France 2026

France runs road, trail and mountain in roughly equal measure — Marathon de Paris and Marathon de Bordeaux pull big urban fields, while UTMB Mont-Blanc, Grand Raid des Pyrénées, and Templiers in the Aveyron drive the trail world. Cycling here is the deepest in the world: home of the Tour de France, with L'Étape du Tour, Marmotte Granfondo Alpes, Paris-Roubaix Challenge and dozens of cyclosportives covering the legendary climbs (Alpe d'Huez, Galibier, Tourmalet, Mont Ventoux, Col d'Izoard). Gravel has exploded in Brittany and Provence in recent years.