The best road cycling routes around Sailly-Lez-Lannoy

Super nice when there are no others to be seen. And doubly pleasant when you have the wind at your back.

Between 1857 and 1860, the old Bossuit-Kortrijk canal was dug using spades and wheelbarrows, as well as horse and cart. After the construction of the new canal in the early 1970s, this old section of the canal remained in place. As a result, an ideal spawning ground was created here. Fish find few suitable opportunities to spawn and lay their eggs. They do this on aquatic and riparian plants, which are present in limited numbers in the canal. Species such as rudd and pike require plants to complete their reproduction. The creation of fish spawning grounds gives the fish population a "natural" boost. However, it is not only fish that benefit from this nature development zone. Dragonflies, amphibians, waterfowl, and breeding birds also find an ideal habitat there. Source: information board on site

The Kortrijk-Bossuit Canal was built between 1858 and 1860 to connect the Leie and Scheldt rivers, primarily to transport coal from the Borinage to Flanders.

Bridge over the Scheldt between Warcoing and Spiere.

Nice, and original, 2 streets away from it, you won't expect to stumble upon this old Porte.

Relax in nature

The Church of the Sacred Heart is a church located at the intersection of Rue Nationale and Rue Solférino, in the Lille-Centre district of Lille. Built during the last decades of the 19th century, it contains a set of eleven stained-glass windows, listed as a historic monument since 1983. The building was constructed following a vow made by the Ladies of the Association of the Children of Mary of the Sacred Heart (in the Chapel of the Ladies of the Sacred Heart, Rue Royale) on October 7, 1870, to protect Lille from Prussian invasion. About ten years later, when the parish church was already open for worship, a second vow was made by the town's ladies concerning the construction of a chapel dedicated to the Sacred Heart (the Vow Chapel, an apsidal chapel located behind the choir) and intended to become a special place of contemplation within the church itself. The church was built by the architect Jules Batigny between 1875 and 1878 and again between 1895 and 1898. The apsidal chapels were added during the second half of the 1880s. When the church was consecrated on June 20, 1902, the bell tower was not yet completed. On this occasion, Marie-Alphonse Sonnois, Archbishop of Cambrai (at that time, Lille did not yet have its own diocese and was therefore incorporated into that of Cambrai), consecrated the city of Lille to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. On June 12, 1910, a major congress of the Guard of Honor of the Sacred Heart was held, presided over by Monsignor François-Marie-Joseph Delamaire (coadjutor bishop). The 75-meter-high bell tower was not completed until 1928 by the architect Charles Sarazin. Built of reinforced concrete, it was unable to withstand the elements and had to be completely restored from 2005 to 2008. The bell tower houses a carillon of several bells that has been silent for several years... Only seven stained-glass windows have been restored. The building is still awaiting the restoration of the other five, which are in poor condition. In April 2018, the church was closed to worship by municipal decree for six months. The reason was the presence of dry rot.

A beautiful and iconic spot in the city of Lille. This street is accessible to cyclists with a wide bike path that can be used as a continuation of Rue du Molinel or Avenue du Président John Fitzgerald Kennedy.