{"id":13807,"date":"2015-03-12T07:02:47","date_gmt":"2015-03-12T07:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/?p=13807"},"modified":"2022-09-30T17:46:35","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T15:46:35","slug":"france-cycle-routes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/france-cycle-routes\/","title":{"rendered":"France Cycle Routes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>France has always been keen on cycling &#8211; the annual Tour de France is probably the biggest cycle race in the world, covering over 3000km in 3 weeks each July, yet there are an increasing number of dedicated long-distance  France cycle routes, mainly on dedicated cycleways, alongside rivers\/canals etc;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.veloscenic.com\/the-cycle-route\/la-veloscenie-cycle-route\"><em><strong>The Veloscenic<\/strong><\/em> Cycle Route<\/a> from <strong>Paris <\/strong>to the <strong>Mont St Michel &#8211; <\/strong>over 450km of well-signposted cycle tracks, greenways and country roads, transporting you from Paris to the Mont St-Michel, passing by the <strong>Eiffel Tower<\/strong>,<strong> Chartres Cathedral<\/strong>, or even the <strong>Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16069\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16069\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/veloscenic.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16069 noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16069 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/veloscenic-300x101.png\" alt=\"Veloscenic route\" width=\"300\" height=\"101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/veloscenic-300x101.png 300w, https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/veloscenic-150x51.png 150w, https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/veloscenic-400x135.png 400w, https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/veloscenic.png 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16069\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Veloscenic route<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16070\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16070\" style=\"width: 124px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/velofrancette.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16070 noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16070 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/velofrancette-124x300.png\" alt=\"Velo Francette route\" width=\"124\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/velofrancette-124x300.png 124w, https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/velofrancette-62x150.png 62w, https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/velofrancette.png 206w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 124px) 100vw, 124px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16070\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Velo Francette route<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.francevelotourisme.com\/base-1\/itineraires\/v-43-ouistreham-caen-la-rochelle-a-velo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Velo Francette<\/em> <\/strong><\/a>from <strong>Caen<\/strong> to <strong>la Rochelle &#8211; <\/strong>615km from the English Channel to the Atlantic coast via <strong>Domfront<\/strong> (61 Orne, Normandie), <strong>Angers<\/strong> (49 Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire)<\/p><\/li>\n<li>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16071\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16071\" style=\"width: 153px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/veloddyssee.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16071\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16071 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/veloddyssee-153x300.png\" alt=\"La V\u00e9lodyss\u00e9e route\" width=\"153\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/veloddyssee-153x300.png 153w, https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/veloddyssee-77x150.png 77w, https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/veloddyssee.png 303w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 153px) 100vw, 153px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16071\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">La V\u00e9lodyss\u00e9e route<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.velodyssey.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>La V\u00e9lodyss\u00e9e<\/em><\/strong><\/a> from <strong>Roscoff<\/strong> to <strong>Hendaye<\/strong> on the Spanish Border &#8211; 1400km along the Atlantic coast<strong><em><br>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And that&#8217;s not all:<\/p>\n<p>From London, you can cycle to Paris thanks to the <a href=\"http:\/\/avenuevertelondonparis.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Avenue Verte<\/strong><\/a> cycle route. It connects London to Paris over 400km through a mosaic of landscapes. The Veloscenic and the Avenue Verte share the same end (or starting) point, at Notre-Dame de Paris !<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cycling-loire.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Loire \u00e0 V\u00e9lo trail<\/a> &#8211;<\/strong> the oldest French cycle route. Tourists can cycle along the Loire river over 800km <strong>The Loire \u00e0 V\u00e9lo trail<\/strong> is part of the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/en.eurovelo6.org\/?set_language=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eurovelo 6<\/a><\/strong>, which connects 10 countries over 3600km, from France to Romania! You&#8217;ll soon be able to cycle from the <strong>Veloscenic <\/strong>to the <strong>Loire \u00e0 V\u00e9lo<\/strong> trail following the V44 from <strong>Alen\u00e7on<\/strong> to <strong>Saumur<\/strong> or the V43 (Manche\/Atlantique) from <strong>Domfront<\/strong> to <strong>Angers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.tourdemanche.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Tour de Manche<\/strong><\/a> 1200km from <strong>Cherbourg<\/strong> to <strong>Roscoff<\/strong> following the coastline of <strong>Brittany<\/strong> through the famous Pink Granite Coast and Cap Fr\u00e9hel. 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