2025 Tour de France program and race guide
The official Tour de France race guide ALWAYS SELLS OUT. It has all the info you need to follow the Tour de France. Here is how to find it.
Posted: 2 Apr 2025
Everything you need to know about cycling in France your independent guide
Where to cycle in France
Click on the map to search the regions for bike routes in France, cycling holidays, bike hire and lots of other inspiration for cycling in France.
Taking bikes on the Paris Metro and RER trains
Information and maps for taking bicycles on the Paris Metro and Paris RER trains, including to Charles de Gaulle.
Read moreBike hire in the French Alps
Need to hire a bike in the Rhône-Alpes? Then check out our French Alps bike hire listings
Read moreBike hire in Provence
Need to hire a bike in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur? Then check out our bike hire shop listings
Read moreEuro Velo 8 - Mediterranean Cycle Route
The Euro Velo 8 Méditerranée à Vélo bike route connects Spain to Italy via the south of France. It also links with the Canal du Midi.
Read moreNormandy train map
Normandy is one of the best regions in France for bike-train travel. Here's their regional train map.
Read moreEuroVelo 19 Meuse Cycle Route (French section)
The Euro Velo 19 Meuse Cycle Route – La Meuse à Velo – goes from the Meuse River's source in Pouilly-en-Bassigny, France to its mouth at the Hook of Holland.
Read moreProvence train map
What you need to know about bike-train travel while you're cycling in Provence, includes regional train map.
Read moreBike hire in the Loire Valley
Need to hire a bike in Centre? Then check out our bike hire shop listings
Read moreCycling the Canal du Midi
We cycle the Canal du Midi from Toulouse in the Midi-Pyrenees to Sete, on the Mediterranean coast
Read moreBike hire in Paris
Need bike rental in Paris or elsewhere in Île-de-France? Then see our Paris bike hire shop listings.
Read moreOn the blog
Reviews
Guidebook: Cycling the Wild Atlantic Way and Western Ireland
Cycling in France?
Search for tours & accommodation
Popular articles
- Bespoke planning help
- Help with bike hire
- Buying bikes in France
- Shipping bikes to France
- Cycling insurance
- Easy way to buy train tickets for bikes
- Taking bikes on Eurostar
- Ferry tickets to France
- Canal de Garonne itinerary
- La Velo Francette itinerary
- Paris bike routes
- French dictionary for cyclists
- How to choose a cycle tour
- How to choose a bike route
- Cycling with a GPS
- MTB in France
- Cycling for charity
© 2011-2024 Freewheeling France | Copyright, Cookies, Privacy and Advertiser T&Cs | Supported by GEL Studios