All we have to go on is this map showing the route through the Netherlands, Belgium and the northern part of France:



Using this, and reading Clancy's original account gives this broad outline of the route:

NL: Rotterdam, Delft, the Hague, Leiden, Amsterdam, Dordrecht, Willemsdorp

B: Breda, Antwerp, Ghent, Brughes, Brussels, Namur

F: Reims, Meaux, Paris, Versailles, Chartres, Blois, Tours, Limoux, Perpignan, Pyrenees

I'll put up some more for other countries when I work it out.

Geoff Hill, motorcycling author and journalist and Gary Walker, ex-racer have decided to re-trace the entire RTW trip made by Clancy. Geoff intends to write his next book about it making comparisons between today and 100 years ago. They will join us on Oct 23rd for the Irish leg and continue with the rest of the trip next April to allow for the 2 month stopover made by Clancy in Paris. They aim to get from Japan to San Francisco in time to join Greg Frazier who is coordinating the USA leg which will take place next year. Regular updates from their trip will be made available.

If it emerges that some undertake to do the whole trip through their country, that's fantastic and I'll leave it up to them to work out the finer details and decide on the most suitable dates, etc. Someone who can't do a whole national leg of the trip could nonetheless tag along for whatever part of it that suits.

On the other hand, it might be more practicable for people to join up with Geoff and Gary next year and ride a bit of the way with them. Whatever works.