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Message started by Monkeywrangler22 on Jun 20^th, 2012, 10:53pm

Title: Tour de Paris (TX)
Post by Monkeywrangler22 on Jun 20^th, 2012, 10:53pm

Anyone else doing the Tour de Paris on July 21st, this year? I have read good reviews of it, and it fits in my July calendar, so I registered. Kicked for the 110k. Hope to see some of you there!

Title: Re: Tour de Paris (TX)
Post by FlyingLaZBoy on Jun 21^st, 2012, 7:37am

Sounds like a good opportunity to meet Esbee!!!! I've never ridden it, but Terrie can't make it to do the tandem, so I may do it solo....

Title: Re: Tour de Paris (TX)
Post by TonyWard on Jun 21^st, 2012, 11:49am

Did the 110k route last year - it was a pretty good ride. I like some of the nice touches I have only seen there like unmanned water stops between the normal rest stops. They dropped some water and a sunshade in the event you run out of water between stops. This was nice as it was definately hot!!

Don't know if I'll make it this year - but here is my link to last year's course:
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/99761736

Be sure to get your pic taken with your bike in front of the Eiffel Tower!

http://i1130.photobucket.com/albums/m531/a_mward/ParisTX.jpg

Title: Re: Tour de Paris (TX)
Post by freakflyer9999 on Jul 15^th, 2012, 9:19pm

I've just about talked myself into doing this ride. Guess I'll need to make a hotel reservation since it is over 2 1/2 hours to get there. Anyone know a good place to stay in Paris?

Title: Re: Tour de Paris (TX)
Post by Monkeywrangler22 on Jul 15^th, 2012, 10:49pm

I can pm you the motel list from my packet, tomorrow. I will be driving up from McKinney early Saturday morning. Hope to get there in time for pancakes!

Title: Re: Tour de Paris (TX)
Post by freakflyer9999 on Jul 16^th, 2012, 6:37am

Monkeywrangler22 wrote:

I can pm you the motel list from my packet, tomorrow. I will be driving up from McKinney early Saturday morning. Hope to get there in time for pancakes!

Vicky,

Yes, please send me the list if you get a chance today.

Thanks.

Title: Re: Tour de Paris (TX)
Post by Monkeywrangler22 on Jul 16^th, 2012, 9:51am

PM sent and I will post it here too.

Register

REGISTRATION

Adult Registration : $25 Early Bird (through June 22nd)

$30 – July 20, 2012

$35 – Day of Event – July 21st

Ages 12 & Under : $10 / $12 / $15

Tandems : $35/$45 / $55

REGISTER ONLINE or Mail your entry to: 8 West Plaza, Paris, Texas 75460

Make Checks Payable to: Visitors and Convention Council

The following Hotel rates plus tax are available to 2012 Tour de Paris riders:

$89.99 at the Holiday Inn (903) 785-0088 3025 NE Loop 286, 75460 Paris

$69.99 at the Comfort Inn (903) 785-0089 3035 NE Loop 286, Paris, Tx 75460

$89.00 Hampton (903) 784-6536 3563 NE Loop 286, Paris, Texas 75460

$55.00 Room at the Ramada Inn (850) 212-0670 3560 NE Loop 286, Paris, Texas 75460

$80.00 Suite at the Ramada Inn (850) 212-0670 3560 NE Loop 286, Paris, Texas 75460

$65.00 Single at the Days Inn (903) 784-8164 2650 N. Main, Paris, Texas 75460

$75.00 Double at the Days Inn (903) 784-8164 2650 N. Main, Paris, Texas 75460

$69.95 One Queen at America’s Best Value Inn (903) 785-5566 3755 N. E. Loop 286, Paris, Texas 75460

$79.95 Two Queen at America’s Best Value Inn (903) 785-5566 3755 N. E. Loop 286, Paris, Texas 75460

$79.95 King at America’s Best Value Inn (903) 785-5566 3755 N. E. Loop 286, Paris, Texas 75460

Title: Re: Tour de Paris (TX)
Post by freakflyer9999 on Jul 16^th, 2012, 11:01am

Thanks

Title: Re: Tour de Paris (TX)
Post by sstexex on Jul 16^th, 2012, 6:32pm

We'll be there on the tandem!

Title: Re: Tour de Paris (TX)
Post by freakflyer9999 on Jul 17^th, 2012, 2:54pm

Well, I guess that I'm just going to stay close to home this weekend. A/C went out at my rent house, so $425 later it is cool again, but that with a few other out of the ordinary expenses, just means I need to watch the $$$ for a while.

Title: Re: Tour de Paris (TX)
Post by jdorlon on Jul 20^th, 2012, 8:50am

I'll be there on a Cruzbike Silvio. :-)

Title: Re: Tour de Paris (TX)
Post by Monkeywrangler22 on Jul 20^th, 2012, 12:14pm

I'll be there with the whitewall wheelset!

Title: Re: Tour de Paris (TX)
Post by Monkeywrangler22 on Jul 22^nd, 2012, 3:47pm

I saw a couple trikers, a velomobile (yellow coroplast), John and Ken, and a LWB Rans I didn't recognize. I think everyone else from RBENT took a shorter route than the 110K but I wouldn't swear to it. I did the 110K, and was regretting it at about 90k! I coulda been back in the A/C, having a burger by then, if I had gone the shorter route...

Still it was a great ride, and I have a full write up complete with the obligatory Eiffel Tower pic on my blog (http://www.themonkeywranglersblog.blogspot.com). Enjoy!

Title: Re: Tour de Paris (TX)
Post by esbee on Jul 22^nd, 2012, 4:37pm

[smiley=popcorn.gif]i am sorry i was not able to attend due to getting used to those new hips- but next year i hope i can do the short ride...you might have seen Jerry Morrell, though...he is the big guy on his brand new Catrike expedition.
Esbee- susan in paris

Title: Re: Tour de Paris (TX)
Post by Monkeywrangler22 on Jul 22^nd, 2012, 5:12pm

I did see a larger guy on a red? Catrike...we said hi on my way to the 110k start line. I was curious if you had been one of the kind folks lining the streets of town yesterday, cheering the riders on, esbee...I knew you'd just had hip replacements done this summer, so wasn't expecting to see you riding much yet. But next year, you will have to say hi to my husband Dave--he gets to do TdP next year!

Title: Re: Tour de Paris (TX)
Post by CruzbikeChris on Jul 24^th, 2012, 11:03am

So, how did you do on the Silvio in Paris? How long you been riding the Cruzbike? Do you like it? We should get together for and all Cruzbike ride sometime!