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I thought it would be an interesting case study to look at how we have planned our 2010 trip to Le Tour and L’Etape. I basically have followed the same planning methodology described in the Cycling Through France Guide and in the other posts on this topic…
This is Part 2 in an I-don’t-know-how-many-parts-yet series on planning a cycling trip to France for the Tour, L’Etape or just leisure.
At the end, I’ll do a case study on our 2010 planning, so you can see how to practically apply these ideas to your own trip to get a great outcome.
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So BikeStyle Tours (Oz) have released their L’Etape du Tour tours. This year we have two options:
Etape-only: AUD$450, no support, this is bare bones entry only
Guided tour: AUD$2350, 20 people only, 5 days/4 nights, Etape transfers, Etape support (see the rest below)
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Ok, so after last year’s D-E-B-A-C-L-E – read more here – I thought I’d save you the hassle and lay my thoughts down for the 2010 edition. I am a hardcore logistics man and hate stuffing about, so trust me on this. If you are travelling with team support (wife, husband, girlfriend, [...]
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Cost breakdown – getting to France for the Tour
I thought I’d post a cost breakdown from our 2009 trip to France for Le Tour and L’Etape on suggestion by Liz at Corsica Journey.
So, the damage from 2009, including airfares, accomodation/carhire (campervan), fuel, tolls, food etc is listed below. All prices are in Australian dollars, convert to your currency here. Costs were shared between 2 people. We had an extra 15kg free baggage allowance on Malaysian. If you want a detailed cost breakdown, as well as tips on how to minimise these costs, you need to check out Guide to Cycling through France I wrote.
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Liz over at Corsica Journeys has written a nice guide to Cycling in Corsica.
She and I have worked together to create a special bundle – available from her site only – whereby you can (until such time as Liz increases the price) get a free copy of the Cosica guide when you get a copy of Cycling Through France.
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Despite the fact I’ve written and published a Very Comprehensive and Totally Kick Butt Guide to Cycling Through France, I thought I’d write a series of posts around the topic as well.
In Part 1, we cover the creation of an itinerary (initial planning) involving Tour stages, climbs to do, as well as what airlines [...]
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Western EU Flight Planner (AUD$5)
This Excel worksheet contains data showing, for most major airlines, their routes into Europe from around the globe.
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