🇫🇷 Tour de France Rest Day Road Trip (Part 1) 🚴✨

📺 Every year, the Tour de France broadcasts serve as "moving national ads" for France’s stunning landscapes. ✈️ I’ve always wanted to explore the cities and scenery along the route—where to road-trip, where to cycle like a pro? (If this were China, local tourism boards would be working overtime! 😂) For the first rest day, here’s a bucket list of Stage 1-10 highlights—save this for your future "Tour de YOU"! 📍 Lille 🏛️ Art & design capital of northern France, blending French elegance with Belgian charm. 🛍️ Wander the old town, hit museums, and visit Decathlon’s HQ (birthplace of Van Rysel cycling gear!). 📍 Dunkirk 🌊 WWII history buffs? This port city (famous for the Dunkirk evacuation) delivers beaches + war memorials. 🎥 Movie magic: Walk the real-life sets of Nolan’s Dunkirk! 📍 Amiens ⛪ UNESCO-listed cathedral—Gothic architecture at its peak. 🛶 Summer bonus: Boat tours through floating gardens (pure romance). 📍 Rouen 🔥 Where Joan of Arc was martyred—every cobblestone whispers history. 🎨 Medieval lanes meet Monet’s impressionist vibes. 📍 Caen & Bayeux ⚔️ D-Day heartland: Normandy landing museums for deep dives. 📜 The Bayeux Tapestry—a 1,000-year-old "story scroll" of French-English drama! 🚴 2025 TT stage alert: Caen’s time trial will be fire! 📍 Saint-Malo 🌊 A pirate-worthy walled city jutting into the Atlantic. ⛵ Eat oysters, chase tides, and feel like you’re in Assassin’s Creed. 📍 Chinon 🍷 Loire Valley wine country—castles, vineyards, and rosé-fueled daydreams. 🏰 Channel "The Rose of Versailles vibes. 📍 Le Mont-Dore 🌋 A volcanic spa town in the wild Massif Central. 🚴 Only mountain stage of Week 1—hike or soak after pretending to be Pogacar! 🗺 Logistics Train hops: TER/Intercités (0.5-1.5hr rides between cities). Road-trip: For highland stretches (cough breakaway routes cough). Next up: Pyrenees mountain drama! GC battle incoming… ⛰️💥 #TDF2025 #CyclingTravel #FranceByBike #HiddenEurope #EpicRoadTrips 🇫🇷🚴‍♂️