2023 Summer or late Fall Tour Supported tour
04-24-23, 10:00 AM
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2023 Summer or late Fall Tour Supported tour
HI all, Looking for a supported bike tour in Europe that is reasonably priced with daily distances of 100 to 170K. I've found 1 in Ireland and curious if anyone has any other suggestions.
Thanks, Dale.
Thanks, Dale.
04-24-23, 07:26 PM
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What does reasonably priced mean to you?
04-25-23, 06:03 AM
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I know that the Montreal based group "Velo Quebec" does lots of supported European and elsewhere tours, you could look at their website (has an English version) and see what they offer for the fall.
You may be tempted by the advantageous currency exchange too.
You may be tempted by the advantageous currency exchange too.
04-25-23, 06:48 AM
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On the flip side, we had duck for dinner the first night. I felt like I was in Europe the entire time. One afternoon I went to a bar and had some drinks and food. I felt compelled to ask if the tip was built into the price.
04-25-23, 03:08 PM
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I did their Le Grande Tour in 2008. Has the province resurfaced its roads since then? On the flip side, we had duck for dinner the first night. I felt like I was in Europe the entire time. One afternoon I went to a bar and had some drinks and food. I felt compelled to ask if the tip was built into the price.
On the flip side, we had duck for dinner the first night. I felt like I was in Europe the entire time. One afternoon I went to a bar and had some drinks and food. I felt compelled to ask if the tip was built into the price.Thats partly why I don't get fussed about road surfaces on any of my trips in other countries because most of my commuting and whatnot invariably involves a healthy dose of crappy roads, so nothing much fazes me elsewhere.
I remember you commenting on your Grand Tour experience. Great food is always part of it. It's been a while since we've done one, but yummy food is a big part of our memories of the ones we did.
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not really indy.
Thats partly why I don't get fussed about road surfaces on any of my trips in other countries because most of my commuting and whatnot invariably involves a healthy dose of crappy roads, so nothing much fazes me elsewhere.
I remember you commenting on your Grand Tour experience. Great food is always part of it. It's been a while since we've done one, but yummy food is a big part of our memories of the ones we did.
Thats partly why I don't get fussed about road surfaces on any of my trips in other countries because most of my commuting and whatnot invariably involves a healthy dose of crappy roads, so nothing much fazes me elsewhere.
I remember you commenting on your Grand Tour experience. Great food is always part of it. It's been a while since we've done one, but yummy food is a big part of our memories of the ones we did.
Still, it was a well run event with pretty riding. We even spent two nights at a school in Lac Magentic. That was before the tragedy. I work in the rail industry and knew exactly where that happened.
04-26-23, 05:01 AM
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If only it hadn’t rained every day while riding, except for the first, when the rain held off until dark.
Still, it was a well run event with pretty riding. We even spent two nights at a school in Lac Magentic. That was before the tragedy. I work in the rail industry and knew exactly where that happened.
Still, it was a well run event with pretty riding. We even spent two nights at a school in Lac Magentic. That was before the tragedy. I work in the rail industry and knew exactly where that happened.
Lac megantic. Not long ago I spoke with a fellow who had been there post tragedy as a journalist, and how he said he had to turn off his emotions to cover it. What a mess.
To the person asking about supported trips, the Velo Quebec European trips are a small groups. I've never done any of these, but would assume they are as well run as the large group event that we are talking about.
