Where to cycle in France - Freewheeling France

Nantes-Brest Canal vs the Vilaine River

En route to Redon, Karin Badt wasn't sure whether to bike the Nantes-Brest Canal from Nantes or take the Vilaine River from Rennes – in the end, she took both.

Book review: V4: A Brittany Cycle Route guidebook

If you're cycling the northern French coast between Roscoff and Mont St Michel, then the V4: A Brittany Cycle Route could be the guidebook for your pannier. Review by Richard Peace.

The best islands for cycling holidays in France

Richard Peace takes his bike island-hopping to give us this wrap of the best islands in France for cycling.

Crossing the Saint-Nazaire to St-Brévin-les-Pins bridge by bike

How to cross the Saint-Nazaire to St-Brévin-les-Pins bridge by bike.

Cycling traffic-free routes in Brittany

Reader Q&A: Glenys asked about cycling traffic-free routes in Brittany. Here's our Facebook exchange.

Guest blog: Gary & Rachel cycling Roscoff to Nantes

Gary and Rachel Corbett cycle Roscoff to Nantes on their European cycling adventure.

Taking bikes on trains from Brittany to La Rochelle

Reader Q&A: Penny wrote to ask about taking bikes on trains from La Trinité-sur-Mer in Brittany to La Rochelle in Poitou-Charentes.

Reader Q&A: Cycling from Le Puy-en-Velay to Roscoff

We had a request by email for some advice on riding a tandem from Le Puy-en-Velay to Roscoff.

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2026 Tour de France program and race guide

The official Tour de France race guide and program ALWAYS SELLS OUT. It has all the info you need to watch the Tour de France in person or on TV. Here is how to find it.

Posted: 23 Oct 2025