We were joined in Noirmoutier by John McGarry, who was a regular member of our bike riding group between Meadowbank and Parramatta on Sunday mornings, while in Australia for summer. He caught up with us to see the start of the TDF and stayed with us in Noirmoutier.
The opportunity to reform part of the Meadowbank Peloton for an international sojourn was too good to miss, particularly in a place which describes itself as the île du vélo. On the day we arrived we hired bicycles and rode to the Passage du Gois and back, a mere 32 km round trip, half of it into the wind. On the Sunday, after John had gone, Dominique suggested we hire some bikes and ride the 8 km circuit described on the notice board near our hotel. We got lost and rode around half the island – another 30km – but saw all the beaches and some pretty towns along the way. Both of these rides was on dedicated bike pathways, well sign posted and connected to the main square in the centre of town.
This morning’s news in Le Mans is that the local Conseil Régional for the Sarthe area has announced that it will soon be possible to ride on dedicated bike paths from Le Mans to Mount Saint Michel and from Le Mans to Paris within a year.
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