nbjtours

Well it’s that time of year to get back onto the saddle and start a new adventure. This year is perhaps not as exotic as some of our most recent rides but it still promises to throw up some special moments and interesting locations.

As the title suggests we’ll be riding across France, starting at the wild and windswept Pointe du Raz in Brittany crossing the country south of Paris, through Le Mans, Sens and Troyes before heading north through Metz and arriving at our final destination in Luxembourg City where we are being hosted by Mark & Teresa Deveril.

As ever we are hoping that good weather will keep us in the saddle but we’ll not be too worried about going soft and taking to the camper if it turns nasty.

The route will include a mix of road and greenway cycle paths along old railways and alongside canals and rivers. No doubt we’ll have a few mini detours to check out the local produce and we aim to ride a lap ( as near as we can) of the Le Mans 24 hour circuit.

This year will see a changed and depleted team with only Nick and myself riding and perhaps Nigel getting his pedalling legs out now and again. Dom just couldn’t make it and sadly Chris, who has been an ever present team member since NBJ Tours started, is unwell and not able to join us. He will be with us virtually and has promised to try to complete some of the stages on his turbo trainer at home. I’m sure we’ll be hearing from him during our ride. We’ll certainly miss him and his card playing skills.

With Chris not in France with us we will have a part time new member who’s joining us for the first half of the tour until Le Mans.

Caroline & Nigel’s auntie Gill, who was once described as a “ mad, posh old bird” by one of her racing car students, will be joining us on her motorcycle. As a former professional racing driver ( including racing Le Mans Classic at night down the Mulsanne) national hunt jockey and general wheeler dealer we are expecting a few choice tales!

The trusty camper Broomey will as always be our home for the ten day tour, driven, by the chef de everything else, Nigel, under the watchful eye of chief medic, quartermaster and beetroot and apple salad preparation expert extraordinaire Monica. I’m sure they’ll be a few trips to Lidl and the odd patisserie on the way!

The adventure begins on Wednesday 18 June Keep a look out for the first instalment.