Yorkshire Dales May 2000 photo archive

Tour of Vercors/Provence 2001

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Tom Patterson, Trevor Spratt, and Billy McCormick let loose in France! May/June 2001


Marseille airport, May 27, 2001

Marseille: Taken from bus from airport to station.

Marseille: Gare St Charles

TGV from Marseille to Valence

TGV ready to leave Gare St Charles, Marseille

View from room Hotel La Miraillonne, St Agnan, Vercors

Top of Col de Rousset (1254m), near St Agnan, Vercors.

View from end of tunnel, Col de Rousset.

TNLP and Billy McCormick, Vercors.

View of approach road to Col de Rousset, Vercors.

View down from Col de Rousset from road to Vassieux, Vercors.

Trevor Spratt & Billy McCormick looking down from Col de Rousset from road to Vassieux, Vercors.

Billy McCormick & TNLP near Col de Rousset on road to Vassieux, Vercors.

TNLP leaving Vassieux for Musee Prehistorique.

Trevor Spratt & Billy McCormick near Musee Prehistorique near Vassieux.

Billy McCormick, Trevor Spratt, Phil Smith, Hotel du Nord, La Chaleppe, Vercors.

La Chapelle, Vercors.

On D103 to St Agnan, Vercors.

Billy McCormick & Trevor Spratt, Hotel La Miraillonne, St Agnan.

Billy McCormick & TNLP, Hotel La Miraillonne, St Agnan.

View back to St Jean, Vercors. (Trevor Spratt & Billy McCormick).

Viewpoint towards St Jean, Vercors.

View down valley towards St Jean.

Start of Gorges de la Bourne, Vercors.

Grands Goulets, Trevor and TNLP, 29/5/01

Billy McCormick at Grands Goulets, 29/05/01.

TNLP, Grands Goulets, Vercors, 29/05/01

Near Choranche, Gorges de la Bourne, Vercors, 29/5/01.

Billy McCormick, near Choranche, Gorges de la Bourne, Vercors.

Maisons suspendu, Pont en Royans, Vercors.

Maisons suspendu, Pont en Royans, Vercors.

St Nazaire aquaduct, Vercors.

St Jean, Vercors. Billy McCormick & Trevor Spratt.

Road from St Jean to St Thomas, Vercors. Billy McCormick.

Road from St Jean to St Thomas, Vercors.

Road from St Jean to St Thomas, Vercors.

Road from St Jean to St Thomas, Vercors, TNLP.

Grands Goulets, Vercors. Road mid-cliff.

Loading bikes for transport to Col de la Chau, Vercors. BIlly, Phil, Trevor.

At Col de la Chau (1450m) on D75 for start of run.

Trevor Spratt, TNLP, Billy McCormick at Col de la Chau, Vercors.

View south from Combe Laval towards St Nazaire, Vercors.

View south on D76 from Combe Laval towards St Nazaire, Vercors.

Combe Laval, Vercors, TNLP.

Combe Laval, Vercors.

Combe Laval, Vercors.

Combe Laval, Vercors, Billy McCormick.

Combe Laval, Vercors. 30/5/01.

Col de la Machine, Vercors, Phil Smith.

Col de la Machine, Vercors, Phil Smith

Col de la Machine, Vercors, TNLP, Billy McCormick, Trevor Spratt.

View from former Olympic ski jump at St Nizier, Vercors. Chartreuse to left.

View from former Olympic ski jump at St Nizier, Vercors. Chartreuse to left, high Alps right.

View down to St Nizier, Vercors.

On D215c from Villard de Lans at Valchevriere, Vercors.

On D215c from Villard de Lans at Valchevriere, Vercors. Village preserved after massacre and destruction by Germans, 1944.

War cemetery on D178 near Vassieux for maquiards and villagers killed in German glider attack in 1944.

War cemetery on D178 near Vassieux for maquiards and villagers killed in German glider attack in 1944. Note memorial building top rigtht.

Col de la Bataille, sumit 1300m. Vercors.

Col de la Bataille, Vercors.

Maisons suspendu, Pont en Royans, Vercors.

Pont en Royans, Vercors.

View from D518 to St Agnan, Vercors, from Foret de la Coche.

Billy and Trevor at Maison Forestiere de Pre Grandu, Warden's house in Foret de la Coche. 2/6/01.

View of St Agnan, Vercors from above village 2/6/01

St Agnan, Vercors

View towards main square of St Agnan, Vercors.

Lunch at Tip-Top cafe in Die.

Main square in Die.

Loading bikes in Die for journey to Rasteau, Provence.

Le Sporting Bar in Vaison la Romaine, Provence.

Vaison la Romaine, Provence.

Snack at Entrechaux,

Vines on road to Mollans.

Mollans-sur-Ouveze, Provence

Mollans-sur-Ouveze.

Mollans-sur-Ouveze.

Mollans-sur-Ouveze.

Puymeras.

Pool area at "Beside the Vines", Rasteau, Provence.

Entrance to "Beside the Vines", Rasteau, Provence.

Vineyard near Rasteau, Provence.

Vines near Sablet, Provence.

Suzette on the route to Malaucene.

On road D90 to Malaucene after Suzette.

Billy McCormick at breakfast at "Beside the Vines", Rasteau.

Breakfast with Coulsons at "Beside the Vines", Rasteau.

Billy McCormick in pool at "Beside the Vines", Rasteau.

Garden at "Beside the Vines", Rasteau.

View from lower garden at "Beside the Vines", Rasteau.

Apartment Piscine at "Beside the Vines", Rasteau.

Walls of Avignon.

Porte de la Republique, Avignon.

Street scene, Avignon, France.

Street scene, Avignon, France.

Palais des Papes, Avignon, France.

Palais des Papes, Avignon, France.

Bridge St Benezet, Avignon, France.

Bridge St Benezet Avignon of "Sur le Pont ..." fame.

Street from Bridge St Benezet, Avignon.

Bridge St Benezet Avignon.

Rhone from bridge St Benezet Avignon.

Bridge St Benezet Avignon of "Sur le Pont ..." fame.

Bridge St Benezet Avignon. (Trevor Spratt).

TNLP on Bridge St Benezet Avignon.

Place de l'Horloge, Avignon,

Place de l'Horloge, Avignon,

Camaret sur Aigues, Provence.

Approching Suze le Rousse, Provence.

Suze la Rousse, Provence.

Suze la Rousse, Provence. (Trevor and Billy)

Road near Cairanne with Mont Ventoux in background.

Old Street in Cairanne.

Cairanne area.

Vinsobres.

Cycling race near Entrechaux.

Near Entrechaux.

Cycle race near Entrechaux.

Buis les Baronnes, Provence.

Buis les Baronnes, Provence.

Buis les Baronnes, Provence.

Near Faucon on route to Suzette.

Billy McCormick on road to Faucon.

TNLP on road near Faucon.

Rear entrance to "Beside the Vines", Rasteau.

Rear garden of "Beside the Vines", Rasteau.
 
Peter & Joan Coulson, owners of "Beside the Vines", Rasteau.

Bus for airport at Gare St Charles, Marseille.

From airport lounge, Marseille.
  

Adapted from an archive prepared by Tom Patterson