its a kinda magic Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 hi all, i already do the 4 day trial in the middle of france, 4 jours de la cruise. do any of you know any details on any of the others as the 4 day i have mentioned is so good i want to do more than 1 a year!! any dates, venues and personal experience would be great. cheers Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perce Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 If you want a longer trip try the Santigaso 3 day which is usually held on the Easter Weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
its a kinda magic Posted January 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 cheers, do you have any more information on that trial? like contact for regs etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel dabster Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 3 day just north of sardent coming up soon aswell. HRC who posts on here somewhere is pretty hot on whats happening in France try him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordi Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 (edited) 5 Days of Verdon in August. Takes place in the South of France about 60 miles north of Nice. Been to the last 4, ridden 3 times. Not sure if there is a better trial in Europe. Huge daily routes and fantastic scenery as you get up into the ski resorts. Edited January 12, 2005 by jordi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perce Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 http://www.motoclubabadesses.com/ for the organising club, although there is little on the site at the moment. The entry details are usually available 4 - 6 weeks before Easter. They usually run 3 routes, the middle route probably equates to UK national sections, everything's pretty big but dry & grippy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perce Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 (edited) 5 Days of Verdon in August. Takes place in the South of France about 60 miles north of Nice. Been to the last 4, ridden 3 times. Not sure if there is a better trial in Europe. Huge daily routes and fantastic scenery as you get up into the ski resorts. What do you do for accomodation / showers etc. & how do you get your van to where you stay each night? Edited January 12, 2005 by PERCE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordi Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 You book hotels in about 3 villages and the organisers lay on coaches to take you back to the days start village or town. Works well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
its a kinda magic Posted January 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 is there more than one coach going back each night? is there any rush on the night to catch it etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrc1 Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 (edited) French Trials: first one is Easter, 27 March or so. 3 days, easier than the others (easier coursework & sections) , less senic, but well worth riding. Near too. see: http://trial.lachatre.free.fr/ World round there in 2006. May/June (asension?) is the the Aveyron 4 day. Really great event, bit of a Gastro Trial! No official web page, but a short report here: http://ds.dial.pipex.com/merlinbooks/hrjuly03.html Also some pics in my TC photo album. As Jordi says, Verdon is the best of the lot, usually last week of August. Course can be tough & V.Hot.........but if you only ride once a year in France make sure it's here. See my web-babble here: http://ds.dial.pipex.com/merlinbooks/verdon02.html All above are better organised than the Creuse trial (IMHO) & the second two have more variety of course & sections. My plan is to get to all of these this year & I may be looking for riding buddies for La Chatre & Aveyron as the usual suspects are either wounded or bikeless............. Edited January 13, 2005 by hrc1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
its a kinda magic Posted January 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 thanks for that hrc1, very good links. the 3day coming up in march have you riden that? me and my mates ride S2 & S1 in sardent what does the trial offer for these classees and what is the weather like????!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordi Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 Usually 2 or 3 coaches from late afternoon onwards, riders start finishing from 5pm upto as late as 7.30/8pm some days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
its a kinda magic Posted January 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 so it is possible to do it fairly easy with no driver to drive your van each day? i guess the bikes stay at the finish of each day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrc1 Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 so it is possible to do it fairly easy with no driver to drive your van each day? i guess the bikes stay at the finish of each day? @ Verdon - bikes checked in Parc Ferme, But you get 2 hours or so mechanicing time to work on bike & get your van. Later in the week start/finish distances are shorter & you could nip back on bike easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrc1 Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 S1 rock, Indre 04. Mighty Atom in action............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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