Cycling Through the Ruins of Rural France's Revival The idyllic scenes unfolding in rural Normandy, where families are pedaling through rolling hills and picturesque villages on their bicycles, belie a more complex reality: the struggles of rural France to adapt to the 21st century.
Toddlers strapped behind parents laugh as they point out Percheron horses grazing knee deep in wildflowers, but this image also serves as a stark reminder that rural communities are facing a crisis.
The Véloscénic route, a 450km car free path from Mont Saint Michel to Paris, has been touted as a success story for France's cycling tourism industry.