Tour de France - Grande Finale in style

Today we are off to Paris to for a bit of sightseeing & more importantly our Grandstand seats on the Champs Eleysee to see the Tour de France Grand Finale. This will be the third time that we have been to see the finish of the tour.

In 2004 Sue & I cycle a bit of the Alps & watched the time trials at Alpe d'Huez & Briancon before watching the finale on a baking hot day & a with a poor view with the masses on the barriers of the Champs Eleysee [which were 10 deep in places], was a bit of an anti-climax despite all the excitement of the day.

Then last year I cycled from London 2 Paris with Mike for charity & just as the Tour caravan hit the Champs Eleysee we had to leave to catch our Euro-Star train back to London, Sue & Clare also had to leave earlier to catch their flights, all in all major disappointment after a great charity bike ride.

So this year Sue, Mike, Clare & myself are back in style & doing it right with the Grandstand seats - fantastic - we are all so excited - its trains all the way today from Crewe to Euston then St Pancras Euro-Star to Gard de Nord Paris.