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Again, many thanks to all. I'll get back after I get back in May.

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Thanks, all very helpful information.

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There is a great deal of info regarding using the French rail system (and much ore, in fact) here: https://www.freewheelingfrance.com/blog ... rance.html.

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Thanks for the advice. I imagine I will stick with the RWGPS route which uses, in places, parts of the EV6 route. I'll get back after we get back with comments.

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I wonder if anyone has done Euro Velo 6 recently. I am planning to do the western part, perhaps Blois to Nantes in May. I am wondering about the surface. Is there much that isn't tarmacked? My bike has 23 tyres and that's the widest possible. A few years ago, I did the Vélodyssey and at first it was...

Thanks for that.

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Could someone please tell me how I can get climb details ie metres of climbing, percentages etc. when plotting on Cycle.Travel. I normally use RWGPS which gives those details but I would like to compare what Cycle.Travel could do for me but I can't seem to find anything to do with climbs. Is that in...

If it is any help, Decathlon has the Garmin Edge Explore for sale at £199 both in-store and on line. It has been at that price for two or three weeks now.

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Thanks, good information to have.

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I am thinking about a short tour early next year from Paris south on the new EV3. Not sure how far but 350km to 500km most likely. I am also not sure which bike I would use. But possibly it could be my classic style touring bike with 23 tyres. If anyone has any info about this new (and as yet very m...

Hi Bob I have the Edge Touring (not “plus”), but I assume that it is the same as your unit in respect of the GPS/navigation “engine”, and is only different regarding connectivity for peripherals. Almost all my rides are created using cycle.travel and I usually download as a TCX Course with tick box...

I have now tried everything that's been suggested without luck. Bu in the process, I have learned that the default method for completing my route suggested by so many - simply following the purple line on the screen - works and works well. So many thanks for all the advice.

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Does anyone who uses cycle.travel have any experience of going off course, then returning the course and having their GPS (in my case a Garmin Edge Tour Plus) resuming tracking and providing turn-by-turn instructions? I normally plot a course with RideWithGPS but can't seem to get it to provide turn...

Re gloomyandy's question. Yes I did try reloading etc but it didn't work any better. However, I just spoke once again with Garmin and was told that if I were to plot my course on RideWithGPS then download it onto Base Camp and only then onto my GPS unit, it would work. I would get turn-by-turn instr...

That begs the question, is there a better unit that will give turn-by-turn information when you have resumed your programmed course? Some posters have said the Garmin 1000 as a unit will. But for touring, there are battery limitations which means the navigation has to be turned of if it is to last f...