jaytee74
Free Member
as an avid fan of professional cycling having followed the sport since the 1950s, i make an effort every year to catch up with and follow one of the grand tours this year it was supposed to be the giro (tour of italy) spent a couple of days down at JANDG meet at twin lakes then made our way down carrcassone and avignon then south of france then the idea was follow the coast road to sanremo then head north and pick up the tour in the mountain stages northern italy unfortunately doreen took ill with severe stomach pains would not allow me to get a doctor or take her to a hospital so i made her as comfortable as possible bought every over counter medication which i thought might help, then set of on the long journey home anyway after 4 days she started to feel better by then we are mid france anyway we made our way home by then she was fine. so now to my enquiry having missed the giro i have now decided to go to the mountain stages of the tour de france three days in the pyrenees (high mountains) then move on to the alpes were i will spend 4 days in the high mountains will be departing approx 9th july will return approx 28th july. now to the unusual part of this post because of this years experience doreen has decided not to go so i am left with a spare seat which which i am prepared to offer to anyone who might fancy sharing this experience it would help if they were cycling fans the only cost involved would be there share of the food and the cost of their ferry crossing both ways (dover----- calias) any other contribution would be purely volunteraly. their would be no driving involved only in emergency.but been able to cook and be involved hands on would be a help. anyone interested just PM me or reply to this post with contact details. jt.