Catch sight of Frenchman cycling in mountainous area (8)
I believe the answer is:
pyrenees
'catch sight of frenchman cycling in mountainous area' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'catch sight of frenchman' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'frenchman' could be 'rene' (common French name) and 'rene' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'pyes' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pyrenees that I've seen before include "European mountains" , "Mountain chain between France and Spain" , "Chain of mountains" , "Mountain range on the French/Spanish border" , "French/Spanish mountains" .)