2016 Tour de France Route Rumours. This page will contain all the info I come across about the route of 2016 Tour de France up to the presentation on the route in October 2015. Rumours, hearsay and wild speculation. 2016 Tour de France to start in Normandy. The 2016 Tour de France will be the 103…
2015 Criterium de Lacq-Audejos The 2015 Criterium de Lacq-Audejos is one of the post Tour de France criteriums which take place all over Europe in the weeks after Le Tour has ended. Usually there are 30 riders, half of whom will have ridden that years Tour and half who are local club riders. The pros…
Tour de France team hotels in Pau 2015. The race will spend 4 nights in these hotels, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Le Tour de France 2015 in the Pyrénées Le Tour de France 2015 will spend 4 days in the Pyrenees. A rest day in Pau on 13 July and 3 stages in the mountains on 14th, 15th and 16th July. Stage 10 Tarbes / La Pierre-Saint-Martin 167KM La Pierre-Saint-Martin Stage 11 Pau / Cauterets –…
Vallée du Tech is a stunningly beautiful valley high up in Val d’Azun. I rode up there the other day with guests from Pyrénées Cycling Lodge. https://www.facebook.com/moynaltycyclingclub
We have had some gloriously hot weather recently and it’s set to continue for at least 10 days. Perhaps too hot with up to 40c expected mid week. It will be a little cooler up here in the mountains but still up to 38c. I took this photo at dawn this morning. These photos are…
I went to see the start of stage 1 of the 2015 Route du Sud race in Lourdes on Thursday. The big attraction was Alberto Contador. Route du Sud is the last stage race before Le Tour de France. Here a some photos I made at the start.
Our guests in Pyrenees Cycling Lodge have reported many sightings of pro riders the last week. This photo is from Cauterets yesterday.
Montée du Géant du Tourmalet 2015 Photo Gallery of Montée du Géant in 2012. Montée du Géant du Tourmalet 2015 (Rise of the Giant) takes place on Saturday 6th June 2015. The famous statue of the giant cyclist on top of Col du Tourmalet, is removed at the start of October each year, to protected…
I rode to Col d’Aubisque with some guests from Pyrenees Cycling Lodge. The road was only open a few days so it was my first opportunity to get up there this year and the first time on our new Lapierre Rental Bikes. It really is the most wonderful route, an unmissable ride for any visitors…
Vélo Peloton Pyrénées Cycling Lodge is getting very full for summer 2015. Now is a good time to start planning for summer 2016. The earlier you book the more likely you are to get your preferred dates. 2016 prices remain the same as 2015 and 2014, €65 per person per night for b&b and evening meal…
Pyrenees Bike rental. For the 2016 season we are offering a brand new fleet of Lapierre Xelius SL 600 and 700 bikes. This is the same frame ridden by FDJ World Tour Cycling Team. Bike Rental in Vallée des Gaves, Argeles-Gazost, Lourdes, Hautes Pyrénées. Free delivery in Argeles-Gazost and Lourdes. Find us on Facebook – Instagram. Book Online the earlier…