before.
If you are sleeping rough it is definitely cheaper than hotels all the way especially in Switzerland, but as we can see make sure your travel insurance is up-to-date.
But the main cost is time obv, "if you want to beat Kristof Allegaert remember that he did 23,000km of training THIS YEAR".
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Post by ChrisD on Aug 17, 2014 22:32:12 GMT
... But the main cost is time obv, "if you want to beat Kristof Allegaert remember that he did 23,000km of training THIS YEAR". I reckon he's now got his feet up thinking every one of them was a km well spent!
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