Tour De France Route reccy

[mrP(Boonen)VT]

Jon, say 8:15am
paul

[jon avery]

8.15 it is, see you there

[mrP(Boonen)VT]

Plan for Saturday:

Addiscombe 8:00am
De vers 8:15 am (Jon)
Brixton (Mcdonalds?) 8:30am (sean)

Brian?
Paul?

Any preferred meet?
Paul

[Brian Nolan]

Hi Paul,

I could meet you in addiscombe ( I'm in carshalton ) . Thought we might be better off just going from Bromley South as the first 6 miles or so must be pretty crap - ie loads of traffic lights and pot holes ?

cheers,

[mrP(Boonen)VT]

Brian
Thornton Heath pond at 10 past 8 OK
Paul

[jon avery]

If you are going past Thornton Heath pond i'll see you there Paul as i only live around the corner.

[Brian Nolan]

Paul,

yep - Thornton Heath roundabout ( the pond if you have a good memory ! ) at 8:10 is good for me ...

are you up the Palace tonight ? i was gonna go along to cheer the Addiscombe ... might have a go myself next week ...

cheers,

[Paul on the Pearson]

Where abouts in Addiscombe are you going to be waiting?
Ill see you there.

[Richard (Apples)]

Hi Paul

I've managed to wangle a day pass for saturday so will join you if thats ok.

I'll be at De vers 8:15 am

Cheers

[jon avery]

Wots happening about the train back?

[jon avery]

Mmmm I guessed that I thought you or Paul were saying something about group tickets?

[mrP(Boonen)VT]

[quote]Up to London and then complete route to Canterbury, stopping en route for lunch (TBA - there is a lovely pub in Tenterden??)
Train back from canterbury to Bromley South (Cheapest method is a group ticket for 4 - around £10. I have checked re bikes and have been told they accept 2 per carriage, and that it shouldn't be a problem on a Saturday to take 5) Trains are frequent and take around 1:20minback to Bromley South. may need lights for final part of journey.

[jon avery]

I thought you were meeting myself and Brian at Thornton Heath pond at 8.10?

[mrP(Boonen)VT]

Indeed - I was asking the other Paul

[mrP(Boonen)VT]

Here's the route:

Guide for Tour De France Stage 1 Recce

Addiscombe
Thornton Heath
Brixton
Elephant & Castle
Westmnster Bridge
Whitehall – St James Park
Northumberland Avenue
Victoria Embankment
Westminster Bridge
L @ RBT
L Chicheley Road
R Belvedere Road Pass London Eye, Festival Hall, TV Studios
L over Blackfriars Bridge
R Ludgate Hill pass St Pauls
Keep L Mansion House
King William Street
Keep L at Monument to Eastcheap
L to Byward Street & Tower Hill
R over Tower Bridge
L into Tooley Street, Jamiaca Road
A200 pass Cutty Sark
A206, Woolwich, Erith to Crayford
A2026 to Dartford
A226 to Swanscombe, Greenhithe
A226 to Rochester
Over A289
L into Strood
OVER BRIDGE (as cannot use Medway Tunnel) out of Rochester on A229
2nd R on unclassified roadto Wouldham
Through Wouldham
L to Burham
L onto A229
Straight run into Maidstone
R at main RBT to Tonbridge A26
Through East Barming, Wateringbury, Mereworth
L onto A228
To Tonbridge on A26 at RBT, through Hadlow
STRAIGHT on to Town Centre
Up through town to Bidborough Ridge (KOM 1)
Stay on A226 to Tunbridge Wells

Straight on to The Pantiles for Lunch

Out of Tunbridge Wells on A264 to Pembury
On to A228
TURN R approx 2 miles after crossing A21 into minor road at Colts Hill
Through matfield, Brenchley, Horsmonden
R on B2162 for approx ½ mile
L at Hazel Street minor road to A262
L on A262 to Goudhurst (KOM 2), Sissinghurst.
TURN R at Sissinghurst minor road to Colford
After ½ mile TURN L at Colford, through Fistenden, Clappers Hill to Tenterden
L on A28 to bethersden, Ashford
R at New Street Farm (2 miles from Bethersden) through Chilmington Green and Stubbs Cross Turn L then R (actual route is right through Ashford Town centre)
Over A2070
R to Buby
L at Chequertree to Broad Oak, Mersham
R on A20 to Sellindge
L in Sellindge, just before Motorway bridge to Hyham Hill
L on B2068, Farthing Common (KOM 3)
Follow B2068
Cross over A2 and L after approx 1 mile
STRAIGHT ON into Canterbury
L at RBT
SO next RBT
L next RBT
FINISH next to Sports Field before RBT (Harbledon)