Roanne: The local tourist site suggests a visit to the the port of Roanne, a quiet place appreciated by all Roanne residents and tourists. As an extension, the Canal de Roanne à Digoin allows all nature lovers to enjoy an original setting on foot, by bike or by boat. The essential stopover in the discovery of the city of Roanne.
Some trivia: Roanne is the most inland port in France with a basin 800 meters long and 80 meters wide!
Regional Specialties: Praluline (brioche). Cotes roannaises Wines.
Belleville en Beaujolais: The regional tourist site has a bike ride for us: During this cycling route, discover the Saône valley from Belleville en Beaujolais.
old disconnected meanders allowed the creation of marshes like that of Boistray in Saint-Georges-de-Reneins. The Taponas lône is an old arm of the river which is gradually filling up with sediment. It is an interesting environment for fish.
We find in the Saône valley a landscape mosaic typical of the surroundings of large rivers, including wet meadows, alluvial forests, lônes, islands or ponds which are full of biodiversity. Many species of fauna and flora occupy the place, such as: the European beaver, the Eurasian curlew, the marsh spurge, the crested newt, the marsh copper, or even the guinea fowl fritillarium.
Loose sedimentary terrain is also of interest for human activities. Thus, the annual floods come to fertilize the agricultural lands along the Saône. Older deposits (composed of sand, gravel and pebbles) are mined in gravel pits to make basic materials for construction (concrete, aggregates).
When they are abandoned, the bodies of water created are often used as recreational areas, for water sports or fishing (such as the Sablons lake
in Belleville).
Stop producers: the Ferme en Ville store in Belleville brings together 14 associated producers, who sell products from their farms.
Regional Specialties: Beaujolais wines (beaujolais, beaujolais-villages, brouilly, chénas, chiroubles, côtes-de-brouilly, fleurie, juliénas, morgon, moulin-à-vent, régnié, saint-amour)
Christian Prudhomme says: The formation of the breakaway will be one of the critical moments on this hilly stage. As the race passes through the vineyards that produce the Beaujolais vintages, there could well be a lot of action before the climbs of the Croix Montmain and Croix Rosier. The uphill finale may well produce an excellent sprint contest between a small group of riders.
The stage: As opposed to yesterday, today was a struggle to form a break and splits in the peloton.
The wine: Domaine Serol Petillant Rose Turbullent
The food: Pralus chocolate
We find in the Saône valley a landscape mosaic typical of the surroundings of large rivers, including wet meadows, alluvial forests, lônes, islands or ponds which are full of biodiversity. Many species of fauna and flora occupy the place, such as: the European beaver, the Eurasian curlew, the marsh spurge, the crested newt, the marsh copper, or even the guinea fowl fritillarium.
Loose sedimentary terrain is also of interest for human activities. Thus, the annual floods come to fertilize the agricultural lands along the Saône. Older deposits (composed of sand, gravel and pebbles) are mined in gravel pits to make basic materials for construction (concrete, aggregates).
When they are abandoned, the bodies of water created are often used as recreational areas, for water sports or fishing (such as the Sablons lake
in Belleville).
Stop producers: the Ferme en Ville store in Belleville brings together 14 associated producers, who sell products from their farms.
Regional Specialties: Beaujolais wines (beaujolais, beaujolais-villages, brouilly, chénas, chiroubles, côtes-de-brouilly, fleurie, juliénas, morgon, moulin-à-vent, régnié, saint-amour)
Christian Prudhomme says: The formation of the breakaway will be one of the critical moments on this hilly stage. As the race passes through the vineyards that produce the Beaujolais vintages, there could well be a lot of action before the climbs of the Croix Montmain and Croix Rosier. The uphill finale may well produce an excellent sprint contest between a small group of riders.
The stage: As opposed to yesterday, today was a struggle to form a break and splits in the peloton.
😅 A summary of the race so far, provided by @rusty_woods.
— Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 13, 2023
😅 Un résumé de l'étape, par @rusty_woods.#TDF2023 pic.twitter.com/8YSmWidIiV
45 kilometers to go and we had Van der Poel solo out front followed by Amador with a larger chasing group behind. 1km before the top of côte de Montmain, Van der Poel who grabbed a bidon from his father Adrie on the road side was 30'' ahead of Andrey Amador (EF Education-EasyPost), Tiesj Benoot (Jumbo-Visma), Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ), Guillaume Martin, Ion Izagirre (Cofidis), Ruben Guerreiro, Matteo Jorgenson (Movistar), Dylan Teuns (Israel-PremierTech), Tobias Halland Johanessen (Uno-X), Victor Campenaerts (Lotto-Dstny) and Mathieu Burgaudeau (TotalEnergies). Three stragglers: Alaphilippe, Pedersen and Stuyven. The yellow jersey group was at 3'.
Pinot and Jorgenson would bridge to Van der Poel. Soon they would be joined by Benoot, Martin, Izagirre, Johannessen and Burgaudeau.
Surging forward on the climb, Izagirre. At the summit, he would have 20 seconds.
Under 20 kilometers to go and it was out to 38 seconds. Under 10 kilometers and 45 seconds.
Also, had to share this beauty.
Izagirre with the win! Well done.Let me chair with you this bike picture #TDF2023 #CouchPeloton pic.twitter.com/tdQ7qCidJC
— Rob Colley (@Welshracer) July 13, 2023
The wine: Domaine Serol Petillant Rose Turbullent
From Copake Wine Works
A blend of Gamay, Syrah, and Grenache.
The producer tells me that Located at the foothills of the Madeleine Mountains, the 200 hectares of the Côte Roannaise AOP are amongst the original vineyards of the Loire Valley.
On these higher-altitude granitic terroirs (between 400 and 550 m), at the foothill of the Massif Central, Gamay Saint Romain reigns supreme.
This area, the volcanic Loire, also includes Côtes du Forez, Côtes d’Auvergne and Saint Pourçain.
The food: Pralus chocolate
My neighborhood chocolate shop sells several items from Pralus, maker of the Praluline, featured on the local tourist site. My favorite is this one: François Pralus' signature creations, the Inferno Bars combine the pleasures of chocolate with a crunchy and melting texture to create the perfect blend of flavors around exquisite chocolates. A XXL version of pleasure, 160 grams of pure indulgence! Under a dark chocolate layer, a light and melting heart of pistachio praline is hidden, sprinkled with crunchy pistachio chips.
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