The first service providers are awarded the “la Loire à vélo” cycling rating

The first service providers to be rated were accommodation owners and bike rental companies, who had to conform to a reference list of criteria facilitating the welcome of tourist-cyclists.

 

28 service providers in the Centre and 56 in the Pays de la Loire  have already signed an agreement at the end of April 2009. These agreements concern 7 bike rental companies and 77 hotels and B&Bs. New agreements are being signed on a regular basis.

 

 

Two new reference lists have been drawn up : one for tourist offices and the other for tourist sites. They apply to the La Loire à Vélo cycle path running through the two regions as well as to a 5km perimeter around it.

Interested service providers can contact Céline Réveillard, la Loire à vélo assistant at the Val de Loire Mission (+33 (0)2 47 66 51 66 - reveillard@mission-valdeloire.fr).

 

In order to encourage tourism to develop around the La Loire à Vélo cycle path, both regions have published a joint brochure, 100,000 copies of which have been distributed (including 40,000 in English). This brochure can be downloaded at www.loireavelo.fr.