High Entry Fees

[librarian]

TBH, £150 is prohibitive for me for LEL. That said, I probably wouldn't enter it if it was half the price, as it's not really my scene.

But - £150 represents a lot for a four day tour. To my mind anyway.

etape du tour this year also costs 150 quid just for entry

let's compare

	LEL	etape
distance	1400km	172km
duration	116 hours ( 5 days-ish )	8 hours?
food	"good food" at 10 controls included	energy gels
accomodation	basic	sleeping considered bad form
entrants	400	5000
mudguards	optional	unlikely
1600m climb?	No	Yes
monument to tom simpson?	No	Yes
"the price"	"I could tour for 3 months for that"	"you just have to do the iconic ventoux stage"
must have accessory	Gortex Coat	Oakleys