A superb day's ride with coffee in Chatillon sur Seine and lunch in Dijon. The route travels through a number of beautiful villages, take care on the cobbles, has some good straight and some wonderful routes through woodland with many challenging corners. We lived to tell the tale without inciden...
This is a fun road, I've only rode it the once but will ain to find it again if I'm down that way. You've really got to be on your toes and read the road well to enjoy it. v/
A really nice road, lots of medium bends, few nasty surprises. one of those roads where you get in to a nice rhythm, not a wide open race track but very interesting.
A good way to get across the top of Dijon without going in to the city, pick up the Mway north east of the city.
If you want to avoid some french motorway riding on the A5 and A31, then this road will not only avoid the toll booths but it will give you a gem of a road. I rode from Troyes, south on the N71, which was great, and turned off at Chatillon sur Seine and found this little beauty.It starts out as the ...
Take the D977 from Nevers to Varzy, then the N151 between Varzy and Auxerre.
A fast sweeping road, scenery not spectacular but a road you can cover ground quickly without getting bored.
Watch for a couple of speed cameras, one at either end of this route.
This is a good section of road with wide sweeping bends and few surprises, though watch out for one bend with white lines across the carriageway, especially in the wet. It can get a bit busy, I've even been stuck behind a boat transporter! You can stop at Chateau Chinon or continue. Beware the surfa...
A nice flowing east/west route through the Bourgogne countryside, part of a good touring route linking the Loire and Rhone Valleys. Good surface with large sections resurfaced summer 2008, good visibility and pleasant views.
The best section is the last 2-3km approaching Chateau Chinon. An u...
A hidden gem and a great way to get cross country without using the Mway. Lots of fast sweeping bends, great visibility and hardly any traffic. Watch out for dead snakes in the road, slippery little beggars!
A great road/motorway if you are on the way to Italy, really very beautiful scenery and a very scenic road, watch your speed in the tunnels, the swiss are pretty hot on speed limits.
A good fast road, plenty of sweeping bends, couple of deceptive hairpins.
A good way to get cross country without using the motorway
Stay on the N71 for speed, take the D901 for a more scenic route with more corners, both good roads
A good east/west route between the Loire and Rhone valleys. Once out of Nevers and through Imphy (bypass under construction summer 08), the road opens out into an average rural French D road to Decize. Stop in Decize for refreshments by the canal or either of the 2 rivers (Aron & Loire). Your best ...