Stage 17 Tour de France 2018
This is a short 65km stage which will finish on the awesome climb of Col du Portet. This 3d route video is best watched fullscreen. Use the button on bottom right of the video.
Col du Tourmalet 3d
3d route video of the western side of Col du Tourmalet.
Is Col du Tourmalet Open? – 2018
Is Col du Tourmalet open? 25/May/2018 Yes. 24/May/2018 No. Col du Tourmalet will be open from 16:00 tomorrow. Col d’Aubisque has opened this evening. Bonne Route! 17/May/ 2018. No. Work has restarted on opening Col du Tourmalet. Word is one to two weeks. 13/May/2018. No Winter returns with fresh falls of snow yesterday afternoon. 05/05/2018. No…
Cycling on TV 2018
Cycling on Television 2018 The following races will be shown in our cafe this year. Not a comprehensive list and subject to change. We will also try to find time for the Olympics, rugby, premier league and World Cup soccer, Aussie rules and Gaelic football and hurling, etc. February February 3rd to 4th: Cyclocross World Championships…
2018-Tour-de-France-Route
Velo Peloton Cycling Tours 2018 Tour de France Route Rent a bike in the Pyrenees. Rent a bike in the Pyrenees. STAGE TYPE DATE START AND FINISH DISTANCE DETAILS 1 On line Saturday, July 7, 2018 Noirmoutier en l’ile / Fontenay-le-Comte 189 km STAGE 1 2 On line Sunday, July 8, 2018 Mouilleron-Saint-Germain / La…
Is Col du Tourmalet Open? – 2016
Is Col du Tourmalet Open 2016? Col du Tourmalet – Col du Tourmalet Photo Map 8th November 2016 Col du Tourmalet and Col d’Aubisque are now closed. They are not expected to reopen untill mid May 2017. 14th September 2016 Gorge de Luz Closure Gorge de Luz is the road (D921) on the western side of…
2017 Tour de France Route
The route of 2017 Tour de France has been presented in Paris this morning, 18th October 2016. TOUR DE FRANCE 2017 Running from Saturday July 1st to Sunday July 23th 2017, the 104th Tour de France will be made up of 21 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,516 kilometres. These stages have…
Cirque du Litor
The Cirque du Litor is the road between Col du Soulor and Col d’Aubisque. Litor is the Gascon word for avalanche. It is always the last road to open in spring. This photo is from last Sunday afternoon.
Route du Sud 2016 – Col de Couraduque
Stage 4 of the 2016 Route du Sud had a stage finish on Col de Couraduque. The stage was 185km with 5000 metres of climbing. Before the finishing climb the riders cross Col du Tourmalet and Col des Borderes. Here are some photos I made 4km from the finish. It was a super hard race…
Montée du Géant du Tourmalet
Montée du Géant du Tourmalet Photo Gallery of Montée du Géant in 2012. Montée du Géant du Tourmalet 2016 (Rise of the Giant) takes place on Saturday 4th June 2016. The famous statue of the giant cyclist on top of Col du Tourmalet, is removed at the start of October each year, to protected it…
Gorge de Luz
20th May, 17:15 Gorge de Luz has reopened. The road D921 through Gorge de Luz is closed due to a rock slide. This is the road on the western side of Col du Tourmalet. There has been several small earthquakes in the past week and it seems that they have loosened some rocks. At the…
Tourmalet 2016
I went up Col du Tourmalet yesterday to make some photos. Some of our guests from the cycling lodge were up there and I had hoped to see them and get a few shots. I only took the one photo, which is below before I came across Rob from England who had a mechanical. It…