Ypres 2007

[Cyclefrance]

Following on from the Somme last year, it's to be Ypres this year for the annual cycling trip - last visited 6 years ago.

Looks like being a few extra bods coming along as well - will have to wait to see if they actually bite the bullet.

So, the trip will include Lille, and a host of First World War battlefields and sites: Plug Street, Messines Ridge, Sanctuary Wood, Hill 62, Passchendale, Ypres itself, and also the scene of the first gas attack on Canadian troops around the area of Langemark-PoelKapell and St Julien. Finally there's the town of Popperinge where troops temporarily escaped the horrors of the front line by relaxing at Toc-H.

It looks to be an interesting trip - will be posting items as the plans progress and then, of course, when we actually go. We plan to go end of JUne returning in time to catch the Tour de France, which this year kicks off from London on 7 July.