May 29 2008
Bike Tour 2008 in Northern France
The excitement of what lies ahead comes in waves. On June 3rd, in just under a week, we’ll be departing on “Bike Tour 2008″; a 3-4 week tour through northern France. There’s a nice symmetry to this destination: In 2006 I biked north to Stockholm and in 2007 I biked east to Vienna. This year it’s west!
The tour will begin in Basel and go west through the Loire Valley and to the Atlantic Coast. We’ll then turn north and continue along the North Sea coast to Brussels before turning south back towards Switzerland. Here’s a rough sketch of the route. I have no illusion about completing the full 3′000km circuit, so we’ll only go as far as motivation and time permits. I’m particularly excited about the Loire Valley, which is full of gorgeous castles and wine estates. However, my touring partner is more excited about the cheeses.
I’ll be updating our progress on mapmytour.com, so bookmark the link if you’d like to keep up with us. Wish us luck!
The perfect symmetry would be riding south.
Looks like it’s too flat and too much road for me. but you’ll enjoy.
Have fun!
Will you come through Dole? I had a break there on the way home last sunday. It’s a nice place.
Have a good day!
Not enough cheeses! (But PLENTY of chateaus!)
Thanks again for a WONDERFUL ride! I’m hoping to squeeze in another, shorter ride later this year, but next summer is already in the works! Just gotta figure out how to get paid to do this…. 