I picked up a copy yesterday, whilst waiting for the ferry.
Leaving aside the easy to download GPS routes, the paper article (separate to this month's magazine) would serve as an excellent guide for anyone new to touring France and no doubt a useful reminder - or provider of some ideas - for those who might have forgotten.
Is it perfect? No of course it's not, nor does it claim to be. Outside of the pre-made 'Full tour' (A to D via B and C then back to A via E, F and G) suggestions, you would have to do some work to join up some of the other ideas. Given the size of France, bods' different demands and time periods available, it is all but impossible to cater for everyone. So, will it answer every question, like: "Me and my three mates are arriving in France on Tuesday and want great roads to Monte Carlo, things to see, safe hotels and great cafes, no motorways" straight off the bat? No, it won't. What it will do - when married to the GPS downloads - is give the four bods enough ideas to do it themselves, rather than have it all done for them line by line by line. Touring or sometimes even a good day out should require some effort on behalf of the riders involved. Those that really cannot do it or won't should consider taking an organised tour. Yes, they might look expensive but a part of that cost is to buy some part of the organiser's intellectual knowledge of how to go A to B, down great roads. Take the tour, learn something and do it yourself the next time.