Freewheeling France blog about cycling in France

Reader Q&A: Kate wrote from the US to ask about bike hire in Calvi for a cycling holiday on Corsica. • Jun 21, 2015

Reader Q&A: Melanie emailed to ask if it was better to ride or drive to see stage 12 of the 2015 Tour de France from Tarbes. Here's my advice. • Jun 20, 2015

Reader Q&A: Ryan emailed to ask about road bike hire in Valence. Here's what info I sent him. • Jun 19, 2015

Here is the amended Marmotte sportive route on July 4 to get around the problems with the Chambon tunnel. • Jun 11, 2015

DING bike lights are designed to provide a 'light shield' around your bike. Here's more on them. • Jun 10, 2015

Join thousands of cycling enthusiasts at the Tour de la Dordogne from July 2-5, 2015. • Jun 10, 2015

La Limousine André Dufraisse is an annual ride open to the public and covering several different circuits. • Jun 05, 2015

Stage 20 of the 2015 Tour de France from Modane Valfréjus to Alpe d'Huez and the closure of Grand Tunnel du Chambon. • Jun 03, 2015

Gary and Rachel Corbett are on a world record e-bike ride. Here, Gary reflects on their time cycling the Loire. • Jun 01, 2015

Elaine wanted to know about about bike hire in Poitiers for a ride to Limoges. Here's our email chat. • May 30, 2015

It's France's annual festival of cycling – and it's taking place in every corner of the country on June 6-7. • May 27, 2015

Get your tweeds out for the Anjou Vélo Vintage, a weekend of retro biking fun in the Loire Valley. • May 27, 2015

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. • May 24, 2015

Local cyclist Simon Stay has sent me this preview of Stage 11 of the 2015 Tour de France from Pau to Cauterets. • May 20, 2015

Gary and Rachel Corbett cycle Roscoff to Nantes on their European cycling adventure. • May 20, 2015

Reader Q&A: Pip wrote to ask about watching stages 4 and 5 of the 2015 Tour de France. Here's our email exchange. • May 19, 2015

Reader Q&A: Kyle wrote to ask about bike hire and local route advice for cycling in Burgundy. Here's our email exchange. • May 19, 2015

Here's some more info on Stage 5 of the 2015 Tour de France on Wednesday, July 8 from Arras to Amiens. • May 19, 2015

We're cycling the La Vélo Francette bike route from La Rochelle to Caen – here's the final Pont-d'Ouilly to Caen stretch (and then a bit in Paris). • May 17, 2015

We are cycling the entire route of the new La Vélo Francette from La Rochelle to Caen – here's our bike route from Domfront to Pont-d'Ouilly. • May 15, 2015

We are cycling the entire route of the new La Vélo Francette – here's our bike route from Mayenne to just south of Domfront. • May 14, 2015

We are cycling the entire route of the new La Vélo Francette – here's our overview of the route from Angers to Mayenne. • May 14, 2015

Cycling around Angers on the Loire à Vélo and La Vélo Francette bike routes. • May 13, 2015

Gary and Rachel Corbett, who are attempting to set a world e-bike record, have arrived in France. • May 12, 2015

John and Marjorie are two Aussies cycling northern France on a tandem. Here's a bit more about them. • May 12, 2015

Cycling the La Vélo Francette – here's our stage from Saumur to Angers on La Vélo Francette. • May 11, 2015

Cycling the La Vélo Francette – here's our stage from Thouars to Saumur on La Vélo Francette. • May 10, 2015

Here's today's stage from Parthenay to Thouars on La Vélo Francette. • May 08, 2015

Here's today's stage from Niort to Parthenay on the La Vélo Francette • May 07, 2015

Here's today's stage from Arçais to Niort through the Marais Poitevin on the La Vélo Francette • May 06, 2015

Here's today's stage from La Rochelle to Arçais through the Marais Poitevin (with a lovely little detour after we missed a turn). • May 05, 2015

A few quick photos of my farewell this morning. I received a good send off from my eldest mini-cyclist at 7.30am. • May 04, 2015

Still packing panniers, but here's a quick itinerary of our La Velo Francette ride starting tomorrow. • May 03, 2015

Reader query: Shean is planning a do-it-yourself ride to watch the Tour de France. He is looking for riding partners. Here are his plans. • May 03, 2015

Velo-City is the global annual bike talkfest. It's being hosted this year by Nantes, from June 2-5. • May 02, 2015

The popular Vélo Vert Festival returns to Villard-de-Lans in the Vercors June 5-7 – here's what to expect. • May 01, 2015

Reader Q&A: Tom emailed to ask where to find road bike hire in Paris. Here's where I sent him. • Apr 29, 2015

Gary and Rachel Corbett are attempting to set a world e-bike record. Here's their first blog from the road. • Apr 28, 2015

Reader Q&A: David asked for a bike route from Strasbourg to Marseille that avoided mountains. Here's what we came up with. • Apr 27, 2015

Reader Q&A: Louise emailed to ask about bike hire in Nimes in Languedoc for a cycle tour to Perpignan. • Apr 23, 2015

Gary and Rachel Corbett are attempting to set a world e-bike record. Here, they pick up their bikes. • Apr 23, 2015

Reader Q&A: After reading about the Canal des Deux Mers bike route, Eli sent me the following email to ask for more advice. • Apr 22, 2015

Reader Q&A: Kate emailed to ask about watching the Tour de France in the Pyrenees. It will be the first time she's seen the race live. • Apr 21, 2015

Here's the link to our latest email newsletter – you can sign up on the homepage. • Apr 20, 2015

Gary and Rachel Corbett are attempting to set a world e-bike record through Europe. Gary has this advice for other e-bike tourists. • Apr 18, 2015

Reader Q&A: David emailed to ask about road bike hire in the Auvergne. Here's our email conversation. • Apr 12, 2015

Amna wrote to ask about bike hire for a stay east of Paris, near Disneyland. Here's our email exchange. • Apr 10, 2015

Reader Q&A: Mary emailed to ask about electric bike hire for Alpe d'Huez. Here's what I came up with. • Apr 10, 2015

Reader Q&A: Jamie emailed from Taiwan to ask about following the 2015 Tour de France. Is a campervan or organised tour best? • Apr 09, 2015

Reader Q&A: Charlie emailed from Scotland to ask about finding a support driver for cycling from Nice to Barcelona. • Apr 08, 2015