Route barrée

Next weekend ‘La tour de France’ will be whizzing between the villages in our local area. It will start and finish in Troyes, so when we visited there yesterday it was lovely to see how they had decorated the streets and open spaces in readiness for the event.

This huge bike and fountain welcomed us on one of the roundabouts as we entered.

The peloton will fly through Landreville, the village next to ours, then it will make two appearances in Loches-sur-Ource, before heading up to Eguilly-sous-Bois. Our decision is where shall we go and watch it. We know that it will actually all happen quite quickly, but I think experiencing the buzz and hype of the event will be what interests me. A number of the villages are organising other activities to support the day, so we will hopefully get to visit one of those as well.

It is certainly a huge focus for the area. Over recent months they have been fixing and resurfacing parts of the route, ensuring things are looking good and that they are as safe for the riders as they can be. We can tell it’s an event that brings a lot of pride out in the villages, and I’m looking forward and excited to see it.