Tour de France 2014

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Tour de France 2014

· Posted: 17.02.2014 · #1

I was looking at my dates for France this year and noticed that if we do a similar route to last year on the same time frame we will be passing Carcassonne when the Tour de France will be resting there for two days.

I have only ever seen it passing a village we are staying in. I know there is great excitement around the event but is it worth stopping or better avoiding?

Any suggestions?

hobey

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Re: Tour de France 2014

· Posted: 17.02.2014 · #2

Hey Mark. Twice we have crossed Le Tour. In Annecy 4 years ago and Chaumont 2 years ago. My advice is unless you can get to a mountain stage, I'd give it a miss. The pro's go 60-70km/hr on the flat and they whiz by in a blur. And for some stages you'd need to be in position days ahead of the race coming through. Graet excitement though especially on the mountains. Hope this helps........Hobey

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Re: Tour de France 2014

· Posted: 17.02.2014 · #3

Hi Mark,

Seen it 3 times,had to be in the area at least 1 day before it due.The atmosphere is electric,the caravan before the riders pass goes on for ages,i positioned my self at a roundabout so the bikes have to slow down(but not by much).
It is definitely worth seeing and i am not a cycling fan.

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Re: Tour de France 2014

· Posted: 17.02.2014 · #4

Thanks guys. Some good advice there.
I have seen stages but never the rest days. I think it will be as mad as a race day so might bypass it.

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