Rides in Belgium or France

ajimmyv

Hi I've got a couple of free tickets to use on Eurostar and am gonna take the bikes and go riding for the weekend.

The question is would Brussels or Lille be the best place to base ourselves in order to get out into the country for a couple of day long rides?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

James

kmahony

I find Belgium better for cycling and Lille's not the nicest of places.

Check out Gent. It's only an hour by train from Brussels and included in the eurostar ticket. It's a great town for eating/drinking and not too far from the Flanders course (if that's what you're looking for)