Stage 19 Tour de France 2018 – 3d route
Stage 19 Tour de France 2018 – 3d route
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.
Route du Sud 2016
The 40th edition of Route du Sud will take place from 16th to 19th June 2016. There are 5 stages which will cover a total distance of 642km. There will be 15 teams taking part and will range from Pro Tour to Continental. It is the last stage race before Le Tour de France and…
La Marmotte des Pyrénées
La Marmotte des Pyrénées New sportive on 28th August 2016 It’s been talked about for years, now it is going to happen. Run annually on the last Sunday of August. 2016 is restricted to 2500 riders. More details will be available in January. Route 160km with 5300m climbing. Start Argeles-Gazost. Col du Tourmalet. Col d’Aspin…
2015 Criterium de Lacq
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…
Route du Sud 2015 Lourdes
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.
Montée du Géant du Tourmalet 2015
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…
Col d’Aubisque in the Mist
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…
Hautacam 100
Hautacam 100 Personal challenge to climb Hautacam 100 times in 2014. 4th December 2014 Finished with a few weeks to spare. The first 97 were the hardest. It got easier after that. 3rd December 2014 Ride 98. Change in the weather, it was -2.9c at the top and +2c at the bottom. 1st December…
October 2014
October 2014 has been glorious so far with no cold or wet weather at all. Temperatures have been in the mid 20’s mostly and even over 30c for a few days. It is set to continue into next week when a change will come bring a feel of winter for the first time. A few…
Criterium de Lacq-Audejos
Criterium de Lacq-Audejos Criterium de Lacq-Audejos will take place on Monday 4th August 2014. This will be the 7th edition of the race. It is one of many post Tour de France criteriums which take place throughout Europe in the first few weeks after Le Tour. Lacq-Audéjos is a town of 700 people just west…