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France
Normandy
Caen
Ranville

Pegasus Bridge – Lion-sur-Mer loop from Ranville

Routes
France
Normandy
Caen
Ranville

Pegasus Bridge – Lion-sur-Mer loop from Ranville

Hard

4

riders

Pegasus Bridge – Lion-sur-Mer loop from Ranville

03:46

63.8km

340m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 13, 2026

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Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 2.18 km for 118 m

After 61.1 km for 118 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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1

2.25 km

Pegasus Bridge

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Just after midnight on the night of June 5-6, the two bridges of Ranville-Bénouville were captured by the British 5th Parachute Brigade after a short battle. Pegasus was their emblem. …

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7.15 km

Bois du Caprice

Forest

3

12.4 km

Kieffer Commando's Monument:
In a beautiful park on the coast is this monument of the No. 4 Commandos of Lt. Kieffer, who came ashore in the early morning of June …

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4

12.5 km

Kieffer Commando's Monument:
In a beautiful park on the coast lies this monument of the No.4 Commando's of Lt.Kieffer, who came ashore in the early morning of June 6, 1944 …

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15.7 km

Beach

Beach

6

16.6 km

Lion-sur-Mer

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A lovely seaside town. The Boulevard de Calvados forms an excellent car-free cycle route along the popular beach.

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7

17.5 km

This Churchill tank belonged to the British 79th Armored Division. This unit was commanded by Major-General Sir Percy C. S. Hobart who was the initiator, among others, of this special …

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8

21.5 km

Langrune-sur-Mer

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The name of this seaside resort is of the same Scandinavian origin as Greenland's (and also means "green land" in Danish), probably because of the abundance of seaweed, which makes …

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9

23.8 km

World War 2 remnants and memorial

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Vestige of anti-tank artillery from the 2nd World War, like so many that mark this coast...

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34.9 km

Château de Bény-sur-Mer

Castle

11

38.0 km

Thaon Church

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Nice place to rest ;-)

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63.8 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

25.5 km

16.2 km

11.0 km

10.3 km

627 m

134 m

Surfaces

28.2 km

15.8 km

10.0 km

9.57 km

179 m

117 m

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Friday 29 May

25°C

14°C

28 %

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