I have always toured on my own, but this time my brother showed an interest and wanted to see what it was like. So we set off on a 9 day "make-it-up-as-you-go-along" cycle around Normandie and Brittany, France. Along the way we came across Utah Beach, Le Mont St Michel (see above), the Forêt d'Écouves, La Ferté-Vidame and le Abbey de Jumieges on the Seine.
Most of the time we found the weather to be ideal for cycling, but some days it rained continuously. Here is the itinerary of the tour, to download the GPS data, click on the appropriate day:
Day 1 - Cherbourg to Carentan (71.6Km)
Day 2 - Carentan to Montviron (nr Avranches - 88Km)
Day 3 - Montviron to Antrain (70.2Km)
Day 4 - Antrain to la Ferté-Macé (102.4Km)
Day 5 - la Ferté-Macé to Sées (52Km)
Day 6 - Sées to Senonches (83.1Km)
Day 7 - Senonches to Bourg-Achard (109.6Km)
Day 8 - Bourg-Achard to les Loges (nr Etretat - 80.3Km)
Day 9 - les Loges to Le Havre (33.2Km)
The Route:
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