France by Bicycle | PART 2: THE LOIRE A VELO: SULLY-SUR-LOIRE

France by Bicycle | PART 2: THE LOIRE A VELO: SULLY-SUR-LOIRE
This is what bike touring in Europe is all about! After descending from the beautiful hill town of Sancerre, we ride across the dramatic Viaduc de Saint-Satur, a 19th century railroad bridge, and then rejoin the Loire A Velo and the Eurovelo 6, riding through some of the most exquisite French countryside imaginable. We cross the Briare Aqueduct, until only 20 years ago the longest aqueduct in the world. At the end of a long day, we arrive in Sully-sur-Loire, with it’s famous Château de Sully-sur-Loire, for a well-deserved rest. An incredible stretch of bicycle touring!
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[@realitywinner7582]

outstanding quality ,🙂super stuff and thanks -from Ireland .

[@TheBicycleTourists]

Thank you and you are so welcome!

[@williamberliant8145]

Great job on bicycle adventure.

[@TheBicycleTourists]

Thank you!

[@CityWalks]

Loving this and had to laugh about the Not-an-aquadcuct. Great footage and inspiring some bike packing dreams. -H

[@CityWalks]

Love the interactions with the locals as well. -H

[@TheBicycleTourists]

Thanks! Yeah, sometimes I surprise myself!

[@atmrtwbike]

Cycling along that canal towpath makes me almost think of the canals of England!

[@TheBicycleTourists]

Love those old canals. I've walked a couple in England. Very cool history.

[@dondonner1095]

I wanted to say exactly what Carmen just said. I really appreciate the efforts you put into the quality of these videos. Great photo, great music selection and I like the added drone shots as well. Fun watching you have fun, Cheers.

[@TheBicycleTourists]

Awesome! They do take a lot of effort, although it is indeed a labor of love. Thanks for appreciating!

[@user-vh1sh1xl5k]

Roland, it's kilomEtr in Russian. Great camera work, and lovely conversation with that elderly French cyclist, thank you!

[@TheBicycleTourists]

Hello Костя from Russia! Yes, I suppose those who USE kilometers get to decide how to pronounce kilometers. In the US we call them kiLOMeters but then we refuse to use them so we really have no say, do we? Thanks for the compliment, and yes, some of the most interesting people are bike tourists. And there are so many in Europe!

[@atmrtwbike]

@@TheBicycleTourists @Костя Лопунов I believe both English pronunciations of kilometre are considered valid. Like any other word in the English language (eg: command - I pronounce the 'mand' like 'jar', others pronounce it as 'can'). No right or wrong way.

[@colinwellman9480]

After 21 years of living in France I still can't get enough of it. The county side is a beautiful place and riding a bike a pleasure. The only ride I've done that didn't live up to my expectations was the Nantes -Brest canal. Easy cycling but mostly it doesn't go through the small villages and became a little boring. Cycle touring in the Summer is very popular here. Routes like the Velodyssey and the la Loire a Velo can be quite busy at times but never crowded. Every trip I take I meet 'interesting' people who are often going long distances at their own pace. The Summer heat has been brutal and the corn (mostly for animal food) really took a hammering from the drought. After the farmers used up the water in their lakes they just had to watch their crops shrivel up, really sad. Thanks for sharing your journey and look forward to watching part 3

[@TheBicycleTourists]

It's such a shame about the drought. Sadly it's something that we'll probably be seeing a lot more of. I think if I lived in Europe I would be doing a lot more slow moving long distance riding. Here where we live in Colorado, you have the mountains which are beautiful (but tough riding), and then you're basically on an oasis, with hundreds and hundreds of miles of desert or high plains in every direction. It's hard to just leave from your back door.

[@carmenraedelaney2795]

Hello, I was so happy to open up you tube and see that you were on another bike adventure. Once again you videos are perfect, with the narration, music, and overhead drone shots. You do a fantastic job making viewers feel like they are on the trip with you. I look forward to see more of your trip, and I am inspired for my trips this summer. Carmen from Fargo

[@TheBicycleTourists]

Hey Carmen! So glad you're enjoying these! It makes our day! What trips are you planning?

[@TerrapinCyclist]

My wife and I love watching your videos together as we plan our EV6 tour for this fall

[@TheBicycleTourists]

I'm so glad you're enjoying! So far we've done the Loire section of the EV6 and the Danube from Donauschingen to Vienna. Every bit of it has been exceptional. doing the entire length would be amazing, although I hear it gets rougher the further east you go.

[@Biking360]

I cycled around there 30 years ago in the early 90s and this brought back some great memories. it's a beautiful part of France and I honestly think has some of the best wines in the world.

[@TheBicycleTourists]

Yeah, incredible wines (although later in the series we go through the Rhone, which, in my book, topped the list for wines. But everywhere we went, incredible wine. And I'm not that big of a wine drinker, but found myself really looking forward to that glass at the end of the day. BTW, been really enjoying your video series on the Pacific Coast ride. As I did the LEJOG series. Thanks for putting it out there! Nice work!

[@juliannahenley4921]

Yes I had some of the best wines of my lifetime. Such a treat touring this rich, delicious and gorgeous country. Never get tired of France.

[@frankcauthorn1472]

TY

[@TheBicycleTourists]

YW

[@FOB-on-a-bike]

It's so great to see you both back on your bikes touring and entertaining. Keep up the great work 😁

[@TheBicycleTourists]

Thanks Gary! Nobody is happier about it than we are!

[@PumpkinVillage]

This was another masterpiece . What a beautiful day of travel and the scenery was just stunning. Thank you and take care, Al

[@TheBicycleTourists]

Thanks Al! You surviving the Vermont winter okay?

[@PumpkinVillage]

@@TheBicycleTourists sure thing . Just got our first good snow today. Headed out camping tomorrow. Thanks for asking. Take care

[@cowichanguy5968]

I got it. You remind be of Warren Miller. Mr ski movies.

[@TheBicycleTourists]

Wow. That's a hell of a compliment! Thank you!

[@dooley-ch]

Another very enjoyable video and a great trip. Looking forward to the next instalment. Thanks for sharing.

[@TheBicycleTourists]

Thanks James! Appreciate the comment!

[@fionahunt8530]

We camped at Briare in summer of 2022 so episodes 1 and 2 brought back great memories of our two days of cycling along the Loire route in each direction from the town.

[@TheBicycleTourists]

As the episodes progress we will no doubt cover some of the ground you did. Beautiful, ain't it?

[@JJs-ClassC-Adventures]

Awesome channel. We just subscribed. We recently retired and want to travel on bike trails.

[@TheBicycleTourists]

Great to hear! Same with us. And there are so many options in Europe for cycling. (And a lot of trails in the US as well)

[@hideawayhomesllc5103]

Being from up the hill in Dillon, Colorado, I enjoyed your trip across the USA and have now started onto your trip through France. Unfortunatley, at about 5:20 you stated that your bicycle was "self-powered". This is not the case! You had to eat food, that was grown and delivered most likely by diesel powered tractors and trucks. What was your true energy conversion/metabolism and and distance? In Summit County they have wasted millions of dollars on electric buses, which get 37% of their energy from coal-fired plants outside of Steamboat (Craig and Hayden). Then, because of our low temperatures, thay have to build a bus barn to keep those batteries warm, provided by the same Xcel gas and coal electricity. Just a note, but have thoroughly enjoyed your vids.

[@TheBicycleTourists]

The law of conservation of energy? Glad you're enjoying the videos!

[@telepopepic]

You’ve got me hungry for time in the saddle and some fine French food. Do you Ride With GPS your rides? GPX files?

[@TheBicycleTourists]

I'm glad; getting people wanting to tour is the whole idea! Julianna uses a Garmin and I use Komoot. I've messed around with Ride with GPS but never settled on it.

[@MarcelBijl1]

Very nice vlog again! It's so beautiful there. When were you cycling the Loire? We did it early october last year, Saumur region

[@TheBicycleTourists]

We just missed you. We started in very late August into September. We were in the south of France by early October.

[@lindahowes5949]

How wonderful! Another Friday night with Roland and Julianna! 💜 Gorgeous video. Beautiful countryside. You have us dreaming of bicycling as the snow falls here in NH. 😂 Although a bit personal I’m wondering if you both ditched the padded cycling shorts?

[@TheBicycleTourists]

Same here in Colorado: back to back snows mean the streets are too icy for riding, even if the temps got tolerable - which they haven't been. Thanks for the kind words! We started using padded cycling undies for touring, keeping us in somewhat normal street clothes.

[@juliannahenley4921]

@@TheBicycleTourists Also a nice Selle Italia Royal bicycle seat is a perfect foundation for long days

[@lindahowes5949]

Yes, I’m wanting to look at padded undies also. Any brand that you particularly like?

[@TheBicycleTourists]

Julianna likes her Gieadun brand, but it looks like they've perhaps been discontinued. there are many good brands out there.

[@evanlouis8853]

I suspect that this is going to sound a bit nutty to you. I really enjoy following your travels. You both have such amazing attitudes towards the people you meet and the places you get to visit, and you seem to have a philosophy of positiveness that is admirable...that's why is it is so strange that your love of the world does not involve animals. You both get quite excited when eating meat. It's a bizarre disconnect between learning about and appreciating the world, and having compassion for not only animals that are farmed for food, but understanding the terrible price we are all paying in the form of climate change and the massive part animal farming plays in the warming of the earths' atmosphere. You try to come across as compassionate people, and then you revel in eating hamburgers and sausage and the like. Please do some research and give a thought to extending your compassion and understanding of the world and its people to all the creatures on the planet. Thanks.

[@TheBicycleTourists]

We don't "try to come across" as anything. We are what we are. I was a vegetarian for 30 years, and realized I had a stomach ache for that entire time. I now like meat. I hate factory farming, but am not opposed to eating meat.

[@evanlouis8853]

@@TheBicycleTourists I'm very sorry to hear that you had a stomach ache for 30 years caused by vegetables. How awful. I'm surprised to hear that it was relieved by eating meat which is difficult to digest and has no fiber for your microbiome....but it is a big world out there. It is a paradox that you hate factory animal farming but you are all right with eating meat from factory farms. Kind of a strange disconnect. The meats that you have been enjoying along your trip are factory farmed. I love to watch you both enjoying the world and posting your adventures. It reaches a lot of people. The new experiences and new knowledge you encounter on a daily basis are amazing. The sad part is that the knowledge that you are encountering misses two of the most important aspects of human nature that are so important in this day and age. 1. Compassion for all sentient beings. 2. The destruction of the planet by man-made climate change via global warming. The consumption of animal products being a huge part of the problem. Enjoy your journeys. For you two to be doing what you are doing at your ages is absolutely amazing and impressive. I hope you get to continue. And I hope you give more thought to how influential you may be on social media and what messages you care to promote. Caring about the humane treatment of animals as well as the planet are two pretty important messages. Good luck and safe travels.

[@TheBicycleTourists]

Take care!