Musée VELO, Moret-sur-Loing - France 
Prugnat bicycle company
The Prugnat bike parts factory (set up 1907 by Gustave Prugbat) was on the banks of the Canal du Loing in Prugnat, France. In the buildings of thate factory, there is now a museum “Velo Bello covering the bicycle from nineteenth century to modern times.
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Bicycle Museum
When the weather gets nice, bicycle lovers and curiosity seekers are sure to enjoy a visit to the Bicycle Museum. It's located in Moret-sur-Loing, in Seine-et-Marne. The Bicycle Museum was set up 1993 and is naturally situated in the former Prugnat bicycle parts factory. The Bicycle Museum tells the entire story of the bicycle, from 1817 to the present. Visitors will notably discover magnificent 19th-century velocipedes. Rare and unique pieces are placed alongside images from the first Tour de France races.
It's located on the banks of the Canal du Loing, where you can walk or bicycle, and enjoy many marked hiking trails. It's a great opportunity to spend some green time less than an hour from Paris.
Address: Rue Gustave Prugnat, 77250 Moret-Loigne-et-Orvanne, Francie
Contact: https://www.transilien.com/en/page-tourisme/bicycle-museum
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The Champagne-sur-Seine Velodrome
The Schneider Company and the Champagne-sur-Seinefamous and local sport club decided to build the velodrom in 1926. It was inagurated the same year. Many famous cyclist trained and raced on the Champagne-sur-Seine Velodrome: forexample André Leducq (vinner Tour de France 1930 and 1932), Antonin Magne (vinner Tour de France 1931 and 1934).
During WWII german military forces rode on the velodrom with their motorcycles. That seriously damaged the track. Velodrom was renovated in 1968. The Ile-de-France Regional Commitee recognized the track registred into official list of french velodroms. The owner Jeumont-Schneider Company gave the track to Champagne-sur-Seine Town hall in 1988. During our visit in 2024 we found the velodrome in a sorry state.
