To Sainte-Marie-du-Mont on the Cotentin Peninsula.
In which Sid and Doris cross the marshes towards Utah Beach.
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To the embroidery at Bayeux.
In which Sid and Doris go to see the Norman invasion of Britain, a pleasant change from the more recent history recorded around here.
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From Beaumont sur Sarthe to Argentan.
In which Sid and Doris cower from the Wetting Down rain, go to the nearest railway station – and then ride anyway to Argentan.
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Going Sarthe.
In which Sid and Doris have holiday riding North to Beaumont sur Sarthe.
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To La Chartre sur Le Loir, Le Mans teams’ HQ down the years.
In which Sid and Doris enjoy the Hotel de France, a storied hotel, home to Aston Martin, Triumph, Jaguar and Porsche Le Mans teams down the years.
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To Blois on La Loire to stay in La Maison des Acrobats.
In which Sid and Doris stay in a listed historical monument and have a day off with Henri lV and the magicians.
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To Romorantin-Lanthenay and the Matra factory museum.
In which Sid and Doris ride the Canal de Berry to the home of a company whose output ranged from the tiny Rene Bonnets to the Renault Espace as well as 1970s F1 and Le Mans winners.
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From Vichy to Le Veurdre and Bourges, in Centre-Val de Loire.
In which Sid and Doris make a delivery ride to Bourges, still in the middle of quite a large country.
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West and north to take the waters in Vichy.
In which Sid and Doris enjoy the architecture of Vichy’s heydays and learn the history of the Petain regime.
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Through volcano country to Clermont Ferrand.
In which Sid and Doris celebrate the Tour de France riding into Clermont to visit Bibendum at home.
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