PEDAL TO PARIS 2017 ROUTE BOOKLET

PEDAL TO PARIS 2017 ROUTE BOOKLET

DAY 1 - LONDON - DUNKIRK 129KM ELTHAM PALACE START AYLESFORD REST STOP KENNINGTON PIT STOP FERRY DINNER ON FERRY MEAL STOP CYCLE FINISH DUNKIRK

Day 1 - London - Dunkirk 129km 06.00-07.15 Registration 07.15 Move to start line in front of the Palace 07:20 Group Photo, briefing and speeches 07.50-08:05 Depart Eltham Palace Group 3 (12mph) & Group 2 (13mph) at 07:50 Followed by Group 1 (18mph) 09.45-10.00 Arrive Aylesford Pit Stop 10.20-10.40 Depart Aylesford Group 3 (12mph) at 10.20 Group 2 (13mph) at 10:30 Group 1 (18mph) at 10.40 12.25-12.34 Arrive at Kennignton for Lunch 13.05-13.30 Depart Kennignton Group 3 (12mph) at 13:05 Group 2 (13mph) at 13:15 Group 1 (18mph) at 13.30 15.30-15.40 Arrive Marine Parade Dover 18.00 Ferry 21.00 Arrive Dunkirk (local time) 21.00-22.00 Cycle to Bike Storage and coaches to hotels

DAY 2 - DUNKIRK - ABBEVILLE 153.2KM DUNKIRK HENNUIN START REST STOP BRUNEMBERT PIT STOP ECUIRES MEAL STOP CRECY EN PONTHIEU FINISH ABBEVILLE

Day 2 - Dunkirk - Abbeville 153.2km 06.00 Breakfast in hotels 07.00 Coach pick up from Campanile and Quality Hotel to bike park 07:30 Coach pick up from Welcome Hotel, Borel and All Suites to bike park 08:00 Depart Salle Sports Le Glacis 08:30 Dunkirk Ceremony 09.15-10.00 Depart Dunkirk Group 3 (12mph) at 09:15 Group 1 (18mph) at 09.45 Group 2 (13mph) at 10:00 12.41-13.12 Arrive at Brunembert for Lunch 13.30-14.15 Depart Brunemert Group 3 (12mph) at 13:30 Group 1 (18mph) at 14.00 Group 2 (13mph) at 14:15 15.50-16.14 Arrive Ecuires 16:05-16:30 Depart Ecuires Group 3 (12mph) at 16:05 Group 1 (18mph) at 16.20 Group 2 (13mph) at 16:30 17.25-17.44 Arrive at Crecy en Ponthieu for Pit Stop and re-group 18:00 Depart Crecy en Ponthieu as one group 19.00 Arrive Abbeville for bike storage and coaches - Mercure walk to hotel

DAY 3 - ABBEVILLE - BEAUVAIS 107KM QUESNOY-SURAIRAINES ABBEVILLE START REST STOP CROIXRAULT LES POIX PIT STOP MONSURES MEAL STOP AUCHY-LAMONTAGNE FINISH BEAUVAIS

Day 3 - Abbeville - Beauvais 107km 07.00 Breakfast in hotels 07.40 Coach pick-up from Cap Hornu 08.00 Coaches from Ibis, Mercure to walk to bike storage 08.15 All coaches arrive at Bike Storage 08.20 Cyclists leave for town centre 08.45 Ceremony at War Memorial 09.15-10.00 Depart Abbeville Group 3 (12mph) at 09.15 Group 1 (18mph) at 09.45 Group 2 (13mph) at 10.00 11.43-12.27 Arrive at Croixrault les Pox for Lunch Depart Croixrault les Pox Group 3 (12mph) at 13.05 Group 1 (18mph) at 13.20 Group 2 (13mph) at 13.40 15.02-15.36 Arrive at Auchy la Montagne for Pit Stop and re-group 16.30 Depart Auchy la Montagne as one group 17.22 Arrive at Beauvais War Memorial for ceremony 18.00 Depart War Memorial for Fire Station 18.10 Arrive Fire Station for bike storage and coaches

DAY 4 - BEAUVAIS - PARIS 100KM BEAUVAIS LA NEUVILLEGARNIER START MONNEVILLE REST STOP MENUCOURT PIT STOP SAINT-GERMAIN EN-LAYE MEAL STOP FINISH PARIS

Day 4 - Beauvais - Paris 100km 07.00 Breakfast in hotels 07.40 Coach pick up from hotels to bike park 08.45-09.30 Depart Beauvais Group 3 (12mph) at 08.45 Group 2 (13mph) at 09.30 Group 1 (18mph) at 09.20 11.37-12.13 Arrive at Menucourt for Lunch 12.40 All depart for Paris as one group 15.24 Arrive Arc de Triomphe 15.30-16.00 Celebration & Medal Presentations 16.30 Ceremony at Arc de Triomphe 17.00 Depart Arc de Triomphe 17.25 Arrive at Hotel National des Invalides, bikes to be packed ready for transport on back to England. Coaches back to Hotel.

LA MARSEILLAISE Allons enfants de la Patrie,Le jour de gloire est arrive! Contre nous de la tyrannie, L'etendard sanglant est leve, (repeat) Entendez-vous dans les campagnes Mugir ces feroces soldats? Ils viennent jusque dans vos bras Egorger vos ls, vos compagnes! Aux armes, citoyens, Formez vos bataillons, Marchons, marchons! Qu'un sang impur Abreuve nos sillons! ENGLISH TRANSLATION Arise, children of the Fatherland, The day of glory has arrived! Against us tyranny Raises its bloody banner (repeat) Do you hear, in the countryside, The roar of those ferocious soldiers? They're coming right into your arms To cut the throats of your sons and women! To arms, citzens,form your battalions, Let's march, let's march! Let an impure blood Water our furrows! (repeat)

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN God Save the Queen God save our gracious Queen, Long live our noble Queen, God save the Queen: Send her victorious, Happy and glorious, Long to reign over us: God save the Queen. O Lord our God arise, Scatter her enemies, And make them fall: Confound their politcs, Frustrate their knavish tricks, On Thee our hopes we fix: God save us all.

EXHORTATION FRENCH ILS NE VIEILLIRONT PAS COMME NOUS LES SURVIVANTS VIEILLISONS. ILS SONT A LʼABRI DE LʼUSURE DU TEMPS ET DE TOUTE CRITIQUE DE LA PART DES HOMMES. QUAND LE SOLEIL SE COUCHE, QUAND LE SOLEIL SE LEVE, NOUS RESTERONS TOUJOURS FIDELES A LEUR MEMOIRE ENGLISH THEY SHALL GROW NOT OLD, AS WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD. AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM, NOR THE YEARS CONDEMN. AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN, AND IN THE MORNING, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM

SIGNAGE DIRECTIONAL SIGNAGE DAY 1 OPTION FOR INDIVIDUAL CYCLING ON DAY 1 WHEN YOU SEE THIS SIGN FLAGS MARKING PIT / LUNCH STOPS

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