Road · France
Cycling in Langres
Riding from Langres means a long, mostly downhill point-to-point across the Champagne-Ardenne plateau towards Dijon, with 431 m of gain over 90.6 km.
The ride in Langres
Cycling guide to Langres
Langres sits at the high end of the region's one recorded route, a 90.6 km point-to-point south to Dijon. The road leaves town through Saint-Gilles, Brévoines, Buzon and Saints-Geosmes, then works through a string of small villages - Flagey, Brennes, Orcevaux, Verseilles-le-Bas and Verseilles-le-Haut - before reaching Longeau and Villegusien-le-Lac. Beyond Piépape, Dommarien and Choilley-Dardenay the route continues via Cusey, Sacquenay, Chazeuil and the two Véronnes to Til-Châtel, then follows Échevannes, Gemeaux, Chaignay, Épagny, Savigny-le-Sec, Messigny and Vantoux towards the Dijon outskirts at Asnières-lès-Dijon, Ahuy and Fontaine-lès-Dijon. The finish threads Clos de Pouilly, La Maladière and Centre-Ville into Dijon, with Montchapet, Port du Canal and La Gare close by. Total climbing is 431 m, and the high point of 474 m comes early, near Langres itself.
- The route was recorded in September, with temperatures of 21°C.
- Rolling rather than mountainous: 431 m of gain spread over 90.6 km, with a net drop from the 474 m high point. The longest sustained rise starts at 58.8 km and runs 1.7 km for 59 m at 3.5% average, 5.7% maximum, topping out at 331 m.
