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Cycle Touring in France

Eight selected cycle tours

Author
Stephen Fox
Cover
Paperback - Laminated
ISBN
9781852844325
Published
10 Oct 2007
Availability
Reprinted
Edition
First
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Price
£14.00
ISBN (10)
1852844329
Size
17.2 x 11.6 x 1.7cm
Weight
330g
Pages
272
Originally Published
27 Jun 2006
 
 

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The eight one- or two-week cycle tours in this guidebook are selected to offer cyclists of all levels a taste of France’s diverse landscapes and superb scenery. Covering some of the most picturesque parts of Brittany, Picardy, Alsace, Auvergne/Languedoc, Provence, Dordogne/Lot, the Alps and the Pyrenees.

Seasons

Late spring to early autumn recommended. Summer hot, mostly dry. Winters can be cold, with snow.

Centres

Paris, Strasbourg, Geneva, Arles, Brest, Toulouse.

Difficulty

All levels. Routes (209km–354km) divided into daily stages. Range from low-level rides to high mountain climbs.

Must See

Rugged Brittany coast, Gorges du Tarn, Tour de France routes, Dordogne villages, Alsace Wine Road, lavender fields of Provence.
 
 

There are plenty of useful guidebooks on France and her most popular regions, notably The Green Guides by Michelin, The Rough Guide series, the Lonely Planet series, Cadogan Guides and DK Eyewitness Travel Guides.

Other interesting reads include:

Walking Through France by Robin Neillands (Collins, 1988)

Le Lot by Helen Martin (Columbus Books, 1988)

The hilarious French Revolutions by Tim Moore (Vintage, 2002)

23 Days in July by John Wilcockson (John Murray, 2004)

Memories of the Peleton by Bernard Hinault (Springfield Books, 1989)

Travellers’ Nature Guides France by Bob Gibbons (Oxford University Press, 2003)

The French Pyrenees by John Sturrock (Faber & Faber, 1988)

South to Gascony by Michael Brown (Hamish Hamilton, 1989)

Village France (AA Publishing, 1996)

Villages of France by Joanna Sullam, Charlie Waite and John Ardagh (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1988)

The Dordogne by David Gallant and Simon Cobley (Guild Publishing, 1990)

 
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