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A Weekend in Paris 2018

Trip to the Tour 2018 Day Three: Caravans & Champions
29 Jul 2018

Trip to the Tour 2018 Day Three: Caravans & Champions

by Timothy J Basham | posted in: A Weekend in Paris 2018, Cycle Races, Cycling, France, Holidays & Bike Packing, Sport | 0

When I first went to see the final stage of the Tour de France in 2010 it was to witness the end of an eventful Tour. Team Sky brought with them more hype than baskets, only to find their solitary … Continued

Trip to the Tour 2018 Day Two: Across town on a couple of donkeys
28 Jul 2018

Trip to the Tour 2018 Day Two: Across town on a couple of donkeys

by Timothy J Basham | posted in: A Weekend in Paris 2018, Cycling, France, Holidays & Bike Packing | 0

We awoke early(ish) in the morning to the sound of Paris which, despite what we are told, aren’t all that romantic. Unless, of course, the sound of rubbish being collected over the desperate tones of a whirring floor failing miserably … Continued

Trip to the Tour 2018 Day One: Lightning, but not fast
27 Jul 2018

Trip to the Tour 2018 Day One: Lightning, but not fast

by Timothy J Basham | posted in: A Weekend in Paris 2018, Cycling, France, Holidays & Bike Packing | 0

Hopping on the Eurostar to watch the end of Le Tour should have been easy. If it wasn’t for tonnerre et la foudre causing power cuts and delays to services. The only question was whether we would arrive in Paris before Stage 21 actually started.

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