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Not-to-be-missed routes northern France?

Hey folks, just wondering does anyone know of any routes in Northern/North-Western France at all? I'm taking my bike over from Ireland by ferry to Cherbourg in a month, and driving back to North-East Holland where I'm living at the moment, want to make a little mini road trip out of it. May or may not stop by Paris too, if that makes a difference to my options of routes...
First time in France, can't wait...
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I am amazed that you are not taking the ferry to Roscoff.
There s are literally loads of excellent rides in Brittany and Normandy right down to the Loire valley.
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You could try the Michelin maps for the routes that have green (scenic) on them, but I have found that doesn't always work OK for the north - basically because it is so flat I think.

But, I am not sure what you want; if it is, say, history, you can tour the WW1 areas for ever and a day, such as near Bar du Luc and Verdun which are more to the East. For WW2 you can go via the beaches. All depends what you want to get done.
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Take a look at bestbikingroads.com - it will all become clear
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Hey cheers for the help folks. Actually ended up having to high tail it when I got over there, no time to spare so just took the motorways all the way to north Holland. Bestbikingroads.com is the way to go though.
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Maybe the second part of my report of a trip to Paris is usefull for you.
http://jkrijt.home.xs4all.nl/trips/paris05/index.shtml
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