Cycling festival in France laurent desbiens cycling event - 16-06-2009
The
fifth anniversary of the "Ch'ti Bike Tour" takes place in the
Lille Metropole area of northern France over the weekend of 29/30
August 2009. The event consists of "The Laurent Desbiens Cycling
Event", a 100 mile race on the roads of the Mounts de Flandres, a 2 day
"Tour of the Mounts" touring event including B&B, dinner and
entertainment at the Parc d'Olhai. There are also several mountain bike
events including a "tour" of Flanders with routes of various lengths
for family participation and a more focussed mountain bike route.
The event is probably better described as a "cycling festival" the details of which may be viewed on the French website www.lechtibiketour.org
The organisers have a long history of involvement in cycle racing and
the management of cycling events and are supported by Bernhard Thevenet
(twice winner of the Tour de France) who will be involved in the "Ch'ti
Bike Tour" weekend. Various national French organisations also lend
valuable support to this event.
This year it is hoped to attract significant interest from the UK. I am
specifically contacting clubs in the south east, given their proximity
to the Flanders location. I hope that you and your club colleagues will be interested.
Anybody fancy organising a club trip away to this????
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