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		<title>Route Des Grande Alpes. Stage 5 &#8211; Briancon to Barcelonette</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 02:25:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denis Smyth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Route description and places to stay along Stage 5 of this great Alpine tour. Distance – 114km Cols – Col l’Izoard, Col du Var Additional Routes – Lac de Serre-Poncon (Route 115km), Col d’Allos (el. 2250 m.) – Col des Champs (el. 2087 m.) – Col de la Cayolle (el. 2,326 m) (Route 116km) Download [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Route Des Grande Alpes. Stage 4 – Lanslebourg/Val Cenis to Briancon</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 21:42:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denis Smyth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Route description and places to stay along Stage 4 of this great Alpine tour: Stage 4 – Lanslebourg/Val Cenis to Briancon Distance – 110km Cols – Col du Telegraphe, Col du Galibier Additional Route &#8211; Including Col du Lautaret, Col de Sarenne, Croix de Fer, Col du Glandon (300km) Download This Route » Note: You [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Route Des Grande Alpes. Stage 2 &#8211; Grand Borand to Bourg St Maurice</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 22:38:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denis Smyth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Route description and places to stay along Stage 2 of this great Alpine tour Stage 2 &#8211; Grand Borand to Bourg St Maurice Distance – 100km Aprox 3.5hrs, 4.5hrs inc Col du Pré +20km This stage passes – Clusez, St-Jean-de-Sixt, La Giettaz, Flumet, Les Saisies Cols &#8211; Col des Aravis &#8211; 1486 meters, Col des [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Route Des Grande Alpes. Stage 1 &#8211; Thonon to Grand Bornand</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 17:31:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denis Smyth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Route description and places to stay along Stage 1 of this great Alpine tour. Stage 1 &#8211; Thonon-les-Bains to Grand Bornand Distance – 90km This stage passes by Morzine, Gets, Taninges, Cluses, Le Grand-Bornand Cols &#8211; Col de Gêts 1163 meters, Col de la Colombière 1613 meters Cols (Stage 1b) &#8211; Col du Ranfolly, Col [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tossa de Mar to Monserrat Monastery</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:14:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denis Smyth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Route length 168KM At 1236 metres (4055 ft) above the valley floor, Montserrat is the highest point of the Catalan lowlands whose name means serrated mountain, it&#8217;s about an hours ride west of Barcelona and easily possible as a return bike ride from Tossa, plenty of petrol stations and places to eat and stay. Barcelona [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tossa de Mar &#8211; Sant Feliu &#8211; Besalú</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 14:45:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denis Smyth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This route takes you from coastal Mediterranean cliff side roads through Gerona, farmlands and low hills to the wonderful medieval walled town of Besalu. Download This Route » Note: You will be asked to log in or register with RoadTrooper.com to gain access to downloadable .KML (Google Earth), .GDB (Garmin), .GPX (Generic) files. About 100km [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wicklow Mountains. Route 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 15:38:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denis Smyth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This route starts just outside of Rathdrum simply because the stretch of road from here to Laragh is a great bit of crack if it&#8217;s quiet, there are a couple of really tricky turns on this road close to Rathdrum, you will know what I mean when you try them. Best to ride it slowly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wicklow Mountains. Route 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 15:01:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denis Smyth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a landscape photographer I get to spend a lot of time in the Dublin and Wicklow mountains and have gotten to know many of the most scenic back roads. So if you&#8217;re in the area why not check them out, as they are all within an hours drive from Dun Laoghaire port. Download This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tax Registration Certificate While Riding Across Europe</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2010 00:07:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denis Smyth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A quick tip for bike trips to Europe for the Irish/English - we don&#8217;t have to carry our bike&#8217;s Tax Registration Cert here, but you bloody well NEED it in Europe. After recently getting stopped by cops near Alicante in Spain on my RT I almost got my bike impounded as I didn&#8217;t have my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Route Des Grand Alps Flickr Photos</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 15:09:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denis Smyth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More photos of my trip along Route des Grande Alps are available on my Flickr page:Route Des Grand Alps at Denis Smyth Photography]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Euro Bike Tour. Day 3 &#8211; The Matterhorn</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 23:39:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denis Smyth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Friday, 21 May 2010 As I write this, eagerly awaiting my wild boar stew, I look out over the mountain vista where across from the restaurant the owner’s son tends his goats, the faint sound of their bells hinting at the desert of goats cheese to come. Jesus, I wonder if I am really here [...]]]></description>
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