European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 9, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A Highway construction Sites Austria a a-1 Between regal and Steyer Muhl a-2 Between Kru Pendorf and per Tschache. A-13 Between Schinberg and mat Reiwald exit. A-22 Between  Tunnel Kalser Muffen and . Germany a a1 Between the Urhausen Bremen Mandorf and Bremen hem Lingen exits a-2 Between the Gelsenkirchen Buer and Essen glad Eck exits. A-4 Between the k6ln-Siid and Kiln poll exits. A a Between Jastatt and Baden Baden. A-7 interchange Hamburg Northwest. A-8 Between the Stuttgart interchange and the Stuttgart de Gerloch exit. A-10 Between Rii Mersdorf and Berlin Kopenick. Switzerland a n1 Between the Lausanne a Quot Malley exit and the ecu Biens interchange. N-2 at the Luzern centrum exit Between the Basel Sud St. Jakob and Basel Ost Wettstein exits and the entrances to the Gotthard Tunnel. N-6 Between the Bem Ostring and Rudigen exits. N 12 Between the Fla Matt and Dud Ingen exits. N 13 inside the san Bernardino Tunnel and Between the Bona Duz and Reichenau exits. This is a partial list of major projects a Mountain passes closed Austria a Silvetta Gros Glockner Timmel Joch Stalle Sattel. Snow chains Are needed for hoc Tannberg Arlberg pass Entrance to kit thai at Gries closed for Security reasons is the Lech Warth stretch. France a Alios Cayolle Croix de Fer Gaibler Glandon Steran Izzard Kleiner St. Bernhard rest fond la Bonette. Italy a for cola i Livigno Stilie Ryjoch. Ice on Dolomite passes. Switzerland a St.  Simpson at Gondo col de la Croix Furka Grimsely Obe Ralp Gotthard pass St. Bernhard pass Klausen Numen in Susten and umbral. Snow chains Are needed for Floeta. Gasoline prices prices Are per Titer for unleaded super. Austria 85e Belgium 87c czech Republic a 66c Croatia a 74c Denmark a 83c England a 70c on the Economy France a 90c-94c Germany a 843-91# on the Economy Greece a 90c Hungary a 830 Italy a 97c-99c on the Economy Poland �?51c slovak Republic a 66c Slovenia a 51c Spain a 84c Switzerland a 58c-71c Yugoslavia a $ 1.98. Highway information Telephone numbers listed Are valid for the country named. If calling from another country Check your local Telephone directory for the country code. England a 0898-500-241 highways traffic in Britain and Europe Royal automobile club. It Germany a 01169 highways traffic in Germany Europe Ai Gemeiner Deutscher Automo ii club German language Only. Italy a 06-4212 or 06-43631 highways traffic in Italy italian automobile club Aci italian language Only. Is arct  do Ute Char Automo ii club Munich it Many tour de by Terence Neilan tote new York times q. Do you know How t might find out the route of next year s toured France bicycle race and is there an Agency in the United states that can offer lodgings and make recommendations about the Best areas for viewing the race a. The official map of the route taken by the 2,467-mile race to be held from july 2-24, was issued in Paris in october by the society do 24 stripes Magazine december 9, t993 tour de France. It will Start in Lille hop across to England on july 6 and 7 the first visit to Britain in 20 year land Back in France at Cherbourg on july 8 and then take a counterclockwise route around France before ending on the champs ulysees in Paris. The stages closest to Northern Spain will take place july 15 Luz aride july 15 bag amp res de Begorre and july 17 Albi. From there the race swings South to Montpellier and Northeast to Carpen tras july 18and then up to Vareas veering toward the Swiss Border. A copy of the map was published in the nov. 8 Issue of veto news which describes itself As the journal of competitive cycling a Back copy can be obtained from veto news at 1830 North 55th St., Boulder Colo. 80301 Telephone 303 440-0601. The one Agency in the United states that started offering trips linked to the tour de France in 1985 and is still in business is breaking away bicycle Tours of Manhattan Beach . This year it will be offering four options for viewing the. Race trips lasting four Days eight Days 12 Days and 16 Days. The four Day trip in which participants will see three stages of the race in the French Alps begins and ends in Geneva. The others All Start and end in Paris. Prices for next year Are expected to be similar to this years according to Greg Hogan president of the company. This year they ranged from $598 to $1,798 a person and included double occupancy hotel rooms meals transportation in nine passenger minivans and even interview s with some of the professional racers. Fares from the United states Are additional. The group is made up of from 25 to 35 people with about 25 percent hard Core riders says Hogan. Most will be Strong recreational riders and a smaller group will be simply racing fans who Don t choose to Lake their bikes. Guests who want to ride can take their own Bike or rent one from breaking away checking it As part of their Luggage. Each morning the group with one tour Leader to each eight guests sets out along the second half of that Day s race route usually finishing about an hour before the professionals appear. Competitors finish the fast Teg of the 1993 tour de France in Paris. This year s race Wilt be head from july 224. The eight Day tour from july 1 -8, will cover the Start of the race and the Northern coast stages then travel through the Channel Tunnel to England and Back to Paris. The 12-Day trip from july 14-25, will cover Provence the Alps and the finish in Paris. A 16-Day trip from july 10-25, is also available by combining the 12-Day tour with four Days in the Bordeaux area and the pyrenees. More information breaking away bicycle Tours 1147 Manhattan ave., suite 253, Manhattan Beach Calif. 90266 Telephone 303 440-0601, fax 303 444-6788. Q. Can you provide me with any information about an Early music festival that i believe is held in the Netherlands every year a. An Early music festival has been held every year since 1982 in utrecht the Netherlands. A it presents music from the Middle. Ages to the end of the 19th Century and adheres to the following philosophy music can Only be adequately performed on the instruments for which it was written. As a result Only soloists or groups using authentic old instruments or copies Are invited to play. The music is presented from morning till Fhi night in Many historic churches museums and houses the very places for which such music was designed to be played. The modern Muzie centrum Vredenburg which seats 1,700, is also used. A few themes of next year s festival from aug. 26 to sept. 4, will be French baroque music the dutch born composer Orlande de. Lassus 1532-1594 and the French composer Guillaume Dufay circa 1400-1474. In addition All Beethoven s 32 piano sonatas will be played on historical instruments groups playing at the festival will include the orchestra of the 18th Century the Amsterdam baroque orchestra the Freiburger baroque orchestra and the concerto Italiano. About 90 official concerts Wilt be staged and there will be some 40 fringe festival concerts. Prices for the official concerts will Range from $5 to $20 the fringe concerts Are free. For More information and tickets write to the Holland festival Early music Post bus 734, utrecht 3500, the Netherlands Telephone 30 340921 the dealing code for the Netherlands is 31. A free brochure will be available in mid May. Don t miss Joe Bob Briggs every sunday Joe Bob Briggs brings his Texas taste spiced with satire and filled with drive in ratings a to sunday Magazine