The friendly and sympathetic invasion of the “velolutionary” approach in the streets of downtown Millau

Saturday 12th October 2024 04:04 PM

More than 300 cyclists, often coming with family and with smiles on their faces, took part this Saturday, October 12 in the third edition of the Millavoise bike ride organized at the initiative of the In’VD association.

Mountain bikes, electrically assisted bicycles, tandems… and other stranger pedal mounts. This Saturday, October 12, the third velolution was an undeniable popular success. A real “carnival of happy people” as hoped by the organizers, the In’VD association.

Before departure, Place Emma-Calvé.
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Starting from Place Emma Calvé, after a warm-up “for laughs” with a tribute to the 150th anniversary of Millau station, a coincidence of the mobility calendar, which fell on the same day, the peloton slowly gained momentum.

The idea of a two-wheeled carnival was widely acclaimed.
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Around the market halls, before a succession of boulevards (Sadi-Carnot, Bonald, Saint-Antoine, etc.) to end up passing on the Sully Chaliès quay: a 3 kilometer route.

With, beyond the getaway, a substantive subject: the future greenway expected between Millau and Aguessac. The In’VD association recalled having launched a petition which has already collected more than 800 signatures. Yannick Douls, municipal councilor responsible for mobility who represented Mayor Emmanuelle Gazel traveling to Paris for Aveyron en Seine, assured that the project, after technical discussions with the SNCF, should be completed in 2026.