Tour de France 2010

[MouseWife]

So, I'm sitting here tonight watching todays TDF. So beautiful. So magnificent the landscapes, buildings.

Then this popped into my mind:

How did Steph manage to be there for this?

I know I haven't been following anyone very closely, I know you go a lot of places. But, how did you wind up there? Are you there for work/school? Vacation?

Do tell and please do share more pictures and any tales you have of the places you've been. Such history there!!!

Thank you for taking the time to share. :0)

[Stan4dSteph]

Originally Posted by MouseWife

How did Steph manage to be there for this?

I needed to come to France for work, and the timing just worked out well that I could take a few extra days to try to catch the Tour. I've had a goal to see it in person for a while now. I looked at the schedules for the mountains and time trials, and the Morzine-Avoriaz stages worked well. Poked around on the internet to find a place to stay and found an apartment for rent in Avoriaz. It's a ski resort, so there are lots of rentals available there.

If you really want to go, it's best to start planning right when the route is released so you can reserve a place to stay far enough in advance. The only other logistics you need to consider are the road closures affecting access. Those details come out closer to the race though. Hope you get to go sometime! It's a blast.