Our Loire cycling holiday 2025 season is over and what a great season it was! Our busiest cycling season ever with the season running from mid April until mid October. We hosted guests from all over the world with guests and welcomed back many previous guests. The new route to Saumur was a highlight –… Continue reading Loire Cycling Holidays 2025 – Another great season!
Author: Jon Lethbridge
Jon, along with Alison created Loire Life Cycling in 2009.
Moving to France in 2006 they spent two years renovating an Anjou farmstead Le Gue de Ray.
Today Loire Life Cycling welcomes guests from all over the world including Australia, Canada, USA, New Zealand, South Africa and the UK.
There is nothing more Jon enjoys than showing off his adopted home - the lovely Loire Valley, France!
Cycling Laws in France
You need to understand the cycling laws in France and what French road signs mean when cycling in France. We’ve summarised the important points for you!
Loire Life Cycling – Our Story
Loire Life Cycling is the combination of a dream to live in France and the desire to create a business that fitted with that dream. We moved permanently to France in 2007, drawn to the Loire Valley by the promise of space, warmth, countryside and rich history. It was a chance to spend time enjoying… Continue reading Loire Life Cycling – Our Story
French road signs for cyclists
Expanding on our post ‘Cycling Laws in France‘ we’ve brought together the most important French road signs for cyclists. Knowing these signs, together with understanding the cycling rules in France will ensure you have a fun and trouble free time riding in this cycling paradise! Are bikes allowed? Cycle lane signs One way streets Town… Continue reading French road signs for cyclists
Loire Valley Cycling Jerseys!
Grab yourself a souvenir of your cycling holiday with our Loire Life Cycling jersey! The jersey is a unique design produced in partnership with a European manufacturer and is available in all sizes when you are here. We’ve incorporated our new wheel logo and kept to a very French colour scheme. The jersey has a… Continue reading Loire Valley Cycling Jerseys!
Our cycling apparel brand Chic à Vélo
In addition to our cycling holidays we also have our own brand of cycling clothing and apparel for women – Chic à Vélo! The inspiration for Chic à Vélo is you, the female guests we host here at Loire Life Cycling. Sophisticated cycling apparel Female guests always comment that it is hard to find well-tailored… Continue reading Our cycling apparel brand Chic à Vélo
Road Bike Hire – Loire Valley Bike Tours
Road bike hire is available on any of our Loire Valley cycle tours. Road bikes are a upgrade option and availability is limited. So, it will be early bookers that have more of a chance of grabbing one! Orbea Avant The Orbea Avant has carbon forks, a Shimano Tiagra group-set and rides on Kenda Kriterium 700×25… Continue reading Road Bike Hire – Loire Valley Bike Tours
Cycling Holidays in France – How do you choose one?
The choice of cycle tours in France is vast, so how do you choose the best cycling holiday for you?
Gravel Cycling in France
Gravel biking is massive and if you know where to look, there is some amazing gravel cycling in France.Mention gravel cycling in Europe and most people will talk about cycling the strada bianche. These are the white roads of the Crete Senesi region of Italy. Trouble is, you get there and everyone else is there… Continue reading Gravel Cycling in France
Enjoy this fantastic video – The Discovery Tour!
Back in September 2018, Julie, Marybeth, Theresa & Andrea from Whitehall, Michigan, USA joined our Loire Valley cycling tour. They put together this brilliant video and have been kind enough to let us share it with you! Follow the ladies as they cycle to Langeais, Chateau Villandry, Bourgueil with it’s fantastic market and wineries, the… Continue reading Enjoy this fantastic video – The Discovery Tour!
Cycle breaks in the Loire Valley
So how do out guests enjoy their cycle breaks in the Loire Valley? Here is the experience of some guests who headed to us in April and found the sun and warm temperatures to greet them! From Ottowa, Canada, the guests hired a car from Paris Charles de Gaulle airport and spent four nights with… Continue reading Cycle breaks in the Loire Valley
Covid Safe Cycling Holidays
We will be doing everything we can to provide COVID safe cycling holidays in 2022. Our unique centre based approach to cycling holidays and our rural location gives us a head start. Private Accommodation We’re fortunate that the guest accommodation at Le Gué de Ray is flexible and can offer our guests safe social distancing,… Continue reading Covid Safe Cycling Holidays
