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Bonette or Bust 2005 - Sep 4th to Sep 17th When Sunday 4th September to Saturday 17th September. (Confirmed ) Some Highlights of the route
Where There is now an Autoroute file of the full route attached to this message. Please remember that it is subject to change. Here is a summary of each day: Day 1: (Sun 04/09) The old Grand Prix circuit at Gueux, near Reims. 211 miles from Boulogne-sur-mer. This is the official starting point. Day 2: (Mon 05/09) La Mure in the Isere region of the Rhone-Alpes. 400 miles from Reims Day 3: (Tue 06/09)La Mure to Le Muy via the Gorges du Verdon (French Grand Canyon) and three baby passes - Col Bayard, Col de l'Olivier and Col d'Ayen. 185 miles. Day 4: (Wed 07/09)Le Muy to Auron via Saint-Raphael, the Meditteranean Coast, Monte Carlo, Col de Turini, Col St. Martin and Gorges des Valabres. 170 miles plus as many laps of Monte Carlo as you can manage. Day 5: (Thu 08/09) Auron to Aussois via Col des Fourches (2261m), Col de Raspaillon (2250m), Cime de la Bonette (2802m), Col de Restefond (2794m), Col de Vars (2109m), Col d'Izoard (2361m), Col du Lautaret (2058m), Col du Galibier (2646m). 150 miles. Day 6: (Fri 09/09) Aussois to Ulrichen via Col du Mont Cenis (2100m), Col de l'Iseran (2764m), Val d'Isere, Chamonix and Martigny. 255 miles. Day 7: (Sat 10/09) Rest Day to explore Nufenenpass, St Gottard Pass, Furkapass, Grimselpass, Sustenpass, the Rhone Glacier or whatever else tickles your fancy. Day 8: (Sun 11/09) Ulrichen to St. Moritz via Nufenenpass, St. Gotthard Pass, Oberalpass, Julierpass. 140 miles. Day 9: (Mon 12/09) St. Moritz to Riffian via Passo del Bernina, Forcola di Livigno, Passo di Foscagno and the Passo dello Stelvio. 85 miles Day 10: (Tue 13/09) Riffian to Galtur via Passo di Rombo, Otzaler Gletscherstrasse, Hahntennjoch, Flexenpass and Arlbergpass. 212 miles Day 11: (Wed 14/09) Galtur to Strasbourg via Bielerhohe, Zurich, Basel. 271 miles Day 12: (Thu 15/09) Strasbourg to Luxembourg. 136 miles Day 13: (Fri 16/09) Luxembourg to Bruges via Spa Francorchamps. 245 miles. Day 14: (Sat 17/09) Bruges to Boulogne-sur-mer . 90 miles. Ferry home at 17:30 Approximate total distance? 2500 miles. There is one rest day in Ulrichen. You may notice that most of the days are shorter than in 2004 so we should all spend less time in the cars and more time out exploring, photographing and generally appreciating the areas we pass through. All runners recieve an exclusive Route Book. The book has background information on each place we visit, hotel details, maps, directions, alternative routes, recommended lunch stops and much, much more. And then of course there is the Stelvio merchandise machine. Hats, T-shirts, underwear, stickers, calling cards, door signs, rally plates. Everything you could ever want. Hotels
Travel Arrangements All of the hotels will be located by me and booked by you. It is important to understand that you are solely responsible for looking after your own bookings. If you need help just ask. If there are any French/Italian/Swiss/German speakers who want to help with the general communication barriers please let me know. Ferries We will be crossing from Dover to Boulogne-sur-mer with SpeedFerries (www.speedferries.com). If you book before 31st December its only £50 return per car . Bargain. You will need book the 11:15 on the 4th September and the 17:30 return on the 17th September. Please let me know when you have booked. Obviously you can cross the channel anyway you want to. Just meet us at the official starting point. How much will it all cost? The maximum room rate will be 100E per room per night based on two sharing with b+b. A lot of the hotels will be cheaper than this though. We are looking at 13 or 14 nights, plus the crossing, fuel, food and beer. Single drivers should probably budget at least £1000 and drivers with partners should probably budget at least £1500. This is a rough estimate based on the 2004 costs and is likely to be inaccurate blah blah blah. Why should I come?
Why shouldn't I come?
Who is coming? (Definates in bold, Maybes in normal, Reservations in italics, Ferry Booked)
Last edited by wigley; Jul 18th, 2005 at 01:57 PM. |
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| might as well add Slovakia to the itinery - Bratislava is very near Vienna and the Czech and Austrian borders. Cheap too. Put me down as a poss, will confirm when a definate |
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| I'm as definite as I can be - bearing in mind the employment situation (or lack of it to be more precise!) Spouse not bothered, so may be looking for a co-pilot.... Good on you, Wigley! Not here much any more |
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| I've made a big change to the general route I've ditched Eastern Austria and the Czech Republic because they just aren't high enough. Stelvio or Bust 2005 will now officially visit the three highest altitude roads in the Alps See the first post for more info. Last edited by wigley; Sep 10th, 2004 at 02:09 PM. |
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