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Departure: When, Where, How
Departure October 17, 2009 at 11:00 AM
From Charléty Stadium in Paris:  99 boulevard Kellermann - 75013 Paris
Access:
RATP: Tram T3
RER: B - Cité Universitaire
Nearest SNCF station: Gare Montparnasse
Access by road : Leave périphérique : Porte de Gentilly

Everything you need to know about the first stage : click here



2009-09-30 

Serge and the younger generation
Youth will be the keynote of this footrace.   Already we have been contacted by a number of teachers who would like their students to follow the race on a regular basis during the coming school year.
 
 We are also privileged partners in the Seine Maritime Department of two groupings of municipalities: the districts of Goderville and Le Havre.  Because of this, the students of middle school classes 1 & 2 will be able to see Serge when he comes through, run and talk with him and follow him on his Internet site.  When he returns they will meet with him and be able to ask all the questions that have come up during the 12 months of the race and their discovery of the European Union.

Last Tuesday we spent a half day with two classes in the Jean Renoir secondary school in Bourges (photo attached).  In May, quite by accident, we met the school’s principal, Mr. Alain Payen.  Since then we have been working on the idea of making the race an educational tool.  On Tuesday after meeting the children, running with them and explaining what this adventure is about, we met the group of teachers in charge of the project as well as the children’s parents: the project was launched.  Most probably these 53 students will be able to meet us in Poland.  On top of this trip, the students will be able to interact daily with Serge and the teachers will be able to use this interactive tool to work on their subjects.  This is especially pertinent because the European Union is part of this year’s program for the class.  It’s a project for which enthusiasm promises to grow with each kilometer run.




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2009-09-25 

D-32 : The race will start on October 17 at 11:00 AM at Charléty stadium in Paris
The around the European Union Footrace will start on Saturday, October 17, 2009 at the Charléty stadium in Paris. The official start will be at 11:00 AM in the presence of the event's 3 partners: the Union Financière de France, the Centre des Jeunes Dirigeants and the sporting goods supplier Mizuno.

The CJD Centre and Ile de France have laid a 50 km route between Charléty and Pontoise (click on the link – subject to possible slight modification:
Stage 1 : Map of the route
You can join Serge and run the entire distance to Pontoise and why not make it your first long endurance run. You can also join Serge for a part of this route. For those of you who don't dare, we estimate the average speed will be 9 km per hour. Put on your running shoes and become one of the actors in the event.


2009-09-15 

Mil Kil Finish : Le Clapier to Sète – August 25, 2009
The early bird gets the worm.  So, I thought there were good things in store for us when the alarm went off at 3:15 a.m, as planned.  No need saying that the whole team was moving on radar.  Serge is asleep standing up.  At the 3rd km he sways and staggers, I take him by the arm, he’s asleep.  We put him back in the camper and he sleeps for 30 minutes.  The second start seems to be the good one.  He doesn’t take off at 15 kph but the pace is set.  At the end of the morning we have a visitor.  Lady rain is welcome.  The light shower is cooling but it’s still very sultry.  We can smell the stable or rather the sea air, the terrain is less hilly and the weather is ideal.  These three parameters mean that the morning goes perfectly.  At noon we are at Clermont L’Hérault, 50 km from our last camp.  Serge takes only 20 minutes to eat and  there is no nap.  Only one objective: get to Sète.  The afternoon is without incident but it still seems to go on forever, the kilometers get longer and longer.  At the top of the last hill, shortly after Plaissan “the sea is in sight.”
Approaching Sète the traffic gets heavy, runners and followers have to be focused and vigilant. Le Mont Saint Clair gets closer in spite of Hellish traffic.  Till the very last minute we are stressed by the road and by guiding Serge.  He has to go over locks and small bridges and the last kilometer is run slowly.  Barriers are installed because fireworks are planned.  Laure tells us that it is for the famous feast of  Saint Louis.
At the final kilometers of the race Serge is met by the organizers, which makes navigation easier but with the camper in the crowd we are afraid we will arrive after him and miss the moment of his arrival. What a relief! We are at the finish line and Serge follows on our heels: 9 days 12 hours 22 minutes.
Fatigue falls away in an instant…There is only happiness
Joël  




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2009-08-26 

Mil Kil : La Capelle Viaur 3km before Le Clapier – August 24

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It’s tough when the alarm goes off at 5:30 a.m.  I quickly assemble my gear and my ideas to get breakfast: 10 minutes to prepare, 10 minutes to eat, 10 minutes to get ready to leave and at 6:00 a.m. the caravan creaks into the night.  RenĂ© and I have to leave at the same time as Serge so we can guide him through intersections, not because the sign posting is defective but because it’s not easy to see with only a small headlamp.  We don’t want to lose Serge because he wouldn’t like it.  This stage will be difficult not because of the heat but because of the terrain.  Serge starts with a long descent before attacking the ascent to reach the Col de Vernhette (1029 meters).
He reaches the col at noon, exhausted but smiling and relaxed.  Perhaps he is suddenly becoming reasonable!  He decides to take a break for lunch and as soon as we finish he rests for 30 minutes.  At 1:00 p.m. when we start the sky is slightly overcast and most important, the wind has fallen.  This morning during the ascent he was running into the wind.  But his suffering is not over.  There is a 10 km descent to Saint-Rome de Tarn…If ascents are tiring and cause exhaustion; descents put the quadriceps to a rude test.  At Saint Rome de Tarn, his thighs are on fire.  At Roquefort sur Saulzon the road climbs again.  The whole day will be a succession of hills and dales which will give leg muscles a really bad time.  At this point Serge has run out of energy, he is wiped out and staggers.  I don’t know what enables him to go on.  It takes great psychological stamina not to stop at the roadside. We ask ourselves the following question:  if his lack of energy is such that an hour or two of rest won’t recharge his batters, what next?  He drags himself along for an hour and suddenly minute after minute his stride is firmer, he increases speed and most of all, he is standing straighter.  When Serge is tired, he breaks in half and leans forward as if he is going to fall over.  It’s quite amazing but the machine is running again. He clocks 900 km at 10:56 p.m., 8 days 14 hours and 56 minutes from the start.  We take a picture to immortalize the moment but he is already off;  he doesn’t want to get to bed too late and a storm is brewing.
The long stage, 92.8 km, ends at kilometer 906, 3 km from the village of “Le Clapier.”  There were 1000 meters of positive ascent and 1000 meters of negative descent.
Joël



2009-08-25 

Mil Kil : Arpajon sur Cère - La Capelle Viaur August 23

Another short night. Only 3 hours of rest. As
soon as his feet are on the ground, Serge has in mind the ideal scenario for
the day. Will he succeed?  His whole body
hurts. This morning he is so stiff he asks Laure to apply anti chaffing cream
to his feet and put on his socks. The night was short but reparative as we can
see by his rhythm and speed. He switches between running and walking, the
running phase is greater than the walking phase regardless of the relief. This
was not the case a few days ago. What has doped him like this? I know it’s most
certainly Laure's arrival. We are going to beg her to stay until we reach Sète.



As for the scenery, the days are similar and
they are all wonderful. After the Creuse, the Cantal, here we are in the
depatment of l'Aveyron. When we left this morning it was cool. Serge was right
to take advantage of it because as the hours pass the sun is not giving us a
break. Running in such heat stresses the body and every move is a struggle. At
this stage of the race, reserves are pretty well used up. The heat is hottest
at 2:00 p.m.: 35°C in the shade. We increase feedings; every 2.5 km we are
there with water. At 3:00 p.m. Laure leaves us to return to Normandy. It's a
shame because 3 people and 2 vehicles made for more comfort and less stress.



At 5:00 p.m. Serge is near collapse from the
heat. It's impossible for him to go on. We stop and sleep 2 hours in the shade
along the Lot River. How wonderful to have some rest and coolness. We leave
again at 7:00 pm after our meal. It's still hot but we can feel the temperature
going down, which helps matters.



At the beginning of the evening Serge feels
good and he is making steady progress. At 11:40 p.m. He clocks 800 km in the
city of Rodez. We finish the stage at km 814 at Capelle Viaur, just before
starting the most difficult descent. There will be another 95.5 km stage. At
2:15 a.m. We hurry to bed to sleep and rest quickly. Even in an ultra you do
everything in a minimum of time because it's a race against distance and time.



Joël











10 withdrawals out of 19 participants
Interim results: Serge is 4th
at 3:15 p.m., Gilbert Codet 3rd, ahead by 19 km
Alexandre Forestiere is still 1st
and Christian Efflam 2nd.
(position of the runners: site
www.yanoo.net)




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2009-08-24 

Mil Kil : Neuvic exit to Arpajon sur Sère August 22

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Serge has slept badly, he hurts all over and it has upset his sleep.  It’s damaging.  After 6 days of a race, there are two important factors one must not neglect: food and rest.  He leaves camp at 6:30 a.m.  He looks like he is using a walker as opposed to starting off to run 100 km.  This impression does not last because after five minutes Serge is jogging and off he goes in the chilly morning air; 13°C.  In spite of his discomfort and the relief, he moves ahead at a good pace and is enjoying the scenery.  It would be too bad not to enjoy all the beauty that nature offers.  We cross the market of Mauriac where we have to weave in and out of the crowd and zigzag between the stalls of strawberries that give off their heady scent.
During our lunch break at Anglars de Salers we are surprised to see Laure who comes to join us for the weekend.  A bit of comfort and support will do Serge no harm.  A good meal and a half hour nap and he leaves us to take the road to Salers: a pretty and very touristic hilltop village with narrow streets which don’t make an easy job for René who is at the wheel of the camper.  Even though we are in a region of AOC (controlled designation of origin) cheese, we don’t take time to buy any.  
Joël
Days are long and exhausting for the runner and for the followers, whose faces show signs of fatigue.  Serge appears to be in good shape and is holding up well but today I upset a well oiled organization.  I accompany Serge on the climb to the Col de Legal in order to talk to him about the past week.  We reach the col at 6:40 p.m. after 2 hours of walking.  We stop at a café-pancake house “Croix de Chelles” at km 793.5 at 8:30 p.m.  Serge is not happy with my choice but Joël and René feast on tripe, stuffed cabbage, waffles and pancakes for desert. He goes to bed grumbling while we drink a nice cold beer: a bit of sweetness in a world of brutes.  The team says the scenery is sumptuous and we are all subjugated by the Cantal region, even Serge, who is not indifferent to his environment.  
As we near Aurillac fireworks and background noise leads us to believe that the town is seething with excitement.  We decide to accompany Serge on bicycle through Aurillac. The atmosphere is very noisy and festive as we cross the town.  The reason is the Street Theater Festival which seemed more like a battle field with hundreds of broken bottles littering the streets and young drunks who can hardly stand and are drinking hard liquor straight out of the bottle.  There are thousands of people in the streets at this late hour and the atmosphere is not very reassuring.  There is lots of security but we see signs things getting out of control.  The center of town is inaccessible to vehicles so bicycle is the only alternative.  We reach peace and quiet while Joël and René circle the town.  Things would not be normal without some problem at the end of the stage.  We can’t find the camper.  All the roads seem to lead to D920 which we are careful to follow, so Serge continues to walk while I wait for the guys and the camper at the parking area where we plan to set up camp.  We pick up Serge and return to the parking area.  It’s 2:05 a.m. and Serge has run 99.5, if not to say 100 km.  Let’s hope the night will be sweet.  719.5 km have been clocked.
Laure



2009-08-23 

Mil Kil : Masbaraud Merignat - Neuvic August 21
The small error at the end of the stage yesterday upset Serge.  In a foot race an error of 3 km is psychologically enormous.  Serge was completely closed within himself.As to the race, the temperature is ideal, not too hot, no wind, the scenery is sumptuous.  Feedings at the edge of a lake remind us of vacations.  The only shadow in the picture is the geography.  There is a 440 meters ascent over 50 km.  This type of relief at this stage of the race is very bad on the legs and breaks the pace.
At 12:30 lunch break – the 40 km objective per half day is met.  After eating the traditional plate lunch, he takes a 25 minute nap before starting again?
The afternoon goes without a hitch, the pace is maintained, Serge’s concentration is good, and he’s in his race.  He gets tired around 7:00 p.m.  It seems natural to stop to eat while he not in top form.  Panic, nothing is ready but the team has more than one surprise up its sleeve and in 10 minutes everyone sits down to eat.  Serge takes the time to eat and to rest for half an hour before running the last 30 km.
At this point we need to fill up our water tank.  At Meymac I look everywhere but can’t find a fountain.  I pass a woman and ask her where I can get water.  She says “at my place, 500 m from here.  Here are my keys, go into the garage, help yourself and bring me back the keys;” What trust!!
600 km are clocked at 9:32 p.m.  We drive on into the night until 1:30 a.m. to set up camp in Neuvic, after clocking 102 km for the day.



2009-08-22 

Mil Kil : Varrat – Masbaraud Merignat August 21

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Last night was not restorative.  Serge slept badly, his knee hurts.  He has isolated himself and is not sharing much.  The machine is slightly dented.  He is running at 6 km/hour, which is not the rhythm we are used to, especially at the beginning of a stage.
24 km after the start he asks to rest, he sleeps for 35 minutes.  Generally speaking, Serge sleeps a lot and he needs a lot of sleep to recuperate.  4 short nights in a row are beginning to take their toll.
To make up time he doesn’t take a break at noon but his average speed drops to 5 km/hour.  It’s the limit Serge has allowed himself to slow his progression and take a break because running at this pace saps the morale.
At the entrance of the underpass he isn’t feeling well, he stops again to rest.  We are very vigilant; we are following every step because we are afraid he may fall.  He’s difficult to feed, his stomach aches, he feels like throwing up -- nothing goes well.  We do all we can to make him want to eat.  We try fruit salad, the chef’s own fresh soup (apple sauce, crushed banana, crushed biscuits and a bit of honey)
He’s sleepy again and can’t run.  We suggest a 3 or 4 hour break but at first he refuses -- he wants at all cost to continue and to hold to his objective of 100 km no matter what the price.
At Saint Priest la Feuille, he accepts our offer and we find a shady spot where the whole team can rest and sleep for 2 hours.  This short break is beneficial - he takes off and his speed tells us that he is much better.  As we approach de Mourious we clock 500 km after 4 days 13 hours and 4 minutes.
At this precise place the team is separated because of a detour for all the vehicles: René takes the camper to meet us beyond the 500 km mark.  For this portion of the route I run with Serge, which enables me to take the excellent photo which is attached.  From here on we are closer to the Mediterranean than to the Channel.  Serge decides to stop at Bourganeuf.  Due to our lack of concentration, we stop Serge 3 km short,  at Masbaraud Merignat at Km 518.  He has run 86 km.


Joël



2009-08-21 

Mil Kil : Mont sur Guesnes - Le Varrat August 19
This was a day when we didn’t enjoy the sweetness of Anjou and it was not because of a late start.  As usual, Serge took off at 6:20 a.m.  He left the camp we had improvised due to the late hour at which we stopped yesterday.  Stride upon stride, tirelessly Serge goes on.

At the beginning of the stage the terrain is hilly and very green, which helps us to forget somewhat the fatigue that is settling in.  At 12:30 p.m. I get a green light to prepare our meal; the first 40 km have been run.  We lunch in the shade of a small grove.  Serge decides not to take advantage of the relative coolness and have a break.  He takes care of a small blister on a toe and starts off in the midday heat.  We give him something to drink every 3 km and he soakes his hat and and bandana to help prevent dehydration and heat stroke.  The heat is suffocating, progression slow but steady and Serge goes on.....

400 km are clocked at the end of the afternoon, just before 6:00 p.m., in exactly 3 days 9 hours 59 minutes and 30 seconds.  He arrives for dinner exhausted, he can no longer stand the sun.  He takes a 90 minute break.  He eats, then sleeps for 45 minutes.  At 9:00 p.m. He takes off again.  We decide to accompany him because in his weakened physical condition and due to fatigue it does not seem wise to let him go out on his own.  It’s René who carries the road book around his neck.  Everybody seems to benefit from this new organization.  Serge no longer has to worry about the route, he has company and the followers are more serene.  I even manage to sleep between  feedings.  If there is a problem we can communicate via cell phone... when there is a connection!

The last chapter is always the same, Serge finds his form.  The weather is good, the temperature is lower, he can’t enjoy the scenery but in the calm of the evening, the sound of crickets and other night noises delights us all.

We end the stage in a place called “le Varrat” at km 432.7.  Once again Serge has run 102.5km.


Joël



2009-08-20 

Mil Kil : St Georges sur Loire - Mont sur Guesnes - August 18

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Happy he who like Ulysses has made a great journey…..

I love thin slate more than hard marble, my Gallic
Loire more than the Latin Tiber, my little Liré more
Than the Palatine Hill and more than the sea air the
Sweetness of Anjou
(Poem, Les Regrets, by Joachim du Bellay)

We reach Anjou where Serge hopes to find the sweetness mentioned in Du Bellay’s poem but the day will not be easy.
The morning starts well.  It's 7:00 a.m. when we cross the Loire at Chalonnes sur Loire.  A surprise awaits us!  A lady offers a slice of homemade apple pie to all the runners.  At 8:00 a.m. sharp, exactly 48 hours after the starting whistle at Saint Malo, Serge clocks 237 km.
He is enjoying the new scenery on the Angevine corniche, between the river and the vineyards of Layon.  I’m in my element because I live near Angers.  We are in the region of the great Layon vintages “Chaume, Quart de Chaume, Bonnezeaux).  A few friends come to see us: Thierry as we leave Chalonnes, Eliane and her little girls, then Patricia and Mylène.  All these encounters are refreshing in this oven.
Racing conditions are more difficult than this morning.  Added to the stifling heat we find straight roads and heavy traffic.  After Doué and until Loudun it’s Hell for us followers too.  It’s very hard to feed Serge in such conditions.
He is struggling at the end of the afternoon and decides to take an earlier evening break at Vaon, 77 km after leaving Saint Georges.  He has a light case of diarrhea, which is never welcome when it’s very hot and we are on the lookout for dehydration which can occur at any time.  After a light meal and a half hour rest he takes off again.  I must admit that it takes a good morale and strong will to take to the road because the temperature has not gone down at all and the day’s fatigue has set in.
It’s 10:30 p.m. as we enter Loudun and we lose Serge, who makes a slight detour.  Vigilance is down due to fatigue which attacks our minds and Serge is exhausted, but still has enough energy to show his irritation.  Tension mounts.  Luckily, with nightfall the traffic decreases, we find a small road, D14, and most of all, its cooler.  Our runner gives up nothing on his road plan to clock 103 km since our last bivouac at Saint Georges.  We stop around 1:15 a.m. under a tree at the corner of a field at Mont sur Guesnes (Km 330 of the Road Book)
Joel

Thanks go to Paty for her lovely picture of the day which shows how attentive and focused Joël and René are.  They are watching over their runner



2009-08-19 

Mil Kil :Taillis - St Georges sur Loire august 17
After a short night, the alarm reminds us that we have an objective to meet. Serge is feeling the effects of yesterday and he shows signs of slight anxiety.
He wants to take advantage of the early morning coolness. At 6:22 a.m. his running shoes on, he is on the road, walking at first to warm his muscles. Quickly jogging replaces walking and the machine takes off. There are still a few kilometers to run in Brittany before we enter the Mayenne department for some 30 kilometers.
The route will be rather flat until we cross the Loire River. We will be on a straight road with heavy traffic and we must be vigilant.
By the end of the first day of the race gaps have formed and we no longer see the other runners, which now number 18 due to one withdrawal.
At the break for lunch the first marathon has been run. Serge is concentrating on his race and in spite of a short night doesn’t want to rest. As soon as he drinks his coffee he takes off. The sun has come up and we are experiencing temperatures between the Norman coolness reported by Laure and the heat wave in Lyon we have heard about from René’s wife, Michèle. Because of the temperature we have increased feedings, more to prevent dehydration than for food. To break the monotony of this long straight road and the heavy traffic Serge is listening to his MP3.
In mid afternoon we leave Mayenne and enter the department of Le Maine et Loire. We pass kilometer 200 at 6:00 p.m. at Marans (photo attached). After running 80 km Serge allows himself a half hour rest and a brief siesta following the evening meal. He starts again at 8:30 p.m. The temperature is lower and the traffic lighter which makes running more pleasant. He runs 20 km more before stopping to sleep at Saint Georges sur Loire. Distance run = 102 km.


2009-08-18 

Mil Kil : Saint Malo – Tallis August 16

It is chilly at 7:30 a.m. as the runners gather at the
starting point.  Eyes are still full of
sleep before the start and cameras flash as the runners exchange words of
encouragement.  Signs of tension are
visible on the faces of the runners and their followers as well.



 8:00 a.m. the
race begins at the foot of the ramparts. 
All the runners take off with relief. 
Serge’s start is calm and careful. 
The first 6 kilometers are to be run in a pack until the outskirts of
the town are reached.  There is a lot of
conversation - the race has begun.



Sumptuous Mont Saint Michel is already visible in the
distance.  Serge is at ease in the polder
and he’s enjoying the scenery.  At 1:00
p.m. the first marathon of the day has been run, it’s time to stop for
lunch.  No time is wasted because the
afternoon will be hectic at the approach to Mont Saint Michel, which is crowded
at the holiday weekend.



For the sake of ease, René is following on bicycle and
I take narrow roads in the camper to get away from the crowds.  Toward the end of the afternoon Serge has
regained his serenity.  The 2nd
marathon of the day is clocked around 6:00 p.m. at Saint James.  A second stop of 25 minutes is made for
dinner at 8:00 p.m.  The first 100 km are
reached at 10:00 p.m. but Serge decides on this first day to gain time on his
running plan, knowing that nobody is exempt from an off day … he passes
Fougères.



We will spend the night at a parking lot in Tallis (Km
125 of the Road Book) in the company of two other vehicles from the race.  Serge reaches the camper at 1:40 a.m.  The rest of the night will be spent in well
earned rest until 6:00 a.m. tomorrow.



Joël Richard



The position of all the participants can be seen on
www.yanoo.net - updated daily.





2009-08-17 

D day for the « Mil Kil »:
All the teams « runners and followers » met at Saint Jouan des Guérets, several kilometers from Saint Malo to take care of all the necessary formalities.  Before the traditional briefing a buffet had been organized which enabled the groups to socialize.  During the briefing, we were reminded of the safety instructions, we skimmed the road book to highlight certain points and we grappled with the different timekeeping and control procedures.  We all listened attentively to what was said in this group of athletes whose victories speak for themselves.  The followers, for those runners who are accompanied, didn't miss a word, for they have a very important rôle to play in this event.  Serge is accompanied by René Girard, his young cousin, and me.  The famous « Dupont » of the Paris-Tokyo are back.

Serge was calm, relaxed and attentive to everything being said.
After this meeting, we went to the hotel to finalize our action plan for the coming days.  Tomorrow   will be intense, because we will pass by the Mont Saint Michel on the August 15th weekend. On this first day we will be able to fine-tune our feeding schedule and see how we will divide the day between breaks, meals and race.
Serge's objective:  Run 100 km every day, keeping in mind that this is training for the Around Europe Footrace which will begin in 2 months.  He can't risk an injury here.

This evening in spite of a truly magnificent sunset and advice from friends to walk around the ramparts of Saint Malo, we did not linger.  We need a good night's sleep before the start of this adventure because we all know that for the next ten days we will not sleep much in our camper, which we won't leave until we reach Sète.

Tomorrow, Sunday, we are to meet at 7:30 AM at the starting line for a departure at 8:00 AM.

Joël Richard




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2009-08-16 

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2009-07-22 

20 French regions on the program
Here is some information concerning the route that Serge will follow because many of you have asked us when and where he will run in your region and if you can run with him. In response to the questions: Where and When?
Metropolitan France has 22 regions (Corsica included). Serge should cross or touch 20 of them during the 3 months he will cover 6000 km in France. The first part will take place from October 17 to November 24, 2009. Serge will cross the following regions:  Ile de France (North West), Upper and Lower Normandy, Brittany, The Loire countries, Poitou-Charentes and lastly Aquitaine before crossing to Spain
The second part will begin mid-January 2010 with the first city stage in Toulouse January 16 in order to reach Nice by the end of January before going into Italy. 3 French regions will be crossed: Midi-Pyrénées, Languedoc-Roussillon and Provence-Alpes-Côtes d'Azur.
The third and last French portion, which will close the Run Around the European union,  will see Serge come through the Channel Tunnel at the beginning of September 2010 and will last 6 weeks, covering: Nord-Pas de Calais, Picardy, Champagne Ardennes, Lorraine, Alsace, Franche-ComtĂ©, Rhone-Alpes, Auvergne, Centre, Burgundy, Ile de France.
And to answer your last question: Serge hopes you will come for a short run with him when he is in your region.



2009-07-19 

Part 1 in France : 10/17/09 - 11/24/09
D Date Stages Dpt

1 17-oct Paris - Cergy 75 -
2 18-oct Cergy Pontoise - St Marcel (Vernon) 95 - 27
3 19-oct St Marcel - Evreux 27
4 20-oct Evreux - Rouen 27 - 76
5 21-oct Rouen - Dieppe 76
6 22-oct Dieppe - Goderville 76
7 23-oct Goderville - Le Havre 76
8 24-oct Le Havre - Lisieux 76 - 14
9 25-oct Lisieux - Caen 14
10 26-oct Caen - Champ de Boult 14
11 27-oct Champ de Boult - Sougeal 50 - 35
12 28-oct Sougeal - Rennes 50 - 35
13 29-oct Rennes - La Trinité Porhouet 35 - 56
14 30-oct La Trinité Porhuet - St Brieuc (Plerin) 56 - 22
15 31-oct St Brieuc - Plouignac Moysan 22 - 29
16 01-nov Plougnac Moysan - Brest 29
17 02-nov Brest - Quimper 29
18 03-nov Quimper - Lorient 29 - 56
19 04-nov Lorient - Surzur 56
20 05-nov Surzur - St Nazaire 56 - 44
21 06-nov St Nazaire - Nantes 44
22 07-nov Nantes - Cholet 44 - 49
23 08-nov Cholet - Angers 49
24 09-nov Angers - Beaufort en Vallée 49
25 10-nov Beaufort - Bressuire 49 - 79
26 11-nov Bressuire - Poitiers 79 - 86
27 12-nov Poitiers - Echire (Niort) 86 - 79
28 13-nov Echire - La Rochelle 79 - 17
29 14-nov La Rochelle - Saintes 17
30 15-nov Saintes - Cognac 17 - 16
31 16-nov Cognac - Angoulème 16
32 17-nov Angoulème - Perigueux 16 - 24
33 18-nov Perigueux - Le Fieu 24 - 33
34 19-nov Le Fieu - Bordeaux 33
35 20-nov Bordeaux - Arcachon 33
36 21-nov Arcachon - Pissos 33 - 40
37 22-nov Pissos - Mont Marsan 40
38 23-nov Dax 40
39 24-nov Bayonne - Espagne 40 - 64



2009-07-18 

25 countries crossed
Here is the list of 25 members states crossed during European Union Tour :
  • France (Partie1)
  • Spain (Part1)
  • Portugal
  • Spain (Part2)
  • France (Part2)
  • Italy
  • Greece
  • Bulgaria
  • Roumania
  • Hungary
  • Slovenia
  • Austria
  • Slovakia
  • Czech Republic
  • Poland
  • Lithuania
  • Latvia
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • Sweden
  • Denmark
  • Germany
  • Netherlands
  • Belgium
  • UK (Part1)
  • Irland
  • UK (Part2)
  • France (Part3)
  • Luxembourg
  • France (Part4)



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