Epic Ride Plan

The following table highlights each day's ride, the planned distance and the primary feature on the ride. The cycling fanatics will likely appreciate the names of the climbs planned for this trip. My goal is to blog about each day's event and capture video throughout the experience from a handlebar mounted camera. I hope you enjoy the material.

Day	Distance	Lodging Location	Today’s Feature
Friday, 11 July	40 km	Paris	Paris Countryside
Saturday, 12 July	No ride	Toulouse	Bus transfer to Pyrenees
Sunday, 13 July	70km	Lourdes	Col d’Aspin
Monday, 14 July	130km	Lourdes	Col du Tourmalet, Hautacam
Tuesday, 15 July	110km	Lourdes	Col d’Aubisque, Col du Soulor (the TdF has the day off, may as well get a look at some climbs in the area)
Wednesday, 16 July	50km	Carcassonne	In/around Lannemezan today’s race start location
Thursday, 17 July	100km	Carcassonne	Pic de Nore
Friday, 18 July	100km	L’Isle sur la Sourge	Vendargues several rollers to the TdF stage finish
Saturday, 19 July	70km	L’Isle sur la Sourge	In/around the towns of Roussillon and Gordes, watch the stage at feed zone
Sunday, 20 July	80km	L’Isle sur la Sourge	Mont Ventoux
Monday, 21 July	40km	Les Deux Alpes	Day off for the tour in Cuneo, IT. We’ll do a local loop around Fontaine de Vaucluse. Bus to the Alpes.
Tuesday, 22 July	140km	Les Deux Alpes	Galibier, Telegraphe, CroixDeFer, DeuxAlps (looks like a day for Metallica on the iPod)
Wednesday, 23 July	75km	Les Deux Alpes	Alpe d’Huez
Thursday, 24 July	120km	Clermont-Ferrand	Relatively flat day, rolling terrain around Bourg d’Oisans
Friday, 25 July	120km	Clermont-Ferrand	Relatively flat day, rolling terrain around Vichy
Saturday, 26 July	110km	Bourges	Boussac-Bourg, Briante, Pouligny and Culan to the finish of today’s Time Trial in Saint Amand Montrond
Sunday, 27 July	-0-	Paris	Watching the finish, 1355 km (850mi) is enough