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Belgium Trip 11/13th Sept
A trip is being organised to Belgium for 3 days
2 cars go via eurotunnel / 2 nights in hotel
7 people so far 2-3 places left
Will all be at true club run pace
wait at the top of each hill
50 / 80 / 40 miles for each day
£200 ish for travel + hotel
£150-200 meals etc
Contact myself or Richard Maynard if interested
James Boyle / Richard Maynard / Martin Lawless / Andy Bartlett / Mark C / Martin hall / Tim Skelding so far
will be good fun
will need £200 on booking place
A great way to round the season off
James
2 cars go via eurotunnel / 2 nights in hotel
7 people so far 2-3 places left
Will all be at true club run pace
wait at the top of each hill
50 / 80 / 40 miles for each day
£200 ish for travel + hotel
£150-200 meals etc
Contact myself or Richard Maynard if interested
James Boyle / Richard Maynard / Martin Lawless / Andy Bartlett / Mark C / Martin hall / Tim Skelding so far
will be good fun
will need £200 on booking place
A great way to round the season off
James
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It's £75 for a double room, per night, inc breakfast.
There are no single or twin rooms - but each double room has a single bed too [probably sofa bed], so sharing is possible: halving price, if two want to buddy up.
To get this best rate - we need to confirm numbers as there's no flex. We can confirm situation at the Rose & Crown tomorrow eve and I will reserve the next day. Please let me know what you'd like to do by then.
We are currently 8 possibly 9 at mo.
I think we are an unconfirmed 10 at the moment. More people most welcome - we just need to think carefully about transport. Rooms are twin I believe - so sharing an easy option.
Let richard@ccashwell.com or james@ccashwell.com know if you're interested.
Friday 11th will easily fit in an afternoon ride east.
Saturday is the big day - will post a mapmyride route soon. Taking in the Kemmelberg;
http://www.rapha.cc/the-kemmelberg
and errr... the St Sixtus 'world's finest beer' Trappist Brewery [near the end maybe?]
http://www.whitebeertravels.co.uk/sixtus.html
Sunday recovery ride - and back home in the evening reasonable time.
Hence 1 spare place in existing cars and a room booked
Let Richard maynard or Andy Bartlett know this Sunday
Will need a cheque for £200 if you want to go
It will be great fun
lots of stories to be told !
Get this last place while you can
http://www.mapmyride.com/route/be/pontymoile/996124968460260915
Richard
so two evening meals booked
eat out for x 3 lunch ( need euros )
price now £240 for travel / hotel + breakfast / 2 evening meals
(drink excluded )
So £240 if still to pay - please do so this week
Cheque payable to James Boyle
£40 balance to come before trip if already paid
9 definate / 1 maybe to confirm with monies
James
both cars fully booked
please get any monies to me this week
James
Everyone should bring a camera as the best photos will be put on the website.
James Boyle / Tim Skelding / John Riddett / Andy Bartlett / Stef Dixon
Richard Maynard / Martin Hall / Martin Lawless / Mark Constable / Vincent Friedlander
But 4 bikes on mine and 6 on Richard
Bring bikes + bag night before
Send an e-mail to richard and I if not already done so
Thanks for cheques I will not cash them until Sept
Will have all the monies in then
thanks
James
Route 1
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=diksmuide&daddr=Veldstraat+to:Haringstraat+to:passendale+to:Basculestraat+to:50.856893,2.81765+to:N333%2FSteentjemolenstraat+to:Sint-Sixtdreef+to:Maria+Doolaeghestraat%2FN35&geocode=%3BFTJ_CgMdtoYsAA%3BFcjxCAMdnOktAA%3B%3BFZz-BwMdCh8sAA%3B%3BFRZmCAMdeIUqAA%3BFYaDCAMdYmYpAA%3BFXqvCgMdfLwrAA&hl=en&mra=dpe&mrcr=2&mrsp=5&sz=12&via=1,2,5,6&dirflg=w&doflg=ptm&sll=50.85776,2.784691&sspn=0.107494,0.22007&ie=UTF8&ll=50.945017,2.870865&spn=0.214585,0.44014&z=11
Route 2
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Diksmuide,+West+Flanders,+Flemish+Region,+Belgium&daddr=Sasstraat,+Boezinge+8904+Ypres,+West+Flanders,+Flemish+Region,+Belgium+to:Oostkaai,+Ypres,+West+Flanders,+Flemish+Region,+Belgium+to:ypres+to:Pannenhuisstraat,+Ypres,+West+Flanders,+Flemish+Region,+Belgium+to:Kemmel+Heuvelland,+West+Flanders,+Flemish+Region,+Belgium+to:Kemmelbergweg+to:Kemmelbergweg,+Heuvelland,+West+Flanders,+Flemish+Region,+Belgium+to:Kemmelbergweg,+Heuvelland,+West+Flanders,+Flemish+Region,+Belgium+to:D318%2FRue+de+M%C3%A9teren+to:Unknown+road+to:Rue+du+Clocher,+59114+Eecke,+Nord,+Nord-Pas+de+Calais,+France+to:Route+du+Korten+Loop,+59114+Saint-Sylvestre-Cappel,+Nord,+Nord-Pas+de+Calais,+France+to:Rue+Notre+Dame,+59670+Cassel,+59670,+France+(Cassel)+to:Voie+Romaine,+59380+Steene,+Nord,+Nord-Pas+de+Calais,+France+to:Bergues,+Nord,+Nord-Pas+de+Calais,+France+to:Sint-Rijkersstraat,+8690+Alveringem,+West+Flanders,+Flemish+Region,+Belgium+to:Dodengangstraat+to:diksmuide&hl=en&geocode=FfauCgMdmLIrAA%3BFdvDCAMdT44rAA%3BFU1KCAMdsdQrAA%3B%3BFUmpBwMdY8MrAA%3B%3BFb7SBgMdIP0qAA%3BFePhBgMdeKIqAA%3BFePhBgMdeKIqAA%3BFQrYBgMdmKcpAA%3BFaHzBgMd34goAA%3BFRLTBgMdk6YnAA%3BFYqyBgMdeswmAA%3B%3BFVmKCQMdJcQjAA%3B%3BFWxWCgMdqCUpAA%3BFbzvCgMdfFgrAA%3B&mra=ls&via=6,9,10&dirflg=w&doflg=ptm&sll=50.90778,2.612625&sspn=0.429519,0.88028&ie=UTF8&z=10
Route 3
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=diksmuide&daddr=IJzerdijk+to:IJzerdijk+to:IJzerdijk+to:Nieuwendammeweg+to:Boterdijk+to:westende-bad+to:Koninginnelaan%2FN34+to:N325%2FSpermaliestraat+to:Gistel,+West+Flanders,+Flemish+Region,+Belgium+to:Brugse+Heerweg+to:51.046035,2.887001+to:diksmuide&geocode=%3BFdvnCgMdD18rAA%3BFYZTCwMdhUwrAA%3BFUegCwMdf3YrAA%3BFXM1DAMdE4MqAA%3BFdRyDAMd_0AqAA%3B%3BFUAPDQMduP4qAA%3BFW6RDAMd9HErAA%3BFY-UDAMdoEYtAA%3BFdgoCwMdrEUsAA%3B%3B&hl=en&mra=dpe&mrcr=3&mrsp=11&sz=13&via=1,2,3,4,5,8,10,11&dirflg=w&doflg=ptm&sll=51.062005,2.916698&sspn=0.053511,0.110035&ie=UTF8&ll=51.061034,2.892323&spn=0.053512,0.110035&z=13
Route 1
tiny.cc/belgium1
Route 2
tiny.cc/belgium2
Route 3
tiny.cc/belgium3
However the Kemmelberg is still in, please see the below link for an idea of what we're doing!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kemmelberg23.jpg
1. Django Reinhardt La Mer - Beyond The Sea
2. Ray Charles If You Go Away
3. CJ Bolland Sugar Is Sweeter
4. Scott Walker Jackie
5. Front 242 Headhunter
6. Soulwax Any Minute Now
7. Heinz Just Like Eddie
8. Ron Sexsmith Brandy Alexander
9. The Durutti Column For Belgian Friends
10. Fields Awake Ypres
11. Suicide 23 Minutes Over Brussels
Django Reinhardt is Belgian apparently; appropriate tune for crossing the channel too.
Ray Charles' 'If you go away' was written by the great Belgian artist Jacques Brel as was 'Jackie'.
CJ Bolland grew up in Antwerp.
Front 242, Lords of Acid and Soulwax are all Belgians.
'Just like Eddie' is tenuous (think Eddie Mercxx)!
'Brandy Alexander' was on the soundtrack of 'In Bruges' (different version though).
Durutti Column track speaks for itself.
'Fields Awake' ditto.
Finished off by a live recording of Alan Vegas cult band Suicide of a gig in Brussels that ended in a riot. Watch out Diksmuide!
Will have to show me how to get onto my ipod
so my car can appreciate the craftmanship
Many thanks for the change of descent
my lower regions do not want to do that again
However I suspect this is simply for a greater agony
Some of us have standard gearing
No use of triples ( or compacts come to that ) I assume is the trip motto
I should also have my new motor by then
might need to find an autobahn
record with bikes on the back is ........
make sure the straps are tight
James
will be paying cheques in end of this week
James
Richard
http://open.spotify.com/track/4k4rkngBPDo9GBM7GgqXeQ
John
please bring bikes between 7.30 and 8pm for my car
also a bag for the trip with your stuff
passport / shoes / helmet
new car came today / tow bar works / insurance done
round to me at 5.55am for 6am departure on friday morning
bring it on !
Richard
http://www.accuweather.com/world-forecast2.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&locCode=EUR|BE|BE011|YPRES&metric=1
Richard - let's pick up that chat about a bonus 20 miles along the canal for those that want to go 100 - with a rendezvous point back with the group?
http://www.mapmyride.com/route/be/diksmuide/173125236059294280
Forecast still good - very warm 25 degrees. Hot cobbles...
to you asap or would it now be simpler for you to have the cash on Friday/Thursday pm?
looking forward to the sound track.
Can I make a request for Motor Head's Ace of Spades. That should keep us all awake and has nothing to do with
the western front or anything remotely appropriate.
Alternatively Monster by The Automatic
Mussorgsky - pictures at an exhibition
Allegri's Miserere - 1963 recording?
see you on the weekend
vincent
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pNk4AiaPn8&feature=related
probably the finest ever recording of this..........I was lead choirister at St Peters t Abans at the same time,,,I sang this also, but never with the beauty and purity of Roy Goodmans recording..simply heaven to hear.
i must study youtube more. it is a haunting recording. i can only profess to having heard it on Radio 4 recently but it is an amazing. Didn't know you had pipes?
vincent
gets dark at 8pm , but not back from work until 6.45pm
Bring your bike and a bag for the 3 days
Friday on the road for 6am latest , hence 5.50am at mine
we arrive hotel ,have lunch in town , get changed then ride on Fri
Last bike needs to go to Richard
4 to me and 6 with Richard
We find out if Tim S is the main man Thurs
bring any outstanding for him
Mark and Vincent to pay £40 balance to me
No mobiles unless in your room please
No triples or compacts, only testosterone permitted
Medium rides have 5 second handicap on every sprint
and ride constantly on the front
Let the Tour of Belgium begin !
James :-)