French prisoners get on their bikes to go straight

A pack of French convicts are taking to the road to cycle the inaugural “Prison Tour de France” a two-week, 1,370 mile trek across the country.

French prisoners get on their bikes to go straight

A pack of French convicts are taking to the road to cycle the inaugural “Prison Tour de France” a two-week, 1,370 mile trek across the country.

Around 200 prisoners will be accompanied by jailers, police escorts and support vehicles in their journey through the vineyards of Provence, the Mediterranean coast, and the the Alps.

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