This post was written by Christine Bonhomme
Maison de Normandie’s exhibition about The Tour de France in La Manche
Come to Maison de Normandie to see our new shop windows exhibition and learn about The Grand Départ of the Tour de France 2016 in the Mont-Saint-Michel and the 3 stages in La Manche.
Maison de la Normandie presents, until the 31st July, an exhibition about The Grand Départ, the stages of the Tour de France in La Manche. Do not hesitate to pop in Maison de Normandie to learn more about the event.
We would like to thanks :
Aarons Bikes shop in Jersey
to lent us the cycling equipment on display
All the cycling equipment and bikes on display can be bought at
Aaron Bikes
5 Gloucester Street,
St Helier, Jersey JE2 3QR –
T: 01534 280989
E: info@aaronsbikes.com
www.aaronsbikes.com
and the
Association Grand Départ du Tour de France 2016 dans la Manche
Maison du Département
98, route de Candol
50050 Saint-Lô Cédex
infos@tourdefrance-manche.fr
www.tourdefrance-manche.co.uk
For the promotional objects as well as the information they sent us.
A Grand Départ for La Manche in Normandy
The departure and first stages of the Tour de France 2016 will take place in La Manche in Normandy. 198 cyclists will race between 2nd and 4th July on hundreds of kilometers in La Manche county. Discover in real time on this website information about the Grand Depart du tour de France 2016 : the stages, the events that will take place, the state of the traffic…
From 26th June to 4th July, the 22 teams selected for the Tour de France will be under the spotlights. Amongst these teams three cyclists originate from La Manche in Normandy : Amaël Moinard, Anthony Delaplace and Mikaël Chérel. The first stage will start from Mont saint-Michel and arrive in Utah Beach. The second stage will go from Saint-Lô to Cherbourg-en-Cotentin and the first major challenge of the Tour de France 2016 for the peloton will be the hill at La Glacerie. Finally, the third and last stage in La Manche will go from Granville to Angers, in Loire Valley. Each stage goes through lots of towns and villages.
The Tour de France 2016 is a worldwide sporting event
Normandy is proud to welcome such an important worldwide sporting event. To celebrate this great cycling race, entertainment will be organized in each stage town in La Manche.
More info about the Tour de France in La Manche: www.tourdefrance-manche.co.uk
Do you want to go to La Manche to watch the Grand Départ or one of the first 3 stages?
The Ferry company Manche îles Express organized special long day trips for the Tour de France in la Manche to go from the Channel islands to La Manche.
Have a look at the schedule and book you trip to witness this magnificent event on www.manche-iles.com/en/
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