TdF 2013 - First Time Spectator
Babychaos
Posts: 5
Hi all
Been a cycling fan for a while, and after watching the Olympic Road Race on Box Hill this year, and shouting my face off at the TV day after day over summer as Wiggo took home yellow I've resolved to go and see a few stages of the tour this year.
My plan is to be en route on the last 6 stages. I'm on a motorbike, and have booked a campsite near Veynes, to act as a basecamp, with the vague plan to head out each day to a point on the route, enjoy the scenery, then scream my tits off at all the GB riders as they go past. What I don't have any idea about is the best way to get a good view, and I'm hoping some veterans of spectating on the TdF can give some pointers. I'd obviously love to be on Alp D'Huez, but from what I can understand getting up a mountain finish can be a challenge in it's own right.
Finally, I have planned an evening cruise from Annecy to Paris, where I'll meet up with the significant other (I've promised her a weekend in Paris, not sure I was specific on the details though...), and then grab a point on the Champs Elysee to watch Cavendish do his stuff. I remember seeing a Brit corner...if there is any actual organisation behind that, I'd love to get in contact!
Cheers for any advice or recommendations in advance!
Pete
Been a cycling fan for a while, and after watching the Olympic Road Race on Box Hill this year, and shouting my face off at the TV day after day over summer as Wiggo took home yellow I've resolved to go and see a few stages of the tour this year.
My plan is to be en route on the last 6 stages. I'm on a motorbike, and have booked a campsite near Veynes, to act as a basecamp, with the vague plan to head out each day to a point on the route, enjoy the scenery, then scream my tits off at all the GB riders as they go past. What I don't have any idea about is the best way to get a good view, and I'm hoping some veterans of spectating on the TdF can give some pointers. I'd obviously love to be on Alp D'Huez, but from what I can understand getting up a mountain finish can be a challenge in it's own right.
Finally, I have planned an evening cruise from Annecy to Paris, where I'll meet up with the significant other (I've promised her a weekend in Paris, not sure I was specific on the details though...), and then grab a point on the Champs Elysee to watch Cavendish do his stuff. I remember seeing a Brit corner...if there is any actual organisation behind that, I'd love to get in contact!
Cheers for any advice or recommendations in advance!
Pete
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