What's Included
24 hour emergency back up support
5 nights in small & intimate hotels or B&B's
Bed & Breakfast
Luggage transfers between hotels
2 evening meals
Local taxes
Trip planner with route notes and maps
What's Not Included
Flights
Bike Hire
Insurance
Lunch & 3 evening meals
Drinks
Transfers to the start and return
Admissions to museums
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrive in Reims
Discover the famous “great coronation city”, full of culture, with its cathédrale Notre Dame, one of the most major gothic art construction in Europe. Reims is particularly known for its numerous Art Déco districts typical of the 1920s.
An optional extra night can be arranged, along with a 50 km bike ride loop that will allow you to discover the Massif de St Thierry.
Day 2: Reims - Aÿ (50 km / 31 miles)
Ride round the Montagne de Reims following the prestigious touristic route of Champagne, passing by the wine villages of Rilly la Montagne, Verzenay and Bouzy. You will finish this first step with the impressive Véloroute of the Vallée de la Marne on the banks of the river, before reaching the village of Aÿ.
Day 3: Aÿ - Baulne en Brie or Reuilly Sauvigny (50 km / 31 miles)
Follow the Véloroute before stopping off at the village of the famous monk Dom Pérignon - Hautvillers. After a short rest, ride along the picturesque routes bordered by vineyard offering stunning panoramic views of the Vallée de la Marne, before reaching Baulne-en-Brie, one of the oldest villages of Champagne.
Day 4: Baulne en Brie or Reuilly Sauvigny - Vertus (55 km / 34 miles)
Take in the rich local heritage of the area. The gothic style abbey church of Orbais l’Abbaye or the renaissance castle of Montmort Lucy, as well as the charming town of Vertus, with its old architecture and buildings.
Day 5: Vertus - Epernay (30 km / 19 miles)
Cycle to Côte des Blancs. Pedal along some of the classified Grand Cru villages, surrounded by sloping vineyards, producing Chardonnay grapes. Discover beautiful, ancient villages nested between the vineyard and the lush forest - Avize, Cramant, and Mesnil-sur-Oger, before having a break at the small, atmospheric church of Chavot-Courcourt, before returning to Epernay.
Day 6: Epernay
Departure after breakfast