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Big Twin
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Nelson, Lancashire
Athelstans routes a pretty good one. Done near enough the exact same route 4 or 5 times. Not keen on the N43 Cambrai area though, we usually miss that bit out now and head a little bit down the A26/e17 to round about St Quentin and then head across to Guise d960 Vervins d966 Montcornet then d946 Rethel then Vouziers and just follow the 946 through Grandpre and carry on till the N3 which takes you into Verdun. Get yourself a decent map and have a good look and see what you think. Some folk are a bit sniffy about the roads in northern France but theres plenty of good ones to go at.
If you dont bother with the motorways too much anywhere around Geneva is a good very very long days ride. If there was a few of us we would never really get much further than Neufchateaux. If you do want to get all the way down there in one hit then you can stay on the Motorway to around Troyes then do the N71 to Dijon and across to the N5 toward Geneva.
How far are you hoping to get on day 1?
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