Glaudax stands for “glamorous Audax”. While Audax riders typically ride long distances unsupported, dealing with all eventualities, the two brothers who run Glaudax transport luggage from hotel to hotel, provide “van stops” with water and snacks and offer a rescue service and any support riders need. Read on to find out why I thoroughly recommend Glaudax for groups, couples and solo riders like myself.

This post offers my perspective on the Glaudax Tour de Normandie of September 2023. There are no route maps, no list of hotels or best places for coffee and cakes because all that detail is the intellectual property of the two organisers, Richard and Tony Evans, who provide information on their website. I’ll just state that the Tour de Normandie starts and finishes at the Ouistreham (Caen) ferry terminal.