A collection of interesting/awful campers & motorhomes
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I'm getting nervous with all these pictures of motorhomes.... my C5 got hit on a mountain pass in the French Alps last week by a myopic geriatric German driving a rented motorhome Very little damage to my car - I was pulled over to the side of the road and stationary at the time, but grief I could well do without as the insurance claim takes that bit longer
On the plus side - I did see a fleet of 6 promotional 2CVs, including at least 1 stretched one
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Not goodbobins wrote: my C5 got hit on a mountain pass in the French Alps last week
Did you see anything of the Tour de France in the Alps?
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I was there for one of the stages - hence seeing the Cochonou 2CVs being mercilessly screamed up the hills, and hence getting hit by one of the countless hundreds of swarming motorhomes, they were everywhere, a couple of them were even being driven courteously !CitroJim wrote:Did you see anything of the Tour de France in the Alps?
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I'm jealous.. Having watched it all on TV, I'd have loved to have been there....bobins wrote:I was there for one of the stagesCitroJim wrote:Did you see anything of the Tour de France in the Alps?
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It's a long day - mildly stressful getting into position in the morning around 8.30, then a very relaxing but enjoyable many hours sat at the side of the road watching the world go by - cyclists, Gendarmerie motorbiking down the hill, team coaches, the Caravan, more cyclists, Gendarmerie motorbiking back up the hill, team coaches going the other way, Gendarmerie motorbiking back down the hill, more cyclists, officials vehicles, Gendarmerie motorbiking back up the hill, cyclists, then quiet, then the leaders go by, then the peloton goes by, then it's time to go, and then you get held up by the Gendarmerie at the bottom of the hill for an hour or so.CitroJim wrote:I'm jealous.. Having watched it all on TV, I'd have loved to have been there....
I'm not a huge fan of cycling (my wife and father-in-law are though), I go to view the mountain stages because it's stunning scenery and I enjoy the enforced idleness of sitting at the side of the road with a small glass of wine and a bit of smelly cheese on a baguette
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You probably missed this guy, Dave Sims who is doing the Tour-de France route on his chopper
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Nope ! We actually saw him Difficult to miss one of them over there We also had a brief chat with a Yorkshireman doing one of the stages whilst wearing a sheeps outfit........ trying to tell us that Welsh sheep actually came from Yorkshire. I think it must have been the heatNewcastleFalcon wrote:You probably missed this guy, Dave Sims who is doing the Tour-de France route on his chopper
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Much Respect to Dave doing it on a Chopper... I've just read a fantastic book called 'French Revolutions', the story of Tim Moore's epic ride around the 2000 Tour route... It was not an easy feat at all and he did it on a more appropriate bike and struggled. His story is absolutely hilarious.
I found the book in a great second-hand bookshop in Hastings whilst attending Malcolm's funeral.
I'd love to know how Dave faired riding a Chopper up (and down!) some of the HC cols and in fact any of the more testing cols at all. Not a bike best suited to win King of the Mountains... Did he make it up the Alpe D'Huez?
I'd love to see a Chopper go up Mont Ventoux!
Bobins, you're right about the scenery, absolutely stunning... I'd so love to go there and do a bit of the Tour route on my bike. Tim's book mentioned above has rather inspired me...
I found the book in a great second-hand bookshop in Hastings whilst attending Malcolm's funeral.
I'd love to know how Dave faired riding a Chopper up (and down!) some of the HC cols and in fact any of the more testing cols at all. Not a bike best suited to win King of the Mountains... Did he make it up the Alpe D'Huez?
I'd love to see a Chopper go up Mont Ventoux!
Bobins, you're right about the scenery, absolutely stunning... I'd so love to go there and do a bit of the Tour route on my bike. Tim's book mentioned above has rather inspired me...
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Anyone got a picture of that amazing P5B Rover that appeared at the NEC a few years ago?
- or the H-van with 2CV van grafted onto the roof - think it's Swedish, rocks up at all the major international events.
Each , in their own way, truly weird.
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We passed him going up the Col du Glandon as we were going down. Mad bu99er !CitroJim wrote:I'd love to know how Dave faired riding a Chopper up (and down!) some of the HC cols and in fact any of the more testing cols at all. Not a bike best suited to win King of the Mountains... Did he make it up the Alpe D'Huez?
I'd love to see a Chopper go up Mont Ventoux!
Bobins, you're right about the scenery, absolutely stunning... I'd so love to go there and do a bit of the Tour route on my bike. Tim's book mentioned above has rather inspired me...
It cost the three of us about £270 each for a week out there excluding food, including hotel, eurotunnel, peage, fuel. So not madly expensive in my opinion, and a great way to spend a week stretching the C5's legs up and down the mountain passes
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This should be pretty close if not the exact onevan ordinaire wrote:Anyone got a picture of that amazing P5B Rover that appeared at the NEC a few years ago?
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Jim thats just the type of random link I like, a chance find. Friend of mine picked up a book about someone cycling around the entire Scottish coast, was inspired and did his own tour. He crashed into a cow near Bettyhill in the far north of Scotland, broke his collar bone and had to abandon the event. Twelve months on to the day of the crash, he resumed and completed his round Scotland tour.CitroJim wrote: I've just read a fantastic book called 'French Revolutions', the story of Tim Moore's epic ride around the 2000 Tour route... It was not an easy feat at all and he did it on a more appropriate bike and struggled. His story is absolutely hilarious.
I found the book in a great second-hand bookshop in Hastings whilst attending Malcolm's funeral.
Tim's book mentioned above has rather inspired me...
I will be pointing him in the direction of "French Revolutions" following your post.
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I love that P5B What a fantastic motorhome... Just the job to follow the Tour de France in some style!
The Col du Glandon is gorgeous and described as fairly straightforward at an average climb of 6.9% but still a feat on a Chopper. Dave must be seriously fit!
I so want to do a bit of the Alps... It's on my to-do list... £270 for that lot is a bragain
I think he'll enjoy it massively. It had me howling, especially his descriptions of discomforts of a rather personal nature he suffered... I will never look the same at a tube of Savlon ever again...
bobins wrote: We passed him going up the Col du Glandon as we were going down. Mad bu99er !
The Col du Glandon is gorgeous and described as fairly straightforward at an average climb of 6.9% but still a feat on a Chopper. Dave must be seriously fit!
I so want to do a bit of the Alps... It's on my to-do list... £270 for that lot is a bragain
Great stuff NeilNewcastleFalcon wrote: I will be pointing him in the direction of "French Revolutions" following your post.
I think he'll enjoy it massively. It had me howling, especially his descriptions of discomforts of a rather personal nature he suffered... I will never look the same at a tube of Savlon ever again...
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Here's an Amazon Link to 'French Revolutions' Neil...
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Thanks Jim will pass it on. DEscriptions of the Col du Glandon don't do it justice so how about a picture, and imagine the 3 hours in bottom gear it would take to get a chopper up there
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