Tour de France 2010

[Don Madge]

The tour runs from Saturday July 3rd to Sunday July 25th 2010, the 97th Tour de France will be made up of 1 prologue and 20 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,600 kilometres.

 

It starts in Rotterdam and continues through Belgium and on into France

 

If you are touring France/Netherlands/Belgium 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/2010/TDF/COURSE/us/le_parcours.html

 

Safe travelling

 

Don

 

[JeffersonCampervan]

Thanks for that, Don.

 

I've been rerouting my trip on account of this event, but I'm not sure if I'm being too cautious.

 

I arrive in Amsterdam June 29, then meander down into the Rotterdam/Antwerp area to get over jet lag.

 

I had planned to just make my way down to Paris for July 9, but that has me crossing 3 zigzag legs of the Tour, so I decided to go to Britanny instead.

 

How early do campings, etc. get filled up with people going to the Tour?

 

For instance, it starts in Rotterdam July 1 - will it be congested a few days before, or just a few hours before (i.e., should I "get out of Dodge" ASAP?)

 

Thanks,

 

Frank in Toronto, Winnebago Rialta in Europe

 

http://travel.jeffersoncampervan.com/2010_trip.html