Almost Ready

This has been a great summer for cycling. This will be the third tour of 2025. 

In May / June I had taken a tour from Buffalo NY to Manhattan (tour blog), following the Erie Canal to Albany NY then South following the Hudson River on the Empire State Trail to Manhattan. A total of 10 days and covering 619 miles.

July, I joined the Lafayette Cavaliers to tour the Pacific Northwest (tour blog), starting and ending in Seattle. The tour was 13 riding days touring Bainbridge Island,  Olympic Peninsula and the San Juan Islands

Both of the above tours were leading up to this more ambitious tour. 

By the numbers

• 5 Countries
• 16 Cities
• 15 cycling days
• 876 miles total miles
• 58 miles daily average
• 75 miles longest day
• 46 miles shortest day

We'll be touring through France, Germany, Austria, Swaziland and Italy.   Friday (8/29/25) I will be flying from Los Angeles to Paris on Air Tahiti Nui direct to Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) in Paris, arriving Saturday morning (8/30/25).

We'll be departing from our hotel in Sancy. The 4 star Château de Sancy hotel looks very inviting. 

Sunday will be our first day of riding. Below is the tour route. The tour itinerary is located in the this spreadsheet.

		Distance	El Gain
Day	Place of arrival	Mi	ft
A	Sancy (F)	-	-
B	Gionges (F)	58	2,597
C	Vitry-le-Francois (F)	46	1,066
D	Neufchateau (F)	68	2,911
E	Baccarat (F)	60	3,355
F	Colmar (F)	55	3,368
G	Rheinfelden(G)	60	1,293
H	Frauenfeld (Sw)	75	3,847
I	Feldkirch(A)	67	2,478
J	Strengen am Arlberg (A)	50	5,089
K	Glurns(I)	51	4,202
L	Bozen (I)	53	1,187
M	Rovereto (I)	54	2,200
N	Caselle di Sommacampagna	57	2,995
O	Montichiari (I)	54	2,524
P	Milano (I)	69	1,342
		876 Mi	40,454 Ft