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I'll be spending a wee bit of Summer in the South of France.
I typically ride at Inners (Golfy) all the usual Scottish stuff (!?),
is there anything worth riding near the town of Uzès?
Or should I just take a road bike?
Plenty there
Check out Pont Du Gard (Unesco world heritage), should be able to ride on it even.
http://www.vttmania.com/circuits-vtt/gard/entre-pont-du-gard-et--garrigue-...-151.html
Don't really know that area, but there's a FFC VTT area centered on Uzés:
It's likely that the FFC circuits aren't that technical (the "hardest" ones look like they're just to longest), but it's a start.
There are also a few GPS traces on
http://www.utagawavtt.com/gmap/carte-generale-topos-vtt including this one : http://www.utagawavtt.com/randonnee-vtt-gps.php?topo=7254 which is from an organised ride that a local club ( http://uzesveloclub.fr/uzes-velo-club-organise-la-vttruffes-le-dimanche-26-janvier-2014/) do every year. If you can find a map or a GPS trace for the 50km loop, that will include the local techy bits, just be aware that Randos can sometimes use private land that is only accessible during the event.
Looks like most of the good stuff is in the hills to the east of Uzés.