Who are we?

Its ambition for 2030 is to position the Loire by Bike among the top 3 cycle routes in Europe by offering an eco-friendly experience and optimum quality of service.

⏳ Key dates :

• 2005 : opening of the first section between Tours and Angers
• 2011: experimentation with a service for welcoming bicycles on board the Orléans-Nantes railway line, which became the ‘Train Loire à Vélo’.
• 2012 : Official opening of the entire Loire by Bike itinerary
• 2012 – 2023 : Promotion and development of the route co-managed by the Regions and Regional Tourism Committees
• 2023 : Creation of the Loire by Bike Itinerary Committee

More information on the itinerary in the latest Study of visitor numbers and economic spin-offs 2022.

🥇 Key figures :

• 900km of signposted routes from Cuffy to the Atlantic Ocean
• 1.9 million cyclists each year
• + 700 establishments with the ‘Accueil Vélo’ label
• + 50 bike hire companies
• 280 km listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
• 23 châteaux and major sites in the Loire Valley

🤝 The funding partners involved in implementing the project :

• The Centre-Val de Loire Region and the Pays de la Loire Region
• The Comité Régional du Tourisme Centre-Val de Loire and Solutions&Co, the economic development agency of the Pays de la Loire Region
• The Departmental Councils and Tourism Agencies of Cher, Loiret, Loir-et-Cher, Indre-et-Loire, Maine-et-Loire and Loire-Atlantique.
• The project is also receiving funding from the ERDF, Loire Basin, and ADEME.

📩 Our contacts :

Claire Clément, coordinator of the Loire by Bike / c.clement@laloireavelo.com / 02 38 79 95 99 / 06 76 77 73 51

Manon Rousseau, communication officer for the Loire by Bike / m.rousseau@laloireavelo.com / 02 38 79 95 28 / 06 45 24 45 63

The Itinerary Committee is hosted by the CRT-Centre Val de Loire at 5 boulevard de Verdun 45 000 Orléans, France.