New roadtrip this summer, with a little more than 2500 km in 15 days, mainly on Normandy and Brittany roads to follow the English channel coast:
- Paris to Berck via Le Touquet Paris-Plage 253 km, 4 h 13 min
- Berck to Le Havre via Dieppe anc the coast 210 km, 4 h 18 min
- Le Havre to Paris via Rouen, La Roche Guyon, Pointoise 238 km, 4 h 28 min
- Paris to Le Havre via Evreux, Pont de Normandie (Normandy Bridge) 234 km, 4 h 11 min
- Le Havre to Avranches via Pont de Normandie and the coast, Pegasus Bridge, Saint-Lô, Omaha Beach 251 km, 5 h 30 min
- Avranche to Saint-Brieuc via Mont-Saint-Michel and the coast, Saint-Malo, Cap Fréhel 186 km, 4 h 26 min
- Saint-Brieuc to Morlaix via Paimpol, Lannion 132 km, 2 h 52 min
- Morlaix to Quimper via Monts d’Arrée, Peyben 87 km, 1 h 34 min
- Day off at Quimper
- Quimper to Nantes via Rosporden, Quimperlé, Kergouric, Savenay 248 km, 3 h 38 min
- Nantes to Poitiers via Clisson, Bressuire 179 km, 3 h 15 min
- Poitiers to Bourges via Châtellerault, Buzançais, Vatan 201 km, 3 h 32 min
- Day off at Bourges and Saint-Florent-sur-Cher, Châteauneuf-sur-Cher 80 km, 1 h 46 min
- Bourges to Paris via Châteauneuf-sur-Loire, Bellegarde, Milly-la-Forêt 237 km, 4 h 9 min
Riding gear
- HJC RPHA 70 (Gaon) helmet with transparent screen
- Ride Tech chin mount
- Sena 3S Plus Universal communication headset
- Dainese Carve Master 2 jacket with Manis D1 back protector
- Dainese D-Explorer 2 gloves
- Furygan 01 Stretch jeans
- Alpinestars Belize boots
I also had as spare or backup:
- Dainese Mig C2 gloves
- Dainese Tempest 2 D-Dry pants with Held 3D-Skin Base
Luggage
- Bering Catch backpack, pour le linge, le nécessaire de toilette, mon ordinateur portable et une paire de chaussure pour se balader en ville
- Louis Roll Bag, 50L fixed with two Joubert straps for Tempest pants, a rain jack for city trips and a second pair of Furygan jeans
- SW-Motech EVO Daypack, 5-9L, for small electronics and battery packs
- Yamaha 39L Top Case, for spare gloves, tyre repair kit and, in a big bag, the DJI drone, a DSLR in its protective bag and water bottles.
Recording stuff
- GoPro HERO 9 Black with 4 battery packs
- GoPro HERO 7 Silver for chassis views on handlebar mount
- DJI Mini 2 drone
To be continued with a travel cost debrief and setup on bike…