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I thought the RAF 500 I did last year was good; occasional "detours" to take you through towns with shops/bars that were open rather than sticking to just the strict "best" route expecting you to find them as needed (which you know in rural France can be challenging at times). Roads were good quality, not too much traffic and they used bike paths where they made sense.
the 300 and 500km versions are loops from the finishing town so I can ride to/from the start from Valencia if I want. They've changed the Race Across France route again which is pretty nice, even if it does finish in the same place; I'll do the 500km which I'd guess starts in the vercors from the map.