Roll out of Mazangé and the road opens up for a loop of just over eighty kilometres. You follow the La Braye river out of the village, then pick up the L'Anille and later the La Grenne, each one ticking off another stretch of the route. The surface stays paved the whole way, and with 600 m of climbing spread across the ride, the hills come in gentle doses. Back into Mazangé with the rivers behind you.