Caravan Charity London to Paris Cycle Challenge

Charity: Caravan - The charity for grocery people

Challenge: London to Paris Bike Ride

Dates: 16/09/2010 -19/09/2010

Deposit: £ 250

Minimum Sponsorship: £ 1500

Grade: Moderate

Itinerary
16th - 19th September 2010

Overall Summary of Route
Day 1 112kms/70 miles 1200m Ascent Portsmouth
Day 2 100kms/63 miles 630m Ascent Bernay
Day 3 163kms/100 miles 1035m Ascent Eiffel Tower
Total 375kms/233 miles 2865m ascent

Day 1 – London to Portsmouth
112kms/70 miles 1200m Ascent
We meet early Thursday morning in Twickenham for a briefing and safety talk, before we divide you up into different groups. Each of these groups is made up of 10 participants of a similar cycling fitness and speed. You will cycle through Hampton Court on you way, an area rich in history. From there you will continue along small country roads to our lunch spot in the heart of rural Surrey. As the roads get smaller, you will pass through the prettiest of villages, heading up and down the hills, over the North Downs, to our tea break before you climb the South Downs and on into Portsmouth. Dinner and accommodation is in a local hotel.

Day 2 – Caen to Bernay
100kms/63 miles 630m Ascent
There is a very early start to make the ferry departure at 07.00 from Portsmouth. On board you can relax, have breakfast, catch up on your sleep and before mid-day you arrive in the village of Ouistreham, just north of Caen, in France. After a short briefing you will head off on the cycle path and into the French countryside with a fabulous picnic lunch just a couple of hours away. On your way you will pass tiny hamlets, bubbling brooks, “ville fleurie”, farmhouses and fields of horses. The end of the day’s cycling is 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. You will 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
Your third and last early morning but this time it is for the 100 mile day! You will cycle through fields of sunflowers, corn and other crops and stop for refreshments in tranquil little villages along the way. The route gives you a taste of civilisation as it takes you past the large town of Evreux, before you once again roll up and down hills to get to the Palace of Versailles, home of the French Monarchy. Here you have a rest before embarking on the last leg of your journey that will take you all the way into Paris, to the Eiffel Tower and the finish celebrations. That night you celebrate your 400kms ride with a Finish Dinner in a restaurant in Paris. Accommodation in Paris.

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

More Information

Head office
events@caravan-charity.org.uk
http://www.caravan-charity.org.uk
01252 875 925

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