const ell ation ) ▁Category : Star - form ing ▁regions <0x0A> </s> ▁Lat our - en - W o ë vre ▁ ▁is ▁a ▁commune ▁in ▁the ▁Me use ▁department ▁in ▁Grand ▁Est ▁in ▁north - e astern ▁France . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Comm unes ▁of ▁the ▁Me use ▁department ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Lat our en wo ev re <0x0A> </s> ▁B icy cle ▁tour ing ▁is ▁the ▁taking ▁of ▁self - cont ained ▁cy cling ▁tri ps ▁for ▁pleasure , ▁advent ure ▁or ▁aut onomy ▁rather ▁than ▁sport , ▁comm uting ▁or ▁exercise . ▁Tour ing ▁can ▁range ▁from ▁single - to ▁multi - day ▁tri ps , ▁to ▁years . ▁T ours ▁may ▁be ▁planned ▁by ▁the ▁particip ant ▁or ▁organ ised ▁by ▁a ▁hol iday ▁business , ▁a ▁club , ▁or ▁a ▁char ity ▁as ▁a ▁fund - ra ising ▁vent ure . ▁ ▁Orig ins ▁ ▁Histor ian ▁James ▁McG urn ▁speak s ▁of ▁bet s ▁being ▁taken ▁in ▁London ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁for ▁rid ers ▁of ▁h ob by - h ors es ▁– ▁machines ▁pushed ▁by ▁the ▁feet ▁rather ▁than ▁ped aled ▁– ▁out speed ing ▁stage co aches . ▁" One ▁pract ition er ▁beat ▁a ▁four - hor se ▁coach ▁to ▁Bright on ▁by ▁half ▁an ▁hour ," ▁he ▁says . ▁" There ▁are ▁various ▁accounts ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁to ▁ 1 7 - year - olds ▁dra is ienne - t our ing ▁around ▁France ▁in ▁the ▁