Consett Clowns Coast to Coast Website - London To Paris/Bike Ride2010/Planning Page

London To Paris 2010

This page should be used to store the transportation details, current rider list, hotel details and any other information required for the trip including any inventory of spares and supplies.

People and Transport

Current Rider List

Graeme Davison
Philip Murphy
Geoff Hodgson
Martin Perryman
Garry Ward
John New
Ian Chisholm

The Transporter

No one. We're unsupported!!

Route Choice

SELECTED >> Route 1 - London / Dover / Calais / Abbeville / Beauvais / Paris
Route 2 - Calais / Abbeville / Beauvais / Paris
Route 3 - London / Newhaven / Dieppe / Dampierre / Marines / Paris
Route 4 - London / Dover / Boulogne-sur-Mere / Abbeville / Beauvais / Paris
Route 5 - London / Dover / Boulogne-sur-Mere / Amiens / Paris

Accommodation

Day 0, Sunday 6th June 2010, Consett to London

Train to London. The pre-ride night will be spent in:

Ibis London Greenwich
30 Stockwell street
Greenwich
SE10 9JN
London

Telephone: 0208 3051177
Fax: 0208 8587139
H0975@accor.com

Day 1, Monday 7th June 2010, London to Calais

Approx 85 miles over unknown terrain from Greenwich Observatory to Dover Ferry Terminal by 16:00, then the 2h30 ferry crossing to Calais, before spending the night in the F1 hotel, around 5 miles from the Ferry Terminal.

Dover to Calais Ferry
Latest check-in - Mon 07 Jun 2010 16:00
Sailing time - Mon 07 Jun 2010 16:45
Arrival time - Mon 07 Jun 2010 19:15

hotelF1 Calais Coquelles
Avenue Charles de Gaulle
Chemin de Bernieulles
62231 COQUELLES

Tel : (+33)891705206
GPS coordinates: N 50° 56' 31.26" E 1° 48' 12.66"

Day 2, Tuesday 8th June 2010, Calais to Abbeville

Approx 80 miles south over unknown terrain from Calais to Abbeville

hotelF1 Abbeville
234, route d'Amiens
80100 ABBEVILLE

Tel : (+33)891705152
GPS coordinates: N 50° 5' 52.69" E 1° 51' 36.26"

Day 3, Wednesday 9th June 2010, Abbeville to Beauvais

Approx 63 miles south/south-east over unknown terrain from Abbeville to Beauvais

HotelF1 Beauvais
23 avenue Montaigne
60000 BEAUVAIS

Tel : (+33)891705178
GPS coordinates: N 49° 24' 44.90" E 2° 6' 23.97"

Day 4, Thursday 10th June 2010, Beauvais to Paris

Approx 50 miles south/south-east over unknown terrain from Beauvais to Paris

Day 5, Friday 11th June 2010, Roam Paris

Day 6, Saturday 12th June 2010, Return Paris to London to Durham

Bike Choice

France has a lot of smooth roads and cycle tracks, so a road bike, hybrid, or slick tyred MTB will make your journey fab.