Lake Annecy France is ‘Cycling Paradise’! Passing Villages of France ‘at your pace the perfect pace’, rest stops over gastronomique French mouth watering flavours, this luxury bike trip offers a fine choice of luxury, modern French hotel accommodations, don’t we all deserve a little luxury whilst enjoying our cycling vacation..

Practice Bicycle offer a choice of 4*Plus, 4*, 3* or 2* superior, quality air-conditioned hotel accommodation located in undoubtedly the most beautiful town in France, Annecy.
Ideal for the ‘solo traveller’ our choice 2* Hotel, is the perfect solution for an economical cycling vacation to France.
Depending on availability, your personal choice for all tastes to relax, recover and indulge with your Lake Annecy bike trip.

4*Plus Best Western Carlton Hotel Annecy Centre

4* Novotel Annecy Centre Hotel 

4* Mercure Annecy Centre Hotel 

3* Hotel Campanile Annecy Centre Ville

3* Hotel de Bonlieu Annecy Centre Ville

2* Hotel de Nord Annecy Centre Ville

France is synonymous with gastronomy and le vélo!
Perfect welcome to your relaxed cycling/french food escape with Practice Bicycle.
Join us for superb flavours as we enjoy a discovery to french gastronomy Welcome drinks & dinner in one of Annecy’s quaintest establishments, the perfect relaxing evening to indulge french style!

Your Luxury/Leisure ‘indulgent’ bike riding week includes 4 hidden gem ‘menu du jour’ (entree + plate + fromage + desert) French Restaurant lunches to savour, the finest local flavours of France, offering a variety of the regions diverse plates of the Haute Savoie.
Please note your drinks are not included in this trip package.

Absolutely amazing days spent pedalling with the perfect rest stop for a traditional leisurely lunch. When in France do as the French do!

Your evenings are free to dine as you please, whatever your preference, you will find a choice of brasserie to Michelin star restaurants, bars & cafes all within a few strides from you hotel (for the tired legs!), alternatively do we locals do, grab a baguette/cheese/bottle wine and head to Le Pâquier (by the lake) sit and enjoy a little bit of ‘perfect paradise’.
Should you wish for dining suggestions, Practice Bicycle are happy to recommend some local favourites!

Whether you have years of cycling experience or are just new to the bike, you will experience the very best cycling of your life with the Villages of France cycling itinerary.  The 40 – 50km / 31mi ride routes each day are perfect for the leisure cyclist.

Each cycling route during your Lake Annecy Bike Trip will be tailored specifically to your bike riding experience, with a selection of spectacular comfortable bike rides ideal for the leisure cyclist. All rides start and end in the same place, so there are no targets to make each day and you can not be left behind.

If you are looking for more challenging rides 70 – 90km with more than 1000m of elevation or your preparing for a specific cycling goal or event, then take a look at our French Alps Bike Tours  and also 17 Epic Alpine Cols with a selection of challenging and epic rides.

Our Challenging Bike Tours category, offers fantastic cycling opportunities in superb bike riding destinations including, Australia, Portugal, Italy, Switzerland and the the French Alps.

Our ‘Rides Only’ Package is unique to Practice Bicycle! It is ‘the ultimate flexibility’ without our choice of accommodation, offering you the perfect flexible stay cycling experience. Arrange your own apartment or hotel stay in the charming town of Annecy and enjoy the very best bike rides of your life!
Each day join the Practice Bicycle tour at a convenient central Annecy meeting point. Your bike rides are fully cycling guided and vehicle supported on spectacular bike rides on the quite country roads of France.

What’s Included:
* Private Transfers from Geneva International Airport (Switzerland) to your hotel 3:00pm tour arrival / midday tour departure days.
* French Restaurant Welcome Aperitif & Dinner (Entree + Plat + Fromage + Desert).
* 4 superb fully guided comfortable rides tailored for your enjoyment throughout the tour.
* 4 Hidden Gem French ‘Menu du jour’ Restaurant lunches.
* Local cycling guides will share their ‘cycling paradise’ roads with you!
* Local support person & support vehicle will be there for the ‘unforeseen’ to give confidence, encourage, enhance your bike trip.
* Sports drinks & delicious french bike food for each ride.

For your added convenience we have quality carbon road bikes and straight bar urban electric road bikes as an optional extra available to you with your Lake Annecy cycling trips.
We have several brands available including Cannondale, Fuji Lapierre, EBFEC Electric, Trek disc step thru with disc brake or rim brake options with Shimano Ultegra or 105 componentry.

Don’t miss out on a France bike tour holiday, just because you do not cycle.

The Lake Annecy cycling trips have a package for those who want to do a little sight seeing in the Venice of the Alps and share the villages of France with their cycling partner! Whilst they pedal this paradise, relax in the comfort of the support vehicle and escape together!
Experience and share beyond what any guidebook will show you this unique region of France, with regular meeting points throughout the tour routes.
Discover this regions culture and traditional way of life, from artisan local products to the joy of relaxing at a hidden gem restaurant lunch in the country.

Whilst in the town of Annecy enjoy the turquoise waters of Lake Annecy with a leisurely boat trip, stroll through the ‘Jardins de l’europe”, crossing the ‘Pont des Amours’ (lovers bridge) and visit two of the most popular attractions Palais de l’Ile and the Château d’Annecy.  Enjoy a ‘Le Goûter’ tea time moment with a salon du tea experience, let time slow down as you wander the old town Annecy markets.

Annecy is one of the best places in the world to relax and explore – also off the bike! The ‘Pearl in the box’ town often referred to as the Venice of the Alps is the absolute perfect base for your France bike tour and ideal for relaxing and sharing with non-cycling partners.

You may choose to wander the enchanting streets, do some shopping or just sit by the lake and admire the spectacular views and watch French life pass you by. The team can assist you in choosing from the many superb restaurants, bars and salon du teas in the home of Practice Bicycle, Annecy.  Spend your evening enjoying a lovely meal just like a local, ready for your next day full of new sights, adventures and opportunities with your Lake Annecy cycling holiday.
Bon soiree!

Our ‘unique cycling’ concept of Unpack Once, Ride Everyday, the Practice Bicycle philosophy!
Take a look at the many years of our Signature Lake Annecy Bike Trip testimonials…

Riding in the French countryside, especially in the Alps was something I had dreamed of doing all my life and after watching the Tour de France on television for several years I knew it was something I needed to do. The experience we had riding with Practice Bicycle exceeded my expectations and to share this experience with my son and see his total enjoyment of the rides (even the harder ones!) and witness how inspired he was, was worth every cent. You both have a passion and love for cycling which is translated into the manner in which you conduct your tours. Each and every ride was a new experience and conducted in a professional manner to ensure our ride was not only extremely enjoyable but at a comfortable pace and where our safety was paramount. I would like to thank you both sharing the week with us and providing an unforgettable experience, which I am hoping is only an introduction to many more.
Kev & Paul – Australia

I am a very old friend of Bridget and I just wanted to say ‘Hi’ again! I remember back in Brisbane her passion for cycling and how she wanted to start a career in cycling, which she pursued and achieved great success…and now business woman, cycling holidays in France!!! To ride with her and Paul their natural instinct for everything biking, I am not very biking competent, but what fun time we had, and not by chance, Annecy you are lucky to have them, they are part of the many years ago of this region, really, really amazing…
I will encourage my area of the world, now the Netherlands to come and Practice Bicycle, Well done!
Danni – Netherlands

Bon Dia Bridget and Paul,
I and Nilza liked very much the new experience on bicycle outside Brazil for the first time and God bless us for did it togheter with your company, it was really great!
We recieved our fantastic Itinerary in Portuguese, we greatly appreciated your caring, gentle nature with us both, you organised our upgrades ‘for my princess’ you took us to the sports store and helped us with our bicycle purchases, you gave your time for dinner with us, (not feeling confident with the food or restaurant choices) you took us to beautiful churches and landscapes, many time for photos and cakes, but to pedal in freedom with you lovely people was the very best.
We certainly will recommend Practice Bicycle for all our friends those would like an fantastic bicycle experience outside Brasil.
We are planning bike rides with Practice Bicycle in the future. Nilza start english course for be more confident and more pleasure during the rides.
“Até breve, grande abraço”
Nilza & Emilio – Brazil

HI BP,
Everyone I have spoken too especially Don is so jealous that I had you both to myself! Could not have planned it better. I’m back riding again and Homebush will never be the same again. I really enjoyed the cycling and more importantly your company.
The wine lasted two days and the cheese I’ve given a lot away and slowly nibbling the rest. I’m sure we will catch up again!
Thanks again for a great trip, please let me know when you guys are back in Australia.
Michael – Australia

MANY THANKS FOR WHAT WAS FOR US 2 WONDERFUL WEEKS OF CYCLING IN ANNECY
We thought it was the best “value for money” we have ever received! The bike rides were exactly tailored to our needs. Your flexibility was invaluable. Nothing was ever too much trouble, our electric gears battery a case in point!!
One of the highlights of our time with Practice Bicycle was your choice of restaurants from Michelin star in Annecy to the Auberge in the high Alps for lunch. Your local knowledge has allowed for a seamless exposure to the French culture & cuisine. What a fantastic, stress-free experience!
Chris & Sheena – Australia

My wife and I participated in a Lake Annecy Cycling Trip with Practice Bicycle Tours, it was spectacular! From the supplied hire bikes that were delivered to our hotel door to planning perfect routes/speeds based on our comfort, the team certainly delivered on their promise to show us tailored cycling surrounding Annecy.
We would definitely recommend them to anyone looking for a stress free Lake Annecy cycling experience!
Dan & Meg – USA

Received your gorgeous postcard and it is sitting here above my monitor giving me something beautiful to dream about and look forward to, I can’t wait!
I’m thinking of you often – out there enjoying your stunning rides and basking in the gently warm of a European summer! How good is that! Everything is good here. I have now lost all my hair but I have a wig that doesn’t look too wiggy – particularly if I wear a baseball cap over it. I am well, still cycling and looking forward to this all being over as soon as possible. So far so good!
Thanks for your great call, sound and practical advice and kind wishes. I really love you guys, I will never forget my time shared with you both..
Linda – Australia

The bike race trip we did with PB was fantastic, I wanted to share the French Alps countryside in Annecy with my cycling daughter. I knew what to expect, my daughter a recreational/occasional cyclist was apprehensive to say the least… she had no need to be!
If anyone can pedal hard they can, but their ability to share relaxed cycling with their ‘social cycling guests’ is an absolute art, we experienced gastronomique eating, some ‘little challenges’ with the terrain, but the cycling is relaxed, you are not made to keep up, we were a small group of similar ability, many beautiful photos, we cycled together, enjoyed being surrounded by absolute beauty, it was just ‘dream cycling’.
Kate & Dan – USA

With their endless choice of ride routes, from the tiny villages around Annecy to further afield, the blue waters and impressive mountains, our many custom Lake Annecy Bike Tours with PB have all been fantastic! It is an beautiful town, having visited many, many times, they know what we like, they are available to make sure your cycling, after cycling entertainment is nothing short of memorable.
Aitch & Catarina – AUSTRALIA

‘Unpack Once, Ride Everyday’
The one location, one hotel cycling experience is the brain child of Bridget Evans (Owner/Operator).  On retiring from professional cycling it was the pure pleasure of cycling that evolved the proven Practice Bicycle formula of one location, one hotel stay.  To include everything enjoyable and removing the less pleasurable is our goal of your perfect cycling holiday experience.

Packing and Unpacking each day is tiring, stressful and time consuming. With insufficient time to relax, enjoy and experience the unique location before it is time to move on again.
With a life spent discovering the very best locations to Practice Bicycle, including endless ride options exploring in every direction all from the one hotel.
Experience the very best cycling of your life when you Unpack Once, Ride Everyday!