From: James W Anderson on
If you really want to see some great French roads, starting tomorrow
on Stage 3 of the Tour de France coverage on Versus, you'll get your
fill.

Largely C and D routes, don't ever recall them using B routes but you
occasionally see them go through an interchange or over/under an A
route.

Tomorrow (6 July) you'll see some of the oldest roads still in use,
those covering the tour are calling tomorrows stage 'The Cobblestones'
because of these sections.

==
Fun video involving the saguaro cactus.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYMhE8Hgaa8

From: Adrian on
James W Anderson <jander7(a)hotmail.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like
they were saying:

> Largely C and D routes, don't ever recall them using B routes but you
> occasionally see them go through an interchange or over/under an A
> route.

<sigh>

A = Autoroute - primary route, usually toll.
N = Nationale - trunk route, funded by national government
D = Departement - regional route, funded by the departement
C = Commune - minor local route, funded by the commune