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| Go Froom...e! |
This is Christophe Froome’s long awaited French race! For one day only he will be racing at the world
famous Critérium in Castillon-la-Bataille.
Shrouded in secrecy, the publicity shy Critérium has done itself proud
this year! But… thanks to the Castillon Tourist Office I have a map of the
route to share and further information to help you plan a visit.
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| Thank you to Castillon Tourist Office for the map. |
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| The winner's podium |
The race takes the form of 30 laps of the 3km circuit marked
with red arrows. The race itself starts
at 17h. Though the whole event will
start at 9am when the roads will be closed (I think) and the area to the right
of the green circle will be filled with activity. Driving along the route
today, the flags were up and the names in true cycling tradition, had already
been painted on the roads.
Entrance to watch the race and have ‘access most areas’ is
€17 per person. This allows you to
wander the length of the course and be a whisker away from the cyclists. It is suggested that you park in the village
and walk up to course, take the road towards the train station, and then turn
left. Parking at Leader Price will allow you to follow the road up behind the
train line and get in that way.
The critérium has a web page https://criteriumcastillonlabataille.wordpress.com/
and feel free to contact M. Georges BARRIERE 06 86 83 28 12 barriere@hotmail.fr criterium.clb@gmail.com
for more information.
If you go, and take any photos I’d love to see them. We might even go too.
Whatever you do, in the Gironde and Dordogne regions this
week, have a great time.
Best wishes, and many thanks for all the kind words and messages about the chickens. They will be replaced.
Helen
Week 32 2015
7 July _ 27 August : Vigne et Vin, taste and discover the
wines at the Domaine du Siorac, at St Aubin
de Cadelech
Monday 3 August
3 August 21h : Concert at the Church in Castillon
Tuesday 4 August
4 August : Critérium at Castillon la Bataille.
4 August : St
Emilion Night market – Park Guadet
4 August : Eymet
Marche nocturne
4 August :
Castillon la Bataille Night Market… will Christopher Froome go there after his
race ?
4 August : Concert at Pellegrue as part of the Gironde
Chamber Orchestra Summer season.
Wednesday 5 August
5 August :
Monsegur night market
5 August :
Blasimon Market Gourmande- Featuring Carpe Diem, Rock
Thursday 6 August
6 August 18h30 : Aperatif Musical at the Vieille Halle in
Gensac
6 August : Marche des Producteurs Ste Foy la Grande Terrasse François
Mitterrand
6 August : Duras night market featuring Mickael Vigneau
(accordéoniste nouvelle génération)
6 August : Eglisottes night market
6 August : Les Jeudis Gourmands Parc Gabriel Forestier Eymet
Friday 7 August
7 August : Vernissage for art Exhibition by Claude Millet at
the Vitrine, At thee Leclerc, Grand Pineuilh.
7 August : Pellegrue night market
7 August : Villefranche de Longchat Marche Gourmande
7 August 21h : Concert by the Gironde Chamber Orchestra at
the church, Lapouyade
7 August : Jazz sur les Quais at Porte Ste Foy featuring
live Very Hot Jazz by the Mississippi Jazzband
7 August 20h30 : Karacole Jazz/Swing/Soul concert at La
Terrasse Rouge.
Saturday 8 August
8 August : Fete du vin at the Chai in Ste Foy la Grande.
8 August : Marche
de Producteurs at Domaine de la Tuilerie, Loubes Bernac
8 August 17h : Concert Musica Nobile at Saint Astier de
Duras
8 August : The Gensake ARE JAZZING UP THIS SATURDAY EVENING WITH BIB BOUBIER AND DJANGOPHIL
http://www.djangophil.com/
8 August : The Gensake ARE JAZZING UP THIS SATURDAY EVENING WITH BIB BOUBIER AND DJANGOPHIL
http://www.djangophil.com/
8 August : St Seurin de Prats night market
8 August : Marche Nocturne at St Jean de Blaignac.
8 August : Marche Gourmande at St Meard de Gurcon
8 August 21h : Concert at the church in St Quentin de Baron as
part of the Gironde Chamber Orchestra season.
Sunday 9 August
9 August : Vide Grenier at Pujols
9 August : Vide grenier at Pellegrue
9 August : Vide Grenier at Monfaucon
Coming up…
And finally…
