Sports stores Calvados

A small store held by Patrick Etienne, known in Rouen as the specialist in martial arts (Rouen where Dam's Sport still exists). From judo to aikido through karate and boxing, it's really the combat sports store where you will find everything you need whatever your sport or level. Fair advice, given with professionalism and simplicity. Find the entire offer on its website.

It's been a reference for 40 years! Two stores for the same name and the same passion. In the first one, rue de la Dives, you can admire the numerous cups won by the Adrien family, father and son, specialized in windsurfing and more generally, in the practice of activities related to water. In the second one, at the Demi-Lune traffic circle, you can find all the big brands in sportswear and surfwear as well as the equipment to practice kitesurf. Outside, kayaks, canoes, sand yachts, surfboards and speed sails are to be discovered!

Fans of climbing and not a specialized store? Dorothée, a professional climber with 15 years of climbing under her belt, has embarked on the adventure and it's all the better for it! Here, personalized advice, fitting and testing of equipment (sometimes even products in short circuit) and magnesia (this powder to avoid sweaty hands and to have more grip on the holds) in bulk, bravo for ecology! Whether you are a beginner or an experienced climber, if you want to climb the Mont-Blanc or the small cliff next to your house, you will find what you need.

In Zephyr'control, Mr. Nicolas proposes a completely different material: all models, from the playful to the free style, from the specialized dress. A choice also of traction sails, the Zephyr series, all yellow, also offers a wide choice for the new slide sport up to date, kite surfing, boards, Voiles sails and others. His advice is always pro, and he has a workshop where he produces his own sails. Moreover, he knows the best spots in the area.

Years that Olivier occupies this space in downtown. It is true, we go ahead often, we know it is there but good… Fortunately, word of mouth works! And we discover this centre of over 800 m ², which welcomes you with open arms. There's already the ring as soon as one enters, and then we see the "chef" (it's the mechanics who call it this) who kitchen with its "second" engines, put oil, drain, suggest, and is not avare of advice. It's a pity that it doesn't make a mess but it's going to be there, it's in the city centre, and you can find a room that's missing from colleagues across France, exactly the same rate as any Speedy. And as Olivier says, in any case: it is the car that commands!

What could be better than a shop run by skateboarders for skateboarders? Since it opened in 2002 (21 years already!), this store dedicated entirely to the world of skateboarding has offered a wide range of boards, skateshoes, clothing and accessories. At the same time,supports the local scene. The Bud Skateshop story began in Rouen in 1997, when skateboarding activist Florian Rivières decided to open a shop there. A benchmark for all skateboarders. Today, there are six stores in France, plus an online boutique.

Specializing in plus-size clothing, it offers collections from 44 to 60. The boutique is within easy reach of Paris (2 hours drive), Rouen (1 hour drive), Caen (45 minutes drive), Le Havre (40 minutes drive) and Honfleur (25 minutes drive).