• Day trip: cycling in the Gers from Toulouse (and More!)

    Day trip: cycling in the Gers from Toulouse (and More!)

    The main goal is cycling in the Gers but it is much more : 4 french departments of Occitanie are visited: Haute-Garonne, Gers, Tarn-et-Garonne and Lot-et-Garonne. Here is the route: Toulouse, Levignac, Sarran, Laréole, Mauvezin, Saint-Clar, Lachapelle, Auvillar. Valence-d’Agen. First bit : Toulouse to Lareole (48 km) To exit Toulouse, it is pretty ok with…

  • Toulouse cycling hub in Southwest France (Bike rental)

    Toulouse cycling hub in Southwest France (Bike rental)

    Toulouse cycling hub in Southwest France? Yes!!!! Toulouse is a city in Southwest France, the 4th largest city in France according to the Toulousains (inhabitants of Toulouse) or 5th according to the Bordelais 🙂 . Nice weather all-year, not far from the Pyrénées, the Atlantic ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. It is good to live…

  • Cycling from Gaillac to Marseille

    Cycling from Gaillac to Marseille

    Where does this idea come from, cycling from Gaillac to Marseille? Cycling with goals is always more motivating, espeacially in winter when outside temperature is closed to 0°C . Winter is this time when everything slows down and I had time to do other things than working! So I decided to go visit a friend…

  • Bikepacking from Gaillac to Girona just before spring

    Bikepacking from Gaillac to Girona just before spring

    Even if the weather forecasts were not the best for this adventure, we took our bikes out anyway for 3 days of gravel and bikepacking from Gaillac to Girona. And it was a good idea! Day 1 : Gaillac to Lagrasses After a short bus ride between Gaillac (50 km northeast of Toulouse) and Castres…