TOUR 1 Brittany and Normandy

TOTAL DISTANCE: 930 miles RIDING TIME: Five days

DAY ONE: Caen to Dinan (150 miles)

DAY TWO: Dinan to Quimper (185 miles)

DAY THREE: Quimper to St Nazaire (185 miles)

DAY FOUR: St Nazaire to Alençon (190 miles)

DAY FIVE: Alençon to Caen (220 miles)

Plenty of sightseeing opportunities on this pillion-friendly tour, from the D-day beaches to the U-boat pens in St Nazaire to the Bayeux Tapestry. This is a relaxed route with low average daily mileages (the first is especially short to allow a visit to Mont St-michel).