Located in the city centers our shops are easy to get to by public transport or foot.
in Nice
21 Rue de Rivoli
06000 Nice
You find our flag ship shop in Nice not far from one of the land mark buildings in Nice: Hotel Negresco in the neighboorhood called Les Musicien.
By foot from the city centre
To walk here from the old town is easy by simply following the Promenade des Anglais all the way to Hotel Negresco, where you make a right turn to Rue de Rivoli and find Bike Trip after 3 blocks.
A bit shorter walk from the city center (e.g. Place Massena) is to cross through town via zig zagging a bit through the smaller streets (follow for instance Rue de France or Rue de la Buffa).
By tram
The tram stop Alsace-Lorraine is only 5 minutes walk from our shop in Nice. You take the tram line 2 in direction towards the Airport/CADAM or the Port Olympia. When you get out of the station you can either follow Boulevard Victor Hugo and turn right at Rue de Rivoli – or follow Boulevard Gambetta, turn left at Rue du Maréchal Joffre and soon after turn right to Rue de Rivoli.
By train
The Gare de Nice is less than 10 minutes walk from the shop (900 meters). You can reach Nice by train from all of the major towns in the region. When you exit from the station, follow Avenue Thiers to the right and turn left at Rue Berlioz. Keep following this road all the way to Bike Trip in Rue de Rivoli.
By bus
There are also several bus stops close to the shop, you can take e.g. bus number 08, 23 or 38. You can look up your best options at the Lignes d’Azur app.
By vélo bleu
Why not move by bike to pick up your bike? The Vélo Bleu system covers all of Nice. The nearest Vélo Bleu station to the shop is in Boulevard Gambetta near Rue de la Buffa.
By air plane!
If you come directly from the airport in Nice to pick up your bike the easiest way to get to the shop is to go by tram to the stop Alsace-Lorraine and walk from here (see ‘by tram’).
in Cannes
10 Place de la Gare
Angle Rue du Vingt-Quatre Août
06400 Cannes
Our shop in Cannes is located just across the train station, so you can look for a sign towards Gare SNCF de Cannes to get to the shop.
By foot from the city center
If you stay in Cannes head towards the train station or find the road Rue du Vingt-Quatre Août and follow this in the direction of the station. The shop is on the corner on your left hand side.
By train
Arriving to Cannes by train? All you have to do is to cross the street in front of the station and look out for the shop Bike Trip on a street corner to one of the smaller streets.
By bus
The nearest bus stop to the shop is at the train station, Gare SNCF de Cannes. You can find your bus schedule at the Palm Bus app.
in Menton
4 Esplanade du Président Georges Pompidou
06500 Menton
By foot from the city center
If you stay in Menton, you are most likely staying near the beach or in the old town. If you follow Avenue Félix Faure from the old town (D6007), you simply follow this road until you reach the intersection with Esplanade du Président Georges Pompidou. Bike Trip is just around the corner on your right hand side.
By train
When you arrive to Menton by train you have a 10 minutes walk to Bike Trip. Arriving at the station you can walk right at Rue Albert 1er, make a left turn at Rue Morgan, walk one block and turn left in the round-about to Esplanade du Président Georges Pompidou. You find Bike Trip on your left hand side.
By bus
There are several bus lines from the villages near Menton to the town. Please have a look at zestbus’s site to find your itinerary.
We look forward to welcoming you in our shops!
BikeTrip
]]>On Sunday 30th August the Tour de France riders take off for the 2. stage that will lead them through stunning and rough landscape and quite a bit of climbing in mountains that are in the periphery of Mercantour national park.
The route is 187 km long with around 3700 meters climb, spread out on 2 major climbs and a smaller one.
Col de la Colmiane
Col de la Colmiane is the first major climb of the day at 1.503 meters altitude. The riders reach this after 40 km more or less flat riding from Nice. In Winter this mountain hosts a ski-resort and on the way up there are a few pretty mountain villages. The climb is 16 km long. It is not really steep, but it is a long and steady climb up to thin air.
Some riders might like to stop for a snack at the ski station at top, but they will quickly have to descent on the other side, pass through Saint-Martin-Vésubie and set gear for the next climb.
Col de Turini
Col de Turini is a legendary mountain. When you approach the top from the village La Bollène-Vésubie you are going on a merciless continuous 15 km climb with an average of 7,3%. Once you start climbing this sleeping beauty, the only way is up! There are not many flatter sections that give your legs a bit of rest.
Once the Col de Turini has been conquered the next challenge awaits as the riders descend by its many steep hairpins turns. The hairpins of Col de Turini have been made famous by the Monte Carlo Ralley which takes place here every year. It is a very technically difficult descent, hopefully we will not see any crashes on these roads.
The way back to Nice will be quick and the riders will probably not get many glimpses of the charming villages Luceram and L’Escarène as they pass.
Col d’Eze
Back in Nice some 750 meters of climbing still await and there is a last chance for the riders to get magnificent views towards the sea as they climb Col d’Eze.
Col d’Eze is a baby climb compared to the previous mountains, it is a beautiful 8 km climb from Nice with an average of 7% up to 500 meters. The riders finish stage 2 off by a loop called Col des Quatre chemins, which is cycling half way up the Col d’Eze and descending in Villefranche-sur-Mer. The last descent is very short before the winners of the day will be found in Nice.
In 2021 you get a chance to compete on the very same route in l’Étape du Tour de Tour de France, which had to be cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 crisis. The date is yet to be announced, but it is expected to take place in July 2021.
Why not go cycling yourself when you are visiting Nice for the Tour de France? We have bikes of all sizes available for you ride.
Happy Tour de France! Bike Trip
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This year has been one of a kind! It the world of sports the COVID19 pandemic has set the World on hold including sports events. Writing at the end of July, we start to believe that the Grand Départ of the Tour de France is really going to take place at the new Tour date: 29th August 2020.
Let’s take a look at the challenges that wait the 22 teams of each 8 riders on the first day in Nice.
The first stage of the Tour de France 2020, they call a ‘flat stage’ of 156km. Those of you, who have cycled in the Nice region know that there are not many ‘flat’ roads. It is a 3 loops route taking the riders through the charming villages in the hills near Nice and a max elevation around 600m altitude.
In all 3 loops the riders will cycle through Nice city center, climbing out of town via the Cimiez area where big villas and roman ruins will pop into the cameras. Soon the riders will rise above Nice and into the hills.
First 2 loops
On the 2 first rounds the riders will pass through the charming village Aspremont and descent towards the Var river by a beautiful road curling down through another sweet village Castagnier.
Aspremont
Before we know of it the riders are on the true flat section of the loop and race back towards the seafront through the Var river delta.
3rd loop
The last – and longest – loop is going a bit further into the country on roads cutting through smooth hills of Nice. The hills are covered by trees of Provence from which cicadas will sing their song to applause the Tour.
A final time the 176 riders will race back to Nice along the Var river – for a speedy finish at the Promenade des Anglais in Nice.
Who do you think will win the first yellow jersey?
Happy welcome to the Tour de France 2020
Bike Trip
]]>We invite you to join our little quiz with 3 of the more traveled roads:
1. Keep going up! steady climb to endless circuits
You cycle up 920 meters from sea level to reach the top.
You travel through famous villages of the Côte d’Azur to get their from the coast.
When you have passed the top you can continue to 1000 roads of Provence.
If you bring your bathers you can stop and dip in waterfalls.
Yet, if you ever participated in a popular big sportive competition in Nice, which is normally held every June/July, you would have already had your daily swim when you pass the falls!
On your way up, you pass a village that you can only enter from one side called Gourdon:
You follow roads that lead you to medieval villages and Roman ruins.
From November-May you can see snowy tops of the Alps from the top of the pass.
In 2020 the mountain will be a part of the Tour de France for the 3rd time. (1953 and 2009)
The mountain connects Nice, Monaco and Menton.
This is the final climb of the Paris-Nice before the finish of the race in Nice.
The official climb from Nice to the top at 507 meters height via Grande Corniche is 10 km long and has an average climb of 4,9%.
3. The classic
When you begin to climb you are only a few kilometers to an original Italian espresso.
It is a road often frequented by top riders of the World and you will often get surpassed by a pro-rider or two.
It was made famous by Lance Amstrong, who used it on a regular basis to test his shape before races.
Today Richie Porte is the record holder as the quickest climber to the top at 911m. (24 minutes and 23 seconds).
Richie Porte also completed a so-called Everesting Challenge together with Cameron Wurf as a birthday celebration for Cameron on 3. August 2019. (In a single ride, participants need to repeat a climb until they reach at least the equivalent height of Mount Everest in a day (8.848m total climb). To complete the challenge they cycled up and down this climb 10,5 times.
Feel free to beat that! J
Answers
1 Col d’Ecre
2 Col d’Eze
3 Col de la Madone
Happy Cycling!
BikeTrip
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If you have been on the French Riviera and cycled the coast roads between Nice and Cannes you have probably met some cycling paths that you’ve had to share with pedestrians, people on rollerblades, loose dogs (and kids:), and roads full of A LOT of cars.
As well as in other parts of France, a number of towns at the French Riviera have decided to give room for more bikes in the street in a response to the COVID-19 health crisis. Roads that used to be full of cars have now been changed into roads dedicated to bikes and pedestrians. In the coming months they are part of a testing phase, but we hope that more permanent bike spaces will come out of it.
Nice – now much nicer for cyclists!
For the last couple of years more cycling lanes have been made in Nice city center. The pandemic puts physical distancing as a top priority on the political agenda and as a response to giving the nicois and nicoises more choice for transportation when commuting, Nice town has over a few nights turned main streets into roads dedicated to bikes and pedestrians.
Who would have thought that the Promenade des Anglais would look like this by May 2020? Motorised traffic is now only allowed one-way from the harbor and until the park area Jardin Albert 1er, which brings you to place Massena. Where you used to struggle with pedestrians and much more as a cyclist on the Promenade, you now have a wide double directed bike road. On the opposite side, more road has been dedicated to pedestrians.
There is now plenty of space to walk and keep physical distance when doing your promenade – we look forward to having this extra space when we again can welcome tourists.
Did you miss out visiting the Russian Cathedral in Nice?
By bike it is easy to reach. One way to go there is via one of the main streets from the sea and to the city center, which is called Gambetta. Normally only the most daring cyclists would go that way.
Today Gambetta has completely changed as it is now forbidden to go there by car or motorbike, unless you live in the neighborhood or do deliveries. Instead the road is now shared between bikes and buses.
More roads for cycling are still underway in Nice. We are excited to see all the new bike lanes!
Cannes - Nice
If you have ever dreamt of cruising the Côte d’Azur by bike from one fashionable town to another, now your cruise can become better than you have ever dreamt of!
Towns along the coast between Nice and Cannes have come together to promote cycling as a means of transportation by creating bike roads on long stretches of roads that until now have been either dangerous or quite inconvenient to ride.
In Cannes, la Croisette is now more mellow to ride under the golden palm trees as some parts of the road have been changed into bikelanes.
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Also on the other side of Golfe Juan, the cycling lane between Antibes and Villeneuve-Loubet has been increased so you can feel safer than before.
When you come to the other side of Villeneuve-Loubet, you find that there is a new broad cycling road which starts at the Hippodrome and continues all through the beach side of Cagnes-sur-Mer.
It has become slow to go by car in the limited space for cars on the coast road. It should motivate more people to let go of the car and get in better shape by cycling the distance!
In Nice, the vélo bleu are free of charge in the deconfinement phase until the end of June – but if you want to be sure to try cycling with a good bike, before you go and buy your own bike – why not try out cycling by renting a bike?
If you feel insecure when cycling in traffic, we are also happy to help you book a bilingual English/French speaking local guide, who does classes for cycling in cities.
Happy deconfinement cycling!
BikeTrip
]]>The weather
One very good reason for choosing the Côte d’Azur for your cycling holidays is the temperate climate and many hours of sunshine throughout the year. While summers can be hot, the months of late September to end October can be brilliant for cycling. Stable weather, day temperatures between 22-30 C/ 71,6-86 F, blue sky and a breeze if any wind at all.
Spring can also offer very pleasant cycling days in the months February-May although there is a higher risk for rain. From mid-June Summer starts and heats up the area. If you cycle in the mountain areas, it will be a bit cooler, but you need to consider the frequent thunderstorms that shake heavens and grounds in the afternoons.
Winter is short and not too cold. You can cycle all year long here, yet November-January do have more unstable weather and sometimes heavy storms than the rest of the year. When a winter storm is around, you do not want to be out on a bike, as the wind can literally swipe you off the bike!
The terrain
When you cycle in our region, prepare yourself for some up-/downhill riding. The region offers spectacular routes for road bike or MTB. You find epic climbs and natural parks with views that will take your breath away! You can go for hours and hours and keep discovering new beautiful landscapes and villages.
There are a few more flat routes, but they are limited and often on busy roads at the sea front. If you are looking for a family friendly cycling holiday with flat roads, a lot of cycling tracks, and not much traffic of cars and motorbikes, you will be better off in a different location.
One of the first choices you will make in the planning is, whether you want to stay in the same accommodation and use one spot as your starting point, or whether you want to cycle from location to location and stay overnight in different places.
Stay in one place or cycle hotel-hotel
The easiest option for planning is to stay in one location. You only have to do one booking of hotel/apartment/house and you do not have to worry about luggage transfers. Off course you will have to go back to the same place every night and it will limit your reach by bike per day.
The Côte d’Azur offers a big variety of routes by road bike or MTB from each major town, so if you are here for cycling 1-4 days you will be able to do different routes each day and get excited every time.
The benefit of going for a hotel-hotel model is that you cover more land and can get further into the Alps or cross countries. Unless you carry all of your luggage on the bike, it will take some more logistics to plan such a trip.
Luggage transfer or support car
Luggage transfers and/or support cars can be organized. At the moment there are no services dedicated to this in our region and it needs to be organized on a group-group basis. Depending on your plans for the trip, you need to consider how many people you are to share the costs as you must count in; payment to a driver/car, the drivers’ accommodation and food on top of a daily payment for the service. Anything is possible, but better to ask well in advance if you consider going a group of people and you want to have some sort of car service.
Cycle shops / mechanics
Town areas most often have a bike shop with a mechanic in town as a lot of French people love cycling and need a local mechanic. In villages a bike shop or a mechanic is a rare sight. If you are in a remote area and need mechanic assistance don’t be shy to ask a local for help. There may be a helpful person with the right tools and skills around the corner to come to your rescue. A bit of French language skills, a kind approach and a bit of patience when meeting people open unexpected doors when in France.
There are a lot of options for a creating a unique cycling holiday here. We are here to help you so you can make your dream cycling holiday come true!
BikeTrip
]]>Mimosa riding
By February the bright yellow flowers, mimosa, lighten up the hills of the Côte d’Azur. Near Cannes, you can especially find an area that is known for its mimosa, Mandelieu-la-Napoule and Tanneron.
Cycling through Cannes and Cannes la Bocca you reach Mandelieu-la-Napoule, from where you can climb the mimosa route up to Tanneron, which is a village in approximately 500 meters above sea level. It is a steady climb from which you can look down to the bay of Cannes. You can extend the ride by cycling to the lake Lac de Saint-Cassien and make a loop in the backcountry or the Estérel.
Var riverdale
You only have to cycle 5 kilometers out of the city center of Nice before you start climbing into small roads and the Nicois green hills. You soon forget the city feeling as the landscape around you changes. After 15 minutes of cycling you will pass playing grounds for the local ‘boules’ club where locals enjoy chatting and chilling under olive trees while throwing their ‘boules’.
If you follow the roads connecting villages in the Var riverdale, on one or both sides of the river, you pass through a spectacular ‘rolling hills’ landscape. A bit up, a bit down. Don’t consider the ‘rolling hills’ too light as you can meet smaller passages of a hill of 25%!
Col d’Eze, la Turbie and Peille
Some of the very classic riding out of Nice, or out of Menton, is to ride up to La Turbie, a small village approximately 500 meters above sea level. From either the Nice or Menton side you can do a steady climb of circa 10 km, 6% gradients in average, while you have a magnificent view to the sea overlooking Monaco or Cap Ferrat. As you reach La Turbie, you can add a bit of climbing and discover the cute village Peille (photo) by following the mainroad inland.
Peille is pretty and quiet. A perfect place to travel for a small escape out of the city’s hustle and bustle. It can be on the cool side in Spring and you want to bring a wind west for the descend, but it is worth the effort.
We welcome you to cycling in the Côte d’Azur in the Spring!
BikeTrip
]]>10 good reasons for NOT bringing your own bike for your cycling holidays.
If you are a cycling enthusiast in your everyday life and have got the idea to discover a new destination by bike, you are probably asking yourself: Should I bring my own beloved bike or should I rent one at the destination?
As in any aspect of life there are pros and cons to both bringing your own bike and renting a bike. We have 10 good reasons why renting a bike is the best choice:
1 No worries about how to bring the bike
How do you carry a bike on a train or flight? While some train companies allow you to bring a bike as it is, most long distance trains will demand that you pack your bike in a special bag. When flying you need to book special luggage space for your bike in advance and off course bring your bike in a flight friendly packaging. You can get a variety of bike bags/cases built for protecting your precious bike. However, when renting a bike at your destination, you do not even have to start thinking about ways to pack a bike.
2 Save time when packing
All of you who have tried to pack a bike for transport know that it can take hours to figure out how many pieces you need to dismantle from the frame and how to fit all parts of the bike into a bike bag making sure that it is protected for the travels.
2 No worries
While flying you do not have to worry about how the luggage belt men handle your bike. You do not have to picture the many ways that your bike can be thrown around between hardcase suitcases in the flight storage; from the flight to the baggage train and further on to the odd size belt. Because your bike is not there!
3 Travel light = easier transport
You have more choice in means of transportation when going from the station or airport to your accommodation as you do not have to carry a very odd sized bag with you.
4 Timesaver at arrival
You do not have to take time to unpack the pieces of your bike and make them into your fully functioning bike again.
5 A professional prepared the bike
When you rent a bike it has always been in the hands of a mechanic before you start. If your skills in bike mechanics are not the greatest, you do not have to worry about if you got all pieces of your bike together in the right way.
6 Easy pick-up and adjustment for you
If you make sure to book your bike, bike size and types of pedals in advance, the bike is ready for you when you come to pick it up. You may even get the bike delivered to your accommodation, if you organise it with the bike rental in advance.
7 Mechanical issues
If you suddenly have some sort of mechanical issue with the bike during your cycling holidays, you can always give the bike rental shop a call and get your problem solved. You do not have to search for a bike shop nearby or worry about how to explain in a specific mechanical problem in a foreign language.
8 Dirty bike?
When you have cycled for a few days the bike inevitable gets dirty from dust and perhaps a few raindrops. For once, you can save time for bike cleaning as you deliver the bike back to the rental shop. (The mechanic working in the shop would off course be excited to receive a shining bike when he gets it back).
9 More time for holidays and cycling
In the end of the holidays, you get more time for cycling and other things as you do not have to set time of to pack the bike again for the return travels.
10 No unpacking
When you wake up the morning after your holiday, you can jump right on your personal bike again as it is at home waiting for you in one piece ready to ride.
Happy cycling!
BikeTrip
]]>Bike-packing is getting more and more popular. Nice is such a great starting point for a bike-packing trip as you find yourself in one of the more beautiful centers of Europe with great roads, great Nature and great climate. We are in France, yet within a few hours you can reach Italy and beyond.
Gateway to the Mercantour Nationalpark and the Alps
Nice is protected by mountains. Les Alpes-Maritimes are at the forefront of the Alps that stretch through France, Monaco, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein and Slovenia. From Nice you can in a day ride into the Alps via Mercantour Nationalpark that has some epic cycling. Covered by snow from late October-April it is recommended to cycle in the Summer season.
You can ride the 7th highest road in Europe when cycling over Col de la Bonette (2.715m), or challenge either of the climbs to Barcelonnette (1135m), col d’Allos (2240m), col des Champs (2067m), St-Martin d’Entraunes (1235m), or col de la Cayolle (2326m).
There are accommodation sites in the park, so you can easily spend a few days exploring the park that inhabits a wealth of flora and fauna, some of it only to be found here.
https://www.ultimatefrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/mercantour-national-park-map-print.pdf
Feeling like pasta tonight?
Italy is only a few pedal strokes away from Nice. Pack your bags, get on the bike and hit the road. You can enter Italy either by the coast way and cruise the Italian riviera for a while, or by crossing mountains, for example Isola 2000. If you go by car to Italy, you often follow the amazing valley Breil-sur-Roya and cross at Col de Tende, but it is not allowed to go via the tunnel at Col de Tende by bike. If you chose this way, either jump into a support car as you cross, or perhaps do the stretch across the border by train or bus.
On the other side of the border you will enter the Piedmont region that has a beauty of its own. You can cycle through impressive valleys such as Valle Maira or cruise through rolling hills of wine fields in the Barolo district.
Cycling tourists are very welcome in Italy. In the region you will find a network of hotels dedicated to cyclists with storage rooms for bikes, tools and an understanding for walking around in lycra. Find for instance a hotel and a track via the corporation www.cicloturismo.com.
Meet the friendly Italians. You quickly find that a smile opens conversations everywhere and you might need that – English is not as widely spoken in Northern Italy as in Southern France, but if you know a bit of Italian or French, you are good to go.
From the whole team in BikeTrip we wish you a joyfull New Year and we look forward to welcoming you to adventurous cycling from our shops in Nice, Cannes or Menton.
Bonne Année!
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Quick road bike tours, going longer or higher than you ever thought you could by e-bike, or perhaps trying out a light weight hybrid bike that can give you a new dimension to cycling?
In BikeTrip we specialize in providing you with (almost) all kinds of bikes that you need to follow your cycling dream in Southern France. Whether you will cruise along a coast or climb some mountains, alone or in a group, we are happy to advise you and find the right fit.
Road bikes
Every day we supply road bikes to visitors that come to discover the mountains in the back country by bike. We know that cyclists value a good bike. We have BMC bikes that suit any taste and wallet in high quality aluminium and carbon frames. You can get Shimano 105 – Ultegra Di2 gearing and pedals that fit your shoes. Bring your own and we will help you set them on. Our mechanics maintain the bikes after each time they have been in use. When renting with us you get a machine kept with care!
The difference between a city and a touring bike
For you who just want to circle around town or cycle along the promenade for a few hours a standard city bike is a good choice. A helmet is always included in the bike rental, we have sizes for children and adults (and we clean the helmets after each use). Need a small bike bag or a lock? No problem; just ask and we will provide them for you.
For those of you who want to challenge a hill or two we recommend picking a touring bike. The bikes are easy to use, solid, comfortable and have 21 gears that give you small gears to beat an uphill and big gears to push some speed.
The hybrid
The BMC Alpen Challenge is the Rolls Royce in our bike park for leisure rides. The light aluminium frame with a Shimano 105 gearing system and disc brakes make you fly up the hills for a fun day out on the bike. You can easily ride the Col d’Eze on the Alpen Challenge. Just ask, and we will change the pedals if you want to use your click-in shoes. The BMC Alpen Challenge comes in MTB standard as well.
Last, but not least, is the e-bike
Our e-bikes are strong. With a full battery you can easily cover long distances in a day by these sofa cycles. Our models are easy to handle and we always make sure to give you a good instruction before you start. They run in several modes – you can pedal with no battery on or put on the turbo: You will never ask for a Vespa again.
Please get in touch to get our advice for which bike that will be the right one for you! We have many years of experience in guiding our cycling clients to the bike of their dream for the day.
If you need a delivery or come in a group, don’t wait to ask. We are dedicated to finding a solution for you.
BikeTrip wishes you a merry month full of Christmas’ dreaming of bike tours.
]]>L`Étape du Tour will give you a chance to cycle most of stage 2 of the 2020 edition of the Tour de France. It is an adventure that includes epic climbing up Col de Turini, Col de Colmiane and Col d’Eze. 177km and 3.570 m+. Still spots to get through cycling travel operators.
If you did not get hold of a ticket – do not despair. There is a bunch of cool cycling sportives in the region with great routes and great riders. They are also great events to train for L`Étape du Tour. We will introduce a few.
Paris – Nice Challenge
Since 2015 this has been an early Spring classic in the Côte d’Azur. It takes place on 14th March 2020 where you ride the same route as the pro-riders will do in their final stage of Paris-Nice on the following day.
It is a challenging and very beautiful ride into the backcountry of Nice. The route for 2020 has not yet been released, but it usually takes you from Nice city center, pass the airport and follow the Var river on a flat stretch to warm up the legs before climbing starts. You pass 5 tops on the 100-110 km circuit to a max. of around 1.000 m climb at Col de Chateuneuf, all in all 1800-1900 m+.
It is a sportive with a mix of an easygoing and supportive crowd of cyclists from near and far, and super fit local riders that you hardly see as they fly over the tops. Bring your raingear as weather can be unpredictable in March and be ready for meeting your cycling friends for a chat in the food zone.
back up the hairpins of Col de Chateuneuf from the other side. It is a test of stamina in the beautiful mountains near Nice.
https://www.timeto.com/en-GB/sports/cycling/paris-nice-challenge-2020
Mercan’tour Granfondo
Mercan’tour Granfondo is a series of challenging races in Les Alpes-Maritimes, where you get to ride some of the strongest amateur riders in the region. It takes much training to keep up with them! The main challenge is Mercan’tour Bonnette that includes climbing one of the giants in the Mercantour Nationalpark: Col de la Bonette (2802m).
The longest route covers 192 km and 4600 m+. This challenge outnumbers L’Ètape du Tour by distance and climbing. The terrain is the Mercantour with pristine mountain areas that are for the adventurers. You can choose a shorter route that is still a huge challenge (177km/3700m+).
Mercan’tour Bonette takes place on 23rd August 2020 in Valberg.
For the past years Mercan’tour Granfondo have comprised of 3 other sportives: One exclusively for women riders, one cycling Col de Turini from 2 sides and the last one including Col de la Madone. The races and dates for 2020 are yet to be announced.
https://www.facebook.com/MercantourGranFondo/?epa=SEARCH_BOX
Granfondo Gassin Golfe de Saint Tropez
Saint Tropez is known for its Summer vibes, but it also sets stage for another classic sportive in the Côte d’Azur: Granfondo Gassin Golfe de Saint Tropez. In 2020 it will take place on 19. April. It is the first race of the series Grand Trophée France. Choose between 3 routes: the Granfondo of 162 km/2.550 m+, the Mediofondo of 134km/2.260 m+ or the Rando of 62km/800 m+.
You cycle in the back country of Saint Tropez in a route with a row of lower mountains. The peak is at Notre Dame des Anges in 671 m.
http://grandtrophee.fr/epreuve.php?C=4
Throughout the year there is a lot of local cyclo sportives. Update your French and start your search! Most online information is in French.
]]>A few factors take part of the equation of a good coffee stop:
Cycling in the Côte d’Azur can be made into a discovery of local cafés and restaurants. There is at least one café or tabac in each village and there are plenty of villages.
We have picked a few of the favorite coffee stop places in the Nice area. They are mentioned in no order of preference!
One of the most frequented cycling café corners at the Côte d’Azur is located next to the round-abound that connects the roads to Saint-Jeannet, La Gaude, Vence and Gattières. It is on the way to Col de Vence and on the Ironman routes. The place is called Auberge des 4 Chemins. A friendly service comes to your table, you will always meet fellow cyclists and you only get a frown, when you with a poor French ask for the bill for the bottle of Bandol (a red wine brand) instead of the Badoit (a sparkling water brand) that you had!
Continuing down the same path through Vence you come to another popular coffee stop town, Tourettes-sur-Loup.
The café just next to the fountain always welcomes a cyclist! However, for a bit more off-the-road feel, we recommend you make a visit into the little bakery at the square to get your coffee and some lovely cake! If you do so, there is no bathroom – but you can use a very high-tech public toilet that is across from the tourist office at the square.
On this side of the Var Riverdale, you will also find a tabac and a bakery in nearby Gattières that are less busy and still good for a little break.
On the roads further into the western mountain side of Nice, you will also find charming cafés and restaurants in places like Gourdon, Gréolières and Coursegoule. One time that we waited for a pit stop until Bouyon however, all we could find was a pizza-car! It served the best pizza but if you need a bathroom, you may have to try your luck asking a local to use their private one J
For your rides up to Col d’Eze and further to Menton or Col de la Madone, and all of the other beautiful routes East/North-East of Nice, La Turibe is the one town for every cyclists’ stop. People travel from afar to buy croissants in one of the bakery’s here, and the tiny town has quite a few very cyclist friendly cafés. One of the region’s most famous restaurants for a lunch is here as well. Keep this for a day off the bike, as we are not sure if they tolerate lycra in the Michelin star Café de La Fontaine….
If you are further in-land, perhaps cycling back from Col de Turini or Col de Braus, we recommend you stop in Sospel. At the small town square there are lunch and coffee places and a very relaxed atmosphere.
For a day out along the coast road through Monaco and or to Menton, you can 100% find a place to stop in Menton with its many beach front cafés and restaurants. A hidden gem is the bakery in Cap Martin called Délices Café du Parc des Oliviers.
Fountains
As important on your ride as to know where to get a good coffee, is to know where to find a fountain! In our region you will find fountains with fresh drinkable water in nearly every village and sometimes where you do not expect them.
We have a short list here:
Aspremont: On the photo you see the fountain in Aspremont, which is a good place to meet local cyclists as you feel your bottle.
La Turbie: A classic fountain in the Nice area is the fountain in La Turbie, which is nearly 200 years old.
Vence: There is a fountain in the round about just before you start the climb to Col de Vence.
Bouyon: If you cycle the half Ironman route and continue on the other side of Col de Vence, you find a fountain in Bouyon on the side of the road.
St. Agnes: On your ride up to Col de la Madone from Menton, it can be good to know about the fountain that is in the intersection of a road up to St-Agnes on your right and your left turn to Col de la Madone.
Sospel: There is a fountain on the square.
Note! If you see a water tap along the road side and there is a sign “Eau non potable” it means that you CAN NOT drink the water.
We hope that you have found inspiration for a coffee break on your bike tour and where to fill up your bottle. There are so many more places not mentioned here – go discover them!
Bonne appétit
BikeTrip
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BUT – it is hot!
Sweating up the Col de la Madone at midday in July is a great challenge for anyone, who wants to get a feel of walking a desert! For non-desert seekers, you might want to take a few measures to make your Summer rides in the Côte d’Azur pleasant.
We have collected a few tips for the cyclists that challenge the heat and pursue SummerCycling:
Our first best advice is to make an early start. The heat starts to strike already at 9AM, so a way to very pleasant conditions is to get a few hours into the ride before the sun rises too high on the sky. Perhaps climb into the cooler mountain areas first thing while you enjoy the morning light.
Choose light fabrics and white or light colours, which reflect more light than darker colours and keep you cooler. Think about covering your arms with light coloured armprotectors as well. The sun is hard on the arms as they are in a static position for many hours. Wearing a cycling cap underneath your helmet protects your head against the sun and you can cool yourself down by soaking it wet by your water bottle or at a fountain.
In Summer season in Southern France it is hard to get to drink enough water during a ride. If you add tablets with electrolytes and other minerals, you get a better chance of staying hydrated and have enough of salts in your body to keep it running for hours during a warm day. In the heat we sweat out salts much quicker than in cool conditions. Your muscles, organs and brain need them. Sugary drinks also help your body to stay energized to deal with the extra work it is doing for cooling. A refrigerator needs energy to cool its inside down – so do you!
While remembering to drink, you get a good reason for stopping at fountains in the villages and fill your bottle whenever you get the chance. Meet other riders, take a minute to look at a market, and perhaps eat some fresh locally produce. Enjoy the landscape and friendliness of local people.
While we love cycling along the beautiful coasts of the Côte d’Azur at any other time of the year, during the Summer months, we love getting off these roads as soon as we can!
The coast is nearly always sunny as it is protected by the mountains which block clouds that come from inland. It means that the temperature is often higher at the coast. On top of that, the coast roads have dense traffic as they are very popular routes for people traveling by car. A number that is 10 times higher in the main tourist season.
We recommend you to hide and seek in some mountain routes. There are so many stunning ones of them here! The temperature drops a few degrees already when you get up to 400-500 m altitude. Please bear in mind that on some climbs there are hardly any trees to give a bit of shadow, hence the sun can still be harsh. Descends are super nice, as you get a breeze to your face.
Sunscreen
At our final advice of the day: Always wear sunscreen! and reapply it after a few sweaty hours in the saddle.
Have fun in the sun!
Bike Trip
]]>There will be a lot of climbing for the peloton and beautiful roads. Among others, the routes pass through the pretty village close to Nice; Aspremont, and one of the major climbs will be the Col de Turini that is known for setting the stage of the Monte Carlo Rally. These are just a few of the roads worth travelling in the backcountry of Nice.
Aspremont
Cycling for a short or longer ride out of Nice; Aspremont is always worth the ride!
Aspremont is only 13 km out of Nice, yet it feels like coming to an entire different area, when you climb above the buzzing streets and find yourself in the tranquil and majestic mountains.
Aspremont can be reached from various corners and combination of routes. On a top at around 450m height it takes an effort to reach this pretty village. The climbing to get here is doable even for riders that are not used to climbing a mountain. For wine lovers, why not combine the ride with a visit to the local wine castle: Chateau de Bellet that on the road to the nearby village Colomars?
The road through Aspremont towards Levens is as pretty as any movie from Provence you have ever seen. In fact, a James Bond movie or two have been filmed in these mountains throughout the years. A smooth curving road through landscapes of more villages, olive groves and green hills.
You can keep on cycling into the Vésubie riverdale and explore more stunning landscapes. You find epic cycling here such as climbs at Duranus and Col de la Madone d’Utelle (1.200m).
Col de Turini
Continue further into the Vésubie valley, and you eventually reach the village La Bollène-Vésubie. From here you can climb Col de Turini to the top at 1.600m. All you have to do, is keep on pedaling the hairpins that will take you up higher and higher!
When you descend towards Sospel, you pass this beautiful building, which is a chapel “Chapelle Notre-Dame de La Menour” in the village Moulinet.
Col de Turini can be reached by 3 different sides. It is a challenge for cyclists in the Côte d’Azur to cycle all three in one day! There has even been made a badge for it by some. If you make a right turn once in Sospel, you can get back up to the top via another famous local climb: Col de Braus (1.000m).
Col de Braus
Col de Braus also has some characteristic hairpins to offer. This shows the road to the top from the Eastern side that begins in Estèrel. This is probably one of the prettiest mountains to climb in the area and for some reason less famous than its brothers at the same height; Col de la Madone and Col de Vence. Probably because of the location that is a bit further in-country than the others. We highly recommend you to try this one!
As you see, cycling in Nice can be combined in many ways. There is always and adventure by bike just around the next hill.
Enjoy cycling, drink loads of water in the Summer heat, wear sunscreen and big smiles!
Bike Trip
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The mountains that protect Nice from cold winds of the North and give land to amazing landscapes are called the Alp-Maritimes. This area is every cyclist’s heaven and it attracts cyclists from around the World!
You can cycle here all-year-round. We recommend March-July and September-November. Summers get hot, so you want to make an early morning start! You can ride throughout winter if you stay at the coastal routes, where you benefit from the pleasant temperatures at the coast.
There are so many treasures to discover in our beautiful region and we cannot cover all in one blog post. In this one, we will cover some of the classic rides East of Nice.
Col d’Eze
When you swipe through instagram about cycling in Nice or Monaco, you are likely to find a billion photos from the roads to Col d’Eze.
Col d’Eze is a 10 km climb that you can do from several entry points. The classic climb starts out of Nice where you follow the Grand Corniche North-East out of Nice. It is a long steady climb with magnificent views towards the Cap Ferrat and the ocean. Once you pass Col d’Eze, you can continue up a small road towards Fort de la Revère and find this look-out spot:
The climb is a classic element of the Paris-Nice, one of the professional riders’ spring classics that takes place every year in March.
Did you know that you can race the last stage of the Paris-Nice in the Paris-Nice Challenge amateur race that takes place the day before the pro-riders’ final day of the race? If you join this, you will also get to climb the classic hairpin climb from La Grave and up to Peille.
Peille
What is Peille, you may ask?
Peille is a tiny village built up on a mountain road in 640 m. height in the backcountry of Nice.
Cycling to Peille is probably one of the most well-kept secrets of cycling spots. So perhaps, we should just not tell you more about this piece of more or less unspoiled road that is known as a local playing ground for the World’s top riders. It is a beautiful stretch of road that curves into the backcountry of Nice.
You can reach it as an extension of a ride passing Col d’Eze and continuing to La Turbie. Here you follow the road that will pass Monaco Golf Club and further into the backcountry. (Alternatively you can reach Peille by cycling North-East out of Nice in the lowland and through La Grave. From this side you can challenge yourself with a hairpin climb up to Peille with some steep sections.)
Col de la Madone de Peille
When you come from the coast side through the mountains, you will pass a road up to the famous Col de la Madone from the Peille side (road sign St. Agnes). Add additionally 5-6 km climb and you are at the Col de la Madone. From here you can descent on the side to go down to Menton and back to Nice via the coast road.
There are so many routes to discover when cycling from Nice. In blog-posts to come, we will tell more about e.g. Col de Vence and small villages as Aspremont that the Tour de France will pass through many times in Summer 2020.
Happy cycling!
Bike Trip
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Fancy a coffee latte in Latte? Latte is a village at the coast just 5 km away from Menton on the road to Ventigmiglia. Cross the border and cycle through the tunnel and soon you land in Latte. Well, it is more likely that you will get served an espresso.
Friday is market day in Ventigmiglia – 10 km from Menton. The roads towards the sea buzz with people that mingle in between the market shops that sell anything from plastic containers to shoes, soaps and much more. On any day, you can visit the food market in Ventigmiglia where you find all sorts of the Italian cuisine’s delicacies.
If you want to do a longer ride, you can move on to the charming coast town Bordighera (17 km from Menton) or even all the way to San Remo (30 km from Menton) where you can cruise along the world-famous cycling path that is closed off from other traffic.
Just a few kilometers from Ventigmiglia, you can also easily visit the very pretty village Dolceaqua (20 km from Menton) that is surrounded by the front hills of the Alps.
If you only look for a few hours on the bike, why not stroll along the beach side in Menton and follow the road around the peninsula and to Roquebrune Cap Matin (5 km from Menton). It is a truly pretty loupe with some beautiful views to the bays at both sides.
Continue a bit further down the ocean road to pay Monaco a visit (12 km from Menton). You will find yourself in yet another country and atmosphere.
These suggestions are for easy cycling. By road bike you have a lot of world-famous climbs in the back yard. The classic climb to Col de la Madone starts in Menton and there is a lot more routes to discover for courageous riders
Happy Cycling!
]]>Did you ever dream of cruising up the red carpet in Cannes? As it is not for all of us to become a movie star – why not enter the red carpet by bike like an everyday star would do?
Right next to the train station in Cannes, you find Bike Trip. We rent out quality road bikes and help you find your way to a beautiful day away from the hustle and bustle in Cannes. Cannes is known for the Film Festival, yet every year it is the city of numerous other Festival – business conferences like the Canneseries for worldwide tv-series professionals, the MIPIM for property professionals or the Cannes Lions of Creativity for communication professionals. Why not combine your event with a few hours by bike. The real cool attendants come to the registration by bike!
Golden L’Estérel
The coast road West of Cannes is stunning and a very popular route for a Winter or Spring ride at the Côte d’Azur. The red rocks in the natural reserve area stem from volcanic activities in the area millions of years ago. You can cruise the coast surrounded by the red rocks of L’Estérel all the way to Saint Tropez.
Ride to Théoule-sur-Mer and enjoy the scenery as long as to Saint-Raphaël. Agay makes a popular stop for a coffee or lunch. Combine with a loop into the backcountry hills or return to enjoy the view once more towards Cannes, Antibes and the mountains behind Nice.
Col de Tanneron
Feel like a ride in the backcountry mountains? Tanneron is a mellow climb just out of Cannes and you can easily combine it with a visit to Saint Raphael or Grasse, both famous towns of the region.
Col de Tanneron is a moderate climb. It peaks at around 450m+ and you can climb it by a few different ways, e.g. starting in Mandelieu-la-Napoule for a direct climb or combine it with a loop to the secluded hills West of Cannes and Lac de Saint-Cassie. In Spring time these hills are covered by bright yellow mimosa trees.
You can easily extend the route and travel the backcountry through Grasse or Mouans-Sartoux before your return to Cannes.
Antibes or Nice cruise tour
If you want an easy pedal – follow the coast towards Antibes and Nice, or even further on to Monaco and Italy if you just can’t get enough of cycling along the azur blue coast line.
Take off from the La Croisette and follow the roads around the Caps in Cannes and Antibes. You will pedal through the holiday popular beach places in Golf Juan and Juan-les-Pins. Continue to Nice and you will pass Villeneuve-Loubet Marina and people out walking children and dogs at Cagnes-sur-Mer before you reach the Promenade des Anglais in Nice.
No energy for the return ride? You can drop the bike off at Bike Trip’s shops in Menton or Nice and go back by train or taxi.
Happy riding!
Bike Trip
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When it comes to discovering the Nice area by bike, most people think of cycling by road bikes in the mountains in the backcountry. If you are more of a leisure cyclist and look for some hours on a bike we have stunning routes to offer.
Visitors cycling from Nice on a touring bike to the nearby villages and bays call it the absolutely best way to see the sights of the area! You can get beautiful experiences riding through scenes you would not see otherwise.
Nice - Antibes
The coast between Nice and Antibes is an easy ride for every cyclist. Follow the cycling path that is separate from the road all to the way along the Promenade des Anglais, through Cagnes-sur-Mer, Villeneuve-Loubet and to Antibes. It is the flattest route you will find in this area!
The cycling path is two-sided and invites people to move by two wheels in many ways – you see cyclists in all ages, roller-bladers, tourists on seg-ways and commuters on electric scooters. So do pay attention to fellow people out on a roll! (Plus people, dogs and kids walking in odd directions).
You can stop on your way and discover for instance the fishing harbor in Cros-de-Cagnes, have lunch at the popular Le Petit Nicois Bio that serves local dishes from organic products (99 Promenade de la Plage) or a coffee in the Port Marina Baie des Anges in Villeneuve-Loubet with its iconic white houses that are shaped like local mountain tops.
On the last stretch to Antibes you will find a pure flat road along the turquoise coloured sea. Antibes is worth the ride – a beautiful medieval town housing among others a castle with a Picasso museum and beautiful sand beaches that stretch out to Cap d’Antibes. Take a tour around the Cap and return to Nice – or just spend an hour in the town of one of the biggest harbors for yachts in Europe
Villefranche-sur-Mer – Cap Ferrat
If you are up for climbing a few smaller hills we highly recommend cycling along the coast to the Eastern side of Nice. Follow the cycling path of the Promenade to Nice harbor. From here you can either challenge yourself by passing La Réserve and climb the road surrounded by big villas to Mont Boron – or you can follow the main road that is a more mellow climb.
From Mont Boron follow the road to Villefranche-sur-Mer, which is a former fishing village that is now a buzzing hub in the summer season. Visitors travel from all over the world to frequent the restaurants at the seafront, stroll the charming tiny streets and swim in the very beautiful natural bay.
Continue a bit further down the main road to find your way to Cap Ferrat. This inland has the most hours of sun in Europe and some of the most luxurious real estate in the world. Surprisingly tranquil it is and trees in the massive gardens offer shades and habitats for singing birds.
The Var river – bike path through the valley
A few kilometers out of Nice the Var river meets the Mediterranean Sea. The Var river flows through Les Alpes-Maritimes. You can discover the river delta and the beautiful mountains in the Var valley by cycling to and through Saint-Laurent-du-Var – and find the cycling path that follows the river or about 20 km to Lac du Broc, an artificial lake.
You will see local farms, look up at villages in the mountains and be surrounded by tops of the Alps. The first part of the track follows the high way, so there is a bit of traffic noise. You soon forget as you take in the beauty of the surroundings though. Happy cycling!
More information/ Map (Fr)
]]>Perhaps you are an avid cyclist who follow pro cyclists on Strava and want to challenge climbs in the Côte d’Azur. Perhaps you love to go on bike trips in your city but are not sure if it is safe to cycle when you go to the Côte d’Azur on your holiday. Perhaps you are an adventurous MTB’er who is looking for some routes that rock! Perhaps you cross countries on a bike-pack-tour.
The Côte d’Azur has a lot to offers for every cycling lover! Bike Trip gives you a few tips about what to consider when you come to the Côte d’Azur for cycling.
Cycling in La Côte d’Azur, France – what is so special about it??
World Champions, grand-mothers, schoolkids, commute cyclists, jogglers, yacht captains and so many more kinds of people cycle in the Côte d’Azur. When you reach the top of a mountain you pass memorials of former Tours de France winners just as easily as Roman ruins.
Here you find a landscape that may seem intimidating by the eyes of a cyclist used to cycling on organized cycling paths in cities of flat land. The same hills offer challenges for anyone who is eager to explore the other sides of the horizon.
A stunning coast with azur water welcomes the city spinners whereas the mountaineers can sweat and pump up their heartbeats in a wide web of roads into, up, down and around Les Alpes-Maritimes.
The landscapes carry amazing colours all through the year. We have more sunny days than in most other places in Europe and you can cycle here throughout the 4 seasons.
There is no such thing as a dull season in the Côte d’Azur although the highest tops get covered by snow in winter. Don’t worry, a spin along the coast in January can treat even for the coolest cycling champ by roads that are lined up by red rocks, yellow mimosa and azur blue water.
In Summer the coastal routes are less appealing due to extremely busy roads. Fortunately there are a lot of tour options, so you can always find stunning landscapes and a challenge.
Bikers who love all sorts of bikes are welcome here – either if you are a road bike cyclist, a touring- or e-bike cyclist or more of a mountain biker. All of you can have great adventures in this area.
Reach out to us at Bike Trip to get our recommendations for your trip in the French Riviera. We have offices in Cannes, Nice and Menton. We deliver bikes to Monaco and your accommodation on request and offer a service to pick up a bike in one of our shops and hand it in in another.
Let us help you to be creative when deciding upon your next cycling tour in the Côte d’Azur.
]]>I am Tina Baltzer, cycling enthusiast, independent bike guide and creator of Lifesparkz Bike Tours. Living in Nice but born and bred in Copenhagen, Denmark, I have cycled every day for almost 40 years - cycling is part of my DNA!
Whether you’re visiting Nice or live in the area, Lifesparkz Bike Tours creates unique cycling experiences for people looking for that spark when discovering and exploring Nice and the surrounding region.
Whether you want to discover the mountains or see the coast, we design routes and itineraries in cooperation with you and match you with a guide, who meets your fitness level. We guide sportive tours on road bikes and leisure, touristic, tours on city bikes. We cooperate with Bike Trip bike rentals, where you find a bike that fits you and the tour we will do.
Why did I create Lifesparkz Bike Tours?
It all began in the early Spring 2015 when I had my first cycling experience in Nice. It was not on the bright side!
I was living in Copenhagen at the time, training for the IRONMAN and needed a break from the dreary Danish weather. I decided to travel to beautiful Nice, where I knew I could find amazing landscapes to discover by bike. Having visited Nice on numerous occasions for holidays, it simply became like a second home to me.
Mission set, I packed my road bike so that I could explore all that this beautiful region had to offer. Yet, as I had unpacked my bike, I felt alone on my quest as I was not familiar with the good cycling routes and the road traffic simply frightened me!
I searched the internet to find a local bike guide to help me with my venture, yet the options available to me were either too expensive, had fixed itineraries or only took groups. So I skipped it.
Days of my holiday passed by, soon I would have to return to Copenhagen. I finally found the courage to go out on the bike and strolled down the cycling path along the Promenade des Anglais. I gazed upon the magnificent azur ocean and loved pedaling along the true Côte d’Azur. Yet, suddenly out of the blue it turned into a day with a thunderstom and heavy hail!. So my cycling adventure became a very brief one on that holiday.
Yet, I did get a hunger for more cycling here.
The idea of Lifesparkz Bike Tours was born due to this experience of cycling in unknown territory and the lack of flexibility and affordability with the existing guided bike tours in Nice. Soon after my trip, I made the decision to move to Nice to cycle in this stunning and challenging landscape and to set up Lifesparkz Bike Tours.
What drives Lifesparkz Bike Torus is sharing my adventurous passion to explore this beautiful region by bike with others because there are so many hidden gems to discover! You find landscapes, people and villages here that are unique and make you want to return for more – or never leave.
Get in touch and we will design your personal bike tour together. We guide in English, French or Danish.
Looking forward to biking with you!
Tina Baltzer
Lifesparkz Bike Tours
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The Roc d'Azur is now finished. What a big event! Here a video to do not forget before next year!
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— Merels Wereld (@merels_wereld) 31 juillet 2017 ]]>Félicitations à Greg Van Avermaet (BMC) qui a remporté à 31 ans le premier Monument de sa carrière en dominant Zdenek Stybar (Quick-Step Floors) et Sebastian Langeveld (Cannondale Drapac) sur le vélodrome de Roubaix!
]]>Our partner, Villa Rivoli is located in the historic centre of Nice just in front of our office Bike Trip in Nice, just 100 metres from the beach and the Promenade des Anglais. It offers accommodation in a 19th century Belle Epoque building with a garden and a concierge service.All of the guest rooms feature flat-screen TVs and free Wi-Fi. Some have a balcony and a view of the gardens and the surrounding area.The Rivoli serves a buffet breakfast, which can be enjoyed in the breakfast room or in the comfort of the guest rooms.
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The Alpes-Maritimes are among the most beautiful places for whom wants to confront with sports circuits.
From our agencies in Nice or Menton you join by roads with real challenge
Our aluminum road bikes or in carbon, prepared for these routes and equipped with repair kit will be your perfect partners the best you can be.
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Les alpes maritimes sont parmi les plus beaux endroits pour qui veut se confronter à des boucles vraiment sportives.
Au départ de nos agences de Nice ou de Menton vous rejoindrez par des routes à fort challenge :
Nos vélos de routes en aluminium ou en carbone, préparés à ces parcours et équipés de kit de réparation seront vos partenaires parfaits pour vous dépasser.
]]>From our agencie Bike Trip in Nice, this cycle tour starts from the sea and goes up to the old village of Villeneuve Loubet.
It is accessible for all, and cyclists will discover the various facets of Villeneuve-Loubet. Near the sea, you will ride along the banks of the Loup to arrive at the regional nature park and then enter the heart of the medieval village, on the corners of its ancient streets. Sea, nature and ancient buildings.
The itinerary follows the cycle path as far asthe regional park, where a dirt path leads you to discover this natural area.
Our 7-speed city bikes will be perfect for a beautiful day. For more comfort you can also rent our 21-speed tourism bikes or even our electric bikes.
You can find more information here
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La Villeneuvoise, ça roule tout doux
De Nice à la Marina Baie des Anges au Village Provençal de Villeneuve Loubet-
Sur un réseau partagé - cycle et piéton - de 4 km qui relie le bord de mer au village.Vous pouvez également en famille emprunter une piste délimitée idéale pour se déplacer tranquillement et qui se poursuit sur les Rives du Loup. On y trouve également des pistes à travers 2 parcs naturels.
En pénétrant le cœur du village médiéval, vous découvrirez des sites culturels, patrimoniales et gastronomiques au coin des vieilles ruelles. Mer, nature et patrimoine s’entremêlent pour vous offrir un moment de détente.
Nos vélos de ville à 7 vitesses seront parfaits pour une belle journée. Pour plus de confort vous pouvez également louer nos vélos de tourisme à 21 vitesses ou encore nos vélos électriques.
Pour en savoir plus visiter le site du département :
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