500 cycling tourists in Jules Verne’s wheel

300 participants in 2022, 440 last year. In 2024, the Jules Verne Baie de Somme will cross the milestone of 500 cyclists on May 11, departing from the Grand-Marais park in Amiens and heading towards Le Crotoy, two towns where the author dropped anchor and put down his pen. On the programme: a single trip of 95 km or two round trips of 175 and 210 km. “Everyone goes at their own pace. The 175 km version is the most popular, observes Yves Devillers, president of the Amiens Railway Workers’ Sports Union. We welcome many cyclists from Hauts-de-France, Champagne-Ardenne, but also Belgians. » Jules Verne attracts: “We cross Le Crotoy, pass his house. Relatives, who remain in Amiens, will run the Aronnax route, explains Yves Devillers. It has become the most important organization in our club”. Jules Verne, who had designed the craziest machines, might not have foreseen the bicycle’s timeless nature.

Jules Verne Bay in the Somme

11 May from 7:30 a.m. in Grand-Marais Park – Registration: jvbs.jimdosite.com