Cycle Route
(20 days in total comprising 16 days’ cycling, with 4 rest days)
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From
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Departure Date
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To
|
Arrival Date
|
Distance/km
|
Time Estimate*
|
Days Cycling
|
|
Nantes
|
01/09
|
Bordeaux
|
04/09
|
421
|
30h15
|
4
|
|
Nantes
|
01/09
|
Bressuire
|
01/09
|
102
|
7h15
|
1
|
|
Bressuire
|
02/09
|
Poitiers
|
02/09
|
77
|
5h30
|
1
|
|
Poitiers
|
03/09
|
Angouleme
|
03/09
|
117
|
8h30
|
1
|
|
Angouleme
|
04/09
|
Bordeaux
|
04/09
|
125
|
9h00
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rest Day
|
|
Bordeaux
|
06/09
|
Toulouse
|
08/09
|
291
|
21h45
|
3
|
|
Bordeaux
|
06/09
|
Bergerac
|
06/09
|
91
|
6h30
|
1
|
|
Bergerac
|
07/09
|
Cahors
|
07/09
|
103
|
7h30
|
1
|
|
Cahors
|
08/09
|
Toulouse
|
08/09
|
107
|
7h45
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 Rest Days
|
|
Toulouse
|
11/09
|
Montpellier
|
13/09
|
241
|
17h15
|
3
|
|
Toulouse
|
11/09
|
Carcassonne
|
11/09
|
95
|
6h45
|
1
|
|
Carcassonne
|
12/09
|
Beziers
|
12/09
|
78
|
5h30
|
1
|
|
Beziers
|
13/09
|
Montpellier
|
13/09
|
68
|
5h00
|
1
|
|
Montpellier
|
14/09
|
Marseille
|
15/09
|
163
|
11h45
|
2
|
|
Montpellier
|
14/09
|
Arles
|
14/09
|
73
|
5h15
|
1
|
|
Arles
|
15/09
|
Marseille
|
15/09
|
90
|
6h30
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rest Day
|
|
Marseille
|
17/09
|
St Etienne
|
19/09
|
319
|
22h45
|
3
|
|
Marseille
|
17/09
|
Avignon
|
17/09
|
102
|
7h15
|
1
|
|
Avignon
|
18/09
|
Valence
|
18/09
|
126
|
9h00
|
1
|
|
Valence
|
19/09
|
St Etienne
|
19/09
|
91
|
6h30
|
1
|
|
St Etienne
|
20/09
|
Lyon
|
20/09
|
58
|
4h15
|
1
|
|
Nantes
|
01/09
|
Lyon
|
20/09
|
1,493
|
108h00
|
16
(4 rest days)
|
* All distances and time estimates are taken from the www.viamichelin.com website, which calculates distances and projected times for cycling routes. It estimates an average speed of approximately 14km/hr. I am aiming for an average speed of between 20-25 km/hr, amounting to about 4-5 hours cycling per day on average, and 64-80 hours in total for the entire event, though any mountains along the route might have something to say about that aspiration!
Download a word doc of the Charity Cycle route here. |
