Thursday, June 18, 2026

18.06.2026 Day 9 - Viervilles-sur-Mer - Villerville-sur-Mer. Memories from D-Day

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Today I passed the beaches of Normandy where the invation took place 82 years ago. We have all read the stories, but it is impressive actual...
Wednesday, June 17, 2026

17.06.2026 Day 8 - Le Havre - Villers-sur-Mer. Crossing Pont de Normandie and ending with a beer on the beach

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After "missing the bus" yesterday, I was wondering how crossing the bridge would work out. No problem. I'll sum it up below, m...
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Tuesday, June 16, 2026

16.06.2026 Day 7 - Quiberville-sur-Mer - Le Havre. Lunch party and struggling to book a bus.

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Rather uneventful day.  More of the same, steep climbs and headwinds. Clouded much of the day, almost chilly, but clearing up towards the ev...
Monday, June 15, 2026

15.06.2026 Day 6 - Le Crotoy-Quiberville-sur-Mer. White cliffs, climbs and the first warm day.

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I didn't know, but also Normandie has white cliffs, like Dover. Beautiful but long ride with again quite some steep hills. Coming to the...
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Sunday, June 14, 2026

14.06.2026 Day 5 - Audresselles-Le Crotoy. Beautiful weather, tailwind and a troubled end.

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There  is not so much to say about this day, apart from that was a great cycling experience with largely tailwind. Makes (cycle) life a lot ...
Saturday, June 13, 2026

13.06.2026 Day 4 - Dunkerque-Audresselles. Beautiful landscapes and getting hilly.

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First early start 08:35, I like it. Today's first 20km were quite nice, lot's of forest reducing the wind. Rural areas with agricult...