Popular Post webfact Posted June 30, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted June 30, 2023 The TOUR DE THAILAND 2024 will take place from the 8th January to the 15th January 2024. The tour includes a trip down to Chumphon and ends in Hua Hin for a total of 783 km spread over the 8 days. On some days there will be a break approximately every 30 km. This means typically 2-3 breaks a day, one of which will be of an hour’s duration for lunch. The average speed will be around. 25 km / hour. PROGRAM Day 1 Hua Hin – Kaeng Krachan 99km Day 2 Kaeng Krachan – Dolphin Bay 111km Day 3 Dolphin Bay – Huay Yang 103 km Day 4 Huay Yang – Ban Nam Pu 102km Day 5 Ban Nam Pu – Ban Nam Pu (a round trip down to Chumphon), 103 km Day 6 Ban Nam Pu – Huay Yang, 104 km Day 7 Huay Yang – Dolphin Bay, 113 km Day 8 Dolphin Bay – Hua Hin, 48 km COST The price for the trip will be around 12,000.00 THB which includes a room at a hotel/resort including breakfast (not on day 1), two cycling shirts and the escort car. All other costs are at your own expense; the actual costs may vary slightly. Registration for the trip and payment of a deposit of THB 6,000.00 must be no later than the 31st August. Contact Rune Skår https://www.facebook.com/rune.skar.5 , to finalise. The number of participants has been set to a maximum of 20 participants with a waiting list for others. This is a social trip where and not about speed, but more about having fun in the community. Those who are unable to complete a day, will be picked up by the escort vehicle, it’s the community and the experience that counts. The pre-approval participants show, the youngest at 42 and the oldest is 79 years old, so this is a ride for all ages! Questions should be sent to Peter Iversen at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/peter.iversen.39 #news Source: https://royalcoastreview.com/2023/06/time-to-think-about-the-tour-de-thailand-2024/ -- © Copyright Royal Coast Review 2023-07-01 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. 1 3 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post flyingtlger Posted July 1, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 1, 2023 Forget it. Too hot to be riding a bicycle..... 5 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunLA Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 Seems to be a slow paced easy ride. Going to need to spend too much time on hwy#4 though, for my liking. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stix40 Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 On these roads ????????????????⛑️???? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jaideedave Posted July 1, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 1, 2023 56 minutes ago, stix40 said: On these roads ????????????????⛑️???? In the past 20 years here I've read in the news of several fatalities of bike riders.Some of which were travelling the globe on bikes and met their demise on Thai highways.Sad but true. 2 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunLA Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 4 minutes ago, jaideedave said: In the past 20 years here I've read in the news of several fatalities of bike riders.Some of which were travelling the globe on bikes and met their demise on Thai highways.Sad but true. They will have a 'support' vehicle, and if on the tail end of the riders, a great help in not getting run over. Even that has not helped some though, as remember reading news-blips of an oops into a group of cyclist. I've driven those routes numerous times, and a few iffy spots I wouldn't want to be cycling at. Nice ride though. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Henryford Posted July 1, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 1, 2023 How many will make it back alive? 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjuk Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 Lets hope not. But !!! 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bim Smith Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 (edited) On the worlds most dangerous roads and 12 grand for the privilege of increasing your chances of dying. They don't even slow down for children playing in the sois. Edited July 1, 2023 by Bim Smith 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ombra Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 I wonder why they didn't choose the quieter roads from Thap Sakae to Chumphon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 7 hours ago, flyingtlger said: Forget it. Too hot to be riding a bicycle..... Too dangerous... the heat won't kill you but the drivers will. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tom H Posted July 1, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 1, 2023 PM2.5 season? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETERTHEEATER Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 Will this group use the purpose-built bicycle track between Hus Hin to Pranburi and not bunch up on the main road? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketDog Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 It will be interesting to see how many participants are mowed down and left for dead by the local drivers. Happens every year. Being anywhere in the Kingdom within sight of a road/path /sidewalk/trail is a life-threatening activity. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Venom Posted July 1, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 1, 2023 2 hours ago, Tom H said: PM2.5 season? Would be more healthy staying at home and smoking a pack of cigarettes. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunLA Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 2 hours ago, Tom H said: PM2.5 season? Just noticed (peeked), yes, Jan 2024 ... smog season, along with peak tourist season, so when on hwy#4, suckin' in the good sh!t. People might want to give that a pass ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thailand49 Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 Stop it no is going to get mowed down, the police will be on it they have experience beyond experience which is escorting protecting Chinese tour buses. Let have some faith the only missing piece in the price is no happy ending? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geisha Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 Hot, yes, but nothing that professional bikers are not used to. The Tour de France starts soon, Nice is over 30c at the moment. And under a 100 km a day is not much, with 3 breaks and overnights. But… for people who are not used to this weather and not used to these activities ,quite dangerous I would say. Though I am sure there will be medical care and escort cars etc to control traffic, I wonder who runs these things ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Djakayan Posted July 1, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 1, 2023 Very little tour of Thailand! the name is not appropriate. Apparently not many people know Thailand well. It is a wonderful country to cycle through. I traveled 40,000 km by bicycle in this country that I do not live in. If you choose your route carefully, favoring small roads, it's a real paradise and certainly the safest country I've been to (Europe, South America and Southeast Asia). I specify that I practice the bivouac. In general, I stay three months in Thailand and Cambodia or Laos and I travel 5000 to 6000 km in two and a half or three months. I speak a little bit of Thai and I have great relationships with the local population. Thailand has become, since 2015, the country with the most cyclists in the world organizing long distance events (200-400-600 etc up to 2000 km) with many participants on Paris-Brest-Paris! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Bill Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 9 hours ago, Henryford said: How many will make it back alive? With respect, all, I hope but I do remeber the horrific accident back in 2015 when I lived in Northern Thailand: (for bikers read cyclists). The cyclists were members of San Sai Cycling Club in Chiang Mai. SUNDAY, MAY 03, 2015 Three were killed and two others were badly injured when a speeding car driven by an allegedly drunk university student hit into the rear of a group of 20 bikers who were making morning exercise ride in Chiang Mai's Doi Saket at 6:15 am Sunday, police said. Witnesses told police that the bikers were riding in a row on the left lane and the car hit them at the speed of at least 100 kilometers per hour. https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/30259251 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenStark Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Djakayan said: I traveled 40,000 km by bicycle in this country that I do not live in. If you choose your route carefully, favoring small roads, it's a real paradise and certainly the safest country I've been to (Europe, South America and Southeast Asia). I know of at least 2, but it may be 3, of world tour cyclists who died in Thailand in the last 5 years Edited July 1, 2023 by BenStark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gomangosteen Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 This is a post about an organised event limited to twenty riders. Comments appear to be from mostly those who either cannot or do not ride a bicycle. The 'experts'. I've been riding here since 2008; example last month June 847km, May 1032km. I ride solo, ride with casual groups, ride with organised groups. As do thousands of others. Riding your bar stools is likely more hazardous to one's health???? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lesmac Posted July 1, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 1, 2023 Would be safer riding the Isle of Man during TT week 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gknrd Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 (edited) Gasping for breath and dodging crazy Thai drivers.. Great fun, sign me up. During a famous holiday in Thailand I actually saw a Thai driver run over a motorcycle. The motorcycle was in a turning lane and the driver wanted to pass everyone so he got into the turn lane and was hitting crazy speeds. Motorcycle didn't know what hit him.. Edited July 1, 2023 by Gknrd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gknrd Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 1 hour ago, gomangosteen said: Riding your bar stools is likely more hazardous to one's health???? Normally I would agree, but not in Thailand. I am a runner, The quality of air alone is like smoking a pack of cigarets a day I would guess. Then the Thai drivers are nothing short of insane. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Billybaroo Posted July 1, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 1, 2023 20 participants? Did I read that correctly? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djakayan Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 7 hours ago, BenStark said: I know of at least 2, but it may be 3, of world tour cyclists who died in Thailand in the last 5 years I wrote that Thailand is a very safe country, having traveled it from north to south and from east to west many times (40000 km) provided you choose the quiet roads which are very very numerous and which makes it a paradise for cyclists. There are many deaths on bicycles in all countries of the world. As a cyclist for 50 years, I have known people who died accidentally on their bikes. In Thailand, I situate the people you mention. A Chilean on the main road that goes up to Kon Khaen, a German couple on the main road that crosses Phanom Sarakham, a Filipino on the main road that he was crossing near Chachoengsao... Places that I know well but I avoid its roads, there are pleasant little frequented ones nearby. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunLA Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 4 hours ago, Billybaroo said: 20 participants? Did I read that correctly? Yes, as it's not a sponsored sports race or anything like that. Just a leisurely week of cycling. Looked at site/map of proposed routes, and pretty good, avoiding hwy#4 as much as possible. Couple stretches, but unavoidable. Pretty cool for the dedicated rider, and with the support vehicle bringing up the rear, a bit safer than self riding. Not a group activity person myself, but if into cycling that much, I think I'd join in, though not in the group, if possible, just tag along ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpy Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 Mind the potholes..!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sofus Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 (edited) Thanks for your interest in our trip and your concerns about security and the dangers in the traffic. Edited July 2, 2023 by Sofus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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