In the centre of Gaillac, the ideal starting point for discovering the Tarn by bike, Christophe opens the doors of his Station Bee's store. A sports and thrill seeker, he shares the best Tarn circuits to do on a freewheel and in the great outdoors!
Much more than a story of speed
Since spring 2021 in Gaillac, the franchise Bee's Stations offers the rental of electric bikes to crisscross the roads of Tarn. With your hair blowing in the wind and in complete serenity, the pleasure of pedaling in the heart of nature takes precedence over the effort.
Christophe
“As a teenager, I used to run a lot, I was at a regional level, then I stopped and continued skiing and hiking before taking up mountain biking. With the electric bike, it's more fun, less tiring and more fun, plus, you can go further.”
When history, heritage and gastronomy come together...
With this project in mind, Christophe settled in Gaillac.
I like this village spirit, there are shops, you quickly create contacts and links, these are the advantages of living in a small town where the countryside is close and relationships are less impersonal.
With Station Bee's, he rents mountain bikes, hybrid bikes or road bikes while offering circuits retracing the history, heritage and revealing the hidden secrets of the bastides.
With the VTC winegrower pass, you can go and see a winegrower in his domain. Some of them offer lunchtime meals, such as a tapas plate and a visit to the cellars of Domaine Gayrard in Cordes.
One circuit away
A single goal: to spend an unforgettable moment “as much for the head as for the legs”. This can be over several days, half a day or a day, depending on everyone’s wishes.
"We work on cycle tourism over two or three days, which allows you to park your car and tour the bastides." On a bike, you have the advantage of being able to let yourself go, enjoy yourself without always having to make an effort. I offer maps that are paper roadbooks and there are also routes on the app, 4 circuits where you can admire a beautiful viewpoint, visit a vineyard, discover a good restaurant. Each circuit has its level of difficulty, green, red or black." Christophe always has good addresses to share, so take advantage of them!
And tomorrow?
The entrepreneur has no shortage of ideas for new projects. In particular with La Balaguère which, in the Pyrenees, offers mountain bike and hybrid bike tours that start from Albi to Ropes on Sky or Puisaye. Very committed, he is part of an association, À vélo sans âge, in which he takes care of the maintenance of bicycles. His new project is the sale of tandems that can accommodate disabled people, allowing them to lie on a detachable and electric bicycle.
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