https://velodromedary.com/tags/france/ Recent content in France on Velodromedary Hugo en-us Sun, 05 Jun 2011 01:00:00 +0000 https://velodromedary.com/post/vineyard-ride-france-from-a-few-years-ago/ Sun, 05 Jun 2011 01:00:00 +0000 https://velodromedary.com/post/vineyard-ride-france-from-a-few-years-ago/ <p>(San Francisco rides are on hiatus for June, but here are photos and a map from a ride from two years ago, which I’d never got around to writing up)</p> <p>After a week in France for work (lucky me, I know), I impulsively bought some detailed <a href="http://www.stanfords.co.uk/stock/epernay-101484/">road/topo maps</a> at the <a href="http://www.longwalking.com/french-trail-maps-the-ign/">Espace IGN in Paris</a>, a map-lover’s dream. Then I took a train to Épernay (a famous champagne town and region) and rented a bike for €15/day at the <a href="http://www.ccepc.fr/ccepc.asp?IdPage=5402">Bulleo swimming pool / sports center</a> at the edge of town (<a href="http://goo.gl/maps/WFg3">map</a>), which had strict rules about appropriate swimwear:</p>