The Landes is the flat forest region in the far southwest of France. Very easy riding and car traffic is sparse, even in summer. This is on the EuroVelo 3 (AKA the Pilgrim Route) just south of Langon, where the path follows a disaffected railway line for about 20 km. Absolutely ideal conditions for cycling.
Living the life. No worries - I’m looking at doing most of the EuroVelo 13 myself, and I’m way too old and my knee is way to messed up to not see e-bikes as the only way I’ll still be able to make that trip.
Funny enough, I haven’t seen much of the hate e-bikes get after moving to Europe. I attribute that to generally better bike infrastructure, reasonable regulations and generally less hateful propaganda.