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Raleigh Brest

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Reported closed (2026-07-26): Store at 280 rue Alain Colas announced closed by Cyclistes a Brest; PagesJaunes listing updated 2026-05 reflects closure; venue FB silent since Apr 2024. · source

Raleigh France is a bicycle shop and café on the edge of Brest, run by Éric Berthou, a former professional road cyclist, together with his wife Virginie. The wood-panelled showroom doubles as a coffee stop, with a proper coffee machine and club armchairs built around an old workbench. It is the exclusive French importer for Raleigh, the 140-year-old British bicycle brand. A lunch counter, Les Grignottes, serves daily specials and crepes for riders passing through.

Berthou raced professionally before turning the shop into Raleigh's sole French importer, building it out into a full café-showroom rather than a plain sales counter. The interior keeps a wooden, workshop feel around the coffee machine and club chairs, and the attached food truck, Les Grignottes, gives cyclists a proper lunch stop rather than just a coffee. Riders come as much for the midday refuel as for the bikes themselves.

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Eric Berthou, a former professional road cyclist, runs Raleigh France with his wife Virginie, according to France Velo Tourisme's guide to cycling cafes.

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Open Tuesday to Saturday, 10am-12pm and 2-7pm; phone advice line Tuesday to Friday mornings and afternoons.

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Why stop at Raleigh Brest on a bike ride?
Raleigh France is a bicycle shop and café on the edge of Brest, run by Éric Berthou, a former professional road cyclist, together with his wife Virginie. The wood-panelled showroom doubles as a coffee stop, with a proper coffee machine and club armchairs built around an old workbench. It is the exclusive French importer for Raleigh, the 140-year-old British bicycle brand. A lunch counter, Les Grignottes, serves daily specials and crepes for riders passing through.
Where is Raleigh Brest?
Raleigh Brest is in Brest, Brest (Brittany, France).
When is Raleigh Brest open?
Open Tuesday to Saturday, 10am-12pm and 2-7pm; phone advice line Tuesday to Friday mornings and afternoons.

Checked 26 July 2026

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