UK Etape

[Richard (Apples)]

[quote]That reminds me - where's my Dragon Ride pack?

[adrian]

[quote]when the Etape ones come through let me know

[Andrew G]

[quote]I think riding to the start is the best idea.....I can swing by and knock for you if that suits (its like being 10 again)

[adrian]

As long as I eat up all my liver and bacon, have tidied my room and done my homework, I should be OK to come out and play on the day. My shirt will be clean on that day, though, so I'll have to be careful. And I'll have to promise to stay away from those bigger boys, and, of course, girls.

There is the car parking voucher for Saturday in the online information pack, but slogging over in the car on a Saturday might be a bit of a drag. Added to which it would be good to fine-tune the route to ride on the Sunday. So riding both days is looking like the smart move.

[mrP(Boonen)VT]

[url]http://www.addiscombe.org/members/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=4116&start=15[/url]

Posted on other thread. It would appear most Agreeables start time is 6:30. Suggest 6:00am meet at Beckenham?

[Dombo]

My start time is 0745 so I'll train it to Victoria and cycle across to Greenwich. I shall not wear ACC kit so as not to embarass the club by my expected pathetic performance, not helped by doing the Dragon the week before as warm up.

Hoping my new triple will help me up those Kentish Alps

[Richard (Apples)]

does anyone know where I can download the detailed route from . I cant seem to find it

[mrP(Boonen)VT]

[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/kent/sport/tour_de_france_2007/tdf_stage_1_map.pdf[/url]

This is the actual route, and the etape varies in a couple of places.

[mrP(Boonen)VT]

Or this is the detail I downloaded for our previous ride:

Tour de France Stage 1 Route
KM KM
0.0 0.0 START in The Mall - pedestrian? lights by Horse Guards Road
0.4 0.4 3rd EXIT @ RAB into Northumberland Avenue
0.4 0.8 RIGHT @ TL (TJ ) into Victoria Embankment
0.6 1.4 LEFT @ TL (TJ )? onto Westminster Bridge
0.4 1.8 LEFT into York Road
0.2 2.0 LEFT into Chicheley Street
0.2 2.2 RIGHT into Belvedere Road and continue on to Upper ground pass the London Eye, Festival Hall and London TV Studios
1.0 3.2 LEFT onto Blackfriars Bridge (Take cycle lane over the bridge)
0.7 3.9 SO @ TL into New Bridge Street, SP Kings Cross, Holborn
0.3 4.2 RIGHT @ TL into Ludgate Hill and pass St Pauls Cathedral
0.8 5.0 KEEP IN LEFT LANE into Queen Victoria Street SP Mansion House, Bank
0.4 5.4 4th EXIT @TL at Bank into King William Street
0.4 5.8 LEFT @ TL at Monument? immediately INTO RIGHT HAND LANE and THROUGH TL into Eastcheap
0.4 6.2 LEFT @ TL into Byward Street and Tower Hill
0.4? 6.6? RIGHT @ TL immediately INTO RIGHT HAND LANE signed ?Buses, Taxis and Cycles Only THROUGH TL and over Tower Bridge
1.0 7.6 LEFT @ TL into Tooley Street and on to Jamaica Road
1.7 9.3 3rd EXIT @ RAB SP Deptford, New Cross, Lewisham, Greenwich
4.0 13.3 LEFT @TL into one way system and pass the Cutty Sark (the race route will go Right here)
0.3 13.6 LEFT @ TJ SP Blackwall Tunnel A102(M)
0.2 13.8 National Maritime Museum - end of neutralised section
1.8 15.6 SO @ RAB SP Charlton FC, Woolwich Ferry, A206 This roundabout is underneath the A102(M)
3.2 18.8 SO @ RAB by ferry entrance SP Belmarsh
0.4 19.2 SO at RAB into Beresford Street
0.2 19.4 LEFT into Firepower Centre and Berkeley Homes development site????
0.1 19.5 RIGHT into Duke of Wellington Avenue
0.4 19.9 SO @ X-rds still on Duke of Wellington Avenue
0.5 20.4 SO @ RAB
0.1 20.5 LEFT @ TJ into dual carriageway
0.4 20.9 INTO RIGHT HAND LANE. RIGHT @ TL
0.3 21.2 INTO LEFT HAND LANE. LEFT @ TL SP Plumstead A206
1.6 22.8 SO @ RAB SP Erith A206
1.8 24.6 LEFT @ TJ SP Erith, Thamesmead, A206. Immediately RIGHT @ RAB -4th EXIT - SP Dartford, Slade Green A206. Follow A206
2.1 26.7 1st EXIT @ RAB SP Dartford A206
0.4 27.1 3rd EXIT @ RAB SP Dartford A206. SO next two roundabouts
1.5 28.6 2nd EXIT @ RAB SP Dartford A2026. About to go through Dartford
1.5 30.1 3rd EXIT @ RAB into Hythe Street
0.2 30.3 LEFT into Home Gardens
0.3 30.6 2nd EXIT @ RAB still on Home Gardens
0.4 31.0 LEFT @ TL into East Hill SP Greenhithe A226
0.8 31.6 SO mini RAB into The Brent
0.4 32.0 SO @ RAB SP Swanscombe, Greenhithe, A226
1.0 33.0 SO @ TL SP Swanscombe, Greenhithe A226
2.3 35.3 SO @ RAB into London Rd SP Swanscombe, Northfleet Gravesend A226
3.2 38.5 3rd EXIT @ RAB SP Gravesend, Southfleet, A226
0.4 38.9 1st EXIT @ RAB SP Gravesend, Southfleet, A226
0.4 39.3 2nd EXIT @ RAB SP Gravesend, Southfleet, A226
1.0 40.3 SO @ RAB SP Gravesend A226
1.1 41.4 3rd EXIT @ RAB SP Town Centre
0.7 42.1 SO @ TL SP Town Centre
0.1 42.2 RIGHT @ TL (TJ ) into London Road No SP - Elephants Head pub opposite. About to go through Gravesend
0.7 42.9 LEFT into one way system SP Higham A226
0.3 43.2 Move into Right Hand Lane. RIGHT @ RAB SP Higham A226
0.7 43.9 LEFT @ Clock Tower SP Rochester, Higham, A226
1.8 45.9 3rd EXIT @ RAB SP Rochester A226
4.8 50.7 SO @ TL SP Rochester, Strood A226
1.1 51.8 SO @ RAB SP Rochester, Strood A226
0.3 52.1 SO @ RAB SP Rochester, Strood A226
1.7 53.8 LEFT @ TL (TJ ) onto A2 SP Rochester
The race will pass through the Medway Tunnel to reach the 1st sprint in Gillingham. Cyclists are not permitted to use the tunnel and should follow the alternative section below. The route through the tunnel is approximately 6 km longer.
SO @ TL to cross the River Medway
0.8 65.4 RIGHT into Northgate. SO pedestrianised High Street and between the cathedral and casTL e. LEFT @ TJ into St Margarets Avenue
2.0 67.4 RIGHT @ off-set X-rds onto major road - Priestfield. Down a hill and under the M2 and High SP eed Rail bridges
1.0 68.4 LEFT into Burham Road SP Burham, Eccles. This turning is before the bottom of the hill and below the rail bridge
7.3 75.7 LEFT @ TJ SP Chatham, Maidstone, A229
0.5 76.2 RIGHT SP Maidstone A229. Turning is immediately after going under the A229. Follow A229 across M20 junction
3.9 80.1 SO @ RAB SP County Hall, Town Centre
0.8 80.9 SO @ RAB SP Town Centre, Hastings A229
0.4 81.3 AT TL MOVE INTO LANE SP TONBRIDGE A26. 3 more sets of TL - Move to right following lane SP Tonbridge
0.5 81.8 AT 3rd SET OF TL FOLLOW LANE SP TONBRIDGE OVER THE RIVER BRIDGE
0.4 82.2 SO at end of one way system SP Tonbridge, Barming, A26. Follow A26 through Wateringbury and Hadlow
20.7 102.9 SO @ TL SP Hildenborough B245, Shipbourne A227
0.6 103.5 L @ TL (TJ ) Only SP is brown tourist sign to casTL e. Through Tonbridge High Street
0.8 104.3 SO @ RAB SP All through traffic, Station
0.4 104.7 2nd Exit @ RAB SP Tunbridge Wells, Southborough, A26
0.2 104.9 SO @ RAB SP Tunbridge Wells, Southborough, A26
0.7 105.8 SO @ RAB SP Tunbridge Wells, Southborough, A26 . This is the A21 junction. First King of the Mountain prime is 2.1 km further at junction with Bidborough Ridge . Follow A26 through Southborough Feed Zone is outside the school on St John?s Road
5.4 111.2 LEFT @ RAB ? into Grosvenor Place
0.2 111.4 LEFT into Meadow Road (Bottom of hill as road straight ? no entry)
0.3 111.7 RIGHT into Goods Road
0.3 112.0 LEFT into Mount Pleasant Road (shopping area)
0.4 112.4 LEFT @ TL into Crescent Rd
0.6 113.0 3rd Exit @ RAB SP Pembury A264, Maidstone A228 immediately LEFT into Calverley Park Gardens
0.4 113.4 LEFT into Pembury Road
2.7 116.1 SO @ RAB SP Pembury
0.3 116.4 SO @ RAB SP Maidstone A228
0.2 116.6 SO @ TL SP Maidstone A228
4.7 121.3 RIGHT into Crittenden Rd SP Matfield, Brenchley
2.6 123.9 SO @ X-rds into Brenchley Rd SP Brenchley, Horsemonden
5.1 129.0 RIGHT into Lamberhurst Rd SP Lamberhurst 3? B2162
1.0 130.0 LEFT into SP elmonden Lane SP Goudhurst 2?
2.5 132.5 LEFT @ TJ SP Goudhurst, Ashford, A262 Up the hill and through Goudhurst Second King of the Mountain prime is by Goudhurst church
8.7 141.2 SO @ RAB into Sissinghurst Rd SP Ashford A2672 (A28)
1.3 142.5 RIGHT into Chapel Lane SP Benenden
1.1 143.6 LEFT @ X-rds into Tenterden Rd SP Tenterden. Follow A28 through Tenterden, High Halden and Bethersden. Third SP rint prime is in Tenterden High Street.
9.9 153.5 LEFT @ TJ SP Ashford, Tenterden A28
16.6 170.1 LEFT SP Great Chart, Hothfield
2.4 172.5 1st EXIT @ RAB SP Ashford, Canterbury, A28
1.0 173.5 3rd EXIT @ RAB SP Town Centre
0.4 173.9 RIGHT @ TL SP Canterbury, Faversham, A28
0.1 174.0 RIGHT @ TL SP Town Centre
0.3 174.3 3rd EXIT @ RAB into New Street SP Town Centre
0.3 174.6 LEFT @ TL into one way system
0.3 174.9 SO @ TL in right hand lane SP Brenzett A2070
0.1 175.0 RIGHT THROUGH TL SP Brenzett A2070
0.6 175.6 TAKE LEFT LANE SP Brenzett A2070. Pass Ashford International station
0.4 176.0 1st EXIT @ RAB (far side of railway bridge) SP Brenzett A2070
0.4 176.4 2nd EXIT @ RAB ? SP Brenzett A2070
0.6 177.0 SO @ RAB SP Canterbury A28
1.1 178.1 SO @ RAB into Romney Marsh Rd SP Park Farm, Kingsnorth
0.6 178.7 SO @ RAB SP Kingsnorth
0.5 179.2 LEFT into Church Hill SP Mersham 4, Bilsington 4
4.2 183.4 LEFT SP Mersham (by Chequers Tree Farm Cottage)
.3.1 186.5 LEFT @ TJ SP Wye, Ashford
0.8 187.3 RIGHT @ TJ onto A20 SP Sellindge, Smeeth
5.5 192.8 LEFT into Swan Lane SP Monks Horton SP orts Club
3.2 196.0 LEFT @ TJ into major road No SP This road is the B2068. Follow it to Canterbury. The third King of the Mountain prime is at the top of Farthing Down
17.4 213.4 LEFT @ TL (TJ ) into Old Dover Road
0.9 214.3 SO @ TL
0.3 214.6 LEFT @ RAB SP London A2
0.5 215.1 SO @ RAB SP London, Whitstable, A2
0.5 215.6 LEFT @ SP RAB SP London A2
0.4 216.0 FINISH next to the sports field before RAB

Abbreviations
· L = Turn left
· R = Turn right
· SO = Straight on
· SP = Signposted
· X-rds = Crossroads
· TJ = T-junction
· TL = Traffic lights
· RAB = Roundabout

[Richard (Apples)]

Thanks MrPVT and Sean.....just need to let my supporters know best place to stand

[mrP(Boonen)VT]

LOL - so did you

[quote]0.7 105.8 SO @ RAB SP Tunbridge Wells, Southborough, A26 . This is the A21 junction. First King of the Mountain prime is 2.1 km further at junction with Bidborough Ridge . Follow A26 through Southborough Feed Zone is outside the school on St John?s Road
Sean stops and has a full English washed down with a cool Heineken then takes the train home. mr J Avery wisely joins him. MrPVT heads off to the hills with Richard (Apples) and Paul (the other one on a Pearson) in tow for the final 60 miles
5.4 111.2 LEFT @ RAB ? into Grosvenor Place
0.2 111.4 LEFT into Meadow Road (Bottom of hill as road straight ? no entry)

[adrian]

On second thoughts, moved to DR thread

[Andrew G]

You might've moved it Adrian, but why don't they send all the stuff through to us for the UK Etape as well. More shoddy organisation rearing it's ugly head. I've had nothing apart from one or two vague and general emails from the organisers.

It's not too bad for us Londonium dwellers to sign on at Greenwich Park on the day before, but hardly convenient for everyone else doing it from all over the country/Europe.

Our £40 clearly isn't going on administration. As easy as finding a fart in a jacuzzi working out what's what with this ride. I hope it's a bit better organised for the pros. Roll on Olympics and more displays of inept organisation.

Sorry, rant finished for now.

[Dombo]

Will there be a club run, CCC, Coulsdon Canterbury Coulsdon, that day?

[mrP(Boonen)VT]

Trying to get it organised, but on other thread....




[quote]Anyone else "riding" with Team Addiscombe want to meet on the way

6:00am at Beckenham roundabout at bottom of High Street and Rectory Road.