This page includes basic details for all routes on Zwift’s France world. For additional route details, click the corresponding link to be taken to that route’s detail page.
This seems to be a route tailor-made for racing! It’s simply three laps of the Croissant circuit followed by a finishing spur that ends on the Pavé Sprint Reverse.
Route Basics
Length: 28.2 km (17.5 miles)
Elevation: 132 m (433‘)
Lead-In: 3.2 km (2.0 miles)
Map: France
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 565 XP
This seems to be a route tailor-made for racing! It’s simply three laps of the Croissant circuit followed by a finishing spur that ends on the Pavé Sprint Reverse.
French cyclists use the term “casse-pattes” (literally “leg-breaking”) to refer to particularly difficult parts of a ride, or roads that awkwardly change gradient and break a cyclist’s rhythm. Released with Zwift’s France map for the first-ever Virtual Tour de France, the Casse-Pattes route covers the large outer loop of the map in a clockwise direction. The first 12km is pan-flat with two timed sprint segments, but then that rhythm is broken up in the back half by two timed KOM climbs.
Route Basics
Length: 23 km (14.3 miles)
Elevation: 155 m (509‘)
Lead-In: 0.9 km (0.6 miles)
Map: France
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 460 XP
French cyclists use the term “casse-pattes” (literally “leg-breaking”) to refer to particularly difficult parts of a ride, or roads that awkwardly change gradient and break a cyclist’s rhythm. Released with Zwift’s France map for the first-ever Virtual Tour de France, the Casse-Pattes route covers the large outer loop of the map in a clockwise direction. The first 12km is pan-flat with two timed sprint segments, but then that rhythm is broken up in the back half by two timed KOM climbs.
This quick, flat loop is the “shortest” of France’s new routes (those released in April 2025) and covers all the new roads. (Yes, Macaron is shorter – but it’s event-only. And while Ven-10 is actually shorter in length, you’re climbing Ventoux the whole time, so it feels much longer!)
Route Basics
Length: 9.3 km (5.8 miles)
Elevation: 49 m (161‘)
Lead-In: 3.2 km (2.0 miles)
Map: France
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 185 XP
Literally “sweet France”, this route covers the upper loop of Zwift’s France map which was created for the first-ever Virtual Tour de France. It runs in a counter-clockwise direction, which means it’s just a reverse version of the R.G.V. route.
Route Basics
Length: 24 km (14.9 miles)
Elevation: 133 m (436‘)
Lead-In: 0.2 km (0.1 miles)
Map: France
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 480 XP
Literally “sweet France”, this route covers the upper loop of Zwift’s France map which was created for the first-ever Virtual Tour de France. It runs in a counter-clockwise direction, which means it’s just a reverse version of the R.G.V. route.
Added in Zwift’s March 2023 minor update, this event-only route is the longest ride in France by far. And it contains more sprint/KQOM segments than any other Zwift route, with a total of 24!
This route was rolled out as part of Zwift’s 2023 #watchthefemmes campaign, with fondos held here on April 8th, the same day as Paris-Roubaix Femmes avec Zwift 2023.
Route Basics
Length: 145.9 km (90.7 miles)
Elevation: 1099 m (3,606‘)
Lead-In: 1 km (0.6 miles)
Map: France
Restriction: Event Only
Added in Zwift’s March 2023 minor update, this event-only route is the longest ride in France by far. And it contains more sprint/KQOM segments than any other Zwift route, with a total of 24!
This route was rolled out as part of Zwift’s 2023 #watchthefemmes campaign, with fondos held here on April 8th, the same day as Paris-Roubaix Femmes avec Zwift 2023.
This mostly flat figure 8 covers France’s new roads in a counter-clockwise direction while also climbing the Petit KOM and rolling through Les Intestins.
Route Basics
Length: 23.1 km (14.4 miles)
Elevation: 243 m (797‘)
Lead-In: 0.6 km (0.4 miles)
Map: France
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 465 XP
This mostly flat figure 8 covers France’s new roads in a counter-clockwise direction while also climbing the Petit KOM and rolling through Les Intestins.
This route is named after the famed Paris-Roubaix race which inspired its Zwifty cobbled roads. It begins with the tricky Les Intestines and settles into a flat, sprint-filled loop on France’s newer cobbled roads before finishing up the Petit KOM.
Route Basics
Length: 19.8 km (12.3 miles)
Elevation: 241 m (791‘)
Lead-In: 0.3 km (0.2 miles)
Map: France
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 395 XP
This route is named after the famed Paris-Roubaix race which inspired its Zwifty cobbled roads. It begins with the tricky Les Intestines and settles into a flat, sprint-filled loop on France’s newer cobbled roads before finishing up the Petit KOM.
Released with Zwift’s France map for the first-ever Virtual Tour de France, La Reine (translated “The Queen”) was the Queen Stage of the vTDF, taking riders partway up Mount Ventoux to the Chalet Reynard banner.
This route began as an event-only route, but became an open route in the December 2022 update.
La Reine is an alternative way to ride Mount Ventoux, but be warned: it bypasses the Mount Ventoux KOM start line, so if you choose to ride all the way to the top, you won’t be listed on the leaderboard or Strava segments for the main Ventoux climb! If you want to ride the KOM start to finish, select the Ven-Top route.
Route Basics
Length: 22.4 km (13.9 miles)
Elevation: 1201 m (3,940‘)
Lead-In: 0.4 km (0.2 miles)
Map: France
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 460 XP
Released with Zwift’s France map for the first-ever Virtual Tour de France, La Reine (translated “The Queen”) was the Queen Stage of the vTDF, taking riders partway up Mount Ventoux to the Chalet Reynard banner.
This route began as an event-only route, but became an open route in the December 2022 update.
La Reine is an alternative way to ride Mount Ventoux, but be warned: it bypasses the Mount Ventoux KOM start line, so if you choose to ride all the way to the top, you won’t be listed on the leaderboard or Strava segments for the main Ventoux climb! If you want to ride the KOM start to finish, select the Ven-Top route.
Added in April 2025 with several other routes in France’s first expansion, Knights of the Roundabout is unique in that it covers all of France’s “flatter” roads, avoiding only the Ventoux climb. Seen on an overhead map, this route covers four connected circuits.
Route Basics
Length: 51.2 km (31.8 miles)
Elevation: 336 m (1,102‘)
Lead-In: 3.2 km (2.0 miles)
Map: France
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 1025 XP
Added in April 2025 with several other routes in France’s first expansion, Knights of the Roundabout is unique in that it covers all of France’s “flatter” roads, avoiding only the Ventoux climb. Seen on an overhead map, this route covers four connected circuits.
While not the shortest route in Zwift (the Crit City routes are shorter), Macaron has the distinction of being the shortest point-to-point route in Zwift and the shortest route in France.
Route Basics
Length: 2.6 km (1.6 miles)
Elevation: 15 m (49‘)
Lead-In: 0 km ( miles)
Map: France
Restriction: Event Only
Achievement Badge: 50 XP
While not the shortest route in Zwift (the Crit City routes are shorter), Macaron has the distinction of being the shortest point-to-point route in Zwift and the shortest route in France.
Launching with Zwift Games 2026, this route begins from France’s newer Normandy start pens and covers a bit of the newer cobbled roads, as well as well-worn road sections including the Aqueduc, Les Intestins, and the Petit KOM.
Route Basics
Length: 30.6 km (19.0 miles)
Elevation: 369 m (1,211‘)
Lead-In: 0.2 km (0.1 miles)
Map: France
Restriction: Event Only
Achievement Badge: 610 XP
Launching with Zwift Games 2026, this route begins from France’s newer Normandy start pens and covers a bit of the newer cobbled roads, as well as well-worn road sections including the Aqueduc, Les Intestins, and the Petit KOM.
Looking for a tour of France? Released with Zwift’s France map for the first-ever Virtual Tour de France, the Petit Boucle route is the longest on the map (along with Tire-Bouchon). Its name references Le Tour’s “Grand Boucle” nickname, which means “big loop.”Â
It covers all roads in both directions, except for the road up Mont Ventoux.
Route Basics
Length: 60.8 km (37.8 miles)
Elevation: 483 m (1,585‘)
Lead-In: 0.9 km (0.6 miles)
Map: France
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 1220 XP
Looking for a tour of France? Released with Zwift’s France map for the first-ever Virtual Tour de France, the Petit Boucle route is the longest on the map (along with Tire-Bouchon). Its name references Le Tour’s “Grand Boucle” nickname, which means “big loop.”Â
It covers all roads in both directions, except for the road up Mont Ventoux.
Petite Douleur (“little pain”) is the smallest possible circuit on the France map. With each lap ending atop the Petite KOM, this would make a butt-kicker of a racecourse. The strongest riders can do the loop in under 20 minutes!
This began as a Rebel Route, then was added to the game for Tour de Zwift 2025.
Route Basics
Length: 13.9 km (8.6 miles)
Elevation: 194 m (636‘)
Lead-In: 10.9 km (6.8 miles)
Map: France
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 280 XP
Petite Douleur (“little pain”) is the smallest possible circuit on the France map. With each lap ending atop the Petite KOM, this would make a butt-kicker of a racecourse. The strongest riders can do the loop in under 20 minutes!
This began as a Rebel Route, then was added to the game for Tour de Zwift 2025.
Released with Zwift’s France map for the first-ever Virtual Tour de France, the R.G.V. route covers the upper, larger loop of the map in a clockwise direction. The first 12km is pan-flat, while the back half includes a timed KOM and some rollers along the river.
“R.G.V” stands for route grand vitesse, or “high speed road”. A fitting name, since this route is definitely one for the sprinters. Though only 24km in length, it includes three timed sprint segments!
Route Basics
Length: 24 km (14.9 miles)
Elevation: 133 m (436‘)
Lead-In: 0.9 km (0.6 miles)
Map: France
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 480 XP
Released with Zwift’s France map for the first-ever Virtual Tour de France, the R.G.V. route covers the upper, larger loop of the map in a clockwise direction. The first 12km is pan-flat, while the back half includes a timed KOM and some rollers along the river.
“R.G.V” stands for route grand vitesse, or “high speed road”. A fitting name, since this route is definitely one for the sprinters. Though only 24km in length, it includes three timed sprint segments!
Released with Zwift’s France map for the first-ever Virtual Tour de France, Roule Ma Poule is essentially the reverse version of the Casse-Pattes route, covering the full outer loop in a counter-clockwise direction with a different start/finish location atop the Petit KOM.
Route Basics
Length: 23 km (14.3 miles)
Elevation: 155 m (509‘)
Lead-In: 3.1 km (1.9 miles)
Map: France
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 460 XP
Released with Zwift’s France map for the first-ever Virtual Tour de France, Roule Ma Poule is essentially the reverse version of the Casse-Pattes route, covering the full outer loop in a counter-clockwise direction with a different start/finish location atop the Petit KOM.
The second-longest route in France and the longest to include France’s new cobbled roads, Sacre Bleu is flat and full of sprints.
Route Basics
Length: 71.2 km (44.2 miles)
Elevation: 396 m (1,299‘)
Lead-In: 0.5 km (0.3 miles)
Map: France
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 1425 XP
The second-longest route in France and the longest to include France’s new cobbled roads, Sacre Bleu is flat and full of sprints.
With 11 sprint or KOM segments scattered across less than 36km, this is a segment-heavy route! True Zwift nerds will recognize that this route is simply the first half of Sacre Bleu. Read on for details…
Route Basics
Length: 35.2 km (21.9 miles)
Elevation: 193 m (633‘)
Lead-In: 2.6 km (1.6 miles)
Map: France
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 705 XP
With 11 sprint or KOM segments scattered across less than 36km, this is a segment-heavy route! True Zwift nerds will recognize that this route is simply the first half of Sacre Bleu. Read on for details…
Looking for a tour of France? Released with Zwift’s France map for the first-ever Virtual Tour de France, the Tire-Bouchon route is the longest on the map (along with Petit Boucle).
Its name translates to “corkscrew” in French, and that’s exactly what your ride may feel like as you cover all the France map’s roads in both directions (except for the road up Mont Ventoux).Â
Route Basics
Length: 61 km (37.9 miles)
Elevation: 483 m (1,585‘)
Lead-In: 3.1 km (1.9 miles)
Map: France
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 1220 XP
Looking for a tour of France? Released with Zwift’s France map for the first-ever Virtual Tour de France, the Tire-Bouchon route is the longest on the map (along with Petit Boucle).
Its name translates to “corkscrew” in French, and that’s exactly what your ride may feel like as you cover all the France map’s roads in both directions (except for the road up Mont Ventoux).Â
Essentially the little brother (half-brother?) of the big Ven-Top route, Ven-10 just does the first half of the Ventoux KOM while Ven-Top covers it completely.
Route Basics
Length: 10 km (6.2 miles)
Elevation: 781 m (2,562‘)
Lead-In: 1.4 km (0.9 miles)
Map: France
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 200 XP
Essentially the little brother (half-brother?) of the big Ven-Top route, Ven-10 just does the first half of the Ventoux KOM while Ven-Top covers it completely.
Released with Zwift’s France map for the first-ever Virtual Tour de France, the “Ven-Top” route is named for the massive climb it contains: Mont Ventoux! This GPS-accurate model of the world-famous climb is by far the toughest ascent in game, climbing 1480 meters (4857′) from the beginning to end of the timed KOM segment.
Route Basics
Length: 20.9 km (13.0 miles)
Elevation: 1534 m (5,033‘)
Lead-In: 0.2 km (0.1 miles)
Map: France
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 420 XP
Released with Zwift’s France map for the first-ever Virtual Tour de France, the “Ven-Top” route is named for the massive climb it contains: Mont Ventoux! This GPS-accurate model of the world-famous climb is by far the toughest ascent in game, climbing 1480 meters (4857′) from the beginning to end of the timed KOM segment.
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