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Who would like to win a pair of Ortlieb saddlebags ?
28 mai 2013
Eurovelo 6 is launching its new competition !
At Chaumont-sur-Loire, it’s party time for gardens
21 mai 2013
From 24th April to 20th October 2013
The landscape gardeners have prepared a wonderful 22nd edition of the Gardens Festival on the theme of “Sensational Gardens”.
Your bicycle travels free of charge on the Interloire trains !
15 mai 2013
From 15th June until 15th September 2013, between Orléans and Le Croisic, the Centre and Pays de la Loire regions provide a free service, without booking, for carrying your bicycle on board the Interloire trains.
The Arts and Culture Centre has opened in Besançon!
6 avril 2013
The EuroVelo 6 route goes right through the centre of Besançon, so take advantage of it and visit the Arts and Culture Centre which has just opened!
Photography competition on the Anjou vineyards
26 août 2012
Perhaps you have admired the vineyards ion Anjou before, or maybe you will be paying them a visit between now and 15 October. If so, you now have the chance to enter a photography competition to win a trip to this gorgeous region.
A new footbridge over the Doubs
16 août 2012
Dismantled last January for safety reasons, the old metal footbridge that enabled the EuroVelo 6 to cross the Doubs at Voujeaucourt (25) has now been replaced by a magnificent aluminium footbridge.
Heat: Transform your bike into a fridge
2 août 2012
If you don't already know this little trick, be prepared for your life as a cyclist to change forever. You can always have cold water to hand - even during a heatwave!
Advertising Loire by Bike
9 juillet 2012
An artistic trip between St. Nazaire and Nantes
1 juillet 2012
Contemporary art is dotted along the EuroVélo 6 route along the Loire estuary. An art route can be taken in Nantes itself, providing an easy trip across the city on your bike.
Take your bike along the Eurovélo 6 route for free
15 juin 2012
Would you like to do a section of the Eurovélo 6, between Orléans and Croisic (part of the Loire by Bike route)? Use the free connection offered by the Interloire train service this summer (1 July to 2 September)
Age no barrier to cycling from Basel to Nevers on the EV6
2 juin 2012
Long distance cycling holidays are not the sole preserve of young and people and sports enthusiasts. The great thing about the Eurovélo routes is that they are so well planned that they can be used quite happily by families and the older generation. A group of six pensioners have proven this by cycling the 700km of the Eurovélo 6 between Basel and Nevers, through Alsace, Franche-Comté and Burgundy.
Three friends on the EuroVelo 6 route to tour Europe
7 mai 2012
They have been preparing their trip for six months, by training physically and by saving money. And now, they’re ready to go! They are on the way to making their dream come true. Three friends have just left Rouen for a six-month adventure taking them throughout Europe. They will cycle along the EuroVelo 6 route from Mulhouse to Constanta.
Bicycle Festival on 1st, 2nd and 3rd June
7 mai 2012
From 1st to 3rd June, towns, associations, shopkeepers and all good-willed people interested in cycling organise a friendly gathering for cyclists on hundreds of sites throughout France, where bicycles are the guests of honour. Several meeting places along the EuroVelo 6 route.
Nantes and Mulhouse are leading towns for cyclists
10 avril 2012
The towns of Nantes and Mulhouse, located at the two far ends of the EuroVelo 6 route in France, are among the first four French towns to have put up new road signs making life easier for cyclists in towns.
Cycle along the Loire with your Smartphone
11 mars 2012
The mobile version of the loireavelo.fr website has just been launched, before the arrival of a La Loire à Vélo (Cycle along the Loire) application for Smartphone, in a few months.
EuroVelo route 6 has its own visitors’ book
26 février 2012
Didier Perréal, the owner of the Le Relais Vélo in Besançon, has created a visitors’ book for EuroVelo route 6. All travellers who go past his premises are invited to sign it, and since last May, he has already collected more than 200 signatures from visitors from the four corners of the world.
A study on the real impact of EuroVelo
19 février 2012
The European Parliament has just ordered an update on the study performed in 2009 on the real economic importance of cycle tourism and the role that the EuroVelo network can play in its development.
Get ready for “More Touraine”!
11 février 2012
Take advantage of the month of March and spend a princely weekend in the most royal part of the Euro Velo route 6. The “Plus de Touraine” (More Touraine) operation will enable you to stay in fifty hotels and two holiday residences for half-price!
Cycling Plan: A €1.5 million boost to cycling routes
3 février 2012
Coinciding with the first French national cycling meeting, Transport Minister Thierry Mariani unveiled a National Cycling Plan. Among the measures announced are an extra one and a half thousand Euros to help fund traffic-free routes and cycle paths.
The EuroVelo network is supported by the European Parliament
26 janvier 2012
On 15 December, MEPs asked the European Commission to integrate the EuroVelo network into the Trans-European Transport Network.
If this happens, the EuroVelo network could benefit from increased funding to bring it to completion.
The Danube route: a symbol of cooperation
4 octobre 2011
On 25th June 2011, the Austrian and Slovak Foreign Affairs ministers met their Hungarian counterpart at Rajka, a Hungarian town where the EuroVelo cycle routes 6 and 13 join up, in order to celebrate the adoption by the European Council of the Danube region development programme.
An innovative stopover place near Montbéliard
4 octobre 2011
A stopover place created along the lines of a mountain refuge can provide accommodation for you along the cycle route, at Saint-Maurice-Colombier, about fifteen kilometres from Montbéliard (Doubs). A particularly interesting initiative, overwhelmingly supported by users and that deserves to be developed.
Ready to play with Eurovélo 6 and Centre Loire region !
23 août 2011
Win a sporting holiday and discover the Giennois region for 2 people !
2 days et 1 night of adventure ..... :
- Bicycle touring trip (50km)
- Ride down the Loire on your canoe
- spend the night in a chalet with all mod cons
- Dinner and Picnic
A Cycling Expedition
29 mai 2011
At 59 years old, Albert Peyret travelled the 4200km of the Eurovélo 6 route from Rennes to Tulcea on his recumbent bicycle. Setting off on 1st May, he is due to arrive at the Black Sea in late July.
Two new Eurovélo routes under construction
22 mai 2011
Two new Eurovélo routes are under construction, the 13 and the 15 - each of which share a small section with the Eurovélo 6 route.
Riding to the Black Sea
28 avril 2011
Marc Hummel was looking for adventure when he got on his bike : Riding to the Black Sea, taking Eurovélo6. For this, his first long-distance trip, Marc crossed Europe, setting off from Belfort in north-eastern France on 22 June, reaching Constanta, Romania, a month later.
To Alsace by bike
20 avril 2011
In July 2010, the family set off on a two week trip starting from the Bugey to join Eurovélo6 at Osselle, bringing them to Mulhouse
Greedy stop at Baume-les-Dames
2 avril 2011
On the 15th, 16th and 17th of April, chefs and builders will met at the gastrnomy and housing show of Baume-les-Dames. This is a good reason for our Eurovelo6 friends to have a break.
A new Facebook Page!
21 mars 2011
A new Facebook page has been launched by Eurovelo6 especially for you ! Join other cycle lovers and share your anecdotes, travel experiences and opportunities, with simplicity and conviviality. We hope you will join us soon on the Eurovelo6 Facebook Pages! Have a good trip!

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