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Porte St Martin in Paris commemorates battle victories of Louis XIV (classic route, Stage 11/Avenue Verte, Stage 9)

CLASSIC ROUTE

(via Dover–Calais)

The Eiffel Tower, built for the Paris world exhibition in 1889, is the finish point of the classic route

STAGE 1

Tower of London to Rochester

Start Tower of London (18m) Finish Rochester bridge (4m) Distance 50km (31 miles) Ascent 207m Waymarking CS4 Southwark–Woolwich (under construction), LCN18 Woolwich–Barnes Cray, NCN1 Barnes Cray–Ebbsfleet, NCN177 Ebbsfleet–Strood

This stage starts with a level ride through suburban south-east London, mostly on cycle lanes beside minor roads but with some busier sections. After Dartford, it follows cycle tracks beside the old Roman Watling Street (now a busy motorway), climbing over two small outliers of the North Downs before descending to cross the Medway into Rochester. If you want to avoid cycling in London, Southeastern trains have frequent services from Charing Cross and London Bridge stations to Dartford.