Mid May, Simon
I agree that it’s a shame that he’s hamstrung by his mate’s timetable.
Might it not be an idea to set off independently and your mate then catches up by hacking down the motorways? That way, you both win or you kick your heels until 8 pm on Friday and probably won’t set off (from Manchester) until some time on Saturday.
I did may a few years ago. Down to Reims. Stayed on a nice municipal campsite on the river. Did day loops out using the Adac mapped routes. 1 day rode to and around the b500 route/area. Each ride was about 220 miles. Plenty great roads. Popped into Luxembourg too. Then back through verdun etc. All in 6 days. I have all routes at home if you want. Much easier to leave camp set up each night.
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