breathtaking and there’s a lot of respect
for cyclists in a country where cycling’s
pretty much the national sport – a lot of
professionals live around here, and the
Tour de France passed through in July.
We usually set ourselves a target of
riding 1,000km in 10 days, with about
10,000m of elevation, but you definitely
don’t need to do that much. There are a
lot of great roads for beginners, like the
flat seaside stretch from Cannes to Saint-
Tropez, and you can just build cycling into
any kind of holiday in the area. But if you
do want to do a serious trip, you’ll have
to prepare...
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The Verdon Gorge is about 25km long and up to 700m deep – offering great views to visitors
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The group can reach up to 70kph going downhill in the mountains
“There’s a lot of respect
for cycling – it’s pretty
much a national sport”
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