A great 400+ mile ride in wonderful sunny weather through Brittany and Normandy – August 2025
Earlier this year
In June I completed my longest-ever bike ride — over 1,000 miles. It felt like a huge achievement, but after a few weeks back home, I found myself restless. Was that it? Could I really leave it there? The answer, of course, was no. I wanted another challenge, another cycling adventure! So in early August I packed up again, caught the ferry from Plymouth to Roscoff, and set out to cycle across northern France to Dieppe.
Author: Vic Ient
Thanks to Adrian Ient for editorial input
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Cycling Route note:
EuroVelo 4 (EV4), is the Central European EV Route. It is a 5,100 km long-distance cycle route stretching from Roscoff, France, to Kyiv, Ukraine!
429 miles – 8 days
In total, I covered 429 miles in eight days, averaging around 50 miles a day. The weather was on my side — sunny and settled throughout. The first part of the ride, across Brittany, was new to me and full of discoveries; the second, from St Malo onwards, felt like reuniting with old friends. There was comfort in the familiar cycle paths, but also excitement in the unknown stretches. Each morning I felt that mixture of anticipation and slight nervousness about what the day would bring — Would the roads be quiet? Would I make good progress? — and each evening brought the quiet satisfaction of having done it.
Here is my diary of the solo ride, Enjoy!
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