Freewheeling France blog about cycling in France

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

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

The official Tour de France 2023 race guide and program includes route maps, stage times, maps and rider profiles. • Apr 18, 2023

Need help arranging your cycling holiday in France? Then this page is for you. • Apr 05, 2023

I've launched a 'bespoke' bike hire service to help you find bike rental in France. Here's how I can help you. • Feb 09, 2023

The annual La Montée du Géant du Tourmalet event has been cancelled for 2022. • May 06, 2022

The Official Tour de France 2022 program and race guide includes stage times and maps. Here is where to buy it. • May 02, 2022

The Mai à vélo website has launched to boost cycling in France during the month of May. • May 01, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic and cycling in France - the latest guidance and local advice. • Apr 21, 2022

How to make your French campsite, hotel, B&B, or gite accommodation business cycle-friendly • Jan 20, 2022

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

The Official Tour de France 2021 program and race guide includes stage times and maps. Here is where to buy it. • Apr 30, 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

A lockdown sort out prompted Bob Zeller to rediscover some of his treasured cycling books and memories. • Jan 19, 2021

Regular readers will know we're not ones to brag at Freewheeling France, but cut me some slack just this once. • Jan 19, 2021

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

An amusing and instructive look at cycling with a young baby in the Dordogne more than 40 years ago. • Nov 16, 2020

What type of pedals do you prefer? Bob Zeller sings the praises of his tried and tested toe clips. • Nov 13, 2020

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

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

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

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

Need help arranging your Provence cycling holiday? Maybe you need luggage transfers or route-planning advice? Then this page is for you. • Jan 06, 2020

Looking for a cycling holiday in Corsica? Let me help you sort it – just send me your wishlist! • Jan 05, 2020

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

Information on a website for French, Dutch and German cycling guidebooks and maps. • Sep 04, 2019

An overview of the Tour du Limousin, which takes place across the region August 21-24, 2019. • Jul 29, 2019

Reader Q&A: Steve emailed to ask about bike rental in the Dordogne for a week-long cycling holiday. • Jun 02, 2019

The very excellent online Stanfords Travel bookshop is having a sale on all things French, including cycling maps. • May 20, 2019

What you need to know about riding French cycling hero Thomas Voeckler's Alpine sportive in Morzine. • May 13, 2019

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 André Dufraisse is an annual sportive based around the city of Limoges. • May 10, 2019

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 is an annual sportive in the Montignac-Lascaux area of the Dordogne.. • May 08, 2019

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

The Flower Campings network of independent campsites is a good place to start for family friendly pitches and self-catering cabins. • Apr 02, 2019

Here is the calendar of randonnées and sportives planned for the Gironde department for 2019. • Apr 01, 2019

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

The Meuse Cycle Route – one of France's newest bike routes – has won EuroVelo 19 status. • Mar 14, 2019

There is now an English-language guidebook from a mainstream publisher for cycling the Canal de Garonne from Bordeaux to Toulouse. • Feb 09, 2019

I thought I'd post a short blog with some quick tips on finding French trains that take bikes. • Jan 20, 2019

Funding for a bold cycling strategy in France is aimed at getting more French people onto their bikes. • Oct 02, 2018

Guidebooks for cycling the Tour de Manche bike route linking the UK to France are available from French publishers Iterance Velo. • Sep 25, 2018

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

How to get the train from Paris to Le Puy with bicycles for the French Camino. • Aug 09, 2018

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

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

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

Epinal to stage a week of cycle touring rides and events this summer for the FCCT's showcase cycle tourism week. • May 03, 2018

Your slow decline into the world of cycle-touring... • May 02, 2018