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 16th May 2008
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Cycling Holidays in FranceWelcome to our pages about cycling holidays in FranceOur independent information, articles and reviews will help you choose the right cycling holiday, and then enjoy it to the full. • What to wear • Channel to the Med adventure • Useful vocab and cycling terminology in French •Taking bikes on French trains • Book extract about a personal 'tour de France' • Holiday Directory • Accommodation Database • Hotel Listings We hope you enjoy these pages about cycling holidays in France. From holiday reviews, recommendations and links, to hints on what to take and how to make your holiday a success, we have brought together every resource about French cycling holidays on a single site. Cycling is not only one of the best ways to appreciate the beautiful countryside and villages of France, but is also the French national sport; cyclists will get a warm welcome! Because of this, more and more people are trying cycling holidays in France - which is why this site is here. Whatever you need to know about cycling breaks in France, you need look no further! Geoff Husband Topic Host FrenchEntrée Cycling Holidays Contact me. Read about Geoff, his life in France and Breton Bikes... CONTRIBUTE!We want to hear from you about cycling in France. Tell us your experiences, and send us your reviews, articles and reccommendations. We want this site to reflect our reader's experiences, and your advice and contributions are essential. email us Useful VocabularyFrench cycling terms and holiday vocab.Print off our list of useful words, and take it with you to France! If you're French goes little farther than 'bonjour', this guide will be invaluable for your cycling holiday... French cycling vocabulary...New to Cycling Holidays?Check out this advice on what to wear. Mike Blakeney, from www.frenchcyclingholidays.com imparts valuable advice to first-timers; how to avoid a sore behind... what to wear... |
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Sportif RidesEvents for the serious cyclist in France Try these useful links to find out where and when Sportif and Grand Trophee events will take place... The calendar section here is excellent: cyclosport.com Use this link for Grand Trophee events. sportcommunication.com These sites are kept up-to-date. Feedback & SuggestionsTell us your experiences!If you have any stories, information or advice for FrenchEntrée's Cycling Holidays in France, please get in touch. We'd love to hear about your experiences, and also of anything you would like to see on this site. Is there something you need to know about cycling holidays in France, which you can't find here? Let us know! |
Denise Carver tells how a cycle holiday in the Landes changed her life. As well as the flat cycle routes, Denise recommends places to eat and gives crucial tips for a successful cycling holiday…
By Paul Smith.
FUBicy (Fédération française des Usagers de la Bicyclette) campaign on behalf of cyclists in France. They are trying to get SNCF to adopt more coherent and logical policies regarding allowing bikes on French trains. Here is their detailed advice and information, which will help you to understand the complex system currently in place, to deal with bookings, and how to prepare for discussions with inspectors...
"It's difficult to imagine cycling across Europe's second-largest desert by mistake, but this seemed the only fair description of the events of that day and its three predecessors. In the company of Birna's brother Dilli I emerged from two-wheeled retirement in glorious fashion, traversing the land of my in-laws on a day-trip that somehow ran out of control into a critic-confounding odyssey. During those long, lonely hours watching Dilli on my forward horizon as he squinted around to locate me on his hindward one, I had found myself mumbling an epic commentary, a tale of water-carriers and wheel-suckers, of bonks and breakaways..."
Forget about bacon and egg quiche, Lorraine has more to offer: gems of Art Nouveau excellence, medieval villages set in poignant, poppy-covered countryside, winding climbs up through the forested Ballons des Vosges and enough rural back lanes to keep you pedaling for over a month. The region is...
If you're planning a mega cycling route in the breathtaking Pyrenees, you need look no further than this essential list of the 28 cols (sumits) on the 'Raid Pyrénéen', made famous by the Tour de France...
Browse our books about cycling in France. If you are a seasoned cyclist or a total beginner, there are plenty of useful and entertaining books to enhance your cycling trip in France.
The Creuse, which is part of the Limousin Region of central France isn't terribly well-known, even to the French as a tourist location. If you ask them, the majority would even have a hard time locating it on a map. Its position, with its south-east border known as the first step of the... 