Hello, and welcome to YABVWS (yet another boring vacation web site), a site devoted to our fabulous trip to France this past summer. The main purpose of this trip was to bicycle from Geneva to Nice, an idea which was hatched some years ago by a group of friends who just happened to be on YABT (yet another bike trip). We figured that if the young cycling professionals could cycle over the French Alps, well, so could we, damnit.
As long as we were in France, we figured we could also do a bit of sightseeing and wine tasting and buying. It just so happens that Sheila and I have friends in Montpellier, a city not far from the ending point of the bike trip. Since they’re sort of retired anyway, we figured we could easily impose on them for a few days and tour the south of France, using their home as a base of operations.
The bike portion of the trip was organized by the master organizer himself, Dave Evans (a.k.a., Directeur Sportif). Dave also organized the bike trip we did in 1998 — Dave’s Ride the Rockies, which was the inspiration behind the idea of cycling through the French Alps.
Other riders on the Tour des Alpes:
Soooo, here we go! Please note that this site contains numerous pictures (eh, mostly pictures, I’m not much of a writer).