[Captain Ahab Jr]

I'm sure every hotel you stay at would have a secure place for your bike be it a storage room or your own room so you should only have to build your bike up a few times

The most it should cost is at excess baggage rate with your airline.

Europe is very bike friendly, especially in France as they have the best cycle race in the world

You shouldn't need to bring many spare parts with you as every reasonable sized town will have a racing cycle shop and they all speak bike lingo

I'm jealous of your trip and don't even ride a racing bike!