Help the Hospices London to Paris Cycle Challenge 2010

Charity: Help the Hospices

Challenge: London to Paris Bike Ride

Dates: 03/09/2010 -06/09/2010

Deposit: £ 99

Minimum Sponsorship: £ 1400

Grade: Moderate

Itinerary
3rd - 6th September 2010

Overall Summary of Route
Day 1 114kms/71 miles 1200m Ascent Portsmouth
Day 2 100kms/63 miles 630m Ascent Bernay
Day 3 163kms/100 miles 1035m Ascent Eiffel Tower
Total 377kms/234 miles 2865m ascent

Day 1– London to Portsmouth
114kms/71 miles 1200m Ascent
We meet early on Friday morning in Twickenham. Following a briefing and safety talk, we will divide up into our different guided groups. Each of these groups is made up of 10 cyclists of a similar fitness and speed. We make our way out to Hampton Court, areas rich in history and fabulous to pass through on a bike with the Thames never far away. We continue on from here along small country roads to our lunch spot in the heart of rural Surrey. As the roads get smaller, we cycle through the prettiest of villages, heading up and down the hills, over the North Downs, to our tea break before we head off the South Downs and cycle into Portsmouth. Dinner and accommodation in a local hotel near the ferry port.

Day 2 – Caen to Bernay
100kms/63 miles 630m Ascent
We have a very early start to make the ferry departure at 07.00 from Portsmouth. On board we relax, have breakfast , catch up on our sleep and before midday we arrive in the village of Ouistreham, just north of Caen, in France. We have a short briefing before we head off on the cycle path and into the French countryside with a fabulous picnic lunch just a couple of hours away. As we cycle past tiny hamlets, bubbling brooks, “ville fleurie”, farmhouses and fields of horses we approach the end of our day’s cycling in the town of Bernay. The town has a long and prominent history as heralded by the Benedictine Abbey, the medieval buildings and the vestiges of mills all around. We spend the night in a wonderful local hotel and eat in a nearby restaurant.

Day 3 – Bernay to Eiffel Tower, Paris
163kms/100 miles 1035m Ascent
Our third and last early morning but this time it is for our 100 mile day! We cycle past fields of sunflowers, corn and other crops and stop for refreshments in tranquil little villages along the way. The route gives us a taste of civilisation as it takes us past the large town of Evreux, before it once again takes us up and down hills to get to the Palace of Versailles, home of the French Monarchy. Here we have a rest before embarking on the last leg of our journey that will take us all the way into Paris, to the Arc de Triomphe and our finish celebrations. That night we celebrate our 400kms charity ride with a Finish Dinner in a restaurant in Paris. Accommodation in Paris.

Day 4
Free Day! We can make the most of all that Paris has to offer before getting the Eurostar back to London St.Pancras.

Further information: Call the Help the Hospices team on 0207 5202 999 or visit their website www.helpthehospices.org.uk

More Information

Events Team
events@helpthehospices.org.uk
http://www.hospicerunners.org.uk/
0207 5202 999

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