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 Col de l"Iseran, 2770 km by bicycle_girl
My chaining is 52-42-26 in the front and 11-32 in the back. With that I can challenge myself with most hills even with 65 pounds of gear on the bike. Make sure you bring a good pair of gloves and warm clothes for the descent. Leave a Comment Theme: Biking
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Our guide and driver were great at getting us as close to the stage viewing locations while also planning for a quick escape afterwards which is no small feat on small French roads when hundreds of thousands of fans are trying to do the same. The food was excellent each night for dinner and breakfasts were also adequate. I whould highly recommend Sporting Tours, not only due to their organization but they are also one of the least expensive of such tour operators out there.
If you are a cyclist, DO NOT decide to leave your bike at home. I guarantee you will regret it but good. Bring sunscreen, a hat, rain gear, and a rucksack for camera, drinks, snacks. Leave a Comment
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 Me and Benjamin playing Pool by dr.firas
don't you know we have the biggest pool hall in Tours in all France, and I goes: Wow!
What are we waiting for, lets go,
I play good, but I lost the party, as Benjamin is a real Professional in pool, the main thing we had fun, and for keeping the memory, we took that funny picture as if we were both aiming to shot in the same time LOL Leave a Comment Theme: OtherAddress: ToursDirections: France
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The Tour de France is a famous cycle race held annually in France every summer. I've followed the race ever since Stephen Roche became the first Irish winner back in 1987. In recent years the race has been dominated by the American cyclist Lance Armstrong and it has also become quite controversial following the suspension of Floyd Landis, the 2006 winner, on drugs charges. The Tour is one of cycling's most gruelling events and much of the race takes place in the mountains. Leave a Comment Theme: Biking
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France hosted the world cup in '98 and I was lucky enough to be working there at the time. The atmosphere was incredible, especially the night when France beat Brazil 3-0 in the final. All through the month there was lots going on and I've so many fond memories of that summer including a Scottish bagpipe concert in our pub, England losing to Argentina on penalties and the night of the final when France took the cup and I had to work until 5am! Leave a Comment Theme: Sports Watching
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 Grenoble by dr.firas
there is a great camping place specialized for it! Leave a Comment Theme: OtherAddress: AlpsDirections: France
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France national sport is obviously football (soccer for US people). Since we won the world cup in 1998 we sometimes believe we are still the world champion, even if it is not... Anyway, French premier league is one of the best in Europe (Italian, Spanish and English are better though), and we have great players in France. Among them Thierry Henry, Trezeguet, Zidane, Lizarazu, Makelele... If you are fond of sport, going to see a championship game might be a fun experience.
Second national sport is rugby. Still, it is the most popular sport in South West of France, where you will find nearly half teams who play in the Top 14 league. This sport is becoming more and more popular and many people tend to actually find this sport much more interesting than football (main reason being that they dont want to be part of the mass popularity of football). Once again, watching a 6 nations game is a thrilling experience.
Other main sports in France are tennis (we sometimes win the Davis Cup), judo, fencing, handball, volleyball, skiing, horseriding... Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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I still don't understand it! No one could translate it into English well enough for me to understand (my French sucks!). The best translation I got was 'bull swimming pool'. Go figure.
Anybody know what it means and how it works - please email me at VT...
bull
swimming pool
south of France...
;) Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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You may have seen it on TV or in a French movie and did not understand the rules or you may actually have never heard of it. La pétanque is often considered as a "sport" of South of France, though it is played in the whole country.
It is a sport played in 2 teams of 3-4-5 people (not a definite number when you play with your friends, and I dont know what is the professional definite number of players). Each person has 2 balls. One person throws the "cochonnet", a smaller wood or plastic ball. Then, the goal is to be the nearest of the "cochonnet" by throwing your other balls. Easy rules.
La pétanque is mainly played by middle age and older people. It is a "convivial" game, where people enjoy being together.
There are very few professional players. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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Theme: Skiing/SnowboardingAddress: val d'isere,chorchevel 1550,megeve,meribel
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