Cycling & running events in Orléans, 2026

Orléans Training Notes

Running: The Loire à Vélo loop runs 40 km with +6 m when you just need steady Z2. Parc Floral de la Source, Jardin des Plantes, and Pasteur park get the easy laps. Parc Anjorrant stays more insider, and locals like it because it feels original and still a bit tucked away. The Parc Anjorrant loop runs 07 km with +33 m for longer base miles. You can push it to 63 km with +140 m when the day is serious. Foulées d'Orléans, Course des trois ponts, and Le Défi des Héros en Or anchor the calendar.

Cycling: Locals ride from the Loire, because Orléans starts the Loire à vélo and that route runs 900 km. The Loire keeps the miles honest, wild, and beautiful. The Blois to Orléans section gives 73 km, and the Orléans to Nevers section gives 230 km for bigger legs. Beauce and Orléans Forest sit north of the river, so locals look there for the small hill and the firmer training feel. Sologne sits south, and the Loiret runs through that side. RC Orléans, US Orléans, and Orléans Loiret Basket are the club names in the brief. Sur les Pas de Raboliot BRM gives the ride calendar its anchor.

Season: April to October works best for cycling, and June and September feel like the cleanest training months. July and August bring the warmest days, with average temperatures of 18°C and highs of 23°C. The city gets 0 hours of sunshine on average, so locals push longer Z2 rides early and keep intervals sensible. Summer humidity sits at 72%, and runners use the Loire, parks, and shaded garden loops. January changes the rhythm with an average temperature of 5°C and an average low of 2°C. January gets 9 hours of sunshine on average, so winter becomes base miles, cyclocross legs, and shorter runs.