Arrive in Paris the evening before your cycling challenge in preparation for an early start the following day. Full hotel details and timings will be sent to participants prior to the start date. Dinner is not included.
Following a full event and safety briefing you will have an early morning warm up pedal from the hotel to the official challenge starting point at the Eiffel Tower in order to beat rush hour traffic. Setting off in convoy through the centre of Paris, and along the Champs Elysee pass the Arc De Triomphe before making your way through the Paris suburbs and into the calm and picturesque French countryside. Arriving in Compienge early afternoon where you will have dinner and rest at the hotel (twin share basis).
Today you will head north along some of the quieter roads, through quaint French villages and towns. Following the road stages of the famous Paris Roubaix race which also follows the path trodden by Napoleon's armies. During the afternoon you will cycle through the Somme and pass by some of the war cemeteries, a reminder of this region’s past. The evening is spent in the historic town of Valenciennes where you will have dinner and spend the night in the hotel recuperating for the last day. (Hotel accommodation is on a twin share basis).
This morning you will pass by more of the war cemeteries then along quiet country roads before crossing the border into Belgium where you will head to the capital city of Brussls finishing at the Atomium.
Upon arriving you will have a celebratory drink before heading off to refresh yourself before your flight or train home (booked independently).
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