French flight of fancy

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Brilliant tarmac, great food and endless warmth, these are a great basis for a stunning biking holiday… and you can download the routes from www.ride.co.uk

Recommended by RiDE’s contributors, each one is the perfect way to cap off a great riding season

Head to Slovenia, where some of the most beautiful roads in the world are less than a thousand miles away…

Editor Matt experiences the stunning roads and scenery of Croatia. A little off the beaten track, he says it’s a must-ride destination

Switzerland is rich, especially in clichés. Many are largely true. There are some I’m not so interested in – banking, precision watches, nuclear shelters and referendums. But others, I certainly am –