cycling in brittany

dom17

going to brittany in june around the dol de bretagne, st malo area , anyone know of any good rides to do, also should you take your bike off the rack while on the ferry any info appreciated
cheers dom

pantani

:cool:hi dom 17 i was in southern brittany last july ,don't know any routes as it was my first time there .the road surfaces are absolutely fabulous and as for the ferry i had my bike a full carbon and my daughters mountain bike on the back of my car on the ferry and no problems .(irish ferries)

dewindygap

Check out the following link http://www.randobreizh.org/VeloroutesVoiesVertesBretagneCarteReseau.php

There is a brochure available in Tourist offices for free detailing the routes. Beautiful cycle around the bay also as far as Cancale/St Malo. Nothing really taxing unless you want a real climb into Avranches. Even a return spin into Rennes is very doable along a wonderful canal track. Enjoy.
P.s. We are heading to the Dordogne this summer and just sent a mail to the local tourist office for info on cycling in that region and within 2 days I received several glossy brochures from them with all the info I would ever need. Try it yourself..............I think Rennes is the main office for that Region

fat bloke

You can't go wrong man. It's fantastic country for cycling. Tour de France hits Brittany this year as well doesn't it? No better place for route cues.

Bunnyhopper

There's a few posts on this blog that might be worth reading:
http://www.thecycleguy.com/

RobFowl

You have to ride up Mount Dol, lovely spot with nice bar/creperie at the top.
Very flat generally though if you take a spin a over towards the West Mur de Bretagne is a nice hill (Cadel evans won the stage there this year).
Overall lots of nice routes along the coast and inland around that area.
I've taken the bikes over by ferry (Irish Ferries and Brittany ferries) a good few times and never had to take them off the racks (with no problems).
Just be aware France is as bad as here for scumbags nicking bikes so if on a rack outside make sure they are well locked.

Are you camping there btw?
The campsites around Dol especially are top notch and there are usually a few cyclists staying there who might be company for a few spins.

dom17

thanks lads

Are you camping there btw?

yes staying at domaine des ormes supposed to be very good

You have to ride up Mount Dol, lovely spot with nice bar/creperie at the top.
Very flat generally though if you take a spin a over towards the West Mur de Bretagne is a nice hill (Cadel evans won the stage there this year).

excellent i can be like that guy in the stella ad without the piano or heels

Tour de France hits Brittany this year as well doesn't it?

sadly i dont think it does this year and usually doesnt start till july so i would just miss out if it did

RobFowl

dom17 wrote: »

thanks lads



yes staying at domaine des ormes supposed to be very good

Been there twice and its fabulous (never been back to the same place for holidays in my life before.....

dom17 wrote: »

sadly i dont think it does this year and usually doesnt start till july so i would just miss out if it did

Afraid so, was through there last year and visits the area relatively rarely

That said there are almost always pro (1..1, 1.2 , 2.1 or 2.1 ) races within driving distance and local festival races in the local towns all the times.

And just to rub it in the Tour went through Dol in 2011 (was there :cool:)

dom17

robfowl i could go off you

is mount dol in the town itself . any directions ? thanks

RobFowl

dom17 wrote: »

robfowl i could go off you

is mount dol in the town itself . any directions ? thanks

Mount Dol is about 8kms north of Dol De Bretagne, the campsite is about the same distance south.

dom17

cheers mate