La Marcel Jourde, Balade en vélo vintage en Limousin

The spring cycling eventThe Marcel JourdeVintage bike ride in Limousin

The Marcel Jourde bike ride

Located just a stone’s throw from Saint-Léonard de Noblat, the adopted home of the late cycling champion Raymond Poulidor, the small village of Royères vibrates every spring with cycling and vintage. 🚲

In April, hundreds of cycling enthusiasts take to the back roads of the Haute-Vienne for the “Marcel Jourde”, a vintage bike ride organized by the “Vélo Rétro 87” association. 🤩

Antique Jourde, Alcyon, Mercier and Peugeot bicycles emerge from the attics, vintage outfits are starched and calves are warmed up to tackle the hills of the Limousin! A show you won’t want to miss on April 19, 2025, if you can’t make it! 🚵🏻

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What is the Marcel Jourde?

The Marcel Jourde is a unique event in Limousin. In spring, around a hundred cyclists from all over France come to the village of Royères for a friendly ride on vintage bikes and period outfits. 🚴

With the peaceful countryside of Limousin as their backdrop, our nostalgic cyclists put on a retro show as they cruise the beautiful landscapes and hilly, tree-lined roads surrounded by greenery, meadows and streams around Royères and Saint-Léonard de Noblat… All this in a good-natured atmosphere and to the tune of musette music! 🪗

DID YOU KNOW?

Do you know Jourde bikes? In Limoges from the 70s to the 90s, Marie and Marcel Jourde designed custom bicycles for cycling enthusiasts and champions: Luc Leblanc, Michel Dupuytren, De Carvalho… With this race, a tribute is paid to these true cycle craftsmen and to all vintage bike enthusiasts! 🙏

Will you be joining us?

Come on, the sun’s shining and it’s time to get your bike ready for the “Marcel Jourde”! Remember your old bike, the one that hangs in your garage or attic, that has kept your DNA, your suffering, your sweat, but also your memories? Don’t worry if the chamois on your shorts has worn out, or if your wool jersey has shrunk again… we’ll be waiting for you on April 19th, 2025 for this friendly ride in Royères, between Saint-Léonard de Noblat and Limoges. 💚

The circuits will be signposted, and the pace free, with no speed restrictions. And if you walk up a few hills… shh, we won’t tell! 🤫

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Marcel Jourde is also...

Are you tired of cycling or are your calves on strike? No problem! Come and enjoy the show and cheer on our one-day racing cyclists perched on their antique, mythical bicycles. 🤩

Every year, numerous events and exhibitions are on offer for visitors: 🎉

Marcel Jourde bicycles exhibition
a tribute to Raymond Poulidor and the Limousin cycling champions
the Tour de France, staged by Patrick Bardet with his little bikes
the discovery of the Grand Bi
vintage cars…

Marcel Jourde 2025 programme

Practical info

The spring cycling event

The Marcel Jourde takes place every year in spring, during the month ofApril, in the small village of Royères, a stone’s throw from Saint-Léonard de Noblat. ➔ Next edition on April 19th, 2025

Come by bike... or on foot!

Bicycle tour with registration for cyclists and their bicycles from the 1920s to 1985

Free access to the Marcel Jourde for spectators

What we like...

The Marcel Jourde offers a festive atmosphere, the authentic world of cycling, friendly participants with a retro look, entertainment for young and old…

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