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France in Summer - Vercors

Once the widened and more comfortable seat comes back we can get some longer trips under our belts to get Claire back into the swing of being on the bike.

It's a few years since she last had a longish journey when we went to France for the Somme Centenary in July 2016. Three years is a long time away.

But planning goes ahead. Ideally for the bike or failing that in the car. I am planning it as a bike trip but the posts are on the Devall Travel blog that we both contribute too.  

That blog can be linked here:  

The target area is the Vercors region to the south-east of Lyon and north of the Cote d'Azur.

It is an area of some dramatic scenery and some rather odd roads, many of which are on the  bucket list of many riders, such as Combe Laval and Petits and Grands Goulets.


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