Tour de France 2009

[Don Madge]

The tour starts in Monaco on Saturday July 4th and finishes in Paris on Sunday July 26th 2009; the 96th Tour de France will be made up of 21 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,500 kilometres.

 

If you are touring France in July check the tour route or you could be in

for some long waits.

 

For those who have not been caught-up in the Tour before, the Gendarmes

close a rolling section of the road some 4 hrs before the riders come

through, so a long wait if you need to get somewhere.

 

For those who have seen it - whether planned or not - it is quite a sight,

and everything, I mean everything takes a back seat where the Tour comes

through.

 

Take a look at this link for full course details.

http://www.letour.fr/us/homepage_horscourseTDF.html

 

Safe travelling

 

Don

 

[Tony Jones]

We'll be giving it a miss this year, as our trip is eastwards and doesn't start til 20 July.

If any of you can catch a stage on your travels, it's well worth the trouble.