A Tour de France

June 27th

We left for our ride from Saint-Rémy (just outside of Chalon-sur-Soane) and continued west through Givry on down to Buxy where we ran into a large group of cyclists.  They were part of an organized tour, Ride the Loop, that enables the participants to ride the exact route of the Tour de France.  All of their meals and lodgings are included as well as transfers to each of the starting points each day.  No e-bikes here so I guess that leaves me out?  Apparently there are several organizations that do this every year as a fund raiser for whatever their cause might be.  Each person in the group had to raise a substantial amount of money just to sign-up and then pay for and ride the route.  Pretty impressive!  We had a good chat with a few of the riders and organizers who were from all over the world.  A very friendly bunch!  Our ride was 40+km or around 25 miles which seems to be the pattern this year.  We have ridden further on occasion but this distance agrees with me and my body.

The restaurant L'Ardois has always been on our list when in Beaune.  The food is always excellent and the courtyard seating has great ambiance.  Another starter of Oeufs en Muerette was the best yet and the Cote du Nuit Chardonnay went very well with the black cod served with risotto in a curry sauce that we both ordered for our main dish.