CYCLING FRANCE : DONE RIGHT SINCE 2008
Imagine pedalling through French vineyards, past châteaux and sunflower fields, dressed in retro cycling gear, on a vintage bike older than your grandparents. That’s Anjou Vélo Vintage — a one-of-a-kind cycling festival held every summer in Saumur, a charming town in the heart of France’s Loire Valley. And this year, my daughter and I joined…
Ride Alpe d’Huez and Mont Ventoux in one epic week this September—our final tour of 2025! Limited spaces. Follow on YouTube for 10% off.
Windswept cliffs, winding coastal lanes, ancient stone villages… and barely a cyclist in sight. La Hague, perched on the wild Cotentin Peninsula near Cherbourg in Normandy, offers one of the most scenic – and surprisingly overlooked – coastal cycling routes in France. In my latest ride, I set out to explore this rugged gem. A…
Still Riding Strong — Even If the Knees Snap, Crackle & Pop If you’re under 50, you might want to click away now. Not because there’s a secret cycling club we don’t want you to know about — but because some of us are at the stage where we scroll Strava with reading glasses and…
Yes — you can cycle to the vast majority of the British D-Day sites in Normandy in a single day, and it’s one of the most meaningful rides you’ll ever take. Starting in Caen, this 80 km gravel and road route visits Ranville Cemetery, Pegasus Bridge, Sword Beach, Juno Beach, and the British Normandy Memorial…
Vintage Bike Restoration Challenge: Help Me Bring These Bikes Back to Life! I’ve embarked on a very exciting and, quite frankly, challenging project: restoring two vintage bikes that I recently discovered in a barn in Normandy. These bikes are in rough shape, but I’m determined to bring them back to life for the Anjou Vélo…
What makes Paris Roubaix and other Pro Cycling Races so Insane to Watch ? If you’re planning on watching pro cycling in France—especially legendary races like Paris-Roubaix—you need to know the brutal truth. It’s not all champagne and helicopter shots. This is the real fan experience: muddy boots, roadside camping, beer-fuelled chaos, and a fleeting…
🚴♂️ Paris-Roubaix Challenge: Cobbles, Gravel & Epic Rides I’ve been riding the Paris-Roubaix cobbles since 2013—on everything from carbon race bikes to gravel rigs. This time? I’m rebuilding my trusty 2014 hardtail into a cobble-proof monster for the Paris-Roubaix 2025 Hell of the North Challenge… using budget AliExpress cycling components like Sensah. Will it survive? Will I survive? Will I even build it…
Pedal with Purpose: Conquer the Alps for Croí This August! 🚴♀️❤️⛰ Get ready for the cycling adventure of a lifetime in the heart of the French Alps this August — and do it all while supporting Croí’s lifesaving work! From Thursday, August 21st to Tuesday, August 26th, 2025, the Alpine Cycling Challenge offers you the…
Gearing Up for Paris-Roubaix: My Cobble-Crushing AliExpress Bike Build The 2025 Paris-Roubaix is just around the corner, and while the pros will be battling it out on their €10,000 superbikes, I’m taking a slightly different approach this year. Instead of splashing out on the latest carbon wonder-machine, I’ve decided to resurrect my old 2015 carbon hardtail mountain bike and…