2024 Tour de France program and race guide
AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW! The official Tour de France 2024 race program and guide includes all the route maps for each stage, plus stage start and end times, and team and rider profiles. • Apr 23, 2024
Help with bike hire in France
I've launched a 'bespoke' bike hire service to help you find bike rental in France. Here's how I can help you. • Mar 21, 2024
My French cycling holiday bespoke planning service
Need help arranging your cycling holiday in France? Then this page is for you. • Jan 20, 2024
Ventoux Cycling Holidays
So you want to ride Ventoux? If you need a little support, I'm now offering a bespoke service to help you arrange your Ventoux cycling holiday. Here's how I can help. • Nov 01, 2023
France en Velo: The Ultimate Cycle Journey from Channel to Med - St Malo to Nice
Some years after it was published, France en Velo: The Ultimate Cycle Journey from Channel to Med remains an ideal route-planner. • May 03, 2023
House and gite business for sale in the Pyrenees – a perfect cycling base or B&B
The Pyrenees offers some of the best cycling in France. This lovely cyclist-owned house is looking for a new owner – it could be you! • May 03, 2023
2023 Tour de France program and race guide - ON SALE NOW
The official Tour de France 2023 race guide and program includes route maps, stage times, maps and rider profiles. • Apr 18, 2023
Provence cycling holidays - let me help you!
Need help arranging your Provence cycling holiday? Maybe you need luggage transfers or route-planning advice? Then this page is for you. • Mar 06, 2023
Montée du Géant du Tourmalet 2022 cancelled
The annual La Montée du Géant du Tourmalet event has been cancelled for 2022. • May 06, 2022
2022 Official Tour de France program and race guide
The Official Tour de France 2022 program and race guide includes stage times and maps. Here is where to buy it. • May 02, 2022
Cutting carbon by cycling in France
The Mai à vélo website has launched to boost cycling in France during the month of May. • May 01, 2022
Coronavirus and cycling in France
The COVID-19 pandemic and cycling in France - the latest guidance and local advice. • Apr 21, 2022
How to make your French holiday accommodation cycle-friendly
How to make your French campsite, hotel, B&B, or gite accommodation business cycle-friendly • Jan 20, 2022
7 reasons to try an e-bike on your French cycling holiday
France is a best explored by bike – and cycling isn't about fitness anymore. With e-bikes, choose your own adventure regardless of the terrain or your ability. • Jun 30, 2021
2021 Tour de France official program and race guide - OUT NOW
The Official Tour de France 2021 program and race guide includes stage times and maps. Here is where to buy it. • Apr 30, 2021
Nature Is Bike Gravel Festival, Angers, June 25-27, 2021
The Nature Is Bike Festival, organised by the bike-friendly city of Angers in the Loire, is designed to put the marriage of cycling and nature front and centre. • Mar 01, 2021
These are a few of my favourite things...
A lockdown sort out prompted Bob Zeller to rediscover some of his treasured cycling books and memories. • Jan 19, 2021
Is Freewheeling France the best French cycling website? You betcha!
Regular readers will know we're not ones to brag at Freewheeling France, but cut me some slack just this once. • Jan 19, 2021
Supporting independent businesses in the time of COVID
It's a bad time for the travel industry – here are a few ways you can help support independent businesses that offer the best service. • Nov 19, 2020
Down the Lascaux Caves by ancient tandem
An amusing and instructive look at cycling with a young baby in the Dordogne more than 40 years ago. • Nov 16, 2020
In praise of ... toe clips
What type of pedals do you prefer? Bob Zeller sings the praises of his tried and tested toe clips. • Nov 13, 2020
Cycling in Paris in the post-COVID world
The perfect storm is brewing for cycling in Paris, with the coronavirus and concerns over air pollution combining to boost cycle commuting. • Jul 31, 2020
2020 Tour de France Official Race Guide
The Official Tour de France 2020 guide includes stage times and maps. Here is where you will be able to get it. • Jul 06, 2020
French government earmarks €20 million to boost post-lockdown cycling
The French government has announced a €20 million cash injection to boost cycling as the country comes out of its COVID-19 lockdown. • Apr 30, 2020
For sale: B&B on the Avenue Verte London-Paris bike route
The London to Paris bike route is one of France's busiest. Now, one of its most popular B&Bs is up for sale. I caught up with current owner Madeleine to find out more. • Mar 01, 2020
Cycling holidays in Corsica - let me help you!
Looking for a cycling holiday in Corsica? Let me help you sort it – just send me your wishlist! • Jan 05, 2020
The 2020 Etape du Tour in Nice, Provence
Riding the 2020 Étape du Tour? Here is everything you need to know to enter, enjoy – and survive – the most famous sportive in the world. • Oct 14, 2019
French-language cycling guidebooks and maps
Information on a website for French, Dutch and German cycling guidebooks and maps. • Sep 04, 2019
Tour du Limousin, August 21-24, 2019
An overview of the Tour du Limousin, which takes place across the region August 21-24, 2019. • Jul 29, 2019
Bike hire in the Dordogne
Reader Q&A: Steve emailed to ask about bike rental in the Dordogne for a week-long cycling holiday. • Jun 02, 2019
French map and book sale
The very excellent online Stanfords Travel bookshop is having a sale on all things French, including cycling maps. • May 20, 2019
Cyclo Thomas Voeckler sportive
What you need to know about riding French cycling hero Thomas Voeckler's Alpine sportive in Morzine. • May 13, 2019
French Sportives Calendar
If you fancy tackling a cycling sportive in France then our calendar is the place to find the one for you. • May 11, 2019
La Limousine cyclosportive, June 1, 2019
La Limousine André Dufraisse is an annual sportive based around the city of Limoges. • May 10, 2019
2019 Tour de France Official Race Guide
The Official Tour de France guide has all the info you need to follow the Tour, including stage times and maps. Here is where to get it. • May 09, 2019
La Périgordine sportive, June 9, 2019
La Périgordine is an annual sportive in the Montignac-Lascaux area of the Dordogne.. • May 08, 2019
2019 Oisans Col Series - car-free days in the Alps
The Oisans Col Series is an annual event at that closes roads to cars to allow cyclists to ride cols like Alpe d'Huez on traffic-free roads. • May 08, 2019
Independent campsites for cycling in France
The Flower Campings network of independent campsites is a good place to start for family friendly pitches and self-catering cabins. • Apr 02, 2019
2019 calendar of randonnées and sportives in Gironde
Here is the calendar of randonnées and sportives planned for the Gironde department for 2019. • Apr 01, 2019
Is there a luggage store at Charles de Gaulle?
Reader Q&A: Donna wrote to ask if there was anywhere to store bike boxes at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris. • Mar 22, 2019
Meuse Cycle Route wins Euro Velo 19 status
The Meuse Cycle Route – one of France's newest bike routes – has won EuroVelo 19 status. • Mar 14, 2019
Guidebook for cycling the Canal de Garonne from Bordeaux to Toulouse
There is now an English-language guidebook from a mainstream publisher for cycling the Canal de Garonne from Bordeaux to Toulouse. • Feb 09, 2019
Taking bikes on trains in France
I thought I'd post a short blog with some quick tips on finding French trains that take bikes. • Jan 20, 2019
French government invests in cycling
Funding for a bold cycling strategy in France is aimed at getting more French people onto their bikes. • Oct 02, 2018
Tour de Manche guidebook
Guidebooks for cycling the Tour de Manche bike route linking the UK to France are available from French publishers Iterance Velo. • Sep 25, 2018
Guidebook review: Cycling the Loire Cycle Route
Outdoor publishing specialists Cicerone have released a new guidebook for cycling the Loire bike route from the Massif Central to the Atlantic coast. Bob Zeller has this review. • Aug 10, 2018
Reader Q&A : How to get the train from Paris to Le Puy with bicycles for the French Camino
How to get the train from Paris to Le Puy with bicycles for the French Camino. • Aug 09, 2018
Car-free days in the Alps for the Oisans Col Series
The roads around Alpe d'Huez will be turned over to cyclists every Tuesday morning throughout the summer for the Oisans Col Series. • Jun 27, 2018
Our Freewheeling France Weekend at Ventoux (We did it!!)
Once or twice a year, I organise a mixed ability social rides weekend. Our latest one was at Ventoux. Here's how it went. • May 28, 2018
Tour de France Official Race Guide 2018
The Official Tour de France guide has all the info you need to follow the Tour, including stage times and maps. Here is where to get it. • May 17, 2018
