{"id":87,"date":"2013-06-22T15:00:48","date_gmt":"2013-06-22T15:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.devonlink.co.uk\/blog\/?p=87"},"modified":"2026-05-13T09:54:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T09:54:51","slug":"devon-cycling-tour-de-manche","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devonlink.co.uk\/blog\/devon-cycling-tour-de-manche\/","title":{"rendered":"Devon Cycling &#8211; Tour de Manche"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new cycle route has just been opened between Devon and France. The <a title=\"Devon - Things to Do including the Tour de Manche\" href=\"http:\/\/www.devonlink.co.uk\/devon\/in\/things-to-do.html\">Tour de Manche<\/a> is a 745 mile long cycling tour that visits the English South West counties of Devon &amp; Dorset and the French Northern areas of Brittany &amp; Normandy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.devonlink.co.uk\/devon\/in\/activities.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-94\" style=\"border: 0px none;\" title=\"Devon Cycling on the Tour de Manche at Exeter Quay\" alt=\"Devon Cycling on the Tour de Manche at Exeter Quay\" src=\"http:\/\/www.devonlink.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/devoncycling-300x190.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devonlink.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/devoncycling-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.devonlink.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/devoncycling-473x300.jpg 473w, https:\/\/www.devonlink.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/devoncycling.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This beautiful cycle route passes some fantastic scenic landscapes along the way including the Jurassic Coast and Dartmoor National Park. The Devon towns of <a title=\"Axminster\" href=\"http:\/\/www.devonlink.co.uk\/axminster\/\">Axminster<\/a>, <a title=\"Seaton\" href=\"http:\/\/www.devonlink.co.uk\/seaton\/\">Seaton<\/a>, <a title=\"Sidmouth\" href=\"http:\/\/www.devonlink.co.uk\/sidmouth\/\">Sidmouth<\/a>, <a title=\"Budleigh Salterton\" href=\"http:\/\/www.devonlink.co.uk\/budleigh-salterton\/\">Budleigh Salterton<\/a>, <a title=\"Exmouth\" href=\"http:\/\/www.devonlink.co.uk\/exmouth\/\">Exmouth<\/a>, <a title=\"Exeter\" href=\"http:\/\/www.devonlink.co.uk\/exeter\/\">Exeter<\/a>, <a title=\"Okehampton\" href=\"http:\/\/www.devonlink.co.uk\/okehampton\/\">Okehampton<\/a>, <a title=\"Tavistock\" href=\"http:\/\/www.devonlink.co.uk\/tavistock\/\">Tavistock<\/a> and <a title=\"Plymouth\" href=\"http:\/\/www.devonlink.co.uk\/plymouth\/\">Plymouth<\/a> are all featured along the way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new cycle route has just been opened between Devon and France. 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